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Challenge: Things That No Longer Work (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Mill Park Melbourne
Date: Jan 8, 2010
Aperture: F18
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2010

I am sure this will be a popular subject

In this paddock on the way home i saw 3 of these abandoned trucks unfortunately the gates were locked so i couldnt get to closer

the first few efforts were holding the camera above the fence pointing, click and hope {Failed dismally)

next i got as close to the wire fence then zoomed and hey presto the wire was gone :)

processing
i did the usual noice reduction although there wasnt a lot to reduce and USM
then i tweaked up the colors and levels and it just didnt look right even after dodge and burning certain areas i guess with the ground being so dry and sparce of grass it didnt give the contrast of colors i was hoping for in the rust of the truck and the green grass
so when i changed it to B&W it looked a lot better

Prediction
how this will score i have no idea i can never judge but i am so in need of a 6+


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01/30/2010 09:05:54 AM
kinda old and beat up...great picture...
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01/21/2010 08:43:46 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Nice refereshing take on a popular theme in this challenge, the broken-down car.

Technical: Definitely looks good in b/w, the tones are subtle and lots of gradiation. I am a huge fan of ambient light and handheld shooting, which seems to be the case here. If the wire fence has wide enough gaps, can get the lens in between the strands and shoot. ISO seems a bit high, may have been better to go down a bit and shoot at a faster shutter speed. If you had a tripod with you, could close it way down and shoot with a slow shutter.

Artistic: Not terribly keen on the tree, that light-coloured branch tends to draw the eye. Seeing that it was an Advanced challenge, you could have photoshopped it out or darkened it a bit. However, that in its turn may draw attention to the branch, so a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

Overall: A very visually pleasing shot, but that branch does interfere a bit.

Feel free to pm me with any questions,

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2010 12:18:08 AM
Cool, I would drive it. I might have worked some more contrast in the image but The B+W was a good choice.
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01/11/2010 10:20:26 PM
there are a lot of images with the same look about them in this challenge and others. not sure if it is the processing of the image or what. good subject lends its self to B/W. Reserve judgement on the tree
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