Weekly #923 - Steel Competition

Thank you all who took the time and made the effort to enter this weekly competition. I really enjoy looking at all the different interpretations of a theme, although it does present a headache when trying to select a winner and podium places.
The winner and podium places are:

1st SWARF by davidwozhere
2nd STEEL DELIVERY by Nigelk
3rd THE END OF ALL STEEL… by Lubbyman


Transformers made from silicon steel
by kasperbergholt
Classic Hi-Fi component taken with some classic kit. The use of mono perfectly complements the subject. I find the sharp focus on the central component alone works well. A good graphic image (which did lead me to research the Leben H-Fi company)

Swarf
by davidwozhere
David calls the Swarf “nasty, vicious, horrible stuff” and has then produced an image which bestows on it a kind of chaotic beauty. Lighting is superb and I love the bokeh in the top third of the image

The End Of All Steel...
by Lubbyman
The textures and colours in the decaying steel pull you into the image. I feel I could reach out and touch the flaking metalwork. The rope, which has also seen better days adds a little extra to the image. For me at least the sliver of wood at the top of the picture is a distraction mainly because it is bright in comparison to the rest of the frame.

Rising sun illuminating the steel Barge
by dewsburya
The early morning light on the side of the barge and railings is bright and harsh, in keeping with the steel construction. Beyond that the image is very busy with nothing to hold my attention. I did try a tight crop of the side of the barge which has caught the sun and for me that made a stronger image

Two MG MIdgets
by johnriley
Lovely image of two iconic cars. The more I looked at this though the more I was intrigued by the large B&W photographs on the wall behind.

Steel Delivery
by Nigelk
Everything in this picture looks unsafe, from the interesting transport, less than secure looking load and a driver watching the photographer and not the road. Good panning technique gives an impression of speed. So much to see in this image, kept me fascinated for ages.

Milled Steel
by Noelcmn
What a great surface for a coffee table. At first glance it looked like a series of steel discs. I can’t quite work out the light source, but it does encourage the notion that this is an image of discs rather than the milled surface of a coffee table. Like some other images here it has a tactile look which makes you want to reach out and touch the object

Steel
by Flan
The first impression I had when viewing this was that the coiled steel looked like a breakwater and the steel rods looked like water flowing past – maybe too much single malt on Fathers Day!!
On a more serious note, the cones and the industrial building form two effective stops which keep your eye on the two forms of steel on display. Lighting is nice and brings out the textures in the steel – as a bonus we even get a shadow of Flan in action.

Great result from an interesting competition! Well done to everyone, especially our esteemed winners!

Agree 100%. My first thought on seeing the topic for the comp was that there can't be many possibilities for subject matter. How wrong I was! And thanks for the 3rd place. In case anybody is wondering, 'the end of all steel' is part of a rotting hulk abandoned on a beach in the Outer Hebrides. The wooden parts are doing better than the steel!

Steve

There were indeed some nice interpretations in that lot. As Steve comments - an apparently barren field ! Thank you for the 1st place - and the job that goes with it and for your own helpful and concise comments. Health and safety? What's that then?

Very well handled photograph by the winner Davidwoz and also appreciate the comments by host.
Yes that is indeed my shadow SSF 1957, I was aware of it when taken

I've only just seen this - wow! I'm amazed at the entries for this and what a cracking winner.