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Aspiring Classic
Aspiring Classic
hughletheren


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Challenge: Selective Desaturation (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Home
Date: Jun 16, 2004
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6s
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Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2004

 The original style MR2, surely this will become a classic car one day. This view shows off the unique styling. Used PS CS to desaturate all five colours apart from reds, virtually no other processing apart from a little USM, crop and resize. Just remembered I had to selectively desaturate the flowers on the wall of the house opposite, seen through the windshield.
+0.3 real exposure compensation.
Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM zoom at 35mm
Took an identical photo at f/3.5 and 1/250s and there is nothing to chose between them. The difference in DoF is not noticeable. The camera was tripod mounted.
Used a circular polarising filter to minimise reflections on the bodywork.

Statistics
Place: 199 out of 227
Avg (all users): 4.5805
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.5000
Avg (non-participants): 4.7143
Views since voting: 707
Votes: 205
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 07/04/2004 11:45:15 PM
Greetings from the Critque Club!

Composition:
I strongly agree with nborton; a more unique perspective would be a lot more interesting. There is nothing that makes this shot "special" if you will. As far as the challenge, I think this is "O.K." but again nothing special. I wrote a short forum post on how to choose good selective desaturation photos. You might want to read it here.

Lighting:
Your lighting is fine, seems pretty midday, you might want to consider early evening, or late morning for warmer light.

Technical:
Your photo is technically sound. But I find it hard to believe that the f/3.5 was the same as the f/22 shot. Were you just looking at the car for comparison?

Post-processing:
Your editing is fine, I see no problems with it. I don't have any suggestions either though.

Overall:
A very average photo, that's what hurt your score. I think if you choose a better subject for selective desaturation, you'd have a much more intriguing photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/23/2004 09:28:13 PM
i think a more unique perspective would produce a more interesting picture. red was a good choice for desaturation.
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 06/22/2004 07:22:32 PM
I used to have that same car, even the same color! The background is very distracting, but the selective desaturation helps make the car stand out better
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 06/22/2004 12:49:19 PM
Very good de-sat work. The photograph is a bit too centered and snapshot-like for my taste.
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 06/22/2004 06:52:32 AM
Nice viewpoint, great desauration. Congratulations, excellent work.
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 06/22/2004 01:49:36 AM
Should have greyscaled the license plate and kept with the red theme.
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