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Bel Air Reflectionz
Bel Air Reflectionz
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Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 880
Location: Maryville, Tennessee
Date: Oct 14, 2005
Galleries: Vintage, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2005

I went to the local Friday nite cruise hoping to see a car with a perfect black finish...and this beautiful 1955 Chevy Bel Air arrives. BTW, for all you tech detail oriented folks, the camera was set to AUTO ( No, not automobile!). Cropping, lightness/darkness, and saturation adjustments, thanx to Photoshop CS. No sharpening was used!

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 371
Avg (all users): 6.4868
Avg (commenters): 8.3704
Avg (participants): 6.1780
Avg (non-participants): 6.6828
Views since voting: 1590
Views during voting: 437
Votes: 304
Comments: 34
Favorites: 6 (view)


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11/01/2005 11:12:03 AM
critque club**
now this is the type of reflection i wanted, a black car does wonders for acting like a mirror the only problem i see is that the chrome is over exposed on some parts and tends to show blown out, but thats ok since the rest of the picture is perfect.

I have a problem with one thing though, i dont know which of the two reflections you intended to be your favorite for the shot. if i were you i'd capture just one of the reflections and crop to fit that, exposing just a bit of the other. like for example use the windows reflection and show just up to the door handle for the crop. it would add alot more to the picture or vice versa. crop out some of the window and leave the entire panel, or maybe focusing on just the bel-air logo and leaving the background as the reflection...who knows i'm just trying to see what could be helpful here lol. I just think two main subjects can sometimes be a tad distracting.

the colors are very nice, i love the effect of the sky in the body panel but theres a dark line running thru part of it that seems to take away from that beauty. your camera did a good job being on auto and there isnt much you can do to change your settings so for what its worth this shot is very nice, congrats.
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10/28/2005 03:54:26 PM
Good work
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10/26/2005 10:23:15 AM
I honestly thought this would place a bit higher...but a 15 is still a swanky placement Dad...and this is only your 3rd challenge! : P
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/25/2005 11:31:01 PM
I love old car shots and this is great. good capture
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10/25/2005 08:36:34 PM
i love this photo. i love the colors and shapes in this photo! i also love how the photo is just full of different reflections on the bel air. REALLY well done!
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10/25/2005 02:53:34 PM
Good iimage.
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10/25/2005 09:05:35 AM
Very nice, love the vivid colors in the reflections. Kudos for the original idea on shooting very crowded car shows, tough to get good looking car photos when other cars are always seeming to get into the frame. Nice job, good luck!
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10/25/2005 02:07:26 AM
I really love the colors. ^^ It's such an interesting picture, with an equally awesome reflection. The angle of the shot really adds to it also. Nice. :)
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10/24/2005 05:55:06 PM
I love the colors and the reflection is so clean-especially for a reflection off of a car.
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10/24/2005 01:17:54 PM
This is an amazing picture.
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10/23/2005 11:46:45 PM
extraordinary!
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10/23/2005 10:27:56 PM
good idea - great colors :)
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10/23/2005 08:28:35 PM
WoW!! What a great find. Fantastic colors and sharpness. Great job "10"
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10/22/2005 04:46:16 PM
this one is nice, really nice.
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10/21/2005 06:27:10 PM
Very cool image. One of my favorites for this challenge.Great reflective capture.
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10/21/2005 05:37:13 PM
Nice, great seller at the car shows, set up in poster form,
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10/21/2005 04:19:38 PM
Nice colors and good composition.
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10/21/2005 09:43:11 AM
...way kewl colorz fer sure!...

I must honestly say, after voting on the ENTIRE challenge...this is absolutely one of the best and fits the challenge to a T!
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10/21/2005 07:04:27 AM
7 - Like this and 'different'. Good colors. Criticism; not much, perhaps a slight rotate and different crop, excluding the wheel and white panelling far right, may have made this better in my opinion. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-10-26 09:19:06.
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10/21/2005 01:54:06 AM
I love this and hate the fact that I have never been able to get a good reflection at a car show ! You made lemonade out of some fine looking 'lemons'! One of my fave's!
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10/20/2005 08:39:19 PM
Excellent. Nice colors. Top 10 I'm sure.
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10/20/2005 07:20:18 PM
Great lines!
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10/20/2005 02:22:49 PM
This is an awesome shot.-10 Really awesome.Hope you get the blue.
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10/20/2005 12:28:31 PM
Thats sweet!!!!! My fav by far!!
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10/20/2005 12:01:18 PM
Creative thinking, I like it! - 9
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10/19/2005 08:44:15 PM
Very cool and retro. Great vivid colors. I like the graphic pop art edge it has over the typical landscape reflection. I like this very much. 9
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10/19/2005 06:10:23 PM
Vibrant and Funky! =;-)
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10/19/2005 05:03:07 PM
Great shot and several reflections
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10/19/2005 04:27:06 PM
Sweet ... 6
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10/19/2005 04:06:28 PM
nice abstract/impressionism shot.
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10/19/2005 02:32:20 PM
Awesome picture. My favorite!
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10/19/2005 12:02:43 PM
beautiful. full of life. love it. great colours.
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10/19/2005 10:52:02 AM
Wow, lovely colors! 10
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10/19/2005 09:58:26 AM
Finally, somon who gets it.
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