Most of my photos in state and national parks revolve around nature, but while hiking with my family in the Itasca State Park in Minnesota, we explored the old sawmill.
When the trail opened up and I saw the operation, I realized that I could shoot at that location all day! Unfortunately, we were racing the rain and so I only had a short time. I hope I’ll get more time on a future trip.
Being that the subject was mostly machinery, on many of the photos I added an “acid burn” frame in Photoshop using the PhotoFrames 4.0 plugin from onOneSoftware. I thought it really added to the feel of this old machinery.
There are really two themes seen here. The first is interesting perspectives of portions of machinery… where I might not look at the whole of the piece of machinery, but smaller parts. This probably dovetails nicely with how much I enjoy photographing tiny details. The second theme is nature’s reclamation of humankind’s machines. Hope you like what I’ve done!
Close-up of Saw Blade - ISO 2000, 1/80 sec, f/2.8 – Nikon D300
Gears and Chains – ISO 800, 1/60 sec, f/6.3 – Nikon D300
Nature Moving In – ISO 1000, 1/500 sec, f/3.2 – Nikon D300
Nails in Fence Posts – ISO 1000, 1/250 sec, f/3.2 – Nikon D300
Pressure Gauge - ISO 1000, 1/250 sec, f/3.2 – Nikon D300
Blades, Hooks and Tongs – ISO 2000, 1/80 sec, f/2.8 – Nikon D300
End of the Line – ISO 1000, 1/500 sec, f/4.5 – Nikon D300
Rusting Wheel – ISO 400, 1/80 sec, f/8.0 – Nikon D300
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Very cool. as an ex-machinist, sheet metal mechanic and auto technician I really appreciate the technology of old.
ReplyDeleteI\'m not usually into border effects, but with this subject matter and the subdued colours, I think it works well. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteVery Very Nice Work and subject...Love it.
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