An Old Tractor

scotts2014se · Apr 16, 2014

I kinda like both and am usually a bigger fan of color over B&W, but I am thinking this one might be working better as B&W.

IronMaskDuval · Apr 16, 2014

I like the b&w version, and perhaps you should have titled it big a** wheel. My eyes keep drawing towards it.

bribrius · Apr 16, 2014

i don't like that it isn't evenly framed with the branches. And whatever that is growing behind the tractor is distracting and needs to be mowed down.
other than that, i think it has potential.
color actually works for this, shows the rust. And plenty of green and colors to support it it being color.

bribrius · Apr 16, 2014

don't take that the wrong way, its a real nice photo. just those couple things stuck out to me. i like the tractor.

scotts2014se · Apr 17, 2014

bribrius said:
i don't like that it isn't evenly framed with the branches. And whatever that is growing behind the tractor is distracting and needs to be mowed down.
other than that, i think it has potential.
color actually works for this, shows the rust. And plenty of green and colors to support it it being color.

LOL. That is actually the top branches of a tree that resides over, and down the hill on the other side of the tractor. It does appear to be just on the other side of it though.

tirediron · Apr 17, 2014

McCormick-Deering 15-30; late 20s - 30s vintage. I could really use the throttle quadrant off of that....

scotts2014se · Apr 17, 2014

tirediron said:
McCormick-Deering 15-30; late 20s - 30s vintage. I could really use the throttle quadrant off of that....

Yeah, it's a lawn ornament in someones side yard. He had other things I wanted to shoot but the background was too cluttered.

Rick58 · Apr 17, 2014

Lawn Ornament...what a shame

ronlane · Apr 17, 2014

Either way (color or b&w) is okay to me. The vignetting is a too strong for me though. What are you using to add that? LR? You should look at Nik Color Efex Pro. It has a preset "Lighten/Darken Center" which adds a more subtle vignetting to an image.

scotts2014se · Apr 17, 2014

ronlane said:
Either way (color or b&w) is okay to me. The vignetting is a too strong for me though. What are you using to add that? LR? You should look at Nik Color Efex Pro. It has a preset "Lighten/Darken Center" which adds a more subtle vignetting to an image.

Yes it's LR. I'll check out Efex, Thanks. I think it's too much in the upper right.

tirediron · Apr 17, 2014

Rick58 said:
Lawn Ornament...what a shame

Yep!

This is our clubs; since the photograph, we've put on a brand-new hood & side-curtains.

Rick58 · Apr 17, 2014

Very nice John! How far did you go with the rebuild? Compete tear-down or enough to get it running?

bribrius · Apr 17, 2014

tirediron said:
Rick58 said:

Lawn Ornament...what a shame

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Yep!

This is our clubs; since the photograph, we've put on a brand-new hood & side-curtains.

nice tractor but whoever painted it looks like they just sprayed the entire thing with primer without a thought...

tirediron · Apr 17, 2014

Rick58 said:
Very nice John! How far did you go with the rebuild? Compete tear-down or enough to get it running?

That one was a big job - if you look around the 'plugs, you can see where the block has been stitch-welded back together.

bribrius said:
tirediron said:

Rick58 said:

Lawn Ornament...what a shame

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Yep!

This is our clubs; since the photograph, we've put on a brand-new hood & side-curtains.

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nice tractor but whoever painted it looks like they just sprayed the entire thing with primer without a thought...

Nope - exact factory match paint, both scheme and colour to new. IH wasn't noted for flashy paint-jobs.

Edit: Apologies to the OP; didn't mean to derail your thread, but I can't resist a tractor shot!