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Jan 4, 2020 11:36:32 #
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Jan 4, 2020 11:42:46 #
SueScott wrote:
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Dramatic image Sue you captured. I like it. What I love is the glass jar on the exhaust pipe to prevent water going in and create corrosion of the muffler. It did not work.In DL I love the texture of the pealing paint.
Jan 4, 2020 11:49:07 #
Great shot Sue. That old work horse undoubtedly served someone faithfully for many years. I wonder who put that jar over the exhaust. Were they doing it out of respect? I like to think so. Excellent storytelling image.
Jan 4, 2020 11:50:53 #
Jan 4, 2020 11:51:42 #
I like the longer focal length you used. The wider aperture and compressed perspective forces attention on the grill and away from the background.
Jan 4, 2020 11:56:27 #
Nice, you really did this scene justice, technically and artistically. 
Jan 4, 2020 12:22:49 #
Every time I see pics of abandoned machines I wonder why there is no effort to reclaim the metals. Some of that tractors part are alloy steels. As the globe warms will they become valuable.
Jan 4, 2020 12:44:02 #
Jan 4, 2020 12:55:19 #
Jan 4, 2020 13:25:59 #
Thanks everyone - your comments are much appreciated!
I just posted several shots of the farmhouse, titled "The Abandoned Herdman Farmhouse".
I just posted several shots of the farmhouse, titled "The Abandoned Herdman Farmhouse".
Jan 4, 2020 14:13:41 #
SueScott wrote:
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This photograph really intrigues me... I can’t quite decide whether I like it “as cropped as it is”, or whether I feel (purely from my perspective of course) I’m “missing something” because I can’t quite see the pent roof diagonal at top right, or more than a hint of tire at extreme bottom left? Then there’s the mirroring; window & bottle, dead stick and old wildflower heads; intriguing and almost a balance... but not quite?
It jars (pun fully intended), a little, it makes me think of the photographer taking the photograph, and of the Concept they Closed on, together with the Initiate, Plan, and Execute process steps they went through.
All of which means (to me!) that I award this photograph, the category of... Stunning! 🏆🏆🏆
It’s not quite right, but it’s never going to be wrong. It explains what you saw, while leaving wonder, conjecture, even perhaps disagreement on how you might have composed it. It’s perfect. 👍👍👍
Jan 4, 2020 16:10:59 #
BB4A wrote:
This photograph really intrigues me... I can’t qui... (show quote)
I'm sitting here laughing - thanks for the critique and thanks for liking this image! I wanted to show the juxtaposition between the more "modern" wreck of the tractor and the ancient wreck of the house (circa. 1830-something). It was minimally cropped at the bottom to get rid of some elements I thought were a bit distracting. Thanks again for liking!
Here is a color version showing more of both the tractor and the house.
Jan 4, 2020 16:38:59 #
SueScott wrote:
I'm sitting here laughing - thanks for the critique and thanks for liking this image! I wanted to show the juxtaposition between the more "modern" wreck of the tractor and the ancient wreck of the house (circa. 1830-something). It was minimally cropped at the bottom to get rid of some elements I thought were a bit distracting. Thanks again for liking!
Here is a color version showing more of both the tractor and the house.
Here is a color version showing more of both the tractor and the house.
Yep, that confirms your crop was as near perfect as makes no matter. And (IMHO) much better than cropping less and then photoshopping out distractions...
Jan 5, 2020 05:34:53 #
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