Small Men in Armor

The Armory at the Castle

The Castello di Amorosa armory – like the rest of the Castle – feels completely authentic. I always stare at medieval armor – even in Europe – because I can simply never believe that those fierce, iron-clad warriors of the middle ages were so small! Seriously… I have yet to see a suit of armor that looks like it would fit a typical 20th century man. I mean, they had such skinny legs!

How did they ride horses? Swing those broadswords? Go to the bathroom?

More importantly… how did it smell in there? :O

Yes, these are just a few of my musings whenever I visit an armory… it’s a world so foreign from my own.
It was no different the day we had the chance to photograph in this one at The Castle.

The Tech

Tech Specs:
Canon 5DIII
14mm f/2.8 lens
f/18, ISO 640
30 sec exposure.

Processing (mostly) in NIK’s Analog Effex Pro.