Canon 6D, 70-200 F/2.8, f/2.8, 1/250, iso 250
I came upon this scene in my recent "junkyard shoot," and the title appeared in my mind pretty quickly. An old "Greyhound" style bus, that had been used by the Navy. Probably Korean war days I would say.
Mother Nature is having her way with this grand old lady, one day at a time. Yet it seemed to me perhaps the Ghost Driver was making regular appearances, and keeping her in something of a worthy condition. Perhaps an occasional spin around the expansive junkyard happens when we are all sleeping?
The image felt like a good candidate for black and white. So into Topaz B&W Effects. I quickly saw that I needed to darken the edges and the railings to achieve more focus on the chair. Back to Lightroom, where I used GND's on the left, right and bottom areas. I then painted the two railings going up, and took their highlight setting to zero.
Now back in Topaz BWE, I was pretty sure one of the "grungy" presets would work for me. I settled on Dramatic II Grunge, then gave it some Protect Highlights slider (as the windows were even brighter) and a bit of Detail Boost.
All aboard for a midnight ride?
Check out the color version on the Continue link below, and feel free to leave a comment on this image if you'd like to. Think of it as a tip to the Ghost Driver.
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