Heating The Work

This is one of a roll that I shot during my glassblowing class. It was shot on Ilford Delta 3200 at around 1/20 f/2.8 with my Nikkormat FT2 and 50/1.4. Lighting was interesting in this location as they had windows, and three big furnaces. This one is a REALLY good example of the lighting issues. I have natural light from the back, some from BEHIND the glory holes and furnace, and then the glory hole itself. I'm wondering if I should burn down on that window in the back or let it be.

Burning in the window may slightly odd and the top of the (glory hole wall?) object would look fuzzy while the rest of the pic is sharp. This way, while slightly blown out, one can see why. Try it, who knows till you see...
Nice pic by the way. The missus likes it.

Very nice dramatic photo.

Very nice photo - reminds me a bit of Ansel Adams's "industrial" shots, which he featured often in his Morgan books. One of my favorite things about Adams was that he put every bit as much artistic effort into product shots or commercial work as he did into the great American landscapes...

FWIW, I would subdue the entire background a bit and dodge the glory hole a bit to accentuate the white light on the piece and around the edge of the hole. Hoky? maybe a bit, but cliches get to become cliches because they're effective and this is an unusual enough shot that it will "take" the enhancement.

What contrast grade is it printed on? I might also see how it would look up one grade...

Andy