My twin brother is a farrier and I spent the morning with him on his rounds. This is one of the many shots I took during the hot shoeing part of his job. Its such an old-school skill, with nearly everything done by eye, feel and experiance. Each shoe fitted perfectly, and not once did he use a ruler or any measuring device. It was amazing to watch.
(yes I have a twin... non identical ofcourse!)
In the The Art of Farriery photo essay.
15 Responses
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On 2 April 2008 Natalie S gave props:
Very cool shot Lee
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On 2 April 2008 Farras Abdelnour said:
Neat shot!
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On 2 April 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
It is an art - I ran into someone recently who said he was a blacksmith, then revealed he'd never put a shoe on a horse! Whatever.
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On 2 April 2008 Jayel said:
Definetely “hot”.
Man, just _imagine_ one of 'em barn cracks back there, shoving light thru that smoke from behind! -
On 2 April 2008 Melissa Prosser gave props:
Very cool, and even cooler that it's documenting family and traditions.
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On 2 April 2008 Julie Norris gave props:
Great Shot Lee!
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On 3 April 2008 Lee Rees said:
thanks for all the kinf comments.
@Natalie, Farras & Julie... thanks
@Bob... thanks, I noticed the smoke and light in this too and that is one of the main reasons why I liked it soo much!
@Nelson... I know what you mean, but if you called by brother a blacksmith to his face he would punch you on the nose! haha... aparantly they take it as quite an insult, haha!
@John... yeah the restricted light in and around the places he works makes it great for really cool lighting scenarios, although I am glad I took my tripod!
@Melissa... Thanks, most of my friends and me work in a boring boring office so its quite bland! However I do have some ideas... so we'll see! -
On 3 April 2008 Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props:
Great shot
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On 3 April 2008 maria tizon gave props:
I love all that smoke. A really great shot!
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On 7 April 2008 Linda Merz gave props:
A picture perfect picture!
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On 9 April 2008 Richard Bruns said:
Way to work the light and the composition! I'm assuming this a a documentary series - I'd like to see more.
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On 9 April 2008 Serge Golub gave props:
Love it, especially the light in the smoke
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On 10 April 2008 Mandolin Davis gave props:
this is interesting! i have a twin sister who is identical....woo hoo. yay@twins.
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On 31 May 2008 John Linton gave props:
Very cool essay.
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On 17 June 2008 Mandi Nikole gave props:
Excellent photo.
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