This is a weird place. My friend Debra and I were out for an afternoon of Sunday shooting and came upon this scary place in Bedford, IN. Actually the whole town was kind of creepy. But, I saw rust and peeling paint so we had to explore and take photos. we got good ones here – close-ups of peeling paint and rust. I also found a number of other places in town that were great and scary. The smell of gas here, the rusted takes, the rotting hoses all gave this place an apocalyptic feel. I took the image into a few apps and enhanced that feeling even more. Wonder what happens when a place like this prongs a leak. The ground was oil soaked and smell of gasoline was everywhere.
Tag: Peeling paint
A Bit More Rust
Pretty soon I will get back to posting the majestic landscapes again. However, today and for a bit longer I will stay urban. Today’s images is of a large oil storage tank and a run down fuel depot in southern Indiana. I love the rust, peeling paint and blue sky. So many contrasts. Enjoy.
Rust and Peeling Paint
If you are a regular follower of this blog you will know one of my favorite things to photograph is rust and decay. This past Sunday I was out on a photo adventure and ended up in Bedford, IN. Interesting and typical small Indiana town. Not being satisfied with just Main Street I drove down a side road that eventually took us to an industrial part of town. It was very surreal. Big old gas tanks with rust and peeling paint, junk yards, abandoned factories. All very strange and somewhat scary. Today’s shot was made of close ups of peeling paint on these giant fast tanks. I love the rust color and how the paint is curling as it peels off. I shot hundreds of these and they are all kind of beautiful in their own way.
Old Train
Sometimes I find myself coming back to my rust and decay images as I found my self this morning. I am in Seattle for a few days then move over to Olympic National Park this weekend where I will be scouting out locations for an upcoming PODAS Photo workshop. I love ONP and there are so many cool places to shoot. Challenge is timing from one spot to another and time to shoot when there. I will end up having to move around 2-30 people and the logitics are tough, but I am good at that.
Today’s picture is the rusting and decaying interior of an old Pullman car sitting off a railroad siding abandoned and decaying away. I love the texture, colors and the general state of what it is today and what it might have been yesterday. Shot in Noblesville, IN of all places.
The City
I love shooting in the city. Any city will do. What’s fun is that it is a dynamic environment. Weather, wind, light, people are always changing it. I am like a hunter as I am always looking up and down and behind me. I can see people I want to shoot or a building. I love coming bak and editing images. This image is one I like because it is of steel or maybe even old iron and it shows the city in the background. Kind of symbolizes the whole thing. The shot has a strong vertical and it balances the buildings in the background.
Big Old Yellow Truck
Last summer on an evening with not much to do my friend and shooting partner set out to find a picture. I knew of a gravel pit as they are called here and we went to shoot there. The sky was changing rapidly with an approaching storm and things just fell into place. We got lots of good images. I worked this one on the ipad doing bunch of stuff to it. Kind of looks like it survived a nuclear attack. Sometimes you can find old things and just have fun taking pictures of them.
Old Truck
The Palouse, you have heard me speak about it many times before. Lots of old and abandoned things in the Palouse, hoes, cars and trucks. This is one of those trucks. I found this in the back of an old gas station. The gas station sits on this gentlemen’s farm and he restored it to look like the old ones that were seen across America. This person collects old cars and trucks and has dozens on his property. This one is an old GMC and caught my eye and the lens of me camera. Color, rust and symmetry. Some good elements.
Nature Takes Over
Kind of cool how mother nature in all her ways eventually reclaims things and takes over. Nothing is more evident than this shot of the side of s rusty train car with a small plant beginning to grow out of it. Shot with a P65+ there is a load of detail in this shot. I made a large 30×40 inch print of this and it is stunning.
Peeling Paint
I needed a dose of peeling paint. Everyone knows I love peeling paint and rust. This is a peeling paint shot made with a Phase One P65+ inside a railroad car. Random and colorful. I will do a book someday on all the peeling paint shots I have.
Car Hood
Sometimes when shooting with my big boy camera (the IQ180) I like to pull out the iPhone and mess with it. This was one of those instances when I was shooting old cars in the Palouse. I got out the iPhone shot some images and then played on the iPad and dressing them up. So here is my version of car hood #1.