Rust never sleeps Photo

Photographer’s Note

It's better to burn out than to fade away (Neil Young).
The place is again Egernsund, a small town of 1600 inhabitants beautifully located in South Jutland between the waters of Flensburg Fjord and Nyboel Nor, where in the local shipyard this dock is quietly fading away. I am fascinated by all stages of decay and therefore it is rust, this electrochemical reaction where iron and oxygen combine, that always catches my eyes. Since iron and oxygen have chemically opposite charges, they are continually attracted to one another and seek to combine and form rust, an amazing process! Sheet metal in its natural unpainted state is extremely vulnerable to rust since it exposes untreated metal to salt, rain, humidity and temperature changes, so this harbour is a perfect place for never sleeping rust!. Painted sheet metal alas, is only a little more protected. The blue boat (my last image), made of plastic, is not in danger.

Egernsund shipyard is a very interesting place. It was one beautiful example of a wooden sailing ship, the “Dagmar Aaen”, the famous ship of Mr. Arved Fuchs, the polar explorer, that has recently undergone extensive restoration at this shipyard in readying it for future polar navigation and expeditions.

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fanni (8879) 2008-08-23 2:04

Hello Harriet,
impressive picture of the rusty metal objects against the quiet blue water and the blue sky!
Very good composition! Looks almost fantastic.
best regards,
Elena

aadilj (17950) 2008-08-23 2:05

I like your title a lot. the image is wellc aptured taking the rusty thing into such a owonderful account. the blues are lovely

gracious (20017) 2008-08-23 2:15

Hello my friend Harriet,
Good title with rust never sleeps on this image!
they had thier glory days from the past but now left it to rust!
the lighting in this image is nice with a colour contrast between the metal and the blue sea!
thanks for the notes as well
take care and my best wishes from NZ
Tony

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-08-23 2:34

Guten Tag Harriet

A fantastic warm vs cold colour contrast, with good sharpness & lighting contrasts. The fg bench at right adds superb lead in lines. Tfs!

phwall (5705) 2008-08-23 2:39

Hello Harriet,
What a strange facination you have for rust. You must take more anti-oxidants to avoid the same thing happening in your own body....I digress.
Quite an interesting almost abstract capture you have here, in the thumbnail I thought it may have been a submarine but now, I have no idea what these things are.
Nothing wrong with the shot, it's just weird!!!
Regards
Peter

claudeD (11477) 2008-08-23 5:31

Hello Harriet,

very nice picture with amazing contrasts between therusty tones and the blue sky.I like the shot very much.Good fotojob.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

bracasha75 (22387) 2008-08-23 5:46

Helo Harriet
Es gibt ein schpihwort bei uns,er ghet ungefar so
Schtal schneidet holz und fleisch aber auch im macht der rost kaput
Gutes foto
Bratislav

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-08-23 5:55

Hi Harriet
very good shot nice colours good pov and nice composition
Mehmet Emin

scroller (2883) 2008-08-23 7:42

Hej Harriet,
Todays contribution is indeed very intresting. One can wonder how environmental friendly such floating object is. Do you have any clue what the use is? Any way nice object and intresting toughts.
Hälsningar
/Stefan

saxo042 (16266) 2008-08-23 8:08

Hi Harriet,
Even the chemical reaction between iron and oxygen can create quite beautiful results for the open-minded photographer. But that is certainly a peculiar construction here behind the rust!
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar

holmertz (9963) 2008-08-23 11:19

Hello Harriet,
So what is this? A submarine, some equipment for making beer or whisky, an old-fashioned UFO? Whatever, it's weird and somehow beautiful and rather photogenique against the water and the blue sky.
Regards,
Gert

danyy (69447) 2008-08-23 14:11

Bonjour Harriet,
industriel et rouillé mais beaucoup d'impact coloré dans ce vert et ce bleu plus nature.
Ce n'est pas banal comme sujet, bien commenté.
Regards.
daniel.

jlbrthnn (38927) 2008-08-24 2:38

Hello Harriet,
The first glance, that resembles antiques submarines forgotten with quay. An excellent image and a remarkable exploitation of the colors, which are sober.
Have a nice sunday
Cordially
Joël

ktanska (16695) 2008-08-25 3:08

Hi Harriet,
Besides rust this has interesting cylindrical forms. Quite special place, I wonder if they let it stay like that for long. Could be brighter though. And maybe a wide angle closer PoV would be a good idea to show nearest details closer.
Kari

Greg1949 (8519) 2008-08-25 3:22

Harriet, the rust is certainly a fine topic on this one but it is also interesting that it is the smallest floating dry dock I have ever seen. It sinks to go beneath the hull then is pumped out to float it high and dry. It would be fine to see it in action. Fine color and details as always.

Greg

dareco (17104) 2008-08-25 9:07

The colors and detail in this picture are very good. It looks like it has seen it's better day :) Good job! TFS and have a happy day!

UnTrained (0) 2008-08-26 1:59

Hallo Harriet,
was für eine Ansammlung tonnenartiger Gebilde, fast an U-Boote erinnernd mit den Türmen drauf. Muss irgendwas von Plattformen oder Schwimmdocks sein.
Gute Abbildung der Rostoberflächen, die ich im Übrigen ebenfalls reizvoll finde, und ein guter leicht versetzter Blick. Vielleicht einen Hauch zu dunkel.
Mit Out of the blue kriegen die Roströhren noch einen weiteren Bezug.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

dumbo (4368) 2008-08-26 10:13

Hello Harriet,
Well, it's a bit rusty...=)
But good colors and composition anyway.

Best regards,
Eino

gildasjan (24133) 2008-08-27 0:26

Bonsoir Harriet
La rouille et le bleu est un très beau mariage de couleurs,ici une image bien exposée et la netteté est présente.
Have a nice night
Friendly

Gildas

leo61 (43734) 2008-08-27 9:08

Hallo Harriet!
Interessantes Bild dieser rostigen Konstruktion,gut aufgebaut mit den niemals rostenden Holzdielen im Vordergrund.Das ganze Bild ist etws dunkel ,aber mir gefallen sehr die Blautöne.
Gruß,Leo

jurek1951 (26144) 2008-08-27 11:58

Hi Harriet,
a magnificent picture, wonderful contrasts. Very beautifully made with good light and contrast.

Cretense (57010) 2008-08-27 13:00

Hi Harriet!

Excellent tilte (and excellent LP by Neil Young) for this excellent photo! Fantastic subject, greatly framed and composed! Great light managment, and beautiful colours, especially the colour of rust! Congratulations!

Hercules

jaywalker (12302) 2008-08-27 13:39

Hi Harriet, A very interesting photo & note, I am assuming this is a small submarine. I live in an English town that builds subs for the English navy, so this picture caught my eye, I worked at the ship yard a lot of years ago & assisted in building parts for subs, but your don't wish to hear about my history I'm sure, this is a nicely shot piece of work, the lighting is excellent & really shows off the subjects well, great natural colour & the overall composition is superb, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

maltese (21537) 2008-08-27 14:49

Hello Harriet
Une belle lumière pour faire un beau mariage des couleurs bleues et rouille. Une drôle de construction dont l'utilité n'est pas évidente mais qui ne manque pas de charme.
Une bonne photo et une note intérressante
Amicalement
Hervé

skippy007 (7337) 2008-08-27 23:44

Hello Harriet, Rust never sleeps & if we leave things alone & don't maintain them nature will slowly but surely reclaim it.
Well done you have managed to make something ordinary very interesting. Colour & detail excellent.
Regards
Santo

dip (12850) 2008-08-28 1:48

Hallo Harriet,
die Zeit ließ deutlich sein Merkmal an diese interessante Konstruktion,
ich mag die Belichtung an Deine Aufnahme die obwohl ein bisschen dunkel ist,lässt die blaue Töne besser raus kommen,
interessante Fotoarbeit!
Grüße,
Dimitris.

alvaraalto (5303) 2008-08-28 13:30

Hi Harriet,

I like this brown-blue composition with this strange rusty vessel.
Neil Young said it right. In Holland we should say: “Rust Roest” and that is something like “Hellere slides op end ruste op” if I can trust Lars’ dictionary

Groet Rob .

besnard (31064) 2008-08-29 11:34

Bonsoir Harriet
Bien cadré cet engin insolite et qui a vécu. Les couleurs sont bien rendues. C'est du bon travail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

jmdias (19861) 2008-08-29 17:23

harriet

nice colors. I liked the shapes too and this pov is interesting to show the subject. A version in B&W could be interesting too

hugs

jorge

pablominto (41354) 2008-08-30 7:37

Hello Harriet,

The image gives this creepy graveyard feeling, even if there are only some pieces of rusty machinery!
Good point of view adding fine lines to composition, fine details in the subject(s)...
Personally I find sunlit rust to be an attractive colour, here
standing well out against the blue sea!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Miha2ou7 (4955) 2008-08-31 2:00

Hey Harriet,

A beautiful photo, thematically very interesting, but also nice in composition, colors and textures. Thanks for sharing.

My best regards.

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-09-01 1:05

Hello Harriet
Very rusty scene as you say with the abandoned feel very well seen here. Superb colours and composition, it is a shame these places are left behind, however it looks like a scene where one can go and enjoy the peacefulness.
Regards
jim

Buin (38258) 2008-09-03 2:18

Hallo Harriet!
Ein sehr sehr stimmungsvolles Bild! Ein nicht alltägliches Bild, das einen gefangen nimmt. Nicht jeder hätte hier den Auslöser betätigt. Du hast es getan - und es hat sich gelohnt!
Grüße aus dem leicht herbstlichen Westfalen!
Frank

Bluejeans (33049) 2008-09-04 5:00

Ola Harriet,
Que lindas estas peças velhas todas ferrugentas fazem um belço contraste com o azul , gostei muito do ângulo de visão , bom enquadramento da foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Waylim (11157) 2008-09-04 8:09

Harrier,
Very nice image of the rustic equipment, reminising of the old and historic. Very good POV and composition, the rustic color contrast well with the blue of the water and sky. Good clarity and sharpness. Well done.
Way

alftrek (2913) 2008-09-07 3:06

A good title for this subject, well taken with good lighting and details. Good observation.

tfs
Alfred

gunbud (28161) 2008-09-08 21:05

Hi Harriet,
The ferris oxide contrast brilliantly with the vivid blue sky.
This old iron hulk makes a nice reflection in the blue water while its purpose alludes me.
In rural North America many old farnhouses and barns can be seen in varying degrees of decay due to the small family farms giving way to the giant farms.
Regards, Tom

JCG (25749) 2008-09-12 10:57

Hi Harriet,

Thank you for the physical recall on rust !!! Pretty patina of time on this metal reinforcement which creates an astonishing contrast with the remainder of the image. I like much the clearness of the photograph. Interesting glance.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

baddori (4555) 2008-09-27 9:45

Hello Harriet
I also love Neil Young, with Still, nash etc, and very Harvest.
Nice yard and nice photo of a century for terracontesa between Germans and Danes.
Note also interesting to note the historic site.
Good news
Baddori

daddo (11541) 2008-10-01 2:07

Hi Harriet. Rust never looked this good and I suspect it never got such a serious description before. I do like the title and the note. The scene is a little surreal-all that rusting metal against the blue sky and clean waters. Regards. Klaudio.

king (2602) 2008-10-19 6:19

Hello Harriet
Deep rusty colours vs cold blue coloured water: a nice contrast. I also like the composition.
Gr.
Huub.

foozi (4735) 2008-10-31 1:01

Hello Harriet,
a very interesting title given to this shot.
Nice composition and excellent contrast between the blue sea and the brown rusty looks.
Beautiful shot.

Regards,
Foozi

ilDottore (4004) 2008-11-03 10:23

Hi Harriet,
Wooooooow! This one is really impressive!
My "Symphony of Rust" is just nothing, comparing to this one. :)
Very good compo and interesting note.
Greetings from Dublin!
Chris

Glint (3074) 2009-11-04 10:58

hello Harriet,
your interesting note will make me look again at rust. I like this because of its ordinariness. What I mean by that is that you show that ordinary things can be most interesting. And coincidentally I recently set up a flickr group to encourage local photographers to photograph our town in all its ordinariness (warts and all). So we have decaying buildings, rust and so on.The countryside around here is very nice but it's interesting to take a hard look at the not so beautiful.
best regards,
Bev