This was a picture taken while I was with my family. I heard about this truck graveyard where the owner loved his Ford Trucks. He has quite a few that he laid out throughout his property. Taken early in the morning, dark black and grey clouds just made the place even spookier.
The process in getting the developing done:
First I adjusted the following in Camera Raw:
Clarity +80
Vibrance -98 (to just about where it is Black and White)
Saturation +80 (to bring out the green leaves more)
Exposure
Contrast
Highlight
Shadows
Whites
Blacks
Then I adjusted the rest of the picture in Photoshop CC:
Levels
Curves
A nudge on the Vibrance
Finished off Topaz Denoise 5
Thin white border followed by a heavier black border
Saved.
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What a lovely old vehicle, at rest until someone has the courage and tenacity to restore it back to its former glory. I like the low key way you have exposed the truck that emphasises its demise, it works well. I would also like the greenery if it wasn't so oversaturated, its a real shame because for me it detracts although I suppose you could interpret it as even in the face of death there is new growth and new hope. Looking at the greenery on the left it looks as though you have saturated the green channel as a whole, you really don't want anything in this position to dominate this area of the image the way it does.
I think you have a winning image here that toned back to its original would work even better, thanks for your submission, and apologies for the late critique, Sid
Thank you all for the votes and the fact that I managed to be in 98th place out of 262nd, says a lot and how very slooooowly but suuuurely, I keep improving in some of my skills. Always a learning hobby. :)
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