Date | 30 March 2015 | ||
Location | Coalbrookdale | SJ 66770 04671; 52.63874°N, 2.49248°W | |
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The Pillar of Friendship. This artwork was created at Blists Hill, Ironbridge Gorge Museum in 2007 during the British Artist Blacksmiths Association’s International Conference. 300 smiths from around the world collaborated to forge the 15 pieces making up the pillar.

The Boy and Swan Fountain with the Old Furnace in the background. The modern triangular building protects the remains of the blast furnace where in 1709 Abraham Darby I perfected the technique of smelting iron with coke rather than with charcoal, which allowed iron to be produced much more cheaply than before and was one of the innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution
Beautiful images. The top shot of the drill is very strong indeed.
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Many thanks, Mike.
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I agree with Mike above, the first three images are full of meaning and describe the “iron” theme so very well.
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Thanks, Iain. The pillar drill was standing on its own in ‘Enginuity’. The place is full of hands-on, interactive exhibits, but, typically, I was more interested in finding an angle on some relics there.
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wonderful depth to these, especially struck by the first 3.
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Many thanks!
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Nice close ups, I like the drill (pillar drill I guess) the metal swarf sparkles nicely 🙂
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Many thanks for stopping by and commenting, Kenny. Glad you liked them!
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loved the subject you have chosen 🙂
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Many thanks, Joshi!
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Wonderful shots in that special you way.
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Thanks so much, Lynn.
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the first shot is stunning… I dont think Ive ever seen a more artistic photo of a drill 🙂
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Thanks! So, just how many photos of drills have you seen? 😉
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lol 🙂 I should have said, I’d never expect a drill would make such a beautiful bokehlicious photo 🙂
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And here’s me thinking you must have been browsing hardware catalogues in your spare time, hehe 😉
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haha, now I wish I had more spare time 🙂
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🙂
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