216. Antique(s) - August 6-12, 2017
Paul-
I had intended to shoot something strange, beautiful, or whimsical (or all three together) in a local antique store. I mean, right? Endless gewgaws, gimcracks and old-time oddities just waiting to be dusted off and used again…if only for a minute, and not as intended.
But…a few doors down from the antique store is the violin shop. It’s called, predictably, The Violin Shop. I’ve taken photographs there before and I presume the very nice owner tolerates me because I used to play violin, and very polite, and haven’t knocked over anything costly yet. This is the place to go locally (if you can’t gain access to the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s vault) to see a very nice selection both contemporary and antique violins, violas, cellos and basses.
I made a beeline into that store first and didn’t regret it. The owner remembered me, and invited me into the workroom where he and another craftsman set out the pictured objects for me.
The violin (with an particularly dark varnish) was made by the Klotz family in Germany. The owner told me the Klotz family started crafting violins in the 1700’s and continue to do so. (I’m assuming it’s not the same originally family members doing the work now.) This instrument was made in 1737 and appears to my unpracticed eyes to be in very good condition. Depending on date it was made, the features, and its condition, a Klotz violin commanded $10-12,000.00.
The hand tools to the right of the violin are some small planes, a “printer’s” plane (for joining wood) and a butcher’s chisel. The chisel is made by Sheffield and much prized by one of the people who work at the store. Both it and the butcher’s plane were made in the late 19th century. The small planes bear the stamps of “Castle Steel” (a part of the English Sheffield Iron Works). They’re about 80-100 years old.
The tools are as beautiful to study up close as the violin.
Same old stuff: Nikon D5200; 18-55mm focused at 18mm; ISO 1250; 1/4 sec. at f/14; aperture mode; matrix metered; auto WB. The camera was hand-held. The violin and (with some small exceptions) the tools are shot exactly where the owner of the store placed them on a workbench. This was my “look but don’t touch” WPOTM outing.
I had intended to shoot something strange, beautiful, or whimsical (or all three together) in a local antique store. I mean, right? Endless gewgaws, gimcracks and old-time oddities just waiting to be dusted off and used again…if only for a minute, and not as intended.
But…a few doors down from the antique store is the violin shop. It’s called, predictably, The Violin Shop. I’ve taken photographs there before and I presume the very nice owner tolerates me because I used to play violin, and very polite, and haven’t knocked over anything costly yet. This is the place to go locally (if you can’t gain access to the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s vault) to see a very nice selection both contemporary and antique violins, violas, cellos and basses.
I made a beeline into that store first and didn’t regret it. The owner remembered me, and invited me into the workroom where he and another craftsman set out the pictured objects for me.
The violin (with an particularly dark varnish) was made by the Klotz family in Germany. The owner told me the Klotz family started crafting violins in the 1700’s and continue to do so. (I’m assuming it’s not the same originally family members doing the work now.) This instrument was made in 1737 and appears to my unpracticed eyes to be in very good condition. Depending on date it was made, the features, and its condition, a Klotz violin commanded $10-12,000.00.
The hand tools to the right of the violin are some small planes, a “printer’s” plane (for joining wood) and a butcher’s chisel. The chisel is made by Sheffield and much prized by one of the people who work at the store. Both it and the butcher’s plane were made in the late 19th century. The small planes bear the stamps of “Castle Steel” (a part of the English Sheffield Iron Works). They’re about 80-100 years old.
The tools are as beautiful to study up close as the violin.
Same old stuff: Nikon D5200; 18-55mm focused at 18mm; ISO 1250; 1/4 sec. at f/14; aperture mode; matrix metered; auto WB. The camera was hand-held. The violin and (with some small exceptions) the tools are shot exactly where the owner of the store placed them on a workbench. This was my “look but don’t touch” WPOTM outing.
Jerry-
Last weekend Cindy and I were in Sioux City where we managed to gather some somewhat antique things and load them into the car. One of the items that made it back home was this photo album that my mother-in-law put together. While its not from the ancient roman times, it does have a look from days gone by. My mother-in-law grew up in Orange City, Iowa, a town that likes to celebrate its Dutch heritage. Lots of funky names in this album.
Camera was the Sony a6300 with 16-50 zoomed to 31mm. 1/60 @ f11, ISO 6400.
Last weekend Cindy and I were in Sioux City where we managed to gather some somewhat antique things and load them into the car. One of the items that made it back home was this photo album that my mother-in-law put together. While its not from the ancient roman times, it does have a look from days gone by. My mother-in-law grew up in Orange City, Iowa, a town that likes to celebrate its Dutch heritage. Lots of funky names in this album.
Camera was the Sony a6300 with 16-50 zoomed to 31mm. 1/60 @ f11, ISO 6400.
Don-
This place is on the outskirts on the south side of Cortez Colorado.
Picture was taken with a Nikon AW110. Speed was 60 mph on a
2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special. When I went back and
reviewed the 118 pictures I took Sunday and put in a Lightroom video for YouTube I
saw this one and thought everything in the picture looked antique.
Focal is 5 mm
Exposure 1/400 sec; f/7.8; ISO 125; Pattern Metering
This place is on the outskirts on the south side of Cortez Colorado.
Picture was taken with a Nikon AW110. Speed was 60 mph on a
2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special. When I went back and
reviewed the 118 pictures I took Sunday and put in a Lightroom video for YouTube I
saw this one and thought everything in the picture looked antique.
Focal is 5 mm
Exposure 1/400 sec; f/7.8; ISO 125; Pattern Metering
Byron-
This wooden bowl has been in my family for a long time. How long? Since my Great-Great Grandfather hand carved it in 1840. Here is the information that my Mom wrote on an attached tag-
This bowl is hand carved by Grandpa Moll’s father in France about the year 1840 or possibly before. It was kept at the Ben Braton home until 1943. Given to Loren Braton in 1966.
I received it in 2013.
I lit it with a softbox up close and on the right side. I used a light directly behind and up. I shot the light through a Byro-Snoot. I used a Nikon SU-800 controller to control the output of the flashes. The backlight had to be reduced by 3 stops.
ISO 100, 1/125 sec, f8, 50mm lens
This wooden bowl has been in my family for a long time. How long? Since my Great-Great Grandfather hand carved it in 1840. Here is the information that my Mom wrote on an attached tag-
This bowl is hand carved by Grandpa Moll’s father in France about the year 1840 or possibly before. It was kept at the Ben Braton home until 1943. Given to Loren Braton in 1966.
I received it in 2013.
I lit it with a softbox up close and on the right side. I used a light directly behind and up. I shot the light through a Byro-Snoot. I used a Nikon SU-800 controller to control the output of the flashes. The backlight had to be reduced by 3 stops.
ISO 100, 1/125 sec, f8, 50mm lens
Darin-
This may, or may not be an antique. I'm saying, when a 15 year old has never, ever used one of these things, It's an antique. Think about it, if you HAD to use this contraption, you probably couldn't, because you store all your phone numbers in your cell phone and if you don't have your cell phone with you, then this public pay phone is just a monument to the past. I wanted to use a full on phone booth, but the internet said the nearest one to my location was in Lincoln, Nebraska... Ohhhh, no he di-in't! SNAP!
I was going to put a little stank on this photo, but the Nikon's battery was dead, so this is a cell phone photo, transferred to black and white, with a little vignette.
This may, or may not be an antique. I'm saying, when a 15 year old has never, ever used one of these things, It's an antique. Think about it, if you HAD to use this contraption, you probably couldn't, because you store all your phone numbers in your cell phone and if you don't have your cell phone with you, then this public pay phone is just a monument to the past. I wanted to use a full on phone booth, but the internet said the nearest one to my location was in Lincoln, Nebraska... Ohhhh, no he di-in't! SNAP!
I was going to put a little stank on this photo, but the Nikon's battery was dead, so this is a cell phone photo, transferred to black and white, with a little vignette.
Kevin-
It has been a busy week and I have to fly to Philadelphia in a few hours for a strategic planning meeting of the Adult Congenital Heart Association, plus there were relatives visiting, so my creation time was short.
This image is of a Salt Cellar. Salt Cellars were the way that salt was presented at tables before the advent of salt fine enough to be placed in salt shakers. This salt cellar was given to me by my Grandmother, Cynthia Gordon and it is really the only antique artifact that I have from her. But I wanted to photograph it in a very contemporary way.
So the Salt Cellar was placed on a sheet of clear glass with a black background a foot below. The main light was a Nikon SB-900 series flash, right below the lens, with no filter. The accent lights were two Nikon SB-900 series flash units positioned behind the salt cellar on either side, one with a red gel and the other with a blue gel.
Nikon D4s on a Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 tripod with a Acratech GP ballhead, 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor lens, ISO 100, 1/250th of a second (flash sync) at f/32. White balance was set to flash.
It has been a busy week and I have to fly to Philadelphia in a few hours for a strategic planning meeting of the Adult Congenital Heart Association, plus there were relatives visiting, so my creation time was short.
This image is of a Salt Cellar. Salt Cellars were the way that salt was presented at tables before the advent of salt fine enough to be placed in salt shakers. This salt cellar was given to me by my Grandmother, Cynthia Gordon and it is really the only antique artifact that I have from her. But I wanted to photograph it in a very contemporary way.
So the Salt Cellar was placed on a sheet of clear glass with a black background a foot below. The main light was a Nikon SB-900 series flash, right below the lens, with no filter. The accent lights were two Nikon SB-900 series flash units positioned behind the salt cellar on either side, one with a red gel and the other with a blue gel.
Nikon D4s on a Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 tripod with a Acratech GP ballhead, 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor lens, ISO 100, 1/250th of a second (flash sync) at f/32. White balance was set to flash.