Tailgatin'
by RKT

Comment by hanneke:
there's a nice atmosphere in this photo. but the selective blur (not sure if you did that) is a little too obvious for me.

Tailgatin'
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Comment by Tammer:
Great 1950ish feel to this photo. Bumping up after second look.

Tailgatin'
by RKT

Comment by Brad:
I like the look and feel here, escpecially in B&W.
Everything says time capsule - old cars, old bikes, etc.
One minor ding that I noticed, is the use of selective blur in the background. Needs to be gradual, getting more out of focus appearing as it goes further away, and section between the girls was missed, and the girl standing up has blurry hair at the top - oops! (6)
(Edited to correct the spelling )

Message edited by author 2005-10-17 01:21:22.

Twisted Dixie
by RKT

Comment by skate4ganja:
hahaha

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Comment by aquarian11:
I enjoy this photo~

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Comment by Maverick:
This image has a great sense of innocense associated with it, and appeals to the ideals of old fashion 'Americana'. The depth of field looks a little unnatural to my eye but it serves to assist the overall essense. One of my favorites of the challenge.

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Comment by tate:
I like this: 7 .... It looks like the background stuff is manually blurred --- If so, it probably was a pain to do - so sorry for pointing it out. The girl looking at the camera makes tjis nostalgic to me.

clarity/contrast/color: 2/2
composition,POV,DOF: 1/2
effort+originality: 1/2
theme appropriate: 1/2
aesthetic timelessness+emotion: 2/2

Tailgatin'
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Comment by loz1:
This is a great shot, although I am not sure how it fits the challenge. There is something definitely very cool about it.

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Comment by LalliSig:
Let me start off by saying that I dislike the post processing blur, it just never looks the same as having a shot in short DOF. However, I bet I would have liked this image less if you hadn´t added the blur so if you HAD to do it afterwards, this would be the exact image to blur. I like everything else about the shot and great job on the b/w conversion, looks very film like wich is a huge compliment as digital b/w usually looks so dull. 9 from me.

Tailgatin'
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Comment by ergo:
superb.