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Challenge: Things That No Longer Work (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
Location: Taiwan
Date: Jan 10, 2010
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Transportation, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2010

 1. Created HDR image from 3 captures.
2. Opend it in Photoshop.
3. Adjusted the curves.
4. Added a layer with mask in screen mode and 33% opacity to brighten the car.
5. Added second layer with mask in screen mode to brighten some parts of the car.
6. Added third layer with mask in screen mode to brighten the car lamp. (Well, I thought that she needs some "catch light".)
7. Added fourth layer with mask and adjusted curves to brighten the sky.
8. Dodged and burned here and there little by little.
9. USM
10. Saved for web.

Here is one of the original:

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 136
Avg (all users): 6.2973
Avg (commenters): 6.2143
Avg (participants): 6.0769
Avg (non-participants): 6.4699
Views since voting: 3845
Views during voting: 416
Votes: 148
Comments: 23
Favorites: 11 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/11/2010 11:52:23 PM
this is brilliant .. !!..:) ..
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 04/09/2010 12:33:03 PM
Wow - first time I saw this. Incredible. What a great use of this technique.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2010 08:19:19 AM
so much texture in this...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2010 06:32:49 PM
This is one of my favorite photos. I love what you did!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2010 07:16:11 PM
I think the editing adds so much to this beauty.
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 01/19/2010 07:45:14 AM
Sorry, forgot to finish that line. I was going to say that I probably would like the original better, too much editing for my taste. And seeing the original now, I thought it right, I like the original better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/18/2010 07:46:30 AM
Originally posted by Titia:
Probably took a lot of work in the editing part, but


I'm waiting for your "but". :)
 01/18/2010 07:41:59 AM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
"Poor old gal went downhill fast once she outgrew her flannel shirt." ;-)


Wow, the "Lord of the Woody" left a comment.
Forgive my poor English, I don't understand what it means. :P
Is this a sentence from some famous guy or book? Can someone explain it for me?
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/17/2010 11:41:22 PM
Great comic-book effect.
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 01/16/2010 06:10:10 PM
Very interesting processing. Nice.
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 01/13/2010 09:30:16 PM
I'd like to see the original image side by side with this. The processing distorts the perspective too much for me, but it is an interesting effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2010 01:34:55 PM
Interesting post processing. Topaz by chance? Seems to be the trend here lately. This one is one of those done right. Ive seen too many done wrong. 10 from me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2010 12:34:10 PM
Probably took a lot of work in the editing part, but
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 03:36:21 PM
I keep coming back to this photograph as this is the most beautiful pp I've ever seen on an old Beetle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 02:44:25 PM
Sorry, but this is WAY overprocessed for my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 01:41:47 PM
LOVE THIS! If I were voting I'd give you a high score on this! good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 10:06:18 AM
Excellent post capture treatment...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 09:56:48 AM
This is grotesquely overprocessed, it's absolutely ridiculous...

I like it! Don't ask me why :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 09:08:28 AM
This must be Deen, I recognise the car. Personally I think the post-processing is way over the top as I'm not a big fan of HDR, but the composition is strong, the subject very interesting and it meets the challenge more than adequately. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 06:55:36 AM
Too extreme on the tonemapping. The car was already damaged, in my opinion could be toned down, as is too much hdr on it.
It is a great perspective, a very interesting subject, but the processing is too much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 04:46:06 AM
seems way too over-processed to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2010 02:49:18 AM
"Poor old gal went downhill fast once she outgrew her flannel shirt." ;-)
 01/11/2010 01:37:36 AM
I've seen this before... I suspect somebody is gonna cry foul here. :(

New processing and probably a new photo too though..

BTW: Not only does the bug not work anymore, personally the over-the-top HDR look doesn't work for me either.. Not that it's a bad image, I'm not going to kill you on the score.. Best of luck on keeping this one in the game.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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