A Tasty Rust Morsel

black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
edited November 30, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
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I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.

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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    So satisfying! thumb.gif yummy

    :D

    Don
    Don Ricklin - Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, was Pentax K7
    'I was older then, I'm younger than that now' ....
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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    I like it Tom. Once a rust junkie always a rust junkie. I would however, lower the highlights on the center right part of the frame. Rust!clap.gif
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    DonRicklin wrote: »
    So satisfying! thumb.gif yummy

    :D

    Don

    You know, Don. there's not much a good dose of rust won't cure.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    Juano wrote: »
    I like it Tom. Once a rust junkie always a rust junkie. I would however, lower the highlights on the center right part of the frame. Rust!clap.gif

    I think you're right, Cristobal. I threw this one up on the board as I was leaving the house. I'll make a move to curb some of those highlights and re-post it as soon as I can.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    Cristobal....

    I toned down some of the highlights in this revised version.

    linville%20171-X2.jpg



    I thought I'd show those who aren't Rust Junkies what the image straight out of the camera looked like. If more folks appreciated what rust can be coaxed to look like, more folks would become converts to our clan.

    linville%20170-X2.jpg
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    Much more pleasing, nicely done! And quickly too...!
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    Way to evangelize Tom - get 'em hooked if you can!
    Version #2 is much better with that wonderful orange and cobalt blue.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    Earache wrote: »
    Way to evangelize Tom - get 'em hooked if you can!
    Version #2 is much better with that wonderful orange and cobalt blue.

    I've always thought of " Elmer Gantry " as being one of my favorite movies. Must have been some subconscious connection at work there.

    Yes, I just needed to spend more time on that image so that it could really blossom.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2012
    I really like that re-done version, Tom. But please tell me a little about your workflow to get from the original to the final version...
    The Moose is Loose!
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    moose135 wrote: »
    I really like that re-done version, Tom. But please tell me a little about your work flow to get from the original to the final version...

    There's really no set work flow I follow. That said, though, rust responds to massive amounts of saturation adjustment, intense sharpening ( and other contrast manipulation ), luminance control, and maybe even some color channel tweaking. You've just got to sit down and start letting the sliders fly. Some of the other Rust Junkies may have a more structured approach but the general maneuvers I've mentioned seem to be consistent to all of us.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    black mamba wrote: »
    There's really no set work flow I follow. That said, though, rust responds to massive amounts of saturation adjustment, intense sharpening ( and other contrast manipulation ), luminance control, and maybe even some color channel tweaking. You've just got to sit down and start letting the sliders fly. Some of the other Rust Junkies may have a more structured approach but the general maneuvers I've mentioned seem to be consistent to all of us.

    Tom
    More or less ditto! thumb.gif

    Lightroom, high Clarity, Saturation, Sharpening, strong contrast curve. Maybe some HSL tweaking.

    Rust Rules


    Don
    Don Ricklin - Gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, was Pentax K7
    'I was older then, I'm younger than that now' ....
    My Blog | Q+ | Moderator, Lightroom Forums | My Amateur Smugmug Stuff | My Blurb book Rust and Whimsy. More Rust , FaceBook     .
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    I like the 2nd one too the best. It's sure fun to 'let go' and have fun with rust :D
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2012
    Dogdots wrote: »
    I like the 2nd one too the best. It's sure fun to 'let go' and have fun with rust :D

    I couldn't agree with you more, Mary. Outside of messing around with rust, and the very limited foray I take into B+W photography, I rarely get into any PP work at all. But with rust....there are no boundaries.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    Good stuff! Have not had a rust fix lately--maybe I will go out and find some rust to get me back in the shooting groove.

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

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    That's a real rust fix Tom thumb.gif

    I have the same basic processing technique as you, but I have a highly technical name for it: Seat-O-Pants processing rolleyes1.gif
    Randy
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    rwells wrote: »
    That's a real rust fix Tom thumb.gif

    I have the same basic processing technique as you, but I have a highly technical name for it: Seat-O-Pants processing rolleyes1.gif

    Spoken like a true rust junkie! rolleyes1.gif
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2012
    redleash wrote: »
    Good stuff! Have not had a rust fix lately--maybe I will go out and find some rust to get me back in the shooting groove.

    Lauren

    If that's what it takes, I'm all for it. Go get 'em.....bring back something that inspires you.

    Take care my friend,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited November 30, 2012
    rwells wrote: »
    That's a real rust fix Tom thumb.gif

    I have the same basic processing technique as you, but I have a highly technical name for it: Seat-O-Pants processing rolleyes1.gif

    Well, at least your system is well enough advanced to warrant being named; mine is nowhere near so deserving. That said, I like the name you have adopted so I think I'll use it myself.:D

    That's not plagiarism, is it?ne_nau.gif

    See ya, pal,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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