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Scales

Posted by
Eric Cousineau (Sherwood Park, Canada) on 11 October 2012 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

PENTAX K200D 1/90 second F/4.5 ISO 1600 97 mm (35mm equiv.)

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PATRICK from miramas, France

splendid capture

11 Oct 2012 5:19am

@PATRICK: Thank you very much Patrick! ;-)

larans from Lund, Sweden

Great series of photos from "Ukrania". I like your "historical" photos and lessons. So much to see and so much to learn. Thanks!

11 Oct 2012 5:53am

@larans: Thank you very much Lars! Yes in this living museum it is a great opportunity to absorb the historical facts while having fun! ;-)

L'Angevine from Angers, France

je me souviens de cette balance que mon grand-père avait aussi

11 Oct 2012 6:07am

@L'Angevine: Merci beaucoup L'Angevine! ;-)

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Lovely historic composition

11 Oct 2012 6:22am

@Doug: Thank you very much Doug! ;-)

Veronique from France, Switzerland

Un petit air d'épicerie de la Petite maison dans la prairie

11 Oct 2012 6:51am

@Veronique: Merci beaucoup Veronique! ;-)

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Un beau détail! Belle image!

11 Oct 2012 7:02am

@mo.langel: Merci beaucoup Mo! ;-)

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Beautiful vintage colours and tones!

11 Oct 2012 8:58am

@Stephen: Thank you very much Stephen! ;-)

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

I'm not yet sixty yet I can remember many shops in South Shields using similar scales to weight out food stuffs when I was a child.

11 Oct 2012 9:03am

@Curly: Thank you very much Curly! Yes, this series brought back many early childhood memories for me also! ;-)

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Superb framing and great tones .

11 Oct 2012 10:12am

@Mhelene: Thank you very much Mhelene! ;-)

roni from Merksem, Belgium

very nice

11 Oct 2012 11:03am

@roni: Thank you very much Roni! ;-)

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice capture

11 Oct 2012 11:35am

@Hiro: Thank you very much Hiro! ;-)

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Wonder how many people have had dodgy measurements with these over the years.

11 Oct 2012 11:53am

@Ainsley: Thank you very much Ainsley! The answer is generations; but it was the best that they had! ;-)

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, Canada

If I had this on my counter, I would want to weigh my books, strange how I feel
right at home in this photo, beautiful !~

11 Oct 2012 12:42pm

@Phil Morris: Thank you very much Phil! ;-)

tataray from france, France

Woooooooooooo... superbe. Je n'en n'ai jamais vu de pareil.
Merci, c'est génial.)

11 Oct 2012 12:43pm

@tataray: Merci beaucoup Raymonde! ;-)

Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States

I just love old stuff like this! all the fabulous textures and the stories I think of about the folks who have used them! Great stuff!

11 Oct 2012 2:24pm

@Tracy: Thank you very much Tracy! ;-)

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

The scale makes a fine graphic-type element in this picture. Fine job of shooting.

11 Oct 2012 2:32pm

@Slackwater - Don: Thank you very much Don! ;-)

Martine from bousval, Belgium

Elle en a déjà pesé des choses cette balance!! belle composition!!

11 Oct 2012 3:15pm

@Martine: Merci beaucoup Martine! ;-)

Baldwin from Bejuma, Venezuela

Great shot of this wonderful old scale ... seems to be very heavy and resistant !!!

11 Oct 2012 5:18pm

@Baldwin: Thank you very much Baldwin! Yes, it was built to last! ;-)

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Interesting. I haven't seen that antique scale before. nice capture. thanks for sharing....:-)

11 Oct 2012 5:48pm

@Lena: Thank you very much Lena! ;-)

Tomek from Poznań, Poland

I suppose thi is 19-th century.:-) Nice capture Eric.

11 Oct 2012 6:18pm

@Tomek: Thank you very much Tomek! Actually it was prevalent into the early part of the 20th century! ;-)

Kat from Lorraine, France

Voici une bien vieille balance !

11 Oct 2012 6:25pm

@Kat: Merci beaucoup Kat! ;-)

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

I like this old balance Eric! best regards, Adela

11 Oct 2012 6:28pm

@Adela Fonts: Thank you very much Adela! ;-)

franz from Baden, Austria

i remember scales like these! my dad had them in the shop (he ran a grocery ...), and i learned to weigh things on them !!!

11 Oct 2012 6:52pm

@franz: Thank you very much Franz! I am glad it brought back good memories! ;-)

lalena60 from Spain

Welcome back Eric!!! Nice detail in this photo!!

11 Oct 2012 7:28pm

@lalena60: Thank you very much Lalena! ;-)

Niloofar ☯ (Lotus) from Tehran, Iran

B E A U T I F U L !

Nice capture Eric! :)

11 Oct 2012 7:43pm

@Niloofar ☯ (Lotus): Thank you very much Niloofar! ;-)

El pare from Prepirineu, Andorra

Really interesting pic, Eric. Well done.

11 Oct 2012 8:03pm

@El pare: Thank you very much Manel! ;-)

RBL from Oxford, United States

Beautiful antique and textures ~ great mood!

11 Oct 2012 8:55pm

@RBL: Thank you very much Ruthie! ;-)

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

I'll bet these old things were pretty accurate, back in the day. Cool find and well-shot, Eric.

11 Oct 2012 10:07pm

@Viewfinder: Thank you very much Glenn! Yes they were quite accurate! ;-)

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A tidy office and shot. Great composition.

11 Oct 2012 10:26pm

@Steve Rice: Thank you very much Steve! ;-)

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

vintage

11 Oct 2012 11:34pm

@john4jack: Thank you very much Jack! ;-)

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful! It has stood the test of time.

12 Oct 2012 12:13am

@Elaine Hancock: Thank you very much Elaine! ;-)

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quelle balance sueprbe mise en valeur de cet viel objet sueprbe.
Amitié

12 Oct 2012 3:09am

@Nicou: Merci beaucoup Nicou! ;-)

Sam from Chennai, India

Very interesting. Great shot. Nice series, Eric! :)

12 Oct 2012 11:48am

@Sam: Thank you very much Sam! I am glad you are enjoying the series! ;-)

sido from Seville, Spain

Just a little different from my digital one.

12 Oct 2012 8:11pm

@sido: LOL....just a little bit! Thank you very much Sido! ;-)

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Now that sure is an old scale..nice shot

14 Oct 2012 2:56pm

PENTAX K200D
1/90 second
F/4.5
ISO 1600
97 mm (35mm equiv.)

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