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George,

A Great photo of a great piece of historic machinery and building. So good to see it in it's original surroundings.

The B&W conversion is spot on.

GC.

This has a kind of end of hope feeling that farmers must have experienced during the years of the dustbiowl in the American Midwest. Despite that, there's a certain elegance in your composition and tones..

If not, approaching perfect.  Well designed and sky tonal work to envy.  Excellent work, George.

what a find.. that back drop sky sets the mood and just the right lighting and tone

As times moves along and machinery rusts and falls apart, there may be

few left that still remember the dust bowl. The Dust Bowl, also known as the

Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the

ecology and agriculture of the US and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.

 

Thank you for your comments and your critiques.

Really beautiful work - I can only imagine how impressive it is when printed large.

Beautiful tones and very impressive sky. I bet someone could start that tractor with no problems after a simple tune up. Or is it now in running condition? It looks good. (Both the tractor and the photo.)

Beautiful capture, great composition and monochrome tones. Very good, best regards Ken.

Cheers

 

PDE

Stunning photo!

Congrats,

BR,

Hi George. I  had a big smile, a happy one on my face, when I seen this  image. It was at the second world war, our family escaped to the countryside of Budapest,  of the  dangers of allied bombers . There I haw seen a tractor like this, which view,  was a hell of a thing for a city boy of 6 yeas old.

Back to the image. It is a very nice b&w  works, a little  to heavy  at the  right side. IMHO. I would  crop a little of  the  left.  Maybe,  the half of  it as is  now, between  the  machine  and  the left frame. I think, it  need  to the  proper  balance of  the composition. Try it. Lucky you, it  is a hell of a find.

Cheers.

Bela