My first entry into a challenge. After seeing the amazing work of everyone, it's a bit intimidating to enter, but here it is. Taken at a local hot air balloon festival using my new digital "toy"
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5 - I like this shot and think you met the Challenge (mostly, see further notes), in the respect that a shot of this put into a time capsule would depict the era ('automobile') for future generations. Criticism; firstly, the buildings in the background, I really wish you cropped that out or better, had a sharper, perhaps even ground level angle here. The gentleman behind the wheel adds to the character too and whilst the coloring of the vehicle is good and seemingly authentic, sepia might have added something, but not sure on that. Also with those white tires etc, again, a different angle, even closer, to 'show them off', would have made this a better photograph in my opinion. To really nitpick I guess the bitumen 'path' wasn't around then(?), so maybe parking on the grass (risky I know), but it is a classic car and apt for the Challenge. If only those buildings didnt bring me back to 'present day' when I view this shot.
Nice crisp clean picture. The buildings in the backgroud are not representive of the time period you are capturing. I like this picture in color tho. IMO it works.
Lovely old car.. I like that the owner is sitting inside. I think this would have worked way better as a black+white or duotone, with the buildings in the background cropped out.
I really like the car and find it fits with the challenge. I really would have liked to have had you crop out the apartment buildings and the bright sky portion. It would have concentrated our attention to the car and not conflicted the era with the modern looking high rises.
Nice car! I wish you took a close up artistic shot without the modern background. I also recommend looking at this beauty in black/white too....that might be nice. Congrats.
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