Erin Lamb  


Old Gas Tank by Erin Lamb

February 2025 - Old Gas Tank

February 2025 - Erin Lamb

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February 2025 - Erin Lamb

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About the Image(s)

I do not have all the metadata, Dean. I'm not sure I set up LR to capture it all but will work on that for the future.
Camera is Olympus Mirrorless OM-D E-M1mII
Lens is an Olympus 60mm macro 1:-2.8 Macro
I used Aperture priority and most likely shot at .19mm
I was with my camera club on a field trip to the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, MA. It was an overcast day and little light came through the high windows.
The old gas tank grabbed my attention with its color and texture. I tried to capture that as well as the curves around what was the large dial. I tried removing the screw in one edit but decided that the composition was missing something without it. I wonder if others agree. Does the image hold enough interest? Should I have shot wider?
I used LRC sliders for initial edits:
Exp: +.83
Highlights: -59
Blacks: -47
Texture: +30
Clarity: +13
Vibrance: +28
I used Topaz AI
Denoise at 0.15
Enhance Sharpness 0.15
Recover Details 0.00


10 comments posted




Diana Edelman
Erin,

You have captured what caught your eye, certainly, Using a macro setting facilitated that. Great clarity and detail. The photo functions as an abstract; the only hint about what it could be from is the faint writing on the left, but that really does not help.
The screw definitely adds interest and should be left in. Your slight cropping off the top helps. Have you played with rotating the image using the angle leveler crop tool ? Since it has an abstract quality, I am wondering if a different angle of presentation might generate additional interest.   Posted: 02/05/2025 17:10:44
Erin Lamb
I interesting thought, Diana, about the writing taking away from the abstract.I will play with that as well as moving the image around. I was keeping the screw in the sweet spot on grid but maybe I'll find a better place.
Thanks for your insights!   Posted: 02/05/2025 17:27:09
Diana Edelman
It would be worth removing the letters in a new version to see what the results are. That would eliminate a person trying to work them out, only to see they do not say anything helpful. It takes away from the reality of what was seen and shot, but since it is an abstract quality you are going for, it might not hurt to enhance that aspect more.   Posted: 02/05/2025 17:46:33
Erin Lamb
Good idea, thanks, Diana.   Posted: 02/05/2025 22:01:58



Dean Ginther   Dean Ginther
Erin
There are lots of eye interesting aspects of this image - the faded and contrasting colors, the texture, the curved vertical lines. The screw adds a bit of asymmetry, which also adds interest. I wouldn't remove the lettering since it is not distracting (to me) and provides a bit of context.   Posted: 02/07/2025 22:33:42
Erin Lamb
Thanks, Dean. It's interesting to get 2 different takes on the lettering.   Posted: 02/07/2025 23:12:16



Denny Curry
Erin,
I really like the textures in this image. I think the including the screw adds to the image. Nice capture!   Posted: 02/11/2025 13:34:27
Erin Lamb
Thank you, Denny.
I really appreciate your comments.

  Posted: 02/11/2025 13:51:11



Rita Johnston   Rita Johnston
Erin, the colors and shapes are nice.   Posted: 02/20/2025 17:10:34



Peggy Nugent   Peggy Nugent
(Group 54)
(I'm visiting from Group 54).
I love the colors and textures, Erin. The composition is great, especially with the placement of the screw. The words are very faint and don't distract me; I personally think they add interest to the careful observer.
I like the suggestion to rotate the image. I have a preference, but that doesn't really matter, what matters is what you prefer.
Well done!   Posted: 02/21/2025 18:52:07



 

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