Photo of the Week 2026-04-20

 

Finding subject matter of interest at a rural 'farm equipment & tractor parts supply' location (aka tractor junkyard) with a 105mm macro lens, shooting close up though not necessarily macro ...

 

' constriction '

In addition to taking my infrared modified camera and shooting for high contrast B&W (see the recent images in this album) in the bright sun, I also had a digital body with the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 mounted to see what I could capture with fixed focal length and close up capability.

 

Here is a screen capture of additional processed images likely be posted to my social media streams in the coming days.

 

  

Offering far more than "just old tractors", there are patterns, textures, shapes and colours to explore. The freedom of experimenting and playing with compositions nourishes the creative soul. 

 

From a recent GPG group outing.

 

DJE 

Photo of the Week 2014-04-28

Rarely, there will be a photo outing or weekend where I'm not particularly satisfied with any of the images I make. This past weekend was one of those times when I joined a number of other photographers from the Guelph Photographers Guild on an outing to McLean's Auto Wreckers. This is a location I have been to before, and where I can usually find something inspiring to capture.
Such was not the case on Saturday. Although I made a number of images of deteriorating paint, rusting metal and broken glass, I came away with images that left me unsatisfied, at least to this point. Maybe it was the dull overcast day. Maybe it was the cold, damp weather. Maybe I just wasn't seeing it. Who knows?
Maybe one day further along in my journey I will come back to the set of images in my library and have something catch my interest. For now though, I'm not that excited about any of them. Rather than look for in the archive for an image this week, I've decided to share one that I've processed to bring out the grit and texture I found in the junkyard.

beyond repair

Not every outing is as successful as I would like it to be. 

DJE