Grandad's Attic

Actually I was in the shed to get the mower out, when I spotted these old carpentry tools that were used by my grandad for work. So after the lawn was cut I had a play with the K-1 + FA77

A great historical record of 20th century working life Barrie - Some more shots with monochrome conversions might make an interesting set

The tools are the stars of this. They tell a story.

I think you are on to something LennyBloke.

Nice one Barrie - keep 'em coming

That second one is so evocative, the first one not so much for me. It's something to do with the dust and muck in the second one, old tools always seem to attract it (at least mine do). The backcloth in the first one looks a bit too clean and muck-free. There's lots of potential in mono muck!

Steve

The appearance of the cloth makes the tools in the first more interesting for me, and no-one could claim that the tools in the second are boring.

Philip

(OK, I'll get my coat.)

Beautiful shots, thanks for sharing these. I prefer #2 due to the mono look but the subject matter in #1 is more interesting. Try and experiment with different angles with the #1 tools possibly.

Like Peter mentioned, the tools really make these shots special, especially the history behind them.

I thought there was something rather sculptural about this.
On the handle you can just see where grandad stamped his name