An old oil drum stands on the quay at Ballycotton rusting away as the exposed metal is beaten down by the elements.
Technique: I increased the saturation of the reds to bring out the rust of the drum. I desaturated other colours so the drum would stand out.
I then duplicated the layer and darkened the top one to bring out the clouds and sky before using a layer mask to expose the ground on the bottom layer. After that a simple gradient at the top of the image provided a nice dark effect and finally, I dodge and burned the rust until I was happy. Was that useful?
I used CocoViewX to view my work directory from my Linux box on my Macbook. I was surprised that Finder didn’t display thumbnails and I didn’t want the iPhoto heavyweight when all I wanted was to know which image was which.
Tagged: Ballycotton, Beach, cloud, Cork, Cork Photos, drum, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, oil-drum, Photos, quay, rust, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky
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Great shot.i love the angle.and the forbodeing sky is a great backdrop.
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Flickr: Made You Look
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October 25, 2006 at
1:21am
Keen eye and great perspective!http://www.flickr.com/groups/1-2-3/
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Flickr: ONE/MILLION
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October 25, 2006 at
11:49am
Excellent shot. Great angle and depth.3-2-1
Great shot!Score _7,5_/10 (from the Score Me! group)
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Flickr: atranswe
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October 25, 2006 at
11:57am
Hi Donncha, its a brilliant photo. Amazing colours. Where was it taken??
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Mary
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October 25, 2006 at
12:41pm
Mary - it’s taken in Ballycotton. For the life of me I could not remember the name of the place. I had to ask Jess later and she figured it out as soon as I said “it’s the place with the lighthouse on the island” ![]()
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Donncha
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October 25, 2006 at
1:43pm
I think the post process steps are good but then I usually do the same thing when I post photos, at least ones where I did something neat in Photoshop.
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ABM
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October 25, 2006 at
5:10pm
I like the wide angle, I think that it gives great perspective. Not to mention you really capture the texture of the rust very well. Score 9/10 (from the Score Me! group)
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Flickr: DesignShots
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October 26, 2006 at
12:03pm
I like the difference in saturation between the foreground and background. Also very nice composition, not only artistically but every element supports the others - the drum and netting in the foreground go with the fishing boats, bay, and coastal town in the background. Nice! Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)
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Flickr: gainesp2003
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October 26, 2006 at
12:18pm
This would be good for the RUSTY & CRUSTY pool!
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Flickr: danielgreene
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October 31, 2006 at
3:55am
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