Flash of Red 23

I'm combining some of my older shots with newer shots to fill an imaginary 8 piece gallery show this week as I finish out Flash of Red February. I thought about some of my "signature" subjects and of course, rust was at the top of the list! It's hard to convey the beautiful colors of rust in a black and white shot, so instead I emphasized textures in this picture. This old lantern was on display at the meadery I visited with Bill and Vikki last May. The overall picture was a little cluttered and off balance, so I cropped it in tightly and set the subject off to the side. I brought up the overall contrast of the entire shot, but then decreased it in the shadows. I'm pleased with the result and can see my "gallery show" starting to take shape.

[Jules Hoogstra-Anderson]

Love lanterns and this shot looks amazing on black.

[AmyJ]

Very rustic!

[Debs Stott]

rust! i really like the simplicity of this Ann

[Martina]

Textures are fabulous! Great photo! fav

[Suse♡]

I really like what you have done here with the processing

[Dinah Pinkston]

Wonderful texture; this looks especially nice on black.

[Lee-Ann]

Nice capture.

[Karen Mitchell]

cool shot, nice textures.

[alia_801]

Nice shot - definitely captures the rust texture. I'll have to ponder what I'd put in a gallery...
Have you got any challenge ideas for March? I was thinking of copying the 'My favourite things' idea I saw on someone else's project....

[Dione Giorgio]

That lantern is priceless. Great shot and textures.

[Nina Ganci]

magnificent rusty lantern
fav

[Janet B.]

Outstanding work, Ann! Love the textures especially on black! Love the composition, too. Have fun with your gallery show! :-)

[Nicole Campbell]

I like your composition Ann, this has a very rustic feel to it

[Nicole]

beautiful shot! love your comp!

[Paul]

Very nice composition!

[Graham Thresher]

An intriguing capture.

[Disha Parekh]

Those are such well brought out textures and I also love the textured wall aand contrast :)

[Taffy]

An elegant image, Ann!

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful capture and processing. lovely textures.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice. I do enjoy antique items like this

[wendy frost]

Great capture and processing.

[Chris Johnson]

Super textures!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@juleshoogstraanderson @basqgirl @cherrymartina @dibzgreasley @susale @dsp2 @leestevo @kandkids @alia_801 @sangwann @ninaganci @janetb @nicolecampbell @nicoleterheide @pej @thresheg @dishaparekh176 @taffy @pyrrhula @bkbinthecity @wendyfrost @cjphoto

Thank you so much everyone! I'm always looking for rust, so this was a natural. I sure wish I could see it on black. I don't know what changed but I can no longer click on the picture and see it that way. I also can't seem to get the pictures smaller to fit within the margins of my computer screen. It's rather frustrating! But I don't know what to do either. Anyway thank you so much for the views, comments and favs. Happy to see this had a brief showing on the PP!

[Islandgirl]

Awesome composition and textures Ann!

[katy]

Congratulations on the PP with this wonderuf gallery art! Love the textures that show up very well and the composition!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@radiogirl Thank you Kathy!
@grammyn Thank you Katy!

[Daisy Miller]

great BW shot. Simple, but with great texture

[Barb Newcomb]

Great textures.

[alta]

How awesome!

[Rosan]

Great job! Wonderful textures!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@daisymiller @beachdog @altadc @fntngrma
Thank you Daisy, Barb, Alta, and Rosan!

[Vesna]

Well done!.. Reminds me of my childhood.

[Diane]

Very nice!

[Alexandra DG]

Love the mood

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vesna0210 Thank you Vesna!
@eudora Thank you Diane!
@axika Thank you Alexandra!