Thanks for the wonderful comment, aliqui. I think people were expecting a "topazed" kind of approach in processing. I intentionally shot this at f1.8 to create the bokeh/colors that would complement the rust. I'm glad at least a couple people appreciated it though.
This is simply pleasing to the eye. I don't get why people feel they need to see the background and not just appreciate the colors and shapes the background creates. The topic was rust. You've shown us rust in a beautiful way.
Beautiful image with nice processing in play. While there is nothing much really in the b/g, the colour by itself creates a nice picture around the chain.