Critique welcome. Veteran 365er, 2011 vintage. Only posting occasionally and irregularly now.
I'm an abstract photography enthusiast but not exclusively so.
Born in the...
@phil_howcroft There was colour in the other elements of the shot, but very little. It was caused mainly by the lubricating oil that had coated the metal and darkened over time. I wanted the little brass thingy to stand out, though, so I removed what colour there was from the rest of the shot.