Just before we went for a well-earned cuppa, I asked if I could take his photograph and he duly posed, clipper in hand. It was my last frame on the Hasselblad and I was very happy with the result:
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| Peter. On Adox MCC fibre paper. |
Thursday 20 February 2020
Peter (Dentist, Sheep-Shearer)
So...drum roll...here is our mystery dentist-and-part-time-sheep-shearer, known to everyone as Peter. A thoroughly nice chap he is too. If I heard correctly, his grandfather kept sheep - he took up shearing as a teenager and has stuck with it. From what I could see, he's pretty darn good at it, too.
Just before we went for a well-earned cuppa, I asked if I could take his photograph and he duly posed, clipper in hand. It was my last frame on the Hasselblad and I was very happy with the result:
I think it's fair to say he'll be chucking that hoodie in the bin on the way out. The wax and dirt that comes off the fleeces is something else. Interestingly, his trousers and boots (well, moccasins) are special-purpose gear, made for shearing. They are made from very flexible material and are sticky to the touch. Apparently, they are made from sheeps' fleece, which means the bits coming off the animal don't stick. Clever, innit?
Just before we went for a well-earned cuppa, I asked if I could take his photograph and he duly posed, clipper in hand. It was my last frame on the Hasselblad and I was very happy with the result:
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Although I am impressed with Peter, the sheep in the corner doesn't share my admiration.
ReplyDeleteAnother great photo.
The sheep were just hoping he wasn't coming back for a second round, I think! And thanks, Marcus!
DeleteOh yes, a brilliant portrait of the sheep shearer off the Hassy it is. Well done on the printing bits as well, as usual from your side :)
ReplyDeleteCheers Roy. Like I wrote somewhere, the negs were on the thin side so the prints were 'rescue jobs' - grade 5 and all that. The Adox paper helped.
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