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May 25, 2023 13:19:33   #
black mamba
 
After a lot of time and experimentation, I've developed a process to turn completely rusted surfaces into a wholly different treat. The first two shots here are very representative of the " raw material " I start with. The second grouping of 3 shots represent the final product. Of those, the first is entitled ''Solar flare ", the second is entitled " Vesuvius Erupting " and the third is entitled " The eye of the storm ".











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May 25, 2023 13:39:36   #
jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon
 
Nice work.

jack

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May 25, 2023 13:47:29   #
black mamba
 
jack schade wrote:
Nice work.

jack


Thanks, Jack.

Tom

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May 25, 2023 14:14:05   #
Paul Moshay Loc: Los Angeles, CA
 
Terrific, makes great abstract art from the rusty machines.

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May 25, 2023 14:51:15   #
black mamba
 
Thanks, Paul.

I find it amazing that a panel, an old car, or anything else that is covered totally in rust can be coaxed into divulging colors if you throw the right PP ( post processing ) efforts at it. I never have a plan, or goal, when working with rust. I have no idea how any specific effort is going to turn out. The mystery involved, I think, is what drives my efforts.

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May 25, 2023 18:24:30   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Unique. I like it.

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May 25, 2023 21:35:37   #
black mamba
 
kpmac wrote:
Unique. I like it.


Thank you. I feel that working with rust, in the fashion as I do, gives me the freedom to have a good time without the constraints that often accompany more traditional photography.

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May 25, 2023 21:46:29   #
Paul B. Loc: North Carolina
 
👍

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May 26, 2023 06:33:21   #
black mamba
 
Paul B. wrote:
👍


Thanks for the visit.

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May 26, 2023 08:07:00   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
black mamba wrote:
After a lot of time and experimentation, I've developed a process to turn completely rusted surfaces into a wholly different treat. The first two shots here are very representative of the " raw material " I start with. The second grouping of 3 shots represent the final product. Of those, the first is entitled ''Solar flare ", the second is entitled " Vesuvius Erupting " and the third is entitled " The eye of the storm ".

Nice set.

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May 26, 2023 08:11:13   #
black mamba
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set.


Thank you.

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May 26, 2023 09:14:29   #
jederick Loc: Northern Utah
 
Unique treatments...like them all!!

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May 26, 2023 09:55:02   #
black mamba
 
jederick wrote:
Unique treatments...like them all!!


Thank you for commenting. There's a huge unpredictability working with rust. I've tried to standardize my program in the hopes that I can steer the final results somehow. I've had a little success in doing that but not near what I had hoped for. Each rusty surface has its own story to tell....it doesn't respond well to dictation form me.

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May 26, 2023 11:04:32   #
canonclicker
 
black mamba wrote:
After a lot of time and experimentation, I've developed a process to turn completely rusted surfaces into a wholly different treat. The first two shots here are very representative of the " raw material " I start with. The second grouping of 3 shots represent the final product. Of those, the first is entitled ''Solar flare ", the second is entitled " Vesuvius Erupting " and the third is entitled " The eye of the storm ".


Did you know you are an ARTIST? You can see the beauty in various places. This makes you an artist! When you sell a piece of your art you become a pro artist! If you do not believe this you can write a letter to the Glass Outhouse Art Gallery in Twentynine Palms, CA (Thunder Road) addressed to Laura Seidle, Proprietor and ask for an Artist Showing. You can learn more of it on Facebook and YouTube. I have known an artist who have sold 6 Metal Prints of Focus-stacking of minuscule bugs each to separate clients on one weekend and sold other pieces of hand constructed art at other times. Artists from around the planet can exhibit there for free.

The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery is rated as a *****star place to visit on Trip Advisor and has a story in Smithsonian Magazine, etc.

Now you know your art can be sold!

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May 26, 2023 13:55:18   #
black mamba
 
canonclicker wrote:
Did you know you are an ARTIST? You can see the beauty in various places. This makes you an artist! When you sell a piece of your art you become a pro artist! If you do not believe this you can write a letter to the Glass Outhouse Art Gallery in Twentynine Palms, CA (Thunder Road) addressed to Laura Seidle, Proprietor and ask for an Artist Showing. You can learn more of it on Facebook and YouTube. I have known an artist who have sold 6 Metal Prints of Focus-stacking of minuscule bugs each to separate clients on one weekend and sold other pieces of hand constructed art at other times. Artists from around the planet can exhibit there for free.

The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery is rated as a *****star place to visit on Trip Advisor and has a story in Smithsonian Magazine, etc.

Now you know your art can be sold!
Did you know you are an ARTIST? You can see the be... (show quote)


I really appreciate you taking the time to inform me about the Glass Outhouse Art Gallery. I will definitely touch base with that outfit. I have sold some of my photography before, some of it being large renderings of my rust work printed on canvass. I also have a gazillion pictures of old barns and other farm buildings that I have taken over the years of stomping through the Southern Appalachian mountains. There's one gallery, near Boone, N.C., that can't keep enough of them in stock. Frankly, it amazes me to realize that so many folks are as fascinated as I am by the scenes that I record. I guess some people respond to memories of past times and experiences in their lives that the pictures bring to fore.

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