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Challenge: Transportation II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Peak Rail 1940's weekend
Date: Aug 6, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Aug 6, 2006

Shot at a re-enactment at Peak Rail 1940's weekend.

PS work.

crop and rotate
levels, curves
saturation lowered to give it a historic feel.
smart sharpen
more curves to darken the background
selective colour to lose some of the distraction in the woods.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 283
Avg (all users): 5.9009
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.0779
Avg (non-participants): 5.8129
Views since voting: 3379
Views during voting: 317
Votes: 232
Comments: 18
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/15/2006 10:14:55 PM
I really like how the understated colors really give this a strong historical/vintage feel. Very well done!
08/15/2006 09:11:53 PM
The real thing or some weekend weirdos?
08/14/2006 05:53:40 PM
Good use of 'that old look'.
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08/13/2006 11:30:12 PM
Interesting. Would like to know how and where you got this.
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08/13/2006 12:53:28 PM
time travel aside, one can only wonder how you came across this scene! the slightly muted colours are very nice, and i like the composition of the bikes. it's a bit on the bright side, but it does look like it could have been lifted straight from a history book; though is the top sign pointing towards the SS golf club? anyway, over all this is quite dynamic, and given the subject matter, quite evocative of thought. pig about the fence in the foreground though. 7.
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08/12/2006 10:12:36 AM
this is great.. the processing makes it look like its WWII...
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08/12/2006 09:25:34 AM
Nice capture. Well composed, and the muted colors seem very appropriate to the subject matter. My only complaint would be the out of focus wire in the foreground.
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08/11/2006 10:19:55 PM
COOL SHOT!
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08/11/2006 04:07:09 PM
is this a reenactment?
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08/11/2006 06:42:04 AM
Not a bad shot, but for me its a little too static, personally I think a slow shutter speed and a little panning would have worked a treat here.
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08/10/2006 03:13:35 PM
An old BMW? Nice photo. There was a time that the opposition tied wires across the road to bring down their motorcycle-riding opponents. Not a nice way to go.
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08/09/2006 10:13:44 PM
This is a great shot. Part of me wants it to be grainy/authentic looking, but it's also nice to have a pseudo shot from this era nice and sharp. Good use of saturation too.
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08/09/2006 09:11:24 PM
Cool. Nice photo from the war era(!) :) 8
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08/09/2006 07:32:25 PM
Big ww2 buff here, so I like the subject matter. Meets the challenge so that is good. Overall the shot is a little dark and it looks like the focus is a bit soft on the bike. At the same time, the darkness of the shot does give a sense of the dark days of war so it works.
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08/09/2006 04:50:22 PM
Wow - where did you find the Nazis? :)
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08/09/2006 02:26:48 PM
Vintage BMW! Good photo, great subject.
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08/09/2006 12:53:42 AM
We'll definitely be checkin the date in your EXIF! LOL
I assume (and hope like hell) that this is a movie set. Great job. THe processing has that "Band of Brothers" gritty feel to it.
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08/09/2006 12:22:19 AM
great look
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