High Caliber Sunburst

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 4, 2017334 views11 comments

I was hanging out in the desert this past week and took the dog for a stroll. I was walking past the shot-up sign (see photo below with Maggie and my rig) when I noticed this pattern on it. Delinquency creates art! sad

D5500, 18-140mm Just picked up this camera and lens for a backup body to the D810 and also to use as my point and shoot walk around camera. The trip was its maiden voyage.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 4, 2017 at 10:35 AM

A bigger view snap-shot.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 4, 2017 at 11:43 AM

This is indeed a neat view, Harley. The "sunburst" in the paint around the hole looks great and the long lines of cracked paint provide a good sense of flow.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on March 4, 2017 at 1:01 PM

This is very cool indeed. Good fine.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 4, 2017 at 1:20 PM

Nice find and well executed on your part, Harley. I'm liking how all the little cracks add to the image. Very artistic rendering of Redneck graffiti devil

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 4, 2017 at 5:33 PM

Harley, good eye to see this one. I really like this abstract image, even at the expense of this poor sign...... laugh

Looks too big for .22 caliber, maybe 9mm..... wink

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 4, 2017 at 5:33 PM

Great eye to see this!
Love the colour contrast and sunburst pattern.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 5, 2017 at 3:18 AM

Cool pattern Harley. That is actually a pretty intact sign for some of those areas. The tiny cracks and the ring around the hole are great.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 5, 2017 at 10:33 AM

This is very cool. The blues and yellows make a great color contrast. I like the sunburst and the radiating cracks in the paint. The textures are nicely realized.
--P

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 5, 2017 at 12:31 PM

Harley: great abstract and I'd never have guessed the cause without your description. Maybe I should find my old .22. enlightened

Richard

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 8, 2017 at 12:09 AM

Outstanding Harley! Great eye, who woulda thunk? That's gonna stick in my mind's recess now to have a closer look at some signs I may see. Great stuff, quite beautiful in it's man-made ugly kinda way.

Lon

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 9, 2017 at 10:04 PM

Super cool. High-impact image.

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