Hay Baler

[rtbaum]

What does one do when they see an old hay baler and all they have is a macro lens?

[MilT0s]

The first one is fantastic Randy. Very interesting geometry and textures. The combination of colors works very well.

Here are some thoughts:

- the intense highlights are a problem to my eye. Have you tried to deal with it in PP? I think you loose some of the rusty texture details.

- I would prefer a symmetry to the composition. We don't see the edge of the left "pipe".3

- A focus stack could improve the DoF although I like the lens blur on the top.

I also like #2, #3 & #4 are not that interesting for me.

Keep observing the world around you.
And alway carry a macro lens with you...

[Bobobird]

What does one do when they see an old hay baler and all they have is a macro lens?

They step back to get a full-size shot.

Nice shots btw.

[rtbaum]

The full shot really wasn't that appealing