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6th March 2012
Big Red Tractor by cmc1200

Big Red Tractor

photo 66
Happened upon this tractor today in front of a barn. I drive this particular road several times each week and always admire the house near where the tractor was parked. Today is the first time I've notice the tractor OR the barn. I liked all the red and the perpendicular lines.

Thank you for your critiques and faves yesterday. The purpose of my "year" is to improve my eye and techniques, so constructive critique is always welcome.
Comments
great shot ! love the framing and the reds !!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Great red on red! Well composed too!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Very cool...it almost looks like the tractor is part of the barn!
posted March 7th, 2012  
@tamsg4 Oh, yeah! It's kind of like farmer camoflage!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Very nice colors and texture...love this
posted March 7th, 2012  
Very nice! Great subject.
posted March 7th, 2012  
This looks like HDR, awesome photo! Great color, exceptional framing, the works, well done! :)
posted March 7th, 2012  
Great eye! LOVE all the RED!
posted March 7th, 2012  
The chameleon tractor! Very nice composition.
posted March 7th, 2012  
This is wonderful! Great color and it does blend texturally w the barn!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love this! Great shot, Caryn.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Awesome composition. I like how the lines are vertical on the barn and horizontal on the tractor. The front tire being at an angle adds a lot to the photo too!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Really cool shot! I love the comp and crop (and the red on red!). And the processing is great. Love how the tires look. Great find!!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love the term "farmer camouflage." This is a great photo and I like how you framed it to exclude the one tire. Well done.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Sometimes I just wish there was a like button. But I see why there isn't. Like.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love it. Love the red tones.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Forgot to say ... FAV for me :)
posted March 7th, 2012  
This is too cool!! So ordinary but this really makes it look amazing
posted March 7th, 2012  
That's really nice, Caryn. Awesome processing for the subject matter!
posted March 7th, 2012  
@mainebrighteyes I've thought the SAME thing. Thanks for your like!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Hubby says this is a Farmall. Made in America. He knows his tractors - he guesses about 50's or 60s. But I love this particular shade of red reflected throughout the picture!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Cool pic!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Good, simple and just two colours - red&blac ;)
posted March 7th, 2012  
Great catch. The lines and color are perfect. Really draws the eye in.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love the POV and colours. Beautiful shot.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Great one!!! Love red in pictures!!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Very Colleen pic...love the reds!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Awesome red tones! Love your composition too, it's very strong and attractive and makes all the difference. Great shot.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love this! great tones, but i love the textures too :)
posted March 7th, 2012  
See, now if I had stumbled upon this I might have passed shooting it fearing it wouldn't work 'cause there was too much red on red. I'm glad you're braver than me. ;-) This turned out wonderful. FAVed!!!
posted March 7th, 2012  
very cool shot!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Love it! Fav! Very nice red on red shot, Caryn! Great tones and details!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Ooh! Love the reds together and the horizontal and vertical lines! Only thing I'd say is the edge of the tire and the frame converge, which isn't too bad in this because the overall image is awesome, but sometimes it can be slightly distracting. (sometimes things around the subject make it hard to have more in the frame though)
The problem for me with constructive criticism is once something is pointed out it's the one thing your eye goes back to, that and it makes me feel like I'm being a picky snot lol (Feel free to critique me to death!)
Awesome shot, really love this!
posted March 7th, 2012  
red red red red red! LOVE IT! Stunning composition - love the textures brought out by your edgy processing :)
posted March 7th, 2012  
PS - fav! :)
posted March 7th, 2012  
I like the red on red. Great shot.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Great find...love the red!
posted March 7th, 2012  
So very well done....I really love this picture. Although both the barn & tractor are red, the lines & textures set them apart. I like how you included the front tractor tire in the shot as well--excellent!
posted March 7th, 2012  
Yes, all these reds and lines are very nice. Honestly, Caryn, I'd put this on my wall- I like it. A lot.
posted March 7th, 2012  
@grizzlysghost You got it! HDR indeed...I like HDR to bring out the character in machinery.
posted March 7th, 2012  
@maggiemae He would be right! Yesterday I was looking at a Photoshop tutorial, and the photo they were working on was a tractor. That is probably why this one caught my eye. Funny enough was that they were BOTH Farmall tractors.
posted March 7th, 2012  
Like it, another vote for red on red, limited range of colour often works well. Nice picture...
posted March 7th, 2012  
@binny I DID notice that wheel close to edge of the frame. And it did bug me...a little. Thx for your feedback!
posted March 7th, 2012  
@beachradish @echoia @meischphoto @limpet365 @marlboromaam @cromwell Thanks so much for the favs. It means a lot because I really liked this one, too.
posted March 8th, 2012  
I love all the red. Great shot!~ My boys would love this!! Red and a tractor!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Congrats on PP, love this one!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Love tractors and this is awesome !!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Love this!!!!!!!!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Congrats on the PP!! :)
posted March 8th, 2012  
Well spotted and nicely processed.
posted March 8th, 2012  
Found this on the PP page - well done! Really like this composition and the (almost) single colour. Excellent.
posted March 8th, 2012  
love this, great shot!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Love this!!
posted March 8th, 2012  
Great graphic. Lots of textures and lines and contrasting colours. Nice.
posted March 8th, 2012  
I like the red and black palette, and the lines on the radiator and the barn wall. Wish I could 'happen upon' stuff like this :)
posted March 8th, 2012  
WOW! Love the barn, love the tractor, love that vivid red
posted March 8th, 2012  
Great shot! Love the red color palette.
posted March 9th, 2012  
Lots of red! powerful... well composed.
posted March 9th, 2012  
Great processing and composition!
posted March 9th, 2012  
Love the processing and well, everything about the shot. Fav.
posted March 9th, 2012  
well there you go, a great addition to the PP. congrats.
posted March 9th, 2012  
@cromwell I thought the red on red wouldn't work, either, but took the shot anyway. When I looked at it at home I realized I like the lines.
posted March 9th, 2012  
Brilliant!
posted March 9th, 2012  
wonderful shot i love the red on red
posted March 9th, 2012  
@beetle365 I wish I could happen upon awesome city scenes, though! I guess you make the best of what you have!
posted March 9th, 2012  
Tractor or chameleon? Great shot, I especially like the way the front wheel just pops out at me amidst all the red.
posted March 16th, 2012  
Great shot. What did you do with the processing to give it that "painting" look?
posted March 16th, 2012  
@janets This is HDR. I like to process mine with Nik Software HDR Efex Pro within Photoshop. It is so simple and provides great results. Thx for stopping by!
posted March 16th, 2012  
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