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The 1855MH Super Power Drive (Batteries not invented)
The 1855MH Super Power Drive (Batteries not invented)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Low Tech (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 880
Location: Howick Historical Villiage, Auckland, New Zealand.
Date: Nov 21, 2004
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125th
Galleries: Vintage, Water
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2004

 An 1850's Water-wheel at the Howick Historical Villiage, Auckland, New Zealand. The ironwork of the wheel is original and powered a flour mill at Manurewa, Auckland from 1855.

Unfortunately, the large steel gear wheel was not able to be captured due to the proximity of the mill building. (None of the drive-chain itself exists any longer.)

(Please excuse the title - I think there's there's something wrong with this red wine! :)

Post: Actually, too darn much imo.
- Rotated to correct odd perspective
- Cropped.
- Non-subject background unsaturated to eliminate overbearing and distracting bright greens (plants) and reds (building frame.)
- Background Gausian Blur to add Depth-of-Field bringing the subject out in the clear, so-to-speak.
- Some foreground weeds (plants) cloned out.
- Changed hue of water-supply trough (was grey) to lift it out of the new B&W background, added some blue hue to the water for the same reason.

For a photo that was originally aiming for a "simple, single subject" look, the "simple" got lost in the mix somewhere.

Image select as best of four for the challenge. See also my outtakes for this challenge:
- Ringer
- Blacksmith 1
- [url=//dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=122870]Blacksmith 2[/url

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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 12/05/2004 07:51:45 AM
Nice choice of subject. Definitely low technology. Great focal point and DOF. Something in the contrast between the wetness of the wheel and the desaturation has made the image seem more of a miniature (model) wheel rather than the real thing. Perhaps a reversed desat would still focus on the wheel while correcting this.
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Sony DSC-F717
 12/04/2004 10:07:27 PM
Very interesting old water wheel...nice shot.
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Olympus D-400Z
 12/01/2004 07:49:11 AM
Funny title! Good concept.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
 11/30/2004 09:05:56 PM
great shot. it looks like a scale model almost for some reason. great clarity.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/30/2004 03:15:28 PM
would have liked to see more motion blur
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/30/2004 12:58:35 PM
Well, the selective desaturation helps make the wheel pop, but it also makes the scene feel contrived (especially since the block attaching the wheel to the bricks looks b&w). Would a more blurred background be more effective?
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