A subject like this....

black mamba

Can produce abstracted images of an entirely different nature when subjected to my carefully concocted rust treatment

David_S85

When someone calls an old car a "rust bucket," it is rarely a compliment. But in this case... my compliments to you for finding this one. Excellent.

black mamba

Thanks much, David. I'm amused at the response I see and hear from folks who see, what I call my " rust art ", for the first time. Obviously, those attracted to abstract art are the most receptive. If they border on being color freaks, that also helps. As you may suspect, every single viewer is incredulous as to the origin of the stuff. One brutally frank, notoriously so, friend said before a small group " I wouldn't let that crap in my house ". I will say that the overall reaction is favorable.

Juano

Ha! I guess not everyone is a rustophile, much less a rust junkie! I am though, good stuff.

Lab_Tested

Nice show of the evolution from old vehicle to colorful abstracts. Guess it's time to look back at the few rust bucket photos I have.

OrvSal

Very nice. Love the old and neglected and you covered it well. It always makes my try to imagine how cars/ trucks were used.

Cornflake

Well done! The peeling paint gives these depth.

torags

Reminds me of the 27 Pontiac roadster project two friends & I did in the 50s; it really moved with a 55 Buick engine in it.

Excellent rust shots

black mamba

@Juano said:
Ha! I guess not everyone is a rustophile, much less a rust junkie! I am though, good stuff.

As a true rust junkie, like you, Cristóbal, I can only stay away from this kind of stuff for a short period. No other kind of photography I do gives me the latitude for self expression that shooting rust does.

black mamba

@Lab_Tested said:
Nice show of the evolution from old vehicle to colorful abstracts. Guess it's time to look back at the few rust bucket photos I have.

Be careful, guy. Shooting rust, on a serious level, can really get in yoir blood. Give it a go.

black mamba

@OrvSal said:
Very nice. Love the old and neglected and you covered it well. It always makes my try to imagine how cars/ trucks were used.

I hear you, Orv. Just like with the old barns I shoot, I wonder about the stories these old vehicles could tell.

black mamba

@Cornflake said:
Well done! The peeling paint gives these depth.

You know, Don, one of the real thrills I get from this type of work is that I never, really never, know how the final image is going to work out. When I start slamming the sliders around, it opens the door to an array of colors that I didn't even know were there.

black mamba

@torags said:
Reminds me of the 27 Pontiac roadster project two friends & I did in the 50s; it really moved with a 55 Buick engine in it.

Excellent rust shots

Don't you, Rags, occasionally long for those kind of days again? I damn sure do. Thanks for the visit.

willard3

A well taken opportunity for a color junkie

black mamba

Thanks. As you know, we of that ilk can't let any opportunity slide.

Stumblebum

Oh wow, that is how you turn lemons into lemonade!

black mamba

@Stumblebum said:
Oh wow, that is how you turn lemons into lemonade!

Well, I have to say that's an analogy I hadn't considered. But what the heck.....it does ring true. Cheers.

El Gato

A classic find and a super set of images.

Black mamba...you couldn't have said it better..."Shooting rust, on a serious level, can really get in your blood." 100%!

Must be a genetic switch that makes one seek out the "rust buckets" of the world and skip the new and shinny.

Really enjoy your work!

black mamba

Thanks, my friend. I much prefer the " genetic switch " concept you suggest as opposed to my wife's assessment of the deal. She says that, many years ago, I was the victim of a curse that was placed on me while we were in Savannah....a city known to have a gracious number of voodoo practioners. I'm at a loss as to how to deal wtih that one.

moose135

Very cool, Tom! It looks familiar...

black mamba

Hey, John. Yeah. It sits right off the road heading into ( or out of ) Blowing Rock.

moose135

I've passed those old things a thousand times, always saying "I need to stop and shoot them!" Last November, the Girlfriend and I were driving up to the Parkway and finally did. She had taken some photos with one of her dogs by one of the old pick-ups out there a few years back - we'll have to take the new dog up there one of these days and do the same.