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Ancient Artifact (Feb 19, 2006)
... or at least 100 years old. This is a detail from the control room of the hydro-electric generating station. And yes (before the obvious question arises), there's been a lot of post work done in Photoshop on this particular image. What can I say? I was bored and decided to play around a bit for a change...
Update Feb 20 2006: Here's a brief snapshot of how the original was altered.
Hmm.. at that scale it's really hard to tell what was done. Effectively I was just trying to increase the contrast in the rust detail on the wheel portion of the device (through curves adjustments and selective posterization of the blue colour channel).
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24 comments for this photo:
José (Feb 19 2006, 9:49 am)
That is one beautiful image... there's something "sacred" about it. Excellent composition and color saturation. The rust color really affirms its age.
Gabriel (Feb 19 2006, 10:46 am)
Oh Wow! I love it!!! I don't know what it is...its just cool!!!
James (Feb 19 2006, 12:01 pm)
I really like that photograph. It has a certain underlying elegance to it. Very bold.
Rita Higgins (Feb 19 2006, 12:09 pm)
Looks like an ancient, intricate keyhole, and I bet the key itself would be just as beautiful. I can almost hear the chunky clinks as the tumblers align...
Ana (Feb 19 2006, 12:54 pm)
This is wonderful. It is really like stumbling upon something with a lot of history tied to it. What ever processing you did was perfect, however I might have brought both sides in a bit, to crop out a sliver of each edge. This somehow reminds me of finding an old ship wreck, deep beneath the ocean... I love those documentaries.
CONNIE HUGHES (Feb 19 2006, 4:08 pm)
THIS PHOTO EVOKED IMAGES OF THE 'GATE' ON MY FAVORITE SCI-FI EPIC, 'STARGATE'. VERY OTHERWORLDLY. GREAT WORK! JUST GOES TO SHOW, ALL THINGS HAVE AN ELEMENT OF BEAUTY IF WE LOOK FOR IT. LOVE LIGHT LAUGHTER LMUSEconnieHUES
RICHARD BARTLETT (Feb 19 2006, 8:25 pm)
WOW A Mini Star Gate.......Yes!
adam (Feb 19 2006, 9:25 pm)
very cool. any chance you can post the original so we can see what was done in ps?
Art (Feb 19 2006, 9:52 pm)
Hi Kendall, another prime example of technology as an artform (we had this discussion before). It looks almost like an ancient medallion from a distance. Love the detail on the old wiring and knife switch in the upper left of the picture. The rusty bolts and contacts, the bluish green blotches on the front ring. All the details make for a really great image composition.
Patrick (Feb 19 2006, 10:33 pm)
Wow, great stuff. I wish I had the time to learn PS so I could do things like this all day
Detlef (Feb 20 2006, 2:26 am)
Wonderful stuff, reminds of the beak of a squid.
Roger (Feb 20 2006, 12:34 pm)
Fantastic. My kind of shot. A view of something different. Very cool!
SmileTO (Feb 20 2006, 1:54 pm)
Strong composition, the post processing really adds to the photo. It would be nice to see a full scale image before the crop =)
The Image Point (Feb 20 2006, 2:25 pm)
great work..
jon (Feb 20 2006, 2:52 pm)
Great shot (as were the last few), you really nailed the details at the plant. Did you blur the background at all? Other than that, it actually looks pretty similar to the (wider angle) shot I took on Provia, so it's not like you really changed the way it looks, just a touch more contrast. Great example of post-processing to make it look more or less how you saw it (taking into account that most important filter, the brain)
Edward M (Feb 20 2006, 3:22 pm)
This is one incredible photo. I just love looking at it. It is so elegant and so beautiful. I noticed the numbers on the little knives sticking in, its so cool i can stare at it for hours.
chickadee (Feb 20 2006, 3:49 pm)
nice! cool detail in the corrosion... it really stands out w/the contrast increased... i also like the peeling paint before it was cropped down, though. i'm gonna agree w/james-- quite elegant and decayed.
Tuffer (Feb 21 2006, 1:02 pm)
I like seeing the work process. Its always nice to see another photographer's tricks.
djoi (Feb 21 2006, 8:13 pm)
Bravo
Charles (Feb 22 2006, 3:16 pm)
I love this shot.
rob (Feb 23 2006, 9:30 am)
a great synthesis of technology and natural erosion...
[t e r r o r k i t t e n] (Feb 25 2006, 9:04 am)
Cool shot Kendall....doesn't matter what you have done you seem to have retained the mood of the objest...very cool. Phil
Terry (Feb 26 2006, 12:50 pm)
I can just picture a mermaid comming out of the middel!
Jack (Feb 27 2006, 11:22 pm)
Ok, Kendall meets H.R. Giger, ok I'll quit, really though this reminds me of one of his paintings, very, very nice shot. I love what you've done in post, gotta love Photoshop....Thanks. Jack