Robert M Poole Posted February 27, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe not the right place for this topic but I have a fascination with barbed wire. It is everywhere, blending nature and human interaction. Twisting, breaking, forming shapes and patterns. Some people like to photograph cats, I guess I'm a bit weird. Barbed 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 Hi Robert M Poole, Take a look here Barbed Wire. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Robert M Poole Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted February 27, 2017 Barbed 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Poole Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted February 27, 2017 Barbed by Robert Michael Poole, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted February 27, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 27, 2017 Nice series. Keep them coming. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Poole Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted February 27, 2017 Nice series. Keep them coming. Thank you, will do! Happy for this to be an open thread if anyone has anything to add. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
war Posted February 27, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 27, 2017 This is a nice series. Barbed wire is fascinating stuff. It's so ubiquitous that I don't think I've ever purposefully photographed it. It was invented and manufactured here, not far from Chicago, in 1874 by Joseph Glidden. It evolved as a practical method that avoided fences to control cattle drives from the West through our prairies and farms to markets here. There are countless variations of the barb types and patterns and methods of stapling and splicing. I think I'll get out there and find some examples for your thread. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted February 27, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Robert, Nice photos. You are not alone in you interest. In the USofA, as well as possibly elsewhere, there are barbed wire collectors, as well as clubs, who/that collect & look for the numerous varieties that exist. Best Regards, Michael Edited February 27, 2017 by Michael Geschlecht 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 27, 2017 Share #8 Posted February 27, 2017 Very nice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted February 28, 2017 Share #9 Posted February 28, 2017 Hullo Robert, Nice photos! I too enjoy the random installations formed by barbed wire, or indeed any old wire with personality. Here in rural Australia we have access to a lot of inspiring wire (and interesting fence posts) so I am going to accept your generous suggestion that this be an open thread and post one from my collection. M9/75 Summilux Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/269832-barbed-wire/?do=findComment&comment=3223458'>More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 28, 2017 Share #10 Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Might as well join in too (though I'm not sure barbed wire, being the antithesis of nature, belongs in this category). Edited February 28, 2017 by wattsy 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Poole Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted February 28, 2017 I think it was more the juxtaposition of barbed wire and nature that made me place it here www.robertpoolephotography.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted February 28, 2017 Share #12 Posted February 28, 2017 I like barbed wire too. And the posts here. It's sort of, nature vs civilisation (?)... nice images from all... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/NW Posted February 28, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 28, 2017 Barbed wire has so many variations. It's always interesting in seeing a different one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Geschlecht Posted March 1, 2017 Share #15 Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) I like barbed wire too. And the posts here. It's sort of, nature vs civilisation (?)... nice images from all... Nice photos everybody. Hello David, Nature lost. I would say that barbed wire is more the Industrialized World's subjegation of Nature. Removal of old barbed wire in no longer used places, like the removal of no longer useful dams & embankments, has become an important part of renewing the Environment. Among other things: Old, no longer used, barbed wire fencing retards, or sometimes entirely halts, the movement of various species which had previously lived in areas where wide spread movement or migration were important to their healthy living. The Rewilding of no longer used Pastures, Lakes, Wet Lands & so on is an important step in terms of helping Nature restore some semblance of balance from the massive destruction of Habitat since the coming of Industrialization to the World. Industrialization is not just the making of chairs in factories. It is also the Industrialization of many aspects of many people's lives. Including farming & ranching. Industrialization from the Middle 18th Century to today has permeated many aspects of many people's lives. Similar to what computers are doing today. Including farming & ranching. Just as there are groups of people all over the World who go out into what used to be Wilderness & pick up trash & the like: There are groups of people all over the World who (With proper permission) go out to no longer used places & remove no longer used barbed wire, remove no longer useful dams, restore wetlands & so on. Passively leaving Nature to restore itself will not allow the Environment to get back in balance as quickly as it will if people actively restore the land & the water as much as is possible. Best Regards, Michael Edited March 1, 2017 by Michael Geschlecht 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted March 1, 2017 Share #16 Posted March 1, 2017 Pure barb. I like this thread having been placed in "Nature & Wildlife"....it seems appropriate, my interest in photographing old fence lines and wire stems from liking the effect nature has on stock fences over a very protracted period of time, fence posts rot and sink into the ground, lichen grows on them, the wire rusts and finally parts company with the posts. The results are sculptural and sometimes abstract. M9/75 Summilux Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/269832-barbed-wire/?do=findComment&comment=3224265'>More sharing options...
war Posted March 1, 2017 Share #17 Posted March 1, 2017 Very nice thought provoking image. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Poole Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share #18 Posted March 5, 2017 I took a few more yesterday but as my m9 is still on holiday in Wetzler I took them on my Fuji xe1 using my Helios 44-2. If anyone is interested is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BRPCeozggPb/ Will upload to my Flickr later. www.robertpoolephotography.com 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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