'S' for another shot from around my 'Shed'

I've shown you a lot about my shed on 365.

The lavender bushes that sit behind the shed

The clematis that grows over a trellis hiding the shed

Here is the 'south' of a weathervane that sits on top of the trellis.

It's a bit rusty now, but I think this adds to the character of the weathervane.

I could clean it up and add some nice black shiny gloss metal paint, but for the moment the rust rules.

I tried to shoot this with my compact, but could not get the bokeh of the bushes behind, so I got my DSLR out and shot on a wide aperture.

You can just see a blurry 'East' in the bokeh :). I'm not sure if I should have directed the camera at a slightly different angle so the 'E' was out of shot !

Hope you like it, rust always makes a nice image.

[Tashy]

I love this shot Phil, the rust certainly does rule! The blurry E gives it perspective and makes it clearer what we are looking at so I think you were right to include it.

[Pat Knowles]

I have looked with new eyes at rust since being on 365 !! It makes for a more interesting shot than black shiny that's for sure !! I like the cobwebs too !!

[Kerri]

Looks awesome

[ShadowDancer]

Nice composition with that blurry background, And there's always something special about rusty things.

[Judith Greenwood]

I'm not really commenting tonight but this just jumped out at me. I love the E in the background and the rust and the backwardsness of the S. Fave

[Judith Greenwood]

And one day I'm sure we'll get to see the actual shed!!

[Juliette Packham]

great image -i definitely like the rust - (rust-ic look!!) great compositon - like how you shot it backwards, adds to the interest. great cobwebs too

[Brenda G]

I love the rust. Makes the shot so interesting.

[Frances Chaloner]

This is a wonderful shot. I love the colours and the rust (please don't blacken it!) and all those whispy bits of cobweb. The east works really well. Top shot - has to be a fav

[Sue Wilde]

I like the E in the shot. It sort of grounds things a bit. Super shot.

[Cherrill]

Love this! Full of character. I'm loving everything about your shed but now we need to see it on its full glory.......and inside too....mine is chaos at the moment!! Full of dumped pots, spilt compost and bird seed! lol and the mowers in there somewhere!! :-)

[Jennie Louise]

Yes full of character, my dad has a few weathervanes. Very interesting rusty shot! ;-)

[Catherine]

Lovely weathered weathervane! I agree with Cherrill...we now need a pic of the inside of your shed (to see what you keep in there besides your three red watering cans...)

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy cheers Tashy, the rust does seem to have a bit of character

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thanks Pat, I did not notice how many cobwebs I had on the weathervane until I opened the picture on my computer.

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens thanks kerri :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg thanks for the fave Judith, I've never done rust before...I will probably start looking for it all the time now :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle many thanks Juliette, i took a 'shed load' of rust pictures (lol), but this one was my fave

[Phil Howcroft]

@guifam thanks Brenda, rust looks good and is very photogenic

[Phil Howcroft]

@whippeteer thanks for the fave Frances, I don't think I will clean it up and paint it.....too much like hard work....besides the rust can go no where :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@swilde thank you Sue, I'm glad I left the 'E' in now :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@Cherrill ha ha cherrill, yes the insides of sheds are interesting , you won't believe what rubbish we keep in them !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@jennlouise Jenni, thank you for your kind comments, it's surprising how a rusty 'S' can make such an nice image...I suppose that's the magic of photography

[Phil Howcroft]

@cath Catherine , lol, lol, you remembered my three watering cans :) Actually I did a photo the other day of the inside of my shed , but it was a little dark, so I did not post it on here. I promise to show you the inside soon :)

BTW : the three watering cans don't have a home !!! they just live in random places where I leave them !!

[Jennifer C]

you are right, rusty and old does make a great photo. Lovely light and DOF and perspective

[Constance Brinkley]

This shot works and let the rust take over. I love the character it brings.

[Frances Chaloner]

@phil_howcroft - and it just returns in its own good time if you paint over it :-)

[Anita]

Love the textures and the the fact it's back to front

[Allison Williams]

Great macro. I particularly like the strands of cobwebs and I like the hint of "E" in the background.