These items were in a glass case I guess. I too have this problem with such shots in artificial lighting. I try to correct it in Photoshop but with little success. All the same an interesting photo Vicki.

I always appreciate those craftsmen their skills, Good shot of thier tools!

An interesting mineral and expensive In It's day...Nice picture...R.

Very symbolic and nice presentation.

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening............ all over this land.
Excellent idea and followup photo.
Well done.

TicK

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Nicely done, I too sometimes get in a hurry, we need to slow down I guess. :) tigs=^..^=

I would like to join your team on one of these trips and I would have my prybar and crack hammer in hand, ready to do my part. Another very interesting photo of one of your trips.

Not to worry, Vicki...I too am a little too quick on the draw when taking pictures at times...nevertheless, you've given us a fine photo of some very interesting articles.

Nice capture ...

Rob

You might consider taking a monopod along, Vicki. Collapsed, they don't take up a lot of room, less weight than an umbrella, and can eliminate most of the blur hand-held shots can create, particularly in low light. This is the one I use. It collapses down to 20" for carrying and expands to 63" tall, has 5 sections, features a compact ballhead for quick and smooth position changes, plus easy operating flip lock leg levers. Its grooved design prevents leg rotation while locking and unlocking, and a heavy-duty wrist strap ensures a secure grip. It will eliminate practically all involuntary up-and-down movement of your camera and, with practice, 75 percent or more of the side-to-side movement. I usually try to hold it up against something to help steady it and also set a timed 2-second shutter release... basically everything I can do to reduce blur. It makes a huge difference in the final captures. And I do like that hammer you're showing us. The museum I worked at had a cast iron bot-bellied stove that had windows of mica, quite similar to this linked one. The mica was partially transparent and would allow filtered light to come through but was extremely resistant to heat. A great material for this use, only somewhat replaced by that new-fangled, breakable and heat-affected, glass. You might also consider a quick-release plate system for the ball-head, to eliminate having to screw the ball-head into the base of your camera every time you want to use it. This is the one I use and it shortens the time of camera attachment from about 30 seconds down to maybe 4 or 5 seconds. Works great.

Happy Trails

-Nik

Cool, like the colours and something different from you. that would be really hard work