PETER MOOR

[Julian de'Courcy]

There is a boat builders yard in Mevagissey a small but thriving Cornish fishing village. The yard owned and run by John and son Peter Moor who build traditional wooden boats. It is always a busy area and potentially a good place to photograph.


PETER MOOR by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Respect to the man with a mallet. Love his whole-body technique! Fine shot, Julian.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Nice to see him using the wooden handle chisel and mallet. Not like todays chippies with their plastic handled tools being bashed with the claw hammer. Nice little peep into his work environment too. I like the wedges used to stabilize the boat.

 

[Pat Reehal]

Timeless shot Julian. As Tom says, wonderful to see a proper tradesman using a tool without a plug.

(Particularly like the outside urinal with attached funnel for those with less than perfect aim!)

 

[Rense Haveman]

Ah, this is the kind of shots I like! Men at work, the 365 project with which I started my dSLR-life....

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Respect to the man with a mallet. Love his whole-body technique! Fine shot, Julian.

Thanks Rob, he's a good man so yes respect.

Nice to see him using the wooden handle chisel and mallet. Not like todays chippies with their plastic handled tools being bashed with the claw hammer. Nice little peep into his work environment too. I like the wedges used to stabilize the boat.

Thank you Tom, they do have the odd tool with plastic handles, but to be honest Peter's a bit tight so uses his old mans tools

Timeless shot Julian. As Tom says, wonderful to see a proper tradesman using a tool without a plug.

(Particularly like the outside urinal with attached funnel for those with less than perfect aim!)

Pat I am sure you have outside urinals like this in Wales , I think this is hoping someone takes pity and fills it with fuel

Ah, this is the kind of shots I like! Men at work, the 365 project with which I started my dSLR-life....

Glad it is your kind of shot Rense. I have started to print a few off and giving them to the subjects , all been excepted so far.

 

[Brian Moore]

Excellent capture of a master tradesman at work, Julian.The work, the tools and the technique all visible at once. Superb!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent capture of a master tradesman at work, Julian.The work, the tools and the technique all visible at once. Superb!

Thank Brian. Thirsty work I imagine

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank Brian. Thirsty work I imagine

Did someone say "beer?"

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Did someone say "beer?"

No Brian , no one mentioned beer

 

[Brian Moore]

No Brian , no one mentioned beer

I could have sworn someone mentioned beer. (Are you sure you didn't say "beer," Julian?)

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Excellence again Julian and as many have said, also to my delight as I also had a glimpse into that particular spot and environment. Storytelling as this also with a few words is to me just wonderful and I sincerely wish that many more photographers should do just that and as good. Well, there I went again

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm drinking a beer. I bet he heard the top come off!

A fine addition to the series Julian - and I do this you should put them all together somehow, they make a great store.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I'm drinking a beer. I bet he heard the top come off!

A fine addition to the series Julian - and I do this you should put them all together somehow, they make a great store.

Always the instigator in these matters . Thank you Pete. I have several now which i would be happy to put together, hopefully a few more to come.