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Postby firsty on Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:29 am

I had a play with this shot I took last weekend to try and give it a bit of a dark look.... did it work or should I try something different ?

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:36 am

I really like it Keith - only thing I find distracting is the rock behind the truck -the highlights are drawing my eye to it ...
but even so, it works for me :)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:38 am

Beautiful Keith, great stuff!
Love the tones.
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Postby firsty on Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:54 am

thanks for that Rel, you are right it draws the eye now I take a fresh look

fixed :)
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Postby DJXtreme on Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:01 am

great shot. the dark tones have certainly worked, they really suit the picture.
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Postby Steffen on Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:03 am

Keith, I think that's a lot better. In the first version the rock almost looked like a waterfall, trying to splash over the truck...

I like the tones, and the combination of faded green and rust colour. And, of course, the story it tells.

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Postby gunn parker on Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:57 am

Great shot, looks like the truck is in a river bed, love it
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Postby Bodak on Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:01 am

Looks great to me, even the first one ..
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Postby ABG on Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:22 am

Great image Keith. Darkening the rock has really improved the image by taking a distracting element out.
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Postby BBJ on Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:27 am

Keith, i like it and is better seeing it here on rocks than have it over grown with grass, and well i think the dark look suits this picture well done.
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Postby Colcam on Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:03 pm

Very nice image this one. If you darkened it more and added some blue, you would even think it was moonlight.
I like the old rustbuckets (As subjects, that is) :shock:
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Postby Marty on Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:41 pm

Great find Mate,
subject and treatment is very good.
Good work.
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Postby terminaltackle on Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:28 pm

Very nice photo, judging by the door someone has already taken a couple of shots at the old girl??

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Postby 99 on Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:22 pm

Great shot Firsty. I too like #2.
Where is the location of this old girl? Or is it a secret :wink:
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Postby firsty on Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:53 pm

it is very easy to find, thousands of people drive past it every day as it is on a four lane main road

outside "Australian Native Landscapes" depot on Monavale road Terry Hills
it is part of a man made display :)
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Postby Matt. K on Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:56 pm

Keith
The truck is excellent but the background is annoying. I'd be tempted to select the truck and place it into a field of wheat or something. To me it's crying out for an expansive background with rolling blue skys.
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