Tag: Peeling paint

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Abstract Bow

Abstract svalbard

I am always looking for the picture in the picture.  This is a photo of an old beached boat on a beach in Svalbard.  What I like to od is shoot the picture of the larger subject (the boat) itself then go in close and start to look for new compositions.  Sometimes I use a long lens like the 100-400nn lens.  In this shot, I saw the bow of the ship as it’s own abstract photo.  I moved back a bit and zoomed in with the telephoto lens to compress the image a bit.  Then I shot it.  At first, if you see the images you might not know what it is.  This forces the viewer to stop for a minute to figure it out. Some people may not even figure it out.  I like this subject as it has a lot of things I like, such as rust and peeling paint.  Enjoy.

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Dash With Class

One of the things I love doing in the Palouse is exploring and photographing abandoned cars and trucks.  They seem to be everywhere.  It seems they all have their stories.  One day someone parked the vehicle and just left it there never to return.  I like to document the curves and textures as seen in some of my previous posts.  This image today is of an old pickup truck dashboard shot with my Sony 100-400mm lens.  I like using long lenses for images that some wouldn’t think of using a long lens for.  The thing that I love most is peeling p[aint.  I don’t know where this comes from but it is fun to see how time and nature change as well as reclaims things.

 

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A Bit Of Abstract

Peeling Paint Abstract
Peeling Paint Abstract

If you have been following me for a while you know I love rust and decay.  One thing I really love is peeling paint.  I am thinking of doing  project where all I shoot and show is peeling paint.  The image above was made looking straight up at a ceiling in an abandoned house in the Palouse.  I centered the lightbulb and like that with all the abstract of the peeling paint there is the circular object obviously man made.  Fun stuff.

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A Bit Abstract

Old Metal Building, Scotland
Old Metal Building, Scotland

So, as you can see I have been working on my Scotland images this past week.  I’ll be doing another trip to Scotland in the fall of 2014 to lead a workshop to Skye.  This was actually shot in Scotland and is of a side of a fishing shack that my friend Steve Gosling and I stumbled upon.  There was peeling paint, moss, and rust.  All the ingredients that I need to satisfy my photographic desires.  Sometimes something simple like this just works.

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Chicago Iron

Chicago Street Iron
Chicago Street Iron

Chicago is such a fun place to shoot street photography.  You can get some real interesting images of some very unusual people and you can shoot shots like this that mix the city, steel and people into one image.  I liked the framing and was trying to balance the perspective and composition out when a person walked into the image.  Click and I got it. Make with a Phase One IQ180.  Yes, you can shoot street stuff with medium format.

 

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Rusty Lady

Rusty Lady, near Cremore, Ontario, Canada
Rusty Lady, near Cremore, Ontario, Canada

Like in my previous post this image was made on one of our daily excursions to see what we could see. So much possibility for images is close to home. You just need to keep your eyes open. This shot was made at an old abandoned garage. On the wall of the building was an old Goodyear Tire sign. It was rusted badly and since I love rusty things so much I was attracted to it immediately. And, rather than just shoot the whole sign I looked for an image in the image and played around to I came out with this composition. This was not a crop but made while looking through the viewfinder. Shot with a Nikon D800e and 24-70mm lens. Processed in Capture One and then into NIK HDR single image tone mapped.