Photo of a blacksmith working with a hammer and anvil

Shot in the amazing Openluchtmuseum (Open Air Museum) near Arnhem, in The Netherlands.

The “black” in “blacksmith” refers to the black firescale, a layer of oxides that forms on the surface of the metal during heating. The origin of smith is the Old English word smið meaning “blacksmith”, originating from the Proto-Germanic *smiþaz meaning "skilled worker".

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Sony RX100 Mark III
70 mm (25.7 mm with crop factor)
ISO 3200
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Map showing location of “The blacksmith” in Arnhem, Pays-Bas

Arnhem, Pays-Bas

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