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The Relic #1 - gas cap and door handle

© Marsha S. Smith

The Relic #1 - gas cap and door handle

Uploaded: March 15, 2006 02:57:35

Description

A find on a visit to Nacogdoches, TX recently. Sketch technique used.

Comments

Donald K. Cherry March 15, 2006

Wonderful find and capture, Marsha! #408990

Carla Metzler March 15, 2006

Great textures, Marsha! #2533699

Daniel Diaz March 15, 2006

I love this Marsha, awesome textures and framing!!! #2533730

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe March 15, 2006

Nice find and capture Marsha! Jeff #2533784

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic March 15, 2006

Well, this is just a great find, Marsha! I really love it! #2533795

Paul Michko March 15, 2006

Awesome composition and testures and design and lines, Marsha. Well, basically just AWESOME!!! #2533814

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe March 15, 2006

LOVE the textures and Paul is so right; totally cool comp Marsha. Peace, karen #2533904

Steve Mescha March 15, 2006

Love how you worked this, Marsha! #2533918

Cindy Paquette March 15, 2006

What exactly is it about rust, when done artistically, makes it looks so good? Well, you made this look very artistic Marsha! Well done work! #2533946

Colette M. Metcalf March 15, 2006

Love the effects!! Terrific image, Marsha! #2533978

Claudia Kuhn level-classic March 15, 2006

Great old find Marsha, love the rusty aged textures! #2534070

Alan L. Borror March 15, 2006

This is AWESOME, Marsha! The effects really enhance a wonderful image! #2534233

Darren K. Fisher March 15, 2006

Well seen and captured. I love the textures here. #2534957

Rakesh Syal level-classic March 15, 2006

Great job, wonderful, Marhsa!!! #2535329

Marsha S. Smith March 15, 2006

Thanks everyone! I hope you don't get tired of this old heap before I finish. I have 6 shots of it total & used the identical technique on all of them. #2535748

Cathy Barrows March 15, 2006

love the colors and textures...excellent #2536279

Stan Kwasniowski March 15, 2006

Marsha, well done #2536378

Terry L. Ellis level-classic March 15, 2006

Wonderful effects for this terrifically composed shot, Marsha! Really brings out the textures. #2536384

Kate Jackson March 15, 2006

Fantastic composition of this old relic Marsha! #2536491

Lorraine A. Cook March 15, 2006

Amazing Photo, Marsha! I love all the textures! What make of vehicle is it???? #2536670

Roger Bernabo March 15, 2006

a wonderful image and your choice of effects match your subject so well! #2536748

Jenny Bosmans March 16, 2006

Awesome, Marsha!! Fantastic rusty image and perfect use of effect!! Love it! #2537704

Murry Grigsby March 16, 2006

This is excellent Marsha! Love your design and the textures!! Great find. I'd almost be tempted to divide this into two images also? How about a panel with it as is and each side divided and placed at opposite ends? Just thinking out load :0) #2538472

Noel Baebler March 16, 2006

What a great find, Marsha! Way to give it the rust emphasis! #2539969

Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2006

Thanks everyone! Murry, I may try that. But I'm not so good at panels - guess it's time to learn, huh? It is a great idea, though! #2540235

Goshka G. March 16, 2006

Love the texture of this, Marsha!! #2540305

Evy Johansen level-classic March 16, 2006

Great image, Marsha! Wonderful texture! #2540560

Paula Showen March 20, 2006

Nice textures and lines, Marsha! Great image...Excellent series! You should have these all framed and on the wall! #2555221

Jill Odice level-classic March 20, 2006

Wow, Marsha, I love this series of old truck images! Really a beautiful collection !Your effects work perfectly! #2555410

Marsha S. Smith March 21, 2006

Thanks all of you. #2555941

Cindy Paquette April 25, 2006

whoo hoo!!!!!!!!!1 Let me be the first to congratulate you on this wonderful and incredible image Marsha!!! #2686274

Steve Mescha April 25, 2006

OK, at least I got to be #2, LOL! Congradulations :-) #2686338

Jenny Bosmans April 25, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Marsha!! #2687175

Kate Jackson April 25, 2006

Congratualtion Marsha - I love this! #2687378

Terry L. Ellis level-classic April 25, 2006

Congratulations, Marsha, on your fantastic finalist! #2687667

Carla Metzler April 25, 2006

Congratulations, Marsha!! #2687712

Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2006

Big congrats again Marsha :O) #2687880

Nadya Johnson April 25, 2006

Congratulations Marsha, on this wonderful finalist! #2688372

Marsha S. Smith April 25, 2006

Thanks guys! I haven't had a finalist in a while so was really surprised (pleasantly I might add) to find this made it. I appreciate all the nice things you have all said about it. #2688776

Claudia Kuhn level-classic April 25, 2006

Congrats Marsha, love the textures! #2688962

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe April 25, 2006

Wonderful!! Congratulations, Marsha!!
kk #2689004

Diane Dupuis April 25, 2006

Congrats Marsha!! #2689458

Nobu Nagase April 25, 2006

This is awesome!!!
Congratulations, Marsha!!! #2690340

Rakesh Syal level-classic April 26, 2006

Love this awesome finalist, Marsha!! #2693351

Stanley J. Contrades April 26, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS once again, Marsha, and best of luck to you in the next round with your Finalists!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2694230

Marsha S. Smith April 26, 2006

Thanks all of you! I really appreciate you guys so much! #2694475

Vicki Hunt April 26, 2006

I love the effects! Congrats! #2694517

Noel Baebler April 26, 2006

Way to go, Marsha! I see we both went "rust" in March! :0) #2695019

Noel Baebler April 26, 2006

Way to go, Marsha! I see we both went "rust" in March! :0) #2695020

Noel Baebler April 26, 2006

Way to go, Marsha! I see we both went "rust" in March! :0) #2695021

Lorraine A. Cook April 26, 2006

Congratulations, Marsha!! Rust Rules!!<:)) #2695689

Laurence Saliba level-classic April 27, 2006

Superb Macro Finalist!!! Congrats Marsha!!!! #2698001

Judy S. Fung April 27, 2006

Congrats, Marsha! #2698765

Darryl Wilkinson April 27, 2006

Beautiful Finalist, Marsha! Congratulations! #2698779

Mary N C. Taitt May 20, 2006

Congratulations on this finalist and all your other wonderful finalists. You have LOTS of WONDERFUL images on your gallery!!! (PS--if you want to use my Mr. Key image you are welcome to). I would like to post them all to the blog Seeing 101. If I can locate them and have permission.) Mary :-) #2788531

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