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Challenge: Classy Holiday Decorations (Advanced Editing III)
Collection: Miscellaneous
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Symbolic Cars dealership, La Jolla, CA
Date: Dec 19, 2004
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 0.81s
Galleries: Macro, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Dec 19, 2004

 Folks in the Symbolic cars dealership in La Jolla were kind enough to let me set up a makeshift studio in their showroom. Wow, they have quite a selection there. This baby in the picture has a sticker price of $339.000. Talk about class...

It turns out that it's very hard to shoot a shiny new Rolls inside a densely packed showroom. It reflected every ugly detail of the surrounding: vents, neon lights, other cars, the photographer and his camera, you name it. Hence - lots of cloning afterwards... If I had more time and chutzpah, I should've taken her for a test drive to nicer pastures for a better background...

Cropping, cloning, curves, USM, selective color tweaking, Neat image, saved for web.

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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/25/2004 12:54:19 AM
overdone on the gaussian blur, and I wish the ribbonw ere more organized. the light reflections are distracting too. but it's still appealing.
Nikon D70s
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 12/23/2004 12:19:15 AM
I love this idea. Very classy. This would have been really exceptional had the name and hood ornament been surrounded by a wreath rather than just this little bit of ribbon, but very nice. 7.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 12/22/2004 04:23:53 PM
Can you get one for me? nice phot
Sony DSC-F707
 12/21/2004 07:43:33 PM
Oh I like ! This is unique and totally unexpected. This is classy ! The lighting and glitz make this a winner !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 12/20/2004 04:09:59 PM
This works for me. I wouldn't complain if I got one of these for Christmas.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 12/20/2004 02:26:04 PM
Nice picture. It would make a great Christmas ad.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
 12/20/2004 08:24:53 AM
a rolls royce is not a christmas decoration.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/20/2004 04:22:44 AM
Very, very classy - nicely photographed too!
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