My friend LuÃs dos Santos and I found these cool piece of machinery in an old abandoned papermill in former East Germany.  Of all the shots I took that day, this one was one on the list for deletion because I just wasn’t feeling it as much as I was the other shots I came home with.  Somehow, looking at it much later, it grew on me, so I decided to post-processed it completely.  I have to admit that I’m glad I did not delete it, as it now ranks up there with some of my other favorites from this location.  You can find some of those favorites here:  1) Big Wheel 2) Warm on the Inside 3) Come downstairs and say Hello: An HDR Collaboration 4) The All-Spark Do you have a favorite?  By the way, if your interest in the things I think about when post-processing a shot like this, check out the before and after comparison and comments I’ve included in the bottom image.
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