I've Been Rusting On The Railroad

EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
edited July 27, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
RR-Rust-XL.jpg

Slider craziness sure is fun!
Eric ~ Smugmug

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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2012
    Veeeeery nice! clap.gifclap once you become a junkie, there's no going back!
    Cristóbal


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  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2012
    i like the concept, but i've never seen purple or magenta-colored rust...
    ~ Rocky
    "Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
    Three Dog Night

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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Juano wrote: »
    Veeeeery nice! clap.gifclap once you become a junkie, there's no going back!

    Thanks Cristobal!
    Now, all I have to do is convince Rocky I haven't lost my mind! rolleyes1.gif
    squirl033 wrote: »
    i like the concept, but i've never seen purple or magenta-colored rust...

    Well Rocky, I hadn't either until I saw the work of several of the "Rust Junkies" here in Other Cool Shots. The compositions are very often more abstract than this shot, but they convinced me that it was OK to dink with the LR sliders all you want when rust is involved - I tried it and found it liberating to have an excuse to not be as color realistic as with other subjects. Try it - but be cafeful - as Juano said, you might never be the same! :D
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Earache wrote: »
    Thanks Cristobal!
    Now, all I have to do is convince Rocky I haven't lost my mind! rolleyes1.gif



    Well Rocky, I hadn't either until I saw the work of several of the "Rust Junkies" here in Other Cool Shots. The compositions are very often more abstract than this shot, but they convinced me that it was OK to dink with the LR sliders all you want when rust is involved - I tried it and found it liberating to have an excuse to not be as color realistic as with other subjects. Try it - but be cafeful - as Juano said, you might never be the same! :D

    Laughing.gif! i might at that. i've done a few "rust" shots , but i've tended to keep the colors, if not the saturation, as close to reality as possible. maybe i'll go find me a nice rusty old RR bridge and see what i can come up with... ;)
    ~ Rocky
    "Out where the rivers like to run, I stand alone, and take back something worth remembering..."
    Three Dog Night

    www.northwestnaturalimagery.com
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,260 moderator
    edited July 27, 2012
    Going with the flow here, it seems that it is becoming permissible and PC to s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y tweak the saturation slider from about 2% to around 85% on rust shots. OK by me. :giggle
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Going with the flow here, it seems that it is becoming permissible and PC to s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y tweak the saturation slider from about 2% to around 85% on rust shots. OK by me. :giggle
    ... and me, but in the "Creative" genre. mwink.gif
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Let's face it. When you enter the realm of us RUST JUNKIES, you have to be prepared to accept the bizarre and over-the-top PP that we indulge in. We're really in our element when the sliders are flying in every direction. There's wonderment in rust that will only show up when you get super aggressive with the controls.

    Delving into the abstract seems to be more accommodating of our approach....the absolute variance from reality we favor is fostered more readily in the abstract world. It is an addictive environment we RUST JUNKIES thrive in; be careful if you elect to cross the line into our world.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Going with the flow here, it seems that it is becoming permissible and PC to s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y tweak the saturation slider from about 2% to around 85% on rust shots. OK by me. :giggle

    Uh-Oh....only 85%.....oops - its possible I may have over-done it. rolleyes1.gif
    black mamba wrote: »
    Let's face it. When you enter the realm of us RUST JUNKIES, you have to be prepared to accept the bizarre and over-the-top PP that we indulge in. We're really in our element when the sliders are flying in every direction. There's wonderment in rust that will only show up when you get super aggressive with the controls.

    Delving into the abstract seems to be more accommodating of our approach....the absolute variance from reality we favor is fostered more readily in the abstract world. It is an addictive environment we RUST JUNKIES thrive in; be careful if you elect to cross the line into our world.

    Tom

    No, wait.....here's my salvation! A RUST enabler......I'll be OK after all - Thanks Tom! :ivar
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    You've found some cool colors in this train .. great title too thumb.gif

    One never knows what colors will pop up when working with rust. You've found some color that has me itching to go out and finds some myself :D
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Dogdots wrote: »
    You've found some cool colors in this train .. great title too thumb.gif

    One never knows what colors will pop up when working with rust. You've found some color that has me itching to go out and finds some myself :D

    Thanks Mary!
    There seems to be an outbreak of rust today - you better scratch that itch! :D
    I'm headed out myself right now to find some new rust - RUST or BUST! wings.gif
    Eric ~ Smugmug
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