Follow the link below to a thread containing 25 photos I made while attending this great event outside Missoula, MT two weekends ago. From a photographer's perspective there are numerous challenges and numerous opportunities at an event like this. Most of the challenges have to do with lighting but capturing images that tell a little of the story may be the biggest challenge of all. Your comments are welcomed, as always.
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Here's one from the gallery. Josh Smith, ABS mastersmith and host of the event, is welding a steel box around a complex herringbone arrangement of steel bits that was assembled by knifemaker Owen Wood during his demonstration at the hammer-in. This will eventually become a beautiful damascus blade.