The Master In You: Topic for August - Less Than Pristine (Page 13): I never object to any kind of conversation, including nit picks! Point well taken. I prefer the old things to the...

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

cbtsam wrote:

Well, you'll get no scolding from me, just Bravo! ... (show quote)

I never object to any kind of conversation, including nit picks! Point well taken. I prefer the old things to the new in most instances so my fondness for this "declining" stuff is just part of who I am. Let's keep looking for the beauty, shall we?

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

fergmark wrote:

wonderful shot!

Thanks Mark!

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

ebrunner wrote:

I'm glad that people are showing some of their past prime flowers. Originally we thought that we could call the topic Rusty Gold. That would have probably inhibited people from showing organic decline. I'm glad that R.G. got me off that title. I think it opened up the topic and attracted more diverse posts.

I love the rose. I like the way the background fades to dark. Very attractive.
Erich

Thanks. An ipad makes a pretty interesting background for small things - you can turn it off like this and have a sleek black reflective surface, or turn it on and have a light source with or without a picture of a background or texture or color.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

fergmark wrote:

Speaking of rusty gold. There is a long since deactivated asphalt plant nearby, where I go from time to time. I climbed up onto a wall to peer into these gravel hoppers. These are two of them. Some of the rust made me think of a landscape. Not sure why the bluish colors were in there, but went with the blue sky, which I cropped to a thinner bar of blue. Another interesting thing is this gigantic drum. I assume it turned around, mixing the asphalt.

These are kind of wonderful - richly textured with natural patterns and structure. I am strongly reminded of a project by a photographer who I think may have left UHH before you came on board - Jim Hill. This particular project involved photos of trash dumpsters. He called it Dumpster Dive and he did some gallery shows with it. He was a remarkably talented guy, and I miss seeing his offerings.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

fergmark wrote:

Speaking of rusty gold. There is a long since deactivated asphalt plant nearby, where I go from time to time. I climbed up onto a wall to peer into these gravel hoppers. These are two of them. Some of the rust made me think of a landscape. Not sure why the bluish colors were in there, but went with the blue sky, which I cropped to a thinner bar of blue. Another interesting thing is this gigantic drum. I assume it turned around, mixing the asphalt.

Interesting treatment on the hoppers. I don't think I would have recognized them if you had not told us what they are. They have an interesting abstract appearance. The drum looks immense.
Erich

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

minniev wrote:

These are kind of wonderful - richly textured with natural patterns and structure. I am strongly reminded of a project by a photographer who I think may have left UHH before you came on board - Jim Hill. This particular project involved photos of trash dumpsters. He called it Dumpster Dive and he did some gallery shows with it. He was a remarkably talented guy, and I miss seeing his offerings.

I remember the name Jim Hill for some reason. Probably from visiting your earlier posts. I will see if I can hunt him down.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

ebrunner wrote:

Interesting treatment on the hoppers. I don't think I would have recognized them if you had not told us what they are. They have an interesting abstract appearance. The drum looks immense.
Erich

The quick edits I did to the hoppers before posting were primarily about boosting the surface texture, and then as an additional thought, warping the lines to give it that more abstract appearance. Its kind of silly to sharpen, only to reduce so much for posting. Now that I look at one that I posted, I like it not so much, because in the process of meddling with it I lost most of what I liked about it. Primarily the colors, with special interest in the blues. Here are the sooc, and then a 50% blend with the last one, where I might have gone a little overboard.

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

fergmark wrote:

I remember the name Jim Hill for some reason. Probably from visiting your earlier posts. I will see if I can hunt him down.

Hi Mark, here is Jim's topic list:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=3906

Along with Dumpster Diving, I remember his photos shot from the highway at 70 mph: Drive By Shooting. He was the passenger

I think he even had a gallery showing of those.

He also did some very compelling inverted (negative image) black and white, often combining with the positive image. I'll find my favorite and pm you.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

Linda From Maine wrote:

Hi Mark, here is Jim's topic list: br https://www.... (show quote)

Thanks Linda. Really appreciate this help!

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

fergmark wrote:

Speaking of rusty gold. There is a long since deactivated asphalt plant nearby, where I go from time to time. I climbed up onto a wall to peer into these gravel hoppers. These are two of them. Some of the rust made me think of a landscape. Not sure why the bluish colors were in there, but went with the blue sky, which I cropped to a thinner bar of blue. Another interesting thing is this gigantic drum. I assume it turned around, mixing the asphalt.

I really like the first one. When I downloaded it, it came up big, and to me (a matter of taste, I'm sure) it looked even better cropped below the top of the wall, so all I saw was the "rising hills" and the column in the middle. Very good eye!

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

cbtsam wrote:

I really like the first one. When I downloaded it, it came up big, and to me (a matter of taste, I'm sure) it looked even better cropped below the top of the wall, so all I saw was the "rising hills" and the column in the middle. Very good eye!

I know exactly what you mean. I am nowhere near finished with the image. My first edits are often times like a test drive. Experiments with cropping and all. I will come back to it.

Craigdca Loc: California

While on our recent trip to Maui, we came across the remains of one of our favorite restaurants. We were so sad that Bubba Gumps in Lahaina had closed as we would always take pictures of our son growing up in the Forrest Gump shoes. I also remember going there as a kid when it was the Lahaina Broiler that was also a sad loss.

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

Craigdca wrote:

While on our recent trip to Maui, we came across the remains of one of our favorite restaurants. We were so sad that Bubba Gumps in Lahaina had closed as we would always take pictures of our son growing up in the Forrest Gump shoes. I also remember going there as a kid when it was the Lahaina Broiler that was also a sad loss.

Apart from the rust, the building's surviving quite well. But I feel your loss

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

From inner city to rural. I've passed this derelict farm many times and thought about getting a shot of it. Well now I have one

. Thanks Erich for the inspiration to do something about it.
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fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

R.G. wrote:

From inner city to rural. I've passed this derelict farm many times and thought about getting a shot of it. Well now I have one

. Thanks Erich for the inspiration to do something about it.
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That’s a very nice photo R.G. Very interesting structure. I don’t recall when I ever saw a roof built like this with stones along the rake. I’m guessing slate roofing from the irregular sizes.