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Out of Control
Out of Control
RustyG


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Challenge: Not Quite Right (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
Date: Apr 18, 2009
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Sports, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2009

 Shot this at the Cal Poly tractor pull. Driver ended up losing traction and lost control and ended up getting disqualified for driving out of the designated borders.

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Place: 92 out of 116
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 05/04/2009 08:06:18 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Never saw a tractor pull like THAT before! Very funny, and had to look to see what was going on with the front tires. Maybe he was gunning for you!

Technical: Focus a little soft, may have wanted to go to 400 or higher ISO to get the tires; they'd have to be pretty luggy, and here they look too smooth. As you couldn't clone out the power lines behind, a tighter crop may have helped strengthen your shot. Basic composition not bad and lighting was ambient, more could have been made of it. Some glare on tarps.

Artistic: Lots of fun to shoot! Don't know if you set out to get this shot, or it just happened, but I enjoy it.

FWIW: No editing details are listed, so I would suggest getting either a freebie editing program (see recent dpc threads) or, if you have one, playing with the tutorials and getting comfy with it. Some use of (in Photoshop) curves, brightness/contrast, and unsharp mask would help punch the image up a little more.

All in all a good effort, keep shooting and entering challenges!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/28/2009 04:46:58 PM
Great shot good compisition. Mike
 04/26/2009 06:41:16 PM
Great action shot capture, I think the use of thirds in composition and cropping would have helped your image.
 04/24/2009 11:22:42 AM
What are the odds that 3 DPers all were there and took pictures of tractors!
 04/23/2009 11:48:40 AM
That sure doens't look like the International 300 this reviewer owns. :>) A unique look at unique American motorsport. The image is a good one, although a closer look at the front end might have been better choice, but given the restrictions on how close one can get to events like this, it's a good image.
Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2009 01:09:01 PM
saw many pics from this show, what is the deal!!??
 04/22/2009 04:48:46 AM
Considering which way those front tires are headed, I hope you ran after you took this.


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