An old tractor I saw when out for a stroll with the kids.
I kinda like the grungy look, you can almost smell the diesel fuel.
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Well, I am quite happy with how this image did, considering the rather uninteresting subject.
Thank you all for your comments.
For those of you who asked, some info on the processing I did :
Here's the original straight from the raw processor without ANY adjustments :
I imported the same raw image 3 times, each with a different exposure setting.
I can't recall the exact EV values but one was for highlights, one for shadows and the last had no correction.
I merged the 3 exposures into one 48-bit TIFF in Photomatix and then tone mapped the result.
I then tweaked the image further in photoshop using the usual tools such as hue/sat and curves.
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Place: 49 out of 615 Avg (all users): 6.4461 Avg (commenters): 7.9565 Avg (participants): 6.3827 Avg (non-participants): 6.6905 Views since voting: 1569 Views during voting: 289 Votes: 204 Comments: 36 Favorites: 5 (view)
I LOVE this pic, and praise you for your insight into what makes a great composition. I'm just starting out and this is my first message, but you give me inspiration! Well done!
Yeah, as it turns out, this picture speaks more of the programmers of a piece of software than of the photographer. I feel sorry for the 8 I gave for this image - if I could, I'd take it back. This is a painting, not a photograph.
Sorry, I don't do refunds.
It just goes to show that there's more to digital photography than capturing the image. I did have this type of processing in mind when I shot the engine.
Yeah, as it turns out, this picture speaks more of the programmers of a piece of software than of the photographer. I feel sorry for the 8 I gave for this image - if I could, I'd take it back. This is a painting, not a photograph.
This was my second-highest rated image in the challenge. I think it's fantastically well done. So it's with a grin of pleasure that I check back and see that you, too, used Photomatix and Tone Mapping to get your enviable result. Ain't that a wonderful tool?
This is very impressive. You took a pretty normal, boring photo of a pretty boring normal subject and made it very interesting. I love the textures you've created with some very clever editing. Great colors too. This could be a tutorial to those with limited or no editing skills. I was amazed at the stark difference between the original and this edit!! When I first looked at the two, I had to really study them before I could believe they were pics of the same engine!
Apparently I like your style - this was my favorite of the challenge, though I didn't quite make it all the way through in voting. Really, really nice!
Wow, way cool communication of the textures and tones--I can feel what those braided hoses and stuff feel like. I like this enough to add it as a favorite.
the fact that I love it makes me think that the voters don't - sorry to curse you like that! I hope it does better than I think it will, a LOT better because it's great work 8 for now
Finally, a photo with the grunge look that I like! The grunge look should be used for these types of shots, not for people! Great lighting, cool composition, good job!
I really like this one. The only thing I'd change would be to give it just a hair of clockwise rotation to straighten that top l;ine up with the frame. Well-see, well-captured and well-displayed. 8.
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