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Another one of my personal favorites... The Tokina 12-24mm f/4 has proven to be incredibly reliable!
This old rusted hook was screwed into a blue wooden fence post or something of that nature, and had bits of ivy covering it.
“Would you that ever find yourself walking the Road, trudging without purpose, seeking some journey's end, I give you this warning. The Road is a living being. She is an enchantress and She has a long reach.” ~ Caiseal Mór
Why rust? Well, rust is cool. I mean, look at it this way. Metal tends to be pretty tough stuff. You can smash it, bend it, reshape it, fire it, freeze it, generally abuse it in a number of different ways. But if you really want to destroy it with minimal effort, just leave it alone for a while outdoors in a moist environment. In time, it will break down.
Viewing large on black shows all the grungy details. ;)
This is an old Plymouth that sits in a driveway in my neighborhood. I love the colors of the rust against the fading body paint. Throw a little chrome in there and it's photographic eye candy. ;)
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PROCESSING NOTES:
for each individual image I ...
- duplicated the Background Layer, changed to LAB Mode, ran a high-pass filter, changed back to RGB Mode, and switched the blend mode of that layer to Soft Light
- duplicated the new layer to double the effect
- made another duplicate of the Background Layer, dragged it to the top, ran high-pass filter, changed blend mode of that layer to Soft Light (to bring out details even more)
- made a stamp of all layers, added a b&w adjustment layer, manually adjusted it for a high-contrast look, switched that stamped layer to Soft Light blend mode, then tweaked the b&w adjustment layer until I achieved the desired look
- added a texture layer to the top and changed it's blend mode to Soft Light
After putting them all into the collage then individual adjustments were made (curves, hue, levels, masks where needed, etc.) to get them all to flow well.
A piece of fabric, previously painted on the back with acrylic, dipped in rust then tied and soaked in tea.
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About
I have noticed lately that some of my photos were not appearing in Big Huge Lab's Scouting program but were shown in Explore.
Some examples are as follows:
Nudgeeliciousness, Rust, and Nudgeelicious.
Not sure what to think of it but I thought I'd dedicate this photo for their rusty algorithm.
This was taken at Woody Point, Queensland.
Toys
Canon 400D, Canon 24-105mm f/4 L IS, Handheld
Processing
4 Portrait oriented shots taken in RAW individually processed and merged to form an HDR panorama.
Photomatix
RAW file Tone Mapped using Detail Enhancer and saved as 16-bit TIFF.
Photoshop CS4
Tonal adjustment using Camera Raw 5.2
Adjustment layers - curves with blending mode
Smart Filter - Unsharp Mask
Saved as JPEG
Borders
I went to take pictures of driftwood but found this rusted area on one of the bridge columns and became more interested in it than the driftwood.
This is where my eye has been lately, spotting all sorts of interesting abstract textures.
Another faux wood and iron necklace. In this piece i wanted to limit the use of paint to a single wash of black acrylic to bring up the detail and textures and create the colours of the rust with polymer clay alone.
The cable stop on my 1996 Lemond Zurich rod bike. This bike is made from Reynolds 853 tubing. Though over 20 years old and with spots of rust this bike is still in use today and my primary road bike. Such a beautiful bike…and one that I will never part with. Here's to another 20 years.