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I believe this shot takes "rustic" to a whole new level! These controls and instruments were
on the left side of the front covering of the tractor. The Big
Cahoona, as usual, behaved beautifully, and with 12 megapixels the
detail shows very well on the instrument dial if you zoom in. 12 MP
might not be the standard now, with 16- and 21-MP showing up even in
point-and-shoots, but does a sufficient job and is a good place to learn.
The front grill. Somebody long ago taught me something about tractors. He said that since they are used only seasonally, and don't have to go through the on-off cycle nearly as much as a car, these old machines are good for many decades if you take care of them. Buying one that's ten or twenty years old is the same as buying a year-old car.
Zooming in on the intricacies of the motor, thought this would look good with Glowing Edges, done in Elements 7.
A good friend and I went to Palo Duro Canyon about three weeks ago, and side-stepped on the way to a field that had this old tractor and some other implements that were photo-worthy.
Thought this would be a good one for Photoshop, making the lines disappear then come into view to reveal the building. One day when I have more time...
This is said barbeque joint...supposedly the best and most famous in all of Nashville. I didn't quite get that, but the food was good.
This was captured on a walk from the County Music Hall of Fame to a barbeque joint someone told us about.
This closer-in shot - also taken from the river - shows a log structure...surely a museum piece of some sort. Didn't get a chance to look at it while we were actually downtown.
This and the following half-dozen shots are of downtown Nashville. As mentioned before when these postings began, it doesn't seem likely that many would speak of Nashville as a hot destination spot, but we discovered it to be a great, vibrant city with a beautiful skyline, lots to do, and distinct culture. And also as stated before, the Gaylord there beats any hotel I've seen anywhere in the world.
This shot was captured from a river boat cruise that meandered downtown and back from the new Opryland area northeast of town. Upon clicking the photo to make it bigger you may notice some lines running across some of the buildings, especially on the big AT&T building to the left. These are telephone wires from the pole in the right background. Since they ran right across the sky I removed them, but was too lazy to redraw portions of the buildings to make them disappear there as well. Maybe another day...
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