When Less Is More

Ford V-8 Wheel and Tire (click to enlarge)
Olympus E-M1, 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens @ 34mm; 1/640th sec. @ f/5.6; ISO 200

Recently, while out wandering, I happened to spot this little scene next to an old garage in a very small Virginia town.  Of course, I had to stop and photograph it.

When initially looking at this image in Lightroom, something just seemed a bit wrong. After looking at it for a while, I came to the conclusion that there was too much color for this old, weathered subject matter.  Looking at the original color palate as produced in my Olympus E-M1 (set on Natural), the colors just wouldn't do this scene justice.  So, I played with reducing the Vibrance slider a bit until the image looked like I felt it should—old, weather beaten, decaying and abandoned.

To me, this image makes the case for me that less is more.  Less color means more reality.

Thanks for looking. Enjoy! 

Dennis A. Mook 

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