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Rustic Lace

2007.07.18

Another shot from Saturday. This is a grate surrounding a tree in the sidewalk, weathering nicely.

I upped the contrast a little and added a border. I played with this one for a while in b&w but the rust wasn't showing up the way I wanted. I tried orton, no go. I tried applying different filters. In the end, the original worked best for me.

Stats - D200 w/ 70-300 VR Lens, ISO 100

70mm
1/80s
F4.5

26 Comments
jendayee Very nice ! they remind me of the work on the Morrocco's doors... I love those designs
jendayee · 2007-07-17: 22:26
Carley I really like this one.....the rust adds to nicely! I like the way you composed it
Carley · 2007-07-17: 22:53
Lindyart love this ..I love rust on things ,I don't know why but this is even better with the intricate design ..like the best of both worlds ..great capture!!!!
Lindyart · 2007-07-17: 23:27
Jannie Lisa, I really love this shot. It would be wasted in B&W, you'd lose all this rich color. Just beautiful! And I guess I don't get the appeal of the Orton effect. I really like tack sharp vs fuzzy. Excellent choice!!!
Jannie · 2007-07-17: 23:54
deleted090307 This is gorgeous....I love old rusty things :)
deleted090307 · 2007-07-18: 01:31
jet28 So intricate :-)
jet28 · 2007-07-18: 02:10
photopoet I agree with jendaydee—it reminds me of the designs found in that area of the world. Beautifully rendered.
photopoet · 2007-07-18: 05:36
slowpete great composition
slowpete · 2007-07-18: 05:50
nadoune Really interesting !!!
nadoune · 2007-07-18: 06:26
SheriJ Very kool. Sometimes the best shot isn't always above us looking down has great ideas too!! Very nice
SheriJ · 2007-07-18: 07:26
milan simply, yet so stunning:)
milan · 2007-07-18: 07:37
MidsummerSilence glad you kept the original. this is fabulous. i really like this.
MidsummerSilence · 2007-07-18: 07:41
emmetan piece of art... love the lines
emmetan · 2007-07-18: 08:00
OC110481 love these lines and the textures
OC110481 · 2007-07-18: 08:06
harryOB You made the right processing choices. The photo stands on its own - very nice design and the cropping really makes the composition.
harryOB · 2007-07-18: 08:14
garysktam stunning and cool... I never thik of taking such pic. indeed it is very good
garysktam · 2007-07-18: 08:24
vollenda Thanks everyone! :)
vollenda · 2007-07-18: 11:43
scientik great texture!
scientik · 2007-07-18: 14:34
sandmoon excellent compo and texture.
sandmoon · 2007-07-18: 15:55
Sevendipity I am a rust addict as well.
Sevendipity · 2007-07-18: 17:30
jwideman the original came out great! very creative shot. i would have never thought to take a picture of that
jwideman · 2007-07-18: 20:31
dquixote I would have never guessed this was a floor grate. I thought is was some type of ornate door until I read your description. If you floor grates look this good, the rest of your city must be beautiful. :-)
dquixote · 2007-07-18: 22:29
levice fine details.
levice · 2007-07-19: 01:00
rolpa Very pleasing colour and composition.
rolpa · 2007-07-19: 03:00
ACH365 Just goes to show, sometimes we walk right over beautiful things and don't even notice. This is really nice. I like your eye for beauty. I hope to develop mine to your level.
ACH365 · 2007-07-19: 07:49
magpy oh, I really like this one. It is very lovely, the colors, and the framing
magpy · 2007-07-20: 17:59
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