autumn catches up the colors of rust behind the shed
Fe2O3 - Iron Oxide. Requirements: iron, water and oxygen. Check!
I love outdoor hangings and ornaments - wind chimes, bamboo, stylized figures, hippie looking things, frogs, faeries and the like. Some of what I have are made made of iron or copper which have rusted over the years of being outside. I took my camera to them yesterday and saw just how interesting rust can be with the macro setting. Click on any of the images to enlarge them.
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This figure traveled with me from California. It is cast iron - a petroglyph looking thing with bells on it. She hangs in the California redwood tree growing in NJ - still amazed that it is living in this climate!
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Here is the cowbell looking thing that is attached to the petroglyph hanging above. It looks like a woven or felted basket to me in its current rusty state.
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This hanging is made of copper and has glass spheres in it. The hanging rusted beautifully and the glass spheres look like they are being embraced by a serpent. You can see the camera in the green sphere if you look closely.
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I love the rust color with the rust coiling.
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Opaque sphere with a hint of blue on the left.
2 comments:
Rust can be beautiful but sadly it is damaging and corrodes the metal...
Yes, damage it does...these were inexpensive, interesting outside hangings that I liked and I don't mind letting them weather the elements.
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