Rust

While I was photographing the ruins of the Elkins Roundhouse, I saw some rust on the big turnstile. Actually, I saw a lot of rust on everything, but the point is, I really started looking at the rust. It was beautiful. It was all variations of colors and textures. It was peeling paint cracking and folding and turning up to reveal other layers of paint, all being pushed away from the metal by the rust forming. It was rust forming on rust. It was Mother Nature laughing at the work of humans. It is one of those things where the average person would not give something the shortest glance, but I want to stop them and show them the beauty they are missing. Maybe you just have to be really detail oriented like me to see it. Maybe you have to be an engineer or scientist like me to appreciate rust. Or maybe you just have to be a crazy photographer like me to spend 15 minutes photographing rust. IMG_7772 IMG_7776 IMG_7779 IMG_7781 IMG_7783 IMG_7789 IMG_7806 IMG_7818 IMG_7828

One Reply to “Rust”

  1. Gee, and here I was thinking a coat of Rustoleum Rust Reformer would be just the thing. Engineering mindset. What can I say.