Submitter's name:	Tal Lancaster
Title:	Oxidation
Gear used:	OM-4Ti + Soligor 35-70 F2.5/3.5 macro + tripod + cable release.
Diaphragm:	f16 or f22 (not recorded)
Shutter speed:	1/60 or 1/30 (not recorded)
Film used:	Fuji Provia 100F ASA.
Technical information:	Compositionally, I should have provided for more space at the top. The slide was scanned on a Nikon 4000ED. It was then resized to 640 and had a usharp mask applied. There were no other alterations. The Soligor lens is my main macro photography lens. (I put on this lens as I wanted to get close and pick up the texture and color of this rust. However, I thought these macro versions were too abstract for my TOPE submission. Also, I felt they needed to be larger than 640 to appreciate the detail)
Subject information:	This is a section of an abandoned engine at the Inyo Mine, in Death Valley, California. If I remember correctly the machinery was brought to that location around 1905. Then the mine was abandoned around 1910. This is the result after being exposed to the elements for the past 100 years. The texture and coloration on this metal was really interesting.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

The corrosion makes this shot. You've displayed that really well.

Comment left by: Walt Wayman (no e-mail specified)

Nice detail and perfect exposure. A bit of room at the top would have helped, but that's a little nit-picky. Imagine how rusty this stuff would be after nearly a century if it were anywhere else.

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