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Hands-Free
Hands-Free
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: East De La Guerra Street
Date: Jul 1, 2008
Galleries: Candid, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2008

Viewed: 322
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

 I did the b&w conversion with some fuzz and grain (diffuse glow) thrown in. Just for the heck of it I put an overlay of a snippet of some old bricks. I dragged the snippet to fit and used overlay with a little bit of fade. I did some erasing over the guy's face and arms. I was really surprised at the result and just left it, so there's a smidge of color in the current shot. The green in the trees is actually some moss that was on the bricks. The green just happened to hit in the right places!

The "Hands-Free" in the title refers to the "Hands-Free" Law that went into effect yesterday in California. You can't talk on your cell phone without a hands-free device if you are driving a car. If the law doesn't apply to bicycles, too, it should! This guy just went whipping through our parking lot.

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 07/03/2008 04:24:59 PM
The high key parking lot and wall with the layered in brick is fantastic. Hands free on the bike is a good idea.
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 07/03/2008 03:15:10 PM
As always you have a special talent for first of all finding and taking wonderful simple images and then turning them into something magnificent
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 07/02/2008 10:45:39 PM
A very fun photo with a nice sense of motion in the scene.
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 07/02/2008 07:31:55 PM
Great grain and texture. I really like the extra dimension the layer adds to the b&w.
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 07/02/2008 06:10:21 PM
Very cool!
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 07/02/2008 04:06:05 PM
Very cool shot and processing. And for the record, most all laws which apply to automobiles should apply to bikes - stop at stop signs, wait for lights, speed limits (heh!). Not sure on the hands-free thing, but you're right, it should!
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 07/02/2008 03:43:47 PM
I like the effect...it's like looking at life throught and old B&W television.
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 07/02/2008 03:32:51 PM
LOL .. i was looking in the thread and i could only see the bottom of this as a thumb .. as soon as i saw the bike i thought of you germaine .. !!
another great shot and excellent process ..
we've had the hands free law for ages for cars .. i dont know about bicycles tho .. :)
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 07/02/2008 10:51:31 AM
This looks like you took an old photo from a newspaper, scanned it and blew it up. I like the grain. Very cool effect.
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 07/02/2008 10:11:17 AM
I totally agree with this comment..... I also like what your photographic eye sees, and then you share them with us.....

Originally posted by emorgan49:
I couldn't think of a comment so I went browsing around your portfolio instead. I think I have said it before but it bears repeating. I love how you see! I think the world looks different to you than to some of the rest of us. You make the mundane so extra special.
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 07/02/2008 10:06:32 AM
I couldn't think of a comment so I went browsing around your portfolio instead. I think I have said it before but it bears repeating. I love how you see! I think the world looks different to you than to some of the rest of us. You make the mundane so extra special.
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