Rusted and abandoned

Written October 25, 2006 in Ballycotton, Beach, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky

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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

Great shot.i love the angle.and the forbodeing sky is a great backdrop.

Written by Flickr: Made You Look on October 25, 2006 at 1:21am
niiiiiiiiice

Written by Flickr: myriapod on October 25, 2006 at 2:16am
Excellent!

Written by Flickr: carrigman on October 25, 2006 at 7:12am
Keen eye and great perspective!http://www.flickr.com/groups/1-2-3/

Written by Flickr: ONE/MILLION on October 25, 2006 at 11:49am
Excellent shot. Great angle and depth.3-2-1

Written by Flickr: Hans van Reenen alias Heimatiater on October 25, 2006 at 11:54am
Score 7/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Written by Flickr: franzliv on October 25, 2006 at 11:54am
Great shot!Score _7,5_/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Written by Flickr: atranswe on October 25, 2006 at 11:57am
Hi Donncha, its a brilliant photo. Amazing colours. Where was it taken??

Written by Mary on 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”

Written by Donncha on 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.

Written by ABM on 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)

Written by Flickr: DesignShots on October 26, 2006 at 12:03pm
nice rust!123

Written by Flickr: Sirber on October 26, 2006 at 12:08pm
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)

Written by Flickr: gainesp2003 on October 26, 2006 at 12:18pm
This would be good for the RUSTY & CRUSTY pool!

Written by Flickr: danielgreene on October 31, 2006 at 3:55am
Thanks Daniel for the suggestion, added it!

Written by Flickr: xeer on October 31, 2006 at 4:33am