Retired, but brought IN from the pasture...

rwells

One look and you can tell that life has been rough for this old tractor.

C&C welcome! -- especially on the B&W conversion.

I'm just getting into B&W & would appreciate your thoughts.



Here is the original, shot in RAW

goofry

I like tractor in the B&W better (it's probably just the removal of the plastic bag that helps), but I like the tone of the wood in the color version better. I would love to see this done as a sepia or some sort of duo tone. Nice capture.

leaforte

The missing light on the tractor adds character. Thanks for sharing.

ps, nice job unwrapping that hay bale!

pathfinder

Randy - I love tractor shots - I have several in this gallery

This is a smaller tractor like one I rode as a child.

I just wish the light on the grill was not mottled - was the light shining through a tree or something?

The right wheel has been amputated also.

rwells

goofry wrote:

I like tractor in the B&W better (it's probably just the removal of the plastic bag that helps), but I like the tone of the wood in the color version better. I would love to see this done as a sepia or some sort of duo tone. Nice capture.

Thanks goofry... Might try that also. Thanks for the idea.

leaforte wrote:

The missing light on the tractor adds character. Thanks for sharing.

ps, nice job unwrapping that hay bale!

Thanks leaforte, yeah, that plastic had to go! also the stick on the lower right.

pathfinder wrote:

Randy - I love tractor shots - I have several in this gallery

This is a smaller tractor like one I rode as a child.

I just wish the light on the grill was not mottled - was the light shining through a tree or something?

The right wheel has been amputated also.

Pathfinder, thanks for commenting on the pic.

Yeah, it was evening and the sun was shining through some shrubs on the tractor. This is a little historical cabin & barn a couple of blocks from my house & is unfortunately surrounded by a metal (vertical bar) fence mostly covered in tall shrubs. I found one little opening in the shrubs that I could shoot through. Heck, my lens barely fit through the fence. I couldn't even move it side to side and I was as wide as it will go...soo... the tire... let's just say it didn't all make it :cry (I did take a horizontal shot, but didn't like it as much, strange angle due to above limitations)

What I'm really after with this post is some feedback on the conversion. I'm embarking on finding my way with conversions. I've read Andy's excellent tutorial, but I'm trying to get a feel for not only what I might like, but what others feel is a good conversion.

If you could give your comments on the conversion also, I would certainly appreciate it.

DesertRat

I think I like the color shot better. It brings out the warm tones of the faded paint.

Mike