Rust includes any variety of powdery or scaly reddish-brown or reddish-yellow hydrated ferric oxides formed on iron and iron-containing materials by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water. It often symbolizes neglect and rotting infrastructure. However, a photography contest sponsored by Gizmodo challenged contestants to capture its beauty. The winner (pictured here) is called Sandstone. The photo was taken by Andre Papineau using a Nokia Lumia 920 ISO: 100 F 2.0 with shutter speed of 1/400. Papineau is an engineer working at a 40-year-old air separation plant with an ample amount of rust. He named the image after the Garden of the Gods and Red Rocks, both in Colorado. The photo is actually of a rusting support beam with paint chipping off the steel. He used Photoshop to adjust the colors and dodge or burn a few areas to accentuate the subtle details.
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Image caption – Gizmodo rust photography winner, Sandstone by Andre Papineau.
