Old barns and truck

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OrvSal

Very nice find ,don't think that barn is too stable tho.

denisegoldberg

The truck is great, love the combination of decay, both rust and plants.

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@OrvSal said:
Very nice find ,don't think that barn is too stable tho.

Hi, Orv, thanks for looking in.

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@denisegoldberg said:
The truck is great, love the combination of decay, both rust and plants.

I'm proud to have you visit, Denise. I shot multiple closeups of certain features of that truck. I'm certain that there will be candidates for the application of my rust elixir....in the hopes of ending up with something dramatic.

El Gato

Very nice set Tom!!

The colors "pop" and the location is great.

Personal bias....#4 could be a winner in B+W too! Look forward to seeing the application of your rust elixir.

Stumblebum

Numbers 2-4 are fantastic Tom!!

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@El Gato said:
Very nice set Tom!!

The colors "pop" and the location is great.

Personal bias....#4 could be a winner in B+W too! Look forward to seeing the application of your rust elixir.

Thanks for the comments. I'll take a look at doing a B&W version of the truck. Keep in mind that B&W is not my strong suit. Stay safe.

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@Stumblebum said:
Numbers 2-4 are fantastic Tom!!

Many thanks, my friend.

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Here you go, Gato. I have a new appreciation for the role B&W can play in our game. In a few occasions, it has absolutely saved the day for me. But, honestly, in my opinion, rust and B&W don't make for the greatest of playmates.....the varied nuances of a rusty surface get lost if not shot in color. Now if the rusty subject is not the main focus of the shot and is just just another player in the scene, then my position softens a bit.

Stumblebum

Love B&W Tom, especially for this subject! It might be little work, but eye goes to brightest area first and that is the sky behind truck. If mine I would try to darken that area if possible and brighten truck little bit.....basically put emphasis away from sky and put it on truck. JMO. Cheers Tom!

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@Stumblebum said:
Love B&W Tom, especially for this subject! It might be little work, but eye goes to brightest area first and that is the sky behind truck. If mine I would try to darken that area if possible and brighten truck little bit.....basically put emphasis away from sky and put it on truck. JMO. Cheers Tom!

I couldn't agree with you more, Taz. This is where I get bitten by my limited PP skills. It's unfortunate that this shot has such a pronounced difference in lighter and darker areas. I don't know how to effectively darken one large area and, at the same time. lighten another large area that butt up to each other.

Juano

@denisegoldberg said:
The truck is great, love the combination of decay, both rust and plants.

I agree!

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Thanks, Cristóbal.

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Taz, I adjusted the B&W photo posted above. Better?

Juano

I would stick to the color version.

Cornflake

Terrific, Tom!

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@Juano said:
I would stick to the color version.

You and I both. To me, that shot just demands color.....it loses too much impact in B&W. I think I'd feel that way even if I could produce an outstanding B&W image.

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@Cornflake said:
Terrific, Tom!

Many thanks, Don.

Stumblebum

Yes Tom, it looks like an old photo. It is wonderful and eye is not getting pulled by super bright area anymore! It is brilliant!
Indeed original color versions for 2-4 are fantastic.
However, whatever you did to the monochrome version is is special now! Enjoying it very much!~

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@Stumblebum said:
Yes Tom, it looks like an old photo. It is wonderful and eye is not getting pulled by super bright area anymore! It is brilliant!
Indeed original color versions for 2-4 are fantastic.
However, whatever you did to the monochrome version is is special now! Enjoying it very much!~

I can't tell you, Taz, how much your encouragement in working with B&W means to me. I'm beginning to believe that one has to adopt a different mind-set in order to produce good B&W work. I've already accepted the fact that there are occasions where working in B&W can be the salvation in an otherwise frustrating episode. At the very least, I'm much more open to, and embracing of, the dynamics of monochrome work. I'll always be a dyed-in-the-wool color shooter. But I have no doubt that in becoming more proficient at B&W work, I will end up being a more well rounded photographer..

willard3

I was hopin' to see the truck in the rust thread, Tom. Very nice.

I'm always surprised how long bahns hold up with no wahk.
Fahmah wouldn't have put the hay or tractah in the bahn if it was fallin' down

black mamba

That old truck is going to be the proud father of several offspring worthy of showing to all you fellow Rust Junkies.

I hear you about the old barns. But I'm way more surprised by the number of folks that continue to use them when the structure was declared dead a long time ago. Now, in the case here, with the tractor inside......I agree with you. The one with the hay and old wagon was built in the mid 1800's. It's weathered to hell and back but inside it's a sound structure. The thrust of my observations are directed at the structures that seem to be defying the laws of gravity....and they're still being used.

I stopped once at an old farmhouse to seek permission to shoot a falling-down barn about 100 feet from the house.An affable old man was sitting on the porch. I had a nice chat with him. He volunteered to walk me over to the barn, said I was welcome to go in. I am dead serious, I would not have gone in for $100. Now, for $500 I might have done it if I was allowed to run wide-open from one end to the other....about 40 feet....and hoping all the time to make it before it all came down. I've seen cases where at least half of the barn has already collapsed but still in use. Amazing to me.

roaddog52

Nice set Tom. I'm looking forward to a Rust Junkie version of the old Dodge.

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@roaddog52 said:
Nice set Tom. I'm looking forward to a Rust Junkie version of the old Dodge.

Thanks, Phil. I'm telling you, if I can't wring a few killer Rust Junkie shots out of that old truck....well, shame on me. Take care.

sarasphotos

I really love that truck Tom.

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@sarasphotos said:
I really love that truck Tom.

You know, Sara, folks like you and I tend to be attracted to anything with wheels. Stumbling across an old truck like this, with who knows how many stories it could tell, really makes all my efforts in hunting them down worthwhile. Take care.

redleash

I told you I wanted an old truck, but that's a bit extreme . . . and for me the BW version doesn't do justice to the rust or old paint. I always love your stories about your barn hunts. A lot of old barns in Maine are still in use too, and some don't look much better than the ones you find. Very interesting up there too, the way the barns are often across the road from the house and mere feet from the side of the road.

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I tell you, Lauren, you and I have always pretty much seen things in the same light. Like I told a couple of the guys, if rust is the primary subject, it's best to forget about B&W.....they just don't play well together.

El Gato

@black mamba said:
Here you go, Gato. I have a new appreciation for the role B&W can play in our game. In a few occasions, it has absolutely saved the day for me. But, honestly, in my opinion, rust and B&W don't make for the greatest of playmates.....the varied nuances of a rusty surface get lost if not shot in color. Now if the rusty subject is not the main focus of the shot and is just just another player in the scene, then my position softens a bit.

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Tom...

Thanks for venturing into the BW zone and for sharing this.

Still like the BW rendering, maybe playing around a bit more with the blacks. To me this image looks a tad bit closer to sepia than BW.

That said, keep sharing the color images, they are magical!!

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@El Gato said:

@black mamba said:
Here you go, Gato. I have a new appreciation for the role B&W can play in our game. In a few occasions, it has absolutely saved the day for me. But, honestly, in my opinion, rust and B&W don't make for the greatest of playmates.....the varied nuances of a rusty surface get lost if not shot in color. Now if the rusty subject is not the main focus of the shot and is just just another player in the scene, then my position softens a bit.

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Tom...

Thanks for venturing into the BW zone and for sharing this.

Still like the BW rendering, maybe playing around a bit more with the blacks. To me this image looks a tad bit closer to sepia than BW.

That said, keep sharing the color images, they are magical!!

Thanks, my friend, for your comments. As you know, I'm still feeling my way with this B&W stuff. Your observation about the sepia look is spot on. It was intentional. I tried to match the look of the image to the perceived age of the truck.....old, as if you had discovered the photo in an old forgotten chest. Take care.