August 23, 2011
Tanks
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If I lived in the area I might be tempted to contact the proper authorities to gain access to these awesome tanks. Or maybe just hop the fence and risk arrest. Well, the barbed wire lining the top of the fence might make me re-think that second plan.
Anyway my brother-in-law, Steven drove me past these tanks. I knew I would shoot them before the week was out. With the tight security, all I could do was shoot them from the road. So I did.
I ended up with a few shots that I’m happy to share. This is the first.
As much as I love the color of rust, this image was begging for the black and white treatment. In fact, I was surprised at how much I gravitated to black and white on the trip.
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Love this composition, and the black and white works very well with the rust spotted tanks.
Love the b/w and how much more detail it brings out. Great grungy goodness!
I’ve spent all morning fighting the urge to write “You’re welcome” as a comment.
So glad that even with limited external access you managed to get the perfect angle on the staircase on the far tank.
Having seen this tanks in-person, I can really feel how good the processing is. I think it was the perfect choice.
There is such an element of drama in your B&W work Bob, I can’t get over it. What a fabulous shot, I love the composition; there’s enough here to satisfy the yearning for context, but not too much so as to take away from the prime subject! Awesome work here, my friend.
Dude! This is ace, man! Perfect for B&W too! Love it.
B&W rocks. Love it.
Tanks for shooting it.
Yeah, I just typed that.
Love the perspective and overall composition here Bob. The monochrome treatment is also vey nicely done as usual with your work.
Very cool – love the comp with the staircase and great processing
Absolutely LOVE the tanks!!! I have hundreds of them here in Houston but the security ALWAYS runs me off!!!