Fortnightly Challenge - Sept 25 thru Oct 8

[JohnMC]

Challenge topic : Eldritch which means "Strange; unearthly; weird; eerie."

The challenge will run from right now until : 11:59PM Oct 8

Rules
1. Photos should be your own work.
2. Produced within the challenge period if possible.
3. All positive feedback and criticism is encouraged and welcome if you posted or not.
4. There is no real limit to the number of photos you may enter.

Challenge topics:
1. Suggestions for the bi-weekly's challenge are made in a single thread which will be set up the week before.
2. The challenge topic will be voted on by all members in a separate thread.

Lets have fun!!!

[deep diver]

I do not know exactly what animal this is. This type of animal is a reef dweller. Creatures like this are variously called: Discosoma, Corallimorphs, Mushroom Anemones, Soft Mushroom Corals, or Disc Anemones.

I shot this at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. It was shot through thick glass in one of the larger exhibits. I am sure there is some way to shoot through thick glass more effectively, but I do not know what it is.

The original image was slightly blurry. I don't know if it was distortion from the thick glass or if the glass actually disrupted the lens' ability to focus. I did sharpen the image using Photo Shop Element's auto sharpen. I guess that qualifies as post processing. Chappers - I'm sorry. Maxx - I hope you are proud of me.

[CK Williams]

Earthy and unearthly at the same time, handheld, high ISO, no PP other than compression, all clickable

[Chappers]

I live where the weather certainly can be strange (mountain life I guess)
I haven't done anything with this - just a crop to make it more interesting (I hope)

[Designer Dale]

A snowmobile on the roof of a shed near my house. Strange...
I have this in a vertical shot, but the colors are better in this one.

Canon xsi/Tamron 28-300 f3.5 VR. My first serious dslr.

Dale

[Designer Dale]

Earthy and unearthly at the same time, handheld, high ISO, no PP other than compression, all clickable

I live where the weather certainly can be strange (mountain life I guess)
I haven't done anything with this - just a crop to make it more interesting (I hope)

Very nice colors in both of these shots. I have always been interested in cave photos, but not so in crawling down into them (Batman Syndrome). Wonderful deep greens. Thanks for the contribution, CK.

Chappers, I envy you for strange weather that gives you colors instead of rain in 1001 flavors...

Thanks, again.

Dale

[deep diver]

Chappers -- yet another great image. I love the way the sky and ground mirror each other's colors. These colors are indeed unreal. I would love to camp out in you backyard for a week and get to see the same view you have. I live in Cleveland - it's mostly flat :(:(, but not so far from central PA (where I plan to get a lot of Fall shots in a couple of weeks). :):):):):)

Dale -- this really is bizarre, and the way you composed this certainly conveys that sense.

Bruce

[Designer Dale]

Bruce: Thanks for the comment. It has some Levels in it to bring the color out more and I cropped the sky down some to emphasize the sled.

I live just around the corner from these folks, so I'm not going to make any comments...

Dale

[Chappers]

Dale - It confused me - I thought it was a sandal or some other type of shoe. Great shot though. You mention lots of rain - are you a Brit?

Back to my weather it is strange living up here - I'll try and keep the momentum going with this strange one. I lightened it to try and show this. I captured it out of the window. I don't know what it is. It looks like a rainbow but it was almost dark at the time ...... it can be the mystery photo.

[Chappers]

I was going to do these one a day but am highly impatient so I'll add another. Slight crop only on this. Very strange how it appears dark outside but the sun just catches a bit of cloud giving this strange pic.

[CK Williams]

Thanks for the C&C Dale. Remind me not to catch a ride with the driver of that snowmobile. Nice photo.

Nice shots also Chappers and deep diver.

[Designer Dale]

Dale - It confused me - I thought it was a sandal or some other type of shoe. Great shot though. You mention lots of rain - are you a Brit?

Back to my weather it is strange living up here - I'll try and keep the momentum going with this strange one. I lightened it to try and show this. I captured it out of the window. I don't know what it is. It looks like a rainbow but it was almost dark at the time ...... it can be the mystery photo.

Chappers: Very interesting photo. Looks like a rainbow near sunset. Everything in the spectrum is masked out by the dark sky except for the reds.

As for me, I'm not a Brit, I live in Washington State where the fall and winter weather is quite a lot like England. Dull skies and day after day of rain. Rain with possible thundershowers for today followed by mostly cloudy with showers and rain for the rest of the week.

A shoe? Do they have snowmobiles in England? According to Doylum, it's all rolling green hills. America, especially the West, is home to many strange breeds of vehicles. Snowmobiles and ridiculous jacked up trucks seem to go together here.

Dale

[Designer Dale]

Backlit moss in Mt. Rainier National Park. Unearthly.

Post: Levels/Cropping

Dale

[deep diver]

I live just around the corner from these folks, so I'm not going to make any comments...
Dale

You can choose your friends but not your family. You can't choose your neighbors either but you can at least move away from the family. :D:D:D


I captured it out of the window. I don't know what it is. It looks like a rainbow but it was almost dark at the time ...... it can be the mystery photo.

It almost looks like a funnel cloud but they aren't supposed to occur in the mountains. It is weird.

Bruce

[deep diver]

Backlit moss in Mt. Rainier National Park. Unearthly.

Dale

My initial response was that there is far too much contrast in this image. But then no matter how much I tried to look elsewhere my eye kept getting pulled back to the moss in foreground. The area just to the right of the tree trunk looks like a big gaping mouth which adds another eerie element. (I might be having a Wizard of Oz moment right now).

Very well done.

Bruce

[deep diver]

While we are looking at forest scenes.... The first picture is a modified version of one I submitted to the weekly contest in April. The theme was "shadows." Edge100 was the judge and offered the following C&C:

"Sometimes, I see photos where I love the post-processing, but the composition does nothing for me. This shot is the exact opposite. I really like what you've tried to capture; it's a spooky forest, and you don't know what's about to come after you from out of the shadows. But the PP just isn't doing it for me. It's not contrasty enough, and I don't like the straight-on illumination. You need to try to draw the viewers eye into the shadows a bit more with some vignetting or contrast adjustments or something. But again, nice idea and composition."

I raised the contrast level a lot for this version. I was going for a 1950's cheesy B-movie kind of feel. The second image is the same general area of the woods but shot with very different lighting.

[Designer Dale]

My initial response was that there is far too much contrast in this image. But then no matter how much I tried to look elsewhere my eye kept getting pulled back to the moss in foreground. The area just to the right of the tree trunk looks like a big gaping mouth which adds another eerie element. (I might be having a Wizard of Oz moment right now).

Very well done.

Bruce

Thanks for the input. It is contrasty and was hard to meter with the strong swings from light to dark. I thought about cropping it down to just the moss, but I liked the alignment of elements on the left. The single light element on the right (branch) was a decision on my part. It had to be either all in or all out. Cropping it out would have put the moss too far to the right of the frame. Stuff like this is hard to shoot.

Dale

[Designer Dale]

While we are looking at forest scenes.... The first picture is a modified version of one I submitted to the weekly contest in April. The theme was "shadows." Edge100 was the judge and offered the following C&C:

"Sometimes, I see photos where I love the post-processing, but the composition does nothing for me. This shot is the exact opposite. I really like what you've tried to capture; it's a spooky forest, and you don't know what's about to come after you from out of the shadows. But the PP just isn't doing it for me. It's not contrasty enough, and I don't like the straight-on illumination. You need to try to draw the viewers eye into the shadows a bit more with some vignetting or contrast adjustments or something. But again, nice idea and composition."

I raised the contrast level a lot for this version. I was going for a 1950's cheesy B-movie kind of feel. The second image is the same general area of the woods but shot with very different lighting.

They would never let me judge a contest. Never.

I reall like the second shot for a lot of reasons. The subject matter has a lot of texture and emotional feel to it. It is eerie and emotional. The flow of light tones to darks moves my eye smoothly across the frame in a nice way. Human nature is to notice the highlights first and move to the shadows and this hits that on the spot. It is strong. It goes from the known into the unknown. Very good piece of photography.

Dale

[Chappers]

OK -time for something different - Bruce may recognise this (or a version of it)

[deep diver]

OK -time for something different - Bruce may recognise this (or a version of it)

Yuk. I don't like Cheetos to begin with. Science experiment Cheetos are especially gross. Actually, this is an outstanding shot (I liked it enough to save a copy). The entire image is clean and simple, and it lets the subject speak for itself. This cropping highlights the transition between the mold and good (????????) food. Excellent shot.

[pyth]

This was shot mid-morning on a tree root. Kit lens, low ISO, f/stop 5.6, shutter speed 1/1250. If you'll notice, there's actually a red ant in the picture too, pretty much in the upper left hot spot.

[Chappers]

Yuk. I don't like Cheetos to begin with. Science experiment Cheetos are especially gross. Actually, this is an outstanding shot (I liked it enough to save a copy). The entire image is clean and simple, and it lets the subject speak for itself. This cropping highlights the transition between the mold and good (????????) food. Excellent shot.

Its a satsuma (tangerine) and the microbiologist in me couldn't resist this shot. There actually probably isn't any good fruit left in this shot as the fungus has infected most of it. I did a soft focus shot of it for the weekly contest once in the past.

This was very strange until I looked at my photo on screen and realised what was going on.

[Designer Dale]

Taken near the treeline at Mt. Rainier. Any suggestions on how to meter something like this to keep the detail is the highlights? I used Partial Metering on my Canon xsi. I'm still getting used to this.

Dale

[Designer Dale]

<snip>This was very strange until I looked at my photo on screen and realised what was going on.

Wolf spiders are amazing creatures. They hunt on the move and don't build webs as a rule. They carry their egg sack until it hatches and then carry the young piggy-back like this until they are old enough to hunt on their own. When the parent stops for water, all the little ones jump off for the stop and then climb back on. Almost as strange as alligators carrying their young in their mouth. I'd like to see a shot of that. Any swamp dwellers here?

Dale

[pigbat]

I always think these feel very alien when you come across them....

[deep diver]

Taken near the treeline at Mt. Rainier. Any suggestions on how to meter something like this to keep the detail is the highlights? I used Partial Metering on my Canon xsi. I'm still getting used to this.
Dale

I don't know, but an idea...... what would happen if you metered this for the tree trunk only? That should leave detail in the trunk without sacrificing the background highlights. I think I would also bracket this one to cover my bases.


Chappers -- Cheetos and fungus infested citrus are equally gross.

[mikshayne]

Webbed

Visiting my parents home in the country, I went outside to my care to drive home. It's very dark there at night - and this web was directly outside the gate. It spanned approx. 6 ft. I nearly walked right into the center of the web, when I saw the reflection of light hit the strands in the web. The spider was inches in front of my face. UGH! I gently backed up, and took my camera out of my bag. I did not have the light on for the camera to be able to process information with. The white balance/overexposure/unique lighting made for some fun pictures.

[Chappers]

pigbat - I like this - looks alien makes me want to visit the beach.

deep diver - scary woods - very scary - it is very clever.

mikshayne - Spiders - gotta love them. Makes me want to post my "crab spider killing a bee photo" again.

[mikshayne]

I'd love to see it!

pigbat - I like this - looks alien makes me want to visit the beach.

deep diver - scary woods - very scary - it is very clever.

mikshayne - Spiders - gotta love them. Makes me want to post my "crab spider killing a bee photo" again.

[Chappers]

I'd love to see it!

Posted before but here its is again (sorry to all that have seen this)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3668466532_874fe45347_b.jpg

This is closer to how I first noticed the situation (below) - very tough to photograph on a windy day.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/3620455215_87b56aedb6_b.jpg

[mikshayne]

Very cool!

Posted before but here its is again (sorry to all that have seen this)

[Patriks7]

Might not be as eldritch as I have wanted it to be (my lighting is still very bad), but I find it fits the theme...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3972514130_23c927f5ac_b.jpg

[Chappers]

Very cool!

Not for the bee :(

I used the flash on this pair, without it I couldn't capture the iridescent blue and honestly two black blobs mating didn't make an interesting photo.

I didn't know they did it like that - weird

[Chappers]

Patriks7 - that is well done but very spooky.

[deep diver]

mikshayne -- very cool images. I think that if you had presented these as positive images they would be "just another spider" shot. Presenting these as negative images does something really good. Well done.

Chappers -- I have seen the one image a couple of times and I continue to like it. The other is, I think, a much better image for this theme. You shot this at a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the wings. The bee looks like it is mysteriously hovering by the flower. It is an attention getter.

[Chappers]

The bee was very dead (or paralysed) by the time I took any photos (shutter speed 1/180).
That's why I noticed it really - it was not moving and sticking out very oddly.

This egg amused my when I bought it from my local shop and I liked the way the sun shone through it - hope it fits the theme, for at least looking very strange.

[emorydunn]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3975930438_cdb9ac12c3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emorydunn/3975930438/)

This is an infrared photo, which (obviously) means that the light captured was outside of the visible light spectrum.

[deep diver]

This is another Shedd Aquarium specimen. It was shot through thick glass and was kinda far from the glass. The original is almost all blue-green. I did the best I could here trying to bring out the natural colors of the crab without making it look too processed. What is really creepy is the person in the crab. The face is between the crab's eyes and the body wearing a coat is below the face.

[Chappers]

This is an infrared photo, which (obviously) means that the light captured was outside of the visible light spectrum.
Its a nice photo but only looks like a B/W pic to me. With the ability to take photos in the dark - I'd like to see something I wouldn't normally see.

This is another Shedd Aquarium specimen. It was shot through thick glass and was kinda far from the glass. The original is almost all blue-green. I did the best I could here trying to bring out the natural colors of the crab without making it look too processed. What is really creepy is the person in the crab. The face is between the crab's eyes and the body wearing a coat is below the face.
Really tough though the glass like that and lots of water. But I love the look, the crop and the colours - I think its time for you to get an aqualung;)

[mikshayne]

Very cool!

This is another Shedd Aquarium specimen. It was shot through thick glass and was kinda far from the glass. The original is almost all blue-green. I did the best I could here trying to bring out the natural colors of the crab without making it look too processed. What is really creepy is the person in the crab. The face is between the crab's eyes and the body wearing a coat is below the face.

[vaderhater245]

first time posting here in the photo forum...

Not exactly in the time frame but i felt it adds a bit of creepiness to the mix.

[Chappers]

first time posting here in the photo forum...

Not exactly in the time frame but i felt it adds a bit of creepiness to the mix.

Welcome to posting - keep it up. This has a great creepy feel but I wish that spider was in focus.

[emorydunn]

Its a nice photo but only looks like a B/W pic to me. With the ability to take photos in the dark - I'd like to see something I wouldn't normally see.

Actually, that's not true, I can't take pictures in the dark. Infrared photography will only capture reflected infrared light, just like visible light photography. There has to be a source of infrared light, which is usually the sun. IR photos can't capture the heat given off by animals, that's a different part of the spectrum, IR photography is actually just near infrared.

Infrared photos are usually black and white because they are made that way in post processing, the red channel is always saturated so the image is heavily red tinted.

[Chappers]

Actually, that's not true, I can't take pictures in the dark. Infrared photography will only capture reflected infrared light, just like visible light photography. There has to be a source of infrared light, which is usually the sun. IR photos can't capture the heat given off by animals, that's a different part of the spectrum, IR photography is actually just near infrared.

Infrared photos are usually black and white because they are made that way in post processing, the red channel is always saturated so the image is heavily red tinted.

OK that will teach me to jump to conclusions, I had visions of spy like cameras - so when you spoke of infrared photography - I, in ignorance thought of James Bond etc. Apologies.
Having made the effort to read up a bit (something I should have done before) - I can see that this is far more than a B/W photo and deserves more attention. From what I've read your picture looks like a good example of IR work. Will you do more - how did you do it?

[Patriks7]

Patriks7 - that is well done but very spooky.

Thanks :D It was the look I was going for after all. I tried different positions, when I made her sit or stand, but I think this one came out the best (for this topic at least).

[Phrasikleia]

Might not be as eldritch as I have wanted it to be (my lighting is still very bad), but I find it fits the theme...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3972514130_23c927f5ac_b.jpg

You could probably give this even more impact with some post-processing, but it's a compelling shot as it is. Looks like an image of a young Ophelia. The pattern on the duvet helps a lot to emphasize the transparency. Great shot.

[emorydunn]

OK that will teach me to jump to conclusions, I had visions of spy like cameras - so when you spoke of infrared photography - I, in ignorance thought of James Bond etc. Apologies.
Having made the effort to read up a bit (something I should have done before) - I can see that this is far more than a B/W photo and deserves more attention. From what I've read your picture looks like a good example of IR work. Will you do more - how did you do it?

It's fine, when I first heard of IR photography I thought the same thing: "Ooh… I can take super secret spy pictures. Sweet!" But, it's not quite that. What it is is an cool way to capture what we normally can't see.
I will do more, I just need a new filter. And as for the how all you need is a digital camera and an IR filter (one that blocks visible light). You screw it on in front of your lens and your camera now can only see IR. Because digital sensors can see near UV all the way to near IR you can use filters to restrict what light the sensor gets.

This is a great site for learning about it: http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/infrared/
There are sample photos, filters, details on what IR photos can do and can't.

[Chappers]

Thanks :D It was the look I was going for after all.
And you succeeded - still damn scary. Still love it.


I will do more, I just need a new filter. And as for the how all you need is a digital camera and an IR filter (one that blocks visible light). You screw it on in front of your lens and your camera now can only see IR. Because digital sensors can see near UV all the way to near IR you can use filters to restrict what light the sensor gets.

This is a great site for learning about it: http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/infrared/
There are sample photos, filters, details on what IR photos can do and can't.

Thanks for the info - you've got me tempted now.

[Patriks7]

You could probably give this even more impact with some post-processing, but it's a compelling shot as it is. Looks like an image of a young Ophelia. The pattern on the duvet helps a lot to emphasize the transparency. Great shot.

Thanks. Any suggestions I should try to give it more impact? I'm haven't gotten the hang of post-processing yet :p

[Phrasikleia]

Thanks. Any suggestions I should try to give it more impact? I'm haven't gotten the hang of post-processing yet :p

Mostly just levels and color balance. And if you want to keep the sepia-tone look, then just fix the levels. I took a quick stab at tweaking the levels and color in one image and just the levels in another (both attached), but you could get much better results by starting over with the raw image (if you shot it in raw).

[deep diver]

Really tough though the glass like that and lots of water. But I love the look, the crop and the colours - I think its time for you to get an aqualung;)

That is what "deep diver" refers to. Alas, I had to give up diving many years ago after I developed bad allergies to dust and some other environmental allergens. I do miss it, but thank you for the suggestion. :(

[Chappers]

That is what "deep diver" refers to. Alas, I had to give up diving many years ago after I developed bad allergies to dust and some other environmental allergens. I do miss it, but thank you for the suggestion. :(

I'm certainly putting m foot in it, in this thread .

Must engage brain and mouth at same time.

I'll put it down to eye injury and old age

[Patriks7]

Mostly just levels and color balance. And if you want to keep the sepia-tone look, then just fix the levels. I took a quick stab at tweaking the levels and color in one image and just the levels in another (both attached), but you could get much better results by starting over with the raw image (if you shot it in raw).

Wow, that sure did make a difference! When I get some time I'll mess around with the original file again.

[syedrizvi21]

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6024/20090924img0660.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20090924img0660.jpg)

[deep diver]

I'm certainly putting m foot in it, in this thread.

Must engage brain and mouth at same time.

I'll put it down to eye injury and old age

Don't worry about it. Memory is a good thing, but I do believe I'm older than you.



syedrizvi21 -- you have a good concept here but I think the area of interest is not the area of focus. The nearer candle is too exposed and is just blown the way that it is. The focus on that branch of the candelabra does not work for me (although others might disagree). I think the colors in the far branch are very warm and engaging. It is hard for me to see if this is a two branch or a three branch candelabra. I would re-compose this, and adjust the focus and exposure. Please explain the connection to the theme.

[agtr36]

first time posting - i just bought my first dslr this summer, its been great. I really like your shot Patriks I tried that and it didnt come out as nice as yours... any c&c would be appreciated

[Designer Dale]

This man really isn't supposed to be here. The alpine plants at tree line are really delicate. Not the best photo.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1985/oldmanmountain.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/oldmanmountain.jpg/)

Dale

[Designer Dale]

first time posting - i just bought my first dslr this summer, its been great. I really like your shot Patriks I tried that and it didnt come out as nice as yours... any c&c would be appreciated

Very interesting effect, I almost missed it. This is a nice composition and the elements are placed well in the frame. When working with subjects and background that have strong vertical lines, try to frame or crop so that the vertical nearest to the edge of the frame is as parallel to the frame edge as possible. Again, very good work and welcome.

Dale

[deep diver]

Very interesting effect, I almost missed it. This is a nice composition and the elements are placed well in the frame. When working with subjects and background that have strong vertical lines, try to frame or crop so that the vertical nearest to the edge of the frame is as parallel to the frame edge as possible. Again, very good work and welcome.

Dale

agtr36 -- I agree with Dale. In addition, I think you have to make the child less transparent. Also, it looks like he might out of focus or there is motion blur. See what you can do and repost it.

[Designer Dale]

Welcome to Wright Park, Tacoma

Dale

[deep diver]

Welcome to Wright Park, Tacoma

Dale

I hope they checked all of the stalls first. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[deep diver]

Australian water dragon

[deep diver]

.
John. Isn't it time to post the discussion for the next topic?
.

[Chappers]

deep diver - nice dragon - on a side note a friends fathers name was Dragon and looked a little like your photo after he had and a few glasses of fine brandy. Pointless trivia but nice photo - how big are these things?

[venusian]

Here's mine....the centre of a tulip
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3953120524_ac662c0845.jpg

[Chappers]

Here's mine....the centre of a tulip

Love tulips and love this photo - it certainly looks quite alien. Lovely colours too. Overall a winner in my book - even though this isn't a competition.

Would have loved to see a larger version.

[Designer Dale]

Here's mine....the centre of a tulip
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3953120524_ac662c0845.jpg

Fascinating. It looks static and in twisted motion at the same time.

Dale

[mikshayne]

Great eye! I love this shot!
Here's mine....the centre of a tulip
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3953120524_ac662c0845.jpg

[MacRy]

Pretty grim weather we're having round my way this week and the little guy below was wandering around one of my plant pots....he's pretty weird although apparently turns into a rather disappointing moth.

[JohnMC]

Ya, it is time to post a discussion for the next topic. I'll get on that now.

John

[deep diver]

venusian -- this is one of the best images I've seen on this forum or Photo of the Week. It is just beautiful.

MacRy -- The weather shot is very good. I get this sense of a very ominous moment. The caterpillar is very cool looking and I like the simple composition. I like images that are cropped as tightly as is reasonable to do. There is too much empty space on the left. I would crop out some of the left side and just a little of the bottom.

[deep diver]

deep diver - nice dragon - on a side note a friends fathers name was Dragon and looked a little like your photo after he had and a few glasses of fine brandy. Pointless trivia but nice photo - how big are these things?

No trivia is pointless. Maybe you should post a picture of that guy. :D:D:D

These lizards can grow to 2' for a female and 3' for a male. I do not remember just how big this one was but it was probably 12-18". (Big aquarium size)

[deep diver]

Here's my last one for this topic. These are Golden Dart Frogs. They are small - thumb size. They are also the most poisonous of all frogs. Cute, but....... When I first saw these I thought they were plastic but then realized that a major aquarium (The Shedd in Chicago) was not going to have plastic frogs on display. Notice how the top and middle frogs are mirror images. The "haze" is actually reflection off the glass. Because it looks a lot like haze or fog, I think it adds a rain forest kind of feel.

[platypus63]

Bethlehem Steel Factory

[Chappers]

Bethlehem Steel Factory

Very strange looking - I've got one like that hidden away north from me. I must photo graph it one day and hope it turns out as nicely as this. I think the picture needs straightening and I would probably increase darkening on the highlights but nice shot.

[venusian]

Love tulips and love this photo - it certainly looks quite alien. Lovely colours too. Overall a winner in my book - even though this isn't a competition.

Would have loved to see a larger version.



thanks guys :o

A bigger one (and some more of the set) is here http://www.flickr.com/photos/30591423@N03/sets/72157622326863871/

looking forward to the next challenge :D

[Designer Dale]

Bethlehem Steel Factory

Wow! Bethlehem Steel was one of the true industrial giants of it's time. How things can change...

Nice photo.

Dale

[platypus63]

Thanks, as someone commented before, I should have rotated it a bit.

I have a whole bunch of photos of the run down factory and the satellite buildings, all of them run down and fascinating. Reminds me of something straight out of a steampunk sci-fi movie.

[Chappers]

Thanks, as someone commented before, I should have rotated it a bit.

I have a whole bunch of photos of the run down factory and the satellite buildings, all of them run down and fascinating. Reminds me of something straight out of a steampunk sci-fi movie.


Well the challenge may be over but - hey we'd still love to see a few more of these pictures.

[JohnMC]

The new challenge is up: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=8619777

John

[platypus63]

More shots from Bethlehem Steel. No PP done at all, except for the one picture with sepia.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80323432@N00/sets/72157622428028135/

[Chappers]

More shots from Bethlehem Steel. No PP done at all, except for the one picture with sepia.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80323432@N00/sets/72157622428028135/

Lovely photos - but a little bit of PP will go a long way. I do think you should consider straightening a few of these. Good work though.