A Bit of Rust and More

redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
edited January 10, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
I went out for a shoot on Friday morning, hoping to find a few rusty bits and an old post office I'd seen on the Web. I also found a new old restaurant and got a nice tour of the place by the owner. He'd seen me outside taking shots and came out to say hello. The menu looked great, but it was not meal time so I'll have to go back. :D

Hope you enjoy these. C&C always welcomed.

Lauren

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5. "Parking Spot"
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"But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

Lauren Blackwell
www.redleashphoto.com

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited January 7, 2012
    Hey Lauren,

    I love #4 clap.gif. Looks like the eyes on the love child of an owl and a post. lol3.gif #2 and #3 have some possibilities, but I would experiment with some alternate crops--I think less might be more in these. #5 is not showing up for me. headscratch.gif
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2012
    Boy, Lauren, these are really good. You're showing some real talent at shooting rust. You've learned to let the sliders fly....and that's critical to being a true RUST JUNKIE. Keep it up.

    Tom
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2012
    Hey Lauren, you've been having some real fun here! : thumb

    Keep it up, lady!

    :D


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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2012
    Thanks, gentlemen! I appreciate the tips and the encouragement. Richard, did you ever see #5?

    Tom, you're right about those sliders. :D
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2012
    I'm still not seeing #5, here!

    ::cry ne_nau.gif

    Don
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited January 8, 2012
    redleash wrote: »
    Richard, did you ever see #5?
    Nope. It looks like a valid link, but doesn't return anything. Could it be in a password protected gallery? headscratch.gif
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2012
    I reloaded #5 and logged out and could see it. It's in the same gallery as the others above. PLMK if it finally shows. :D
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited January 8, 2012
    redleash wrote: »
    PLMK if it finally shows. :D
    Works now. thumb.gif
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2012
    Richard wrote: »
    Hey Lauren,

    I love #4 clap.gif. Looks like the eyes on the love child of an owl and a post. lol3.gif

    Hilarious - and so true.

    You ARE having fun now, aren't you????mwink.gif
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2012
    Ceci - I am having fun. I am frustrated with both my landscape ops and my efforts, so I decided to concentrate on rust and abstracts for a while. Hope to get some landscape shots next month on return to Maine--hoping for snow! :D

    Richard, glad it worked.
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    We've created a monster!!! Well done clap.gifclapclap.gif
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    Lots of creative potential with hues, saturation etc. Having said that #1 and #5 don't quite make it. But the rest...
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    Thanks, Juano! I always secretly wanted to be a monster! mwink.gif I will play with these more and post results. I agree with you about #1 but I still like #5. I think it's funny, showing a bench as a parking space. But as I said to blackmamba--"Great minds differ" and especially about art.

    Cheers,

    Lauren
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    Some Revisions and Additions
    A little bit more for your consideration:

    1. Different view of #2
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    2.
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    3. Rework of #3 with different tones and closer crop - I'm not too happy with it :cry but what d'ya think?
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    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    #1 and #2 clap.gifclapclap.gifclap these are veeeery nice!
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