There seems to be some labour disputes in the Montreal firehouses. This was done to several Montreal firetrucks.
As I was coming back to the office from lunch, I stumbled accross a fleet of trucks like this one. I followed this one around until I could get ahead of him to take this shot. The truck was stopped at a red light at the time of the shot.
I took advantage of the "extra rules" to the fullest. Basic levels, contrast and slight saturation adjustments. Then I went for it: eliminated certain objects that were bothersome to the background, added more contrast to the sky, removed alot of the reflection on the windshield, added rotation blur to the wheels, and a good amount of motion blur to the background. This made the firetruck stand out a little more. Then crop, resize, a little USM and border.
Whew! Won't do that again for some time, I'm sure.
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this was my first fave. the thing that struck me about the image was that it was so, well, eye-catching. sure, post-processing was pushed to the max, but, all the same, it takes a great base image to begin with. this is a great example of just what can be done--if you have a strong base image.
this is an image that i would not attempt to duplicate, not in the sense of finding a tripped-out fire truck, but one that i would keep around as a reminder of what is pleasantly possible, if you get it right in the camera.
another thing i like is that this image is two years old, and it is still just as strong as it was yesterday. lastly (and this is a BIG deal), mario is still not only very active at dpc, but has over a 5.8 average after over 140 challenges! keep it up!
Briliant photo... After reading the comments I was really impressed, as I thought the firetruck was in motion. This was by far my favorite, I think you got robbed :(
nice to see a shot of a prank that actually occurred... the green and feathers weren't added digitally, right? nice framing of a moving subject, you've got quick reflexes. nine for you.
Okay.. while I'm not a big fan of the Joke here, I'm really a sucker for a good pan. This constitutes a good pan. The green makes it a bit surreal too. Good job.
Excellent Joke, I'm a firefighter and I found this very funny. :) keep up the good work.
The picture also is well set up. Nice movement in the background.
Now thats a practical joke! Was this photoshop work at all? It looks so real, as if the fire department staged it for some event... Either way, very nicely done.
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