ROUND AND ROUND
“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.”
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
CRUSTY
This week I’m responding to the Weekly Challenge with a bit of grunge, beginning with my opening capture. I created the image by applying some Photoshop color tones to the rusty metal which was part of an old canoe.
Similarly, I applied some grunge textures to the corroded wheel below, which I discovered on one of my many hikes. It was the control valve for a small waterfall that had obviously been locked in place to prevent tampering.
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
“Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.”
Black Elk
While out walking with a good friend one afternoon, I came upon a frightening example of bad plumbing sitting at the base of a building on a busy street. I’m sure most of the passersby (and my friend) found it a bit bizarre as I knelt to photograph it, but I thought it might one day be blog-worthy 😊.( One of my favorite things about blogging is how often it makes me think and shoot “outside the box”.) For the version that follows I used both a texture overlay and some Photoshop color mapping to create the final image.
PLUMBER’S NIGHTMARE
“Life’s a merry-go-round. Come on up. You might get a brass ring.”
Mae West
Unlike my first three images, the circle below is a capture of one of my favorite pieces of art. It’s a very heavy, ceramic orb with a square of round rocks in its center and hangs on the wall of my home. It also represents a fond memory of a day spent with good friends at an art show in California. I applied an impressionist filter from Topaz to my original capture for a more artistic feel.
AROUND THE SQUARE
“I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.”
Alexey Neonov
Here’s to our beautiful round earth and all of its wonders wherever you find them.
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The plumbing for sure looks like a plumber’s nightmare, that’s my favourite, Tina. Great work! 🙂
Best wishes
The Fab Four of Cley
I like what you did with the photos, especially the plumbing. You made the mundane look like an art piece.
Love that wheel of fortune.. Chained! Ouch! 🙂
These are a lot of fun, Tina, especially the Bad Plumbing one. I think it’s hard to know when to stop with the effects, and you struck a perfect balance – the colors are beautiful, too.
Many thanks Lynn – I do enjoy playing with the images sometimes but try not to get carried away!!
Good to be home and catching up with Travels and Trifles. These are great photos Tina with the abstract painterly Crusty being my favourite of course 🙂
But of course Andrew! welcome home 🙂
Many thanks:-)
Hi Tina. i fully support your remarks about our beautiful round Earth and my friend which I have not met Alexey Neonov. But it did inspire me to go and read up on the flat Earth society. Apparently Antarctica goes right around the earth :and “holds in the oceans”. Nasa and Google Earth is a conspiracy to promote space flight which did not happen. etc etc and it appears to be intelligent people writing this!
Now a theory which I will go for is to convince my 15 year old daughter that I have a flat stomach…
Nice photos and playing (photoshopping and Topaz). And very soon I will broaden my mind, still be believe in a spherical earth but upgrade your playing to what it actually is: art.
Abrie, you crack me up! I always think of how immensely brave it was for the early explorers to sail off into the sunset not knowing if they’d drop off the end of the earth! As for my playing – thank you for the lovely compliment. There are many levels of art, including 1st graders learning to fingerprint so I shall graciously accept your definition!
Your grace I accept your graciousness. By the way did you seen my flat stomach, I mean my rounded post… https://abriejoubert.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/set-in-stone-rounded-up-by-symbolism/
Great subjects for the grunge treatment. Normally I am not a fan of the look, but it fits these subjects. I like the chained plumbing shot best.
Thanks very much John – several people have sent me interpretations of that one, noting the presence of the cross and perhaps a baptismal font. Although I didn’t see them when I shot the photo, I do now. Always interesting what the viewer brings to the party!
love how u photoshopped these wonderful images…great color tones…loving ‘plumbers nightmare’👍
Thanks April! >
As usual you find apt examples and quotes, always heartfelt.
Thank you Sally – heartfelt is as welcome a compliment as one can ask for!
Great gallery – much beauty and much fun!
Thanks Leya – glad you enjoyed this one.
Great photographs for the prompt, Tina!
I especially love the first one.
The colors are wonderful.
Thanks Lisa, that seems to be the runaway favorite this week – mine too 🙂
Impressive post Tina.
Thank you Rupali, for the visit and comment
love the gritty feel!!
Thanks very much Alexandra – me too 🙂
Plumbers nightmare stopped me as I Caught a glimpse of a tiny little cross…peace amidst chaos
Thank you Miss Linda – as always your excellent eye has captured an important element!
I really like Crusty! It looks like art to me.
Many thanks MK – that’s about the most we can hope for!
Very unique photos for the challenge. I love all of the enhancements you did on them
Thanks Nora – it was a fun week for me with this one!
I’m back after a year away from WP. It’s good to be back and catch up with my favourite bloggers. So have come over for a photo fix and you certainly haven’t disappointed me Tina, these are all works of art and I love the enhancements. Thank you for telling us how you enhanced the rustic look and what programs you used
My pleasure Pauline. Welcome Back!!!
Very nice response to the challenge. I like the work you have done on these photos they have texture that comes right off the page ( or the screen).
Thanks Anne – it would be nice to see them in 3D 🙂
“Because the world is round
It turns me on
Because the world is round”
McCartney/Lennon, Because, Abbey Road.
A personal favorite John – glad I brought it to your mind!
Really like the textures on these Tina. The Plumber’s Nightmare shot came out great and the Crusty pic makes me want to go get a tetanus shot.. 🙂
LOL, thanks Andy! Haven’t thought about tetanus since I was about 6 years old !!
That’s a lovely quote.
Thank you Bipasha
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Love your creativity 🙃!! Such a joy to see your images!
Joy is a wonderful compliment Trees, many thanks!
You’ve rounded up quite a few excellent images today! Like most other commenters here, I loved the grunge look you’ve added to these orbs.
Many thanks Lex – it was an interesting experiment!
Interesting textures and colors. I especially liked the first one, maybe because if the complementary colors.
Thanks Jane – that was my favorite as well. I think the grunge effect worked well on the old metal. I was thinking it would make an interesting cuff bracelet 🙂
Love the grunge look. These are the types of things I take photos of as well and I may have to experiment with a bit of similar editing, although I only have Picasa and some apps on my iPad.
janet
I started with Picasa many moons ago Janet – I think they’ve actually just announced that they’re stopping its development. I highly recommend Lightroom, which when combined with Topaz can create some amazing effects. Keep playing, you’ll find you can really experiment with some interesting options!
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As Dina said, it is always a delight to see what you come up with for the challenge. I love capturing odd things too, and you are dead right about seeing things differently for the blogging world! Love your textures, it’s nice to see them again and I was only thinking the other day that I haven’t used any textures or layering for ages. Funny how we go through phases.
True Jude, we definitely find ourselves in phases, don’t we? This past week we had a presenter at our photography meeting who did an hour on abstract landscapes which I think put me in the mood for these. Who knows what next week will bring!!
I think I feel a creative spell coming on…
It’s always fascinating to see what you are doing with your photos, Tina. It doesn’t end when the picture is in the box, now the fun starts and the are so many ways to do it! 🙂 Great collection as always. Have a great weekend. x
Thanks Dina – I do enjoy getting creative with the images sometimes – other times I enjoy them more straight Out Of Camera. Hope your weekend was wonderful too!
Lovely collection of photos Tina!
Many thanks Nicole
These rounded answers to the challenge, and especially that ceramic orb, are very good!
Thank you Hien, The ceramic piece is truly beautiful in its simplicity. The photo honestly does not do it justice but I tried 🙂
Interesting textures and shapes, Tina. And, of course, the ceramic piece brings back good memories. A fine artist.
Thanks Jane – enjoyed playing this week.
I love the textures and colours of these images Tina. The intensity of that blue in the top image is incredible. Beautiful work as always. 🙂
Thanks Adrian – something a bit different this week – always good to try something new!
Love your photos and your post editing explanations, Tina! I’m like you, I randomly take photos of things thinking they’ll be blog worthy, or good for instagram.
Thanks Terri, it’s nice to have an outlet for the art we create, don’t you think?
Definitely!
Love the ‘Crusty’, but I do like your ceramic item too…a nice set of rounded things, Tina!
Thanks Sue, glad you enjoyed. Crusty was my favorite this week.
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Tina, the distressed metal theme with photoshop enhancement gives an interesting rustic look to rounded.
Thanks Jane, had fun with this one!