Submitter's name:	Chip Stratton
Title:	Ageing Iron
Gear used:	OM4T, Zuiko 90mm/f2
Diaphragm:	f8
Shutter speed:	1/250
Film used:	Fuji Provia F
Technical information:	Visiting the wife's family this fall, I was overwhelmed with cabin fever. Fortunately, the OM gear provided an outlet, and I went out for a walk looking to shoot almost anything. This vent on a cast-iron barbecue was interesting because of the texture of the metal and it's corrosion. It looks better in B&W, so after scanning the Provia, I sucked all the color out of it and upped the contrast. I would like to reshoot it sometime with a tripod and some different compositions, but I still like the image.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Nice. Tack sharp, and I wouldn't quickly have guessed what it was if you wouldn't have told me.

Comment left by: Alasdair Mackintosh (vanda@dtn.ntl.com)

Great texture and lighting. I was wondering, though, if you might not get a better effect by cropping it less tightly, so that the bolt head on the right hand side isn't cut in half by the edge of the picture? It would give a better 3-D effect, I think, if the whole bolt was visible.

Comment left by: Chip Stratton (cstrat@tulsa.com)

I wanted to use that bolt more prominently, but since it was out of focus decided not to. What I really would have liked is more DOF, to make the bolt sharp too - hence the wish for a tripod.

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