Patinae
by kanaj

Comment by ytshuva:
fits very well the challenge. congrats

Patinae
by kanaj

Comment by kanaj:

Originally posted by glad2badad: But why didn't you blur out the drivers door window area?

Good question. I'm not sure I have a great answer. I did have the benefit of the distressed windshield to help me in making some adjustments to obscure the background details of the building in front of the vehicle. And I do remember trying a few things with the driver-side window, but I was never quite satisfied with the result. I think the building was just too close that I couldn't find a convincing edit that didn't look "fake" in my butterfingers. In retrospect, the way I think I would have preferred to try capturing this would have been to get more distance from the subject and shoot at it with a zoom lens; that might have helped create some bokeh out that window. Of course, that might have also caused me to lose some detail in the frame of the rear window. I'm still learning a lot about DOF in these sorts of compositions! :-P

Late Summer Pastorale
by kanaj

Comment by BaldurT:
Really like this!

Patinae
by kanaj

Comment by beatabg:
This was one of my two 10s. Congrats on a great shot and top 5!

Message edited by author 2025-10-06 18:15:36.

Patinae
by kanaj

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations, This is a really nice image.

Trifle
by kanaj

Comment by Lydia:
Thanks for your photog notes.

Doesn't look melty to me.

I like it a bunch.

Patinae
by kanaj

Comment by glad2badad:
Coming back around to comment. Yes. This is a great metal subject. But why didn't you blur out the drivers door window area?

Power Play
by kanaj

Comment by beatabg:
I wish you entered this one in the challenge. You would have gotten a high score from me! Super creative and love the story.

Looking Back
by kanaj

Comment by tnun:
what a fine pen and ink drawing!

Late Summer Pastorale
by kanaj

Comment by MaryO:
Love the golden glow.