Mini Challenge #115 - Machines

ChrisJ

The theme for this challenge is Machines. Simple or complicated, machines can offer a wide range of photographic possibilities. Get up close and look for the details, or zoom out for a sense of scale. Image them in operation for some action shots, just be careful to not get too close! Let's try and avoid cars for this round, I know they're machines, but I feel they're in a different category. But anything else with wheels is fair game.

The challenge begins now and ends on Wednesday, February 23rd at 12:01 AM PST. So have fun photographing and sharing your machines!

Coaster (one of my favorite machines!)


Construction Equipment


Details

silvereye

1. Jet Boat


2. Gunner


3. Coast Guard

ChrisJ

Great start, Christian! I especially like the Gunner shot. Great DOF and certainly a unique perspective.

ghinson

Greenhouse Irrigation

doingcool

davev

Planes,


Trains,


and Automobiles.

flowrider

Fire truck

tripledigitken

Those Magnificent Women and Their Flying Machines

Cuong

1. Animal-powered


2. Human-powered
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3. Diesel-powered


Cuong

JAG

1. reel to reel


2. spare parts


3. Lunar Vehicle

SimpsonBrothers

1.


2.


3.

konomaniac

JAG wrote: »

3. Lunar Vehical

You sure do get around!!

bbjones

Love the trains! The light on the rails is awesome.

davev

bbjones wrote: »

Love the trains! The light on the rails is awesome.

Thanks. I went back there 3 different times trying to get that effect.

sherstone

I was inspired. For sharing only please:


Gear Fly

lnorm

This is my first mini challenge entry! Happy to receive any feedback on these photos.

1. 1934 Morgan Superior 3 Wheeler with Matchless 990cc Engine


2. Triumph 4 Cyclinder 1000cc Proto-type

KevXman

Cool theme Chris. I have a few that I"m rather proud off.

Blue Train


Old No. 734


Fossil Fuel


Thanks for looking.
— Kevin

DsrtVW

Knights Foundry Sutter Creek CA



Virginia Truckee Railroad Virginia City Neveda


U2 Dragon Lady Beale Air Force Base

piolet_rampe

an original

kithylin

Construction Equipment. Yeah I know you said no cars and there's a car to the side.. sorry.

travelways

sherstone wrote: »

I was inspired. For sharing only please:


Gear Fly

Oh my.... this is FANTASTIC!

Snowgirl

Horsepower
How it used to be done - with horsepower



Manpower
No hoof - no horse

sherstone

photo-bug wrote: »

Oh my.... this is FANTASTIC!

Thank you so much Tatiana, glad you like it.

MikeK

Gears of Time



Belly Gunner




Racing, Old School

ysr612

tractor

tractor based sprayer

Model T made into a tractor

bbjones

#1: I know it's a car, but it's really old.


#2: "Don't worry, baby. I've driven this thing a hundred times!"


#3: San Francisco Bay

jpope42

My favorite machines don't move much.

ghinson

A machine that works quite well:

StueveShots

Okay. I'm defining machine in very basic terms: A device that harnesses energy to accomplish a task.

Balloon




Or...maybe I'm not. This next one isn't harnessing any energy anymore! But I think it is a nice detail from a once powerful machine:

Tractor

bf2015

I don't have a lot of machines, but here's what I have...

1. Gasworks Park



2. "Who is John Galt?"



3. Before the Big Bang

piolet_rampe

ghinson wrote: »

A machine that works quite well:

considering the topic, and that this puts a smile on my face, this shot gets my vote!