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mariomel


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Challenge: Speed (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: My car, Montreal, Qc
Date: Jun 30, 2003
Aperture: F 2.8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/80 s
Galleries: Macro, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2003

 Spedometer of my new Mazda Protege5. Decided to keep the grainy effect of the background vs the dial hand. Very little PS: levels, desaturation of all but red, slight crop, resize and border.

Not much of a shot, and probably not very original, but conveys the challenge topic. My other ideas did not pan out.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2003 09:50:29 PM
even though its a speedometer, i don't get the sense of speed that i get from other pictures in this challenge. nothing is moving. outside of the challenge, the composition of the picture could be improved by having the dial more centered. the left side is not showing as much as the right.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/07/2003 02:10:09 PM
I don't think a tight crop suits this image. Your needle draws your eye towards the end of the red bit which is cut off in your frame.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/07/2003 01:03:06 AM
Shouldn't have cut off so much around the edges. Good and tight crop, but a bit too much. If we're on zero, how come we went 3.5 miles?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/06/2003 12:55:05 AM
You're 3.5 miles into the trip and still no excitement? You better get moving!
 07/05/2003 11:57:50 AM
Nice shine on the needle itself.
Find the LCD readout distracting though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2003 05:28:08 PM
This is good idea, however to depict speed I would have taken the pic whilst the speedometer was not on zero but actually but moving! Otherwise a good pic, the graininess works and the dropping is fitting - 8.
 07/04/2003 12:10:25 AM
Nice close up. I might have tried taking some of the intensity out of the red - but for impact, it works as is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2003 05:27:55 PM
Aww, I was disappointed when I saw the large "km/h", I don't know of any cars that extend to 220 mph. My speedometer goes somewhere around 140 mph, never been there, but definitely potential. Nice idea, maybe some motion in the gauge would work too, but then again, it'd be hard to take the pic while driving.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2003 11:41:14 AM
Nice idea, but would have liked to see the needle moving - to show some speed. Of course, this could be dangerous :-) Perhaps the tachometer instead?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2003 08:34:35 AM
cliched shot in the end... but so well done.. I love the grain in the white (9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2003 02:04:20 AM
OK so show me the speedo on 120mph and I'll be impressed. :) Great shot of the speedo however.
 07/02/2003 12:31:35 AM
its not moving


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