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Gas Stop
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Challenge: Silhouettes (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A200
Location: Monument Valley
Date: Apr 14, 2004
Aperture: 9.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/239
Galleries: Nature, Travel
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2004

 Gassing up in Monument Valley, logo on rear of bus was taken out with clone stamp tool, and was taken at about 4pm as the sun was going down on beautiful Utah.

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/29/2004 05:39:31 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club,

Hiya Derek. Nice to 'meet' ya! :)

I think less is more here. I would like to see less of this photo to like it more. I think the roof of the station and the bottom of the photo with the car shadow are both unnecessary. I would make a horizontal crop of this.

The silhouette isn't dark enough for my tastes. I prefer a black or nearly black shape to silhouettes. I also think the light is just a bit too harsh here. The lonnnnnnnnnng shadows are a touch much for me.

This is a pretty good pic that probly finished lower than it should have. Imagine this at a different time of day or horizontally cropped, however.

Good luck and happy shooting,
Mav
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/25/2004 08:29:30 PM
The perfect road-trip car! I like the scenery here, and the sillhouette makes that guy a bit more symbolic.
Minolta DiMAGE F200
 04/20/2004 11:21:59 AM
This is a very strong image in terms of the silouhettes and long shadows it presents. It is visually interesting but it also tells a story. This guy (and perhaps the photographer) are on a road trip that will include some biking (maybe in some difficult terrains?). They are fueling up for a long, possibly dangerous trek. I like the nearly monochromatic feel of the image. The only spots of color are in the faded blue of the sky and the yellow of the graffiti on the side of the VW bus.
Sony DSC-F717
 04/19/2004 11:00:37 PM
That is an awesome shot.......what a strage place for a gas station.....I love it...good luck.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 04/19/2004 09:45:52 PM
What a back drop. Totally unexpected. I am glad I gave this a second look. Bravo 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/19/2004 03:59:18 PM
, now I'm not so sure. Nice silhouette of the man.
Olympus C-750UZ
 04/19/2004 02:35:36 PM
A little more darkening and contrast may have brought out the cliffs and made the VW more of a silhouette.
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