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The British Workman and Friend of the Sons of Toil 1855.
Journal Weekly .
Printed by the British Workman Office, Paternoster Row, London. Bound, weekly 4pp, 32cm x 40cm.
My intention was to create a nice clean look in this photo. Duchemin talked about getting close with a photograph to make a different photo. Im happy with how this photo came out, it looks so crisp and clean. I tightened my crop, turned up the contrast and saturation, I also got rid of any unappealing spots that would ruin the illusion.
Decided to do a quick few photos after our YES Electric shoot - those are also similar just with a company shirt and hat on
Overall very pleased with these
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Decided to do a quick few photos after our YES Electric shoot - those are also similar just with a company shirt and hat on
Overall very pleased with these
Pub sign of "The Shipwrights" at the harbour of Padstow, Cornwall, England
Some background information
This is one of two older pictures from 2011, I hadn’t uploaded here yet.
"The Shipwrights" is a traditional inn in the Cornish harbour town of Padstow. It is located in a Grade II listed building. Before the building became a pub, it used to be a warehouse and possibly also a shipbuilders yard. "The Shipwrights" belongs to the inns that are managed by local St Austell Brewery.
In April 2019, the popular pub was damaged by a fire and almost went up in flames. The inn was packed when the fire started at the back of the neighbouring Mountain Warehouse store. But thanks to an alert barman, the building was evacuated speedily. Furthermore it is due to the local firefighters, who arrived very quickly at the spot, that the "The Shipwrights" could be saved. Already one day later the inn could be reopened for drinks only.
Founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks, today St Austell Brewery remains 100% independent and family owned. The brewery is one of Cornwall’s largest employers with over 1,000 full and part time employees, 300 working in our brewing, distribution and head office functions and 700 serving customers in St Austell Brewery’s 25 managed pubs, hotels and inns. In addition to direct employees, St Austell Brewery’s 145 tenanted pubs also provide employment to thousands more across the English South West.
St Austell Brewery is also the area’s leading wholesale supplier to the licensed hospitality sector, delivering beers, lagers, ciders, wines, spirits and soft drinks to nearly 5,000 bars, restaurants, hotels, pubs and clubs in South West England. The brewery's flagship beer is Tribute Ale, which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include Proper Job, Tinner's Ale and Duchy Bitter.
Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall. It’s situated on the west bank of River Camel’s estuary mouth approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay.
The town was originally named Petroc-stowe (meaning "Petrock's Place"), after the Welsh missionary Saint Petroc, who landed at the nearby village of Trebetherick around 500. After his death Lanwethinoc monastery was established at Petroc-stowe, which was an abbey of great importance. In 981 the town was raided by the Vikings. As a result of this attack the monks moved inland to Bodmin taking with them the relics of St Petroc.
In the medieval period Padstow was commonly called Aldestowe (as the "old place" in contrast to Bodmin the "new place"). It was granted the "right of sanctuary" by King Athelstan, which enabled criminals to remain safe from arrest. This right of sanctuary was in force until the time of the Reformation. Eventually the church's control ceased when the ownership of the land was transferred to the Prideaux family.
As time went by Padstow continued to develop as a fishing port and shipbuilding centre. In the 16th century the port gave shelter to Sir John Hawkins as he made his way back from the West Indies and also to Sir Martin Frobisher on his way back from his search for the North West Passage to China in 1577. Most famously of all Sir Walter Raleigh lived in Padstow for a time when he was Warden of Cornwall and his Court House on Riverside was the administrative center for the collection of taxes and dues. Unfortunately, though still standing, the Court House and his cottage are not open to the public.
In the 17th century mining was expanding in Cornwall and copper ore and slates were exported. The heyday of the port was reached in the 19th century by which time a number of shipbuilding yards had been established and the fishing industry was at its peak.
Nowadays Padstow has more than 3,100 residents. The town is a very popular tourist destination, but besides tourist business, fishing is still also a main source of income for Padstow’s inhabitants. That’s why present Padstow harbour is not only an important yachting haven, but also home to a considerable fishing fleet.
A big impetus for Padstow’s economy has come from the success of Rick Stein in building his restaurant and reputation on his association with the town. Rick has been running "The Seafood Restaurant" since the seventies and he has seen it grow from a seaside bistro to an award-winning restaurant with an international reputation. Currently Rick is the head chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, owns four restaurants in Padstow, a fish and chip shop in Falmouth and has written or presented a number of cookery books and television programmes.
Workman working on the Eiffel Tower above the city.
I have been asked for some detail on this shot. I took this while riding the elevator up to the top of the Eiffel Tower on a November morning. It was about 60 degrees and I had the good fortune of getting right next to the window. I was shooting with my Nikon 950 2.1 megapixel camera then. It is automatic or fully manual which I tended to shoot in so I had already had the shutter set to a reasonable speed. There is an element of luck because the 950 was not exactly push and click, it was more of a push, pause and then click.