This is Your Insulator on Drugs... by RodS

2D • Photo Manipulation • posted on Jun 08, 2010

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Inspired by faemike55's little excursion HERE, I decided to step out of my usual realm and post a bit of insulator-and-Photoshop tomfoolrey - or maybe Rodfoolrey, or possibly even Mikefoolrey. Whatever. But I digress.... Here's a photo I took some time ago of one of my funny glass things. I just started playing in Photoshop with filters, layers, sliders, and heck, I don't even remember all the digital torture I put this through. But I came up with this psychedelic insulator, right out of the '60s. I guess this is what happens when you dip your insulators in LSD. In it's 'real' life, this is a very common glass insulator, a Hemingray model 42. There are many places around the midwest USA where these can still be found on poles, and in some cases still actually in use on active railway communications lines. I almost forgot to mention - I thougt it was time to change my profile photo. I'd like to thank Tara (auntietk) for the best portrait of me I've seen in years! Hope you enjoy! I always appreciate all your comments, clicks and faves! Now, I'm getting back to work on my TNA series!

Comments (23)

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alessimarco

8:35PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

Awesome colors, Rod!! I used to have a collection of these things, but none were quite this psychedelic! Cool work!

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Raddar

9:11PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

Man Rod, I swear when I saw this I started hearing Purple Haze. LOL Very cool image, I cant believe those things are still being used in 2010.

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eekdog

9:14PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

used to collect that style and others in my younger days rod, cool manipulation of color.. steve

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angelafair

9:16PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

very cool pic!

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pixeluna

9:21PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

That's the best thing about Photoshop, your imagination is your limit. It looks like a Rodiwarholator to me.

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Faemike55

9:38PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

Well Rod! It's nice to know that I inspired you to fool around with insulators, at least this one is not connected or supporting an live wires. Great manipulation! I wonder who else has one or two of these and will post their version of them

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bmac62

10:02PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

Positively electric Rod...like your flashes of lightning arching behind this far out insulator. BTW, which insulator did you choose? Did it come from the shelves on the north side of the room...or the east or the south or the west? Love seeing you giving recognition to your old analog passion within your new digital passion:) Like this very much...ain't filters and sliders great?

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BIGBEAR1965

10:04PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

This is too cool Rod! I was chuckling at the title in my e-mail wondering what I was in for when I opened this up!

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auntietk

10:54PM | Tue, 08 June 2010

I love the way this turned out! The colors and the vibe are great. I'm quite sure it started out green ... Nice work! Thanks for the plug, my friend ... I'm glad you like that portrait enough to use it! :)

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UteBigSmile

2:17AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

Cool stuff dear friend!!! Great looking avatar, hug's Ute

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bazza

2:19AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

Love this psychedelic insulator Rod, it sure looks in the pink of things today, I never really thought of collecting insulators as a hobby, until I saw that first posting of your ones.. and this one is way cool... Nice new avatar too Rod...

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renecyberdoc

2:23AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

i definitely know that avatar face -the nekki photographer,i remember him dicking around in kansas and the midwest,always on the lookout and the peep. i am surprised he has not gotten shot at yet muahahahaha. fine work rod and also nice inspiration by mike. i like it when ideas spring from one "weird" brain to the other.well done.

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adrie

4:28AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

Cool picture and indeed my friend, excellent done.

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aureagle

5:21AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

hey! Where is your Human Parts inside avatar?? I liked that more!! This one is cool too! :)

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Bossie_Boots

6:08AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

Well i love the results its nice to see different work and the mind at play well done Rod i like it hugs lou x

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Rainastorm

8:57AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

I think this is TOTALLY awesome!

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wjames

11:25AM | Wed, 09 June 2010

Great work!!!

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mrestey

3:16PM | Wed, 09 June 2010

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE! This is LIKE WOOOOOOOOOOW MAN!! It's like psychedelic man! This would make a bitchin' black-light poster dude! LOL!!!! But seriously, it is pretty neat Rod. Funny you should mention your new avatar image because I was just thinking that ever since the first time I saw this picture of you I keep thinking you resemble someone famous... and actor or someone. Not sure who. I did like your human body avatar too though. Funny. I've been planning to change mine for about two months now but don't know wha I want to use yet.

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