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Something that’s older…
…than me!
No, not the subject that I was photographing (although he was – just), but the 1951 tractor that we used as a prop.
I was assigned to photograph this gentleman, as part of the build-up to the National Ploughing Championships. He’s a former judge at the Championships, and I was to meet him at the family Agricultural Plant business.
I was a little early for the appointment, but within a few minutes this little old tractor came pootling in the gate, and there in an instant was my first prop for a picture:
Once I had the image of him with old equipment, I needed one with modern equipment, and very conveniently (seeing as that is what they sell) I had a choice of nice shiny new farming stuff to choose from, and I chose to place him in the middle of a double-overhead fuel-injected whizzbang. OK, so now you know I’m a townie and haven’t got a clue about farm machinery, but it was bright and colourful and I’m just a simple photographer, so that keeps me happy.
Had to use a lot of flash-power to overcome the very-low, very-strong sunlight, but at least the sun came with a nice blue sky that day.
TTFN
