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Vintage Heroes
Vintage Heroes
mariomel


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Challenge: Heroes (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Montreal, Qc
Date: Nov 13, 2004
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500 s
Galleries: Vintage, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2004

I was going to sit this one out, until I scanned my Santa Claus Parade photos. I had been fascinated by the vintage firetruck that was in the procession. Thought this might work.

Shot in Jpeg using my 28-135 IS @ 120mm.

In PS7:
-crop
-cloned out a distracting tree trunk in the upper right corner
-convert to sepia but then reduced the opacity of the layer to get a old vintage colour feel
-added a darker outer edge, brighter center, and played with contrast, and saturation a little
-USM and faded gaussian blur to get soft focus
-border

Not a portrait (as many will expect) but still symbolises heroes. There will likely be many fireman photos. Oh well.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 90
Avg (all users): 5.4500
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
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Views since voting: 929
Views during voting: 315
Votes: 220
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/21/2004 11:55:27 PM
Nice shot, almost an abstrack... it took me a moment to identify this as a fire truck. I'd have liked to see a shallower DOF to isolate the truck from the back wall.
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11/21/2004 01:39:09 AM
returning for comments:
Amazing how clean and polished these trucks are kept. A very smart crop. bumping up.
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11/19/2004 12:32:56 PM
You've captured nostalgia beautifully here.
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11/19/2004 09:03:04 AM
Very confusing and busy. No central focus really.
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11/15/2004 09:41:03 PM
Gorgeous picture. I love the aged look about it. Well done.
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11/15/2004 07:01:00 PM
Wicked image! Sadlly, it doesn't move me as many of the others have. Please, keep up the good work!
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11/15/2004 10:22:42 AM
I like the coloring and the sharpnes but there are a lot of reflections and shadows in this, just a little confusing
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11/15/2004 12:45:02 AM
This is a great idea, and very nice. I think; however, it could have been better if it were not cropped so tightly, or angled so that you could make out a piece of the form of the truck. The flat view of all of the reflection is a bit busy to my eye.
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