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The Chromium Age
The Chromium Age
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Challenge: Periodic Table (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Putney Vermont
Date: Nov 7, 2008
Aperture: f13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Vintage, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2008

 I was hoping to find a cool old car to fit the concept of using chromium as my element. Chrome plating, often referred to simply as chrome, is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object.

I found this late 1950s/ early 1960s vintage AMC Ambassador outside our favorite sugar house up in Putney Vermont. I think it is very telling that the painted surfaces have all decayed, but the chromium plated bumper and grill are all still bright and shiny.

I hope folks don't treat this as DMNC - but I never can tell with shots like this....

Editing: Opened RAW image, adjusted clarity, saturation, vibrance, WB, and exposure prior to RAW conversion. As JPEG: Hue/Saturation, Curves, Noise Ninja, Dodge and burn, minor clone of garbage in lower left and dodged out corner of cart wheel in upper left, USM at large radius for contrast, save for web. Adjustment of hue/saturation and selective colors levels post resize and USM at small radius, added horizontal border to provide more contrast to image and accentuate the grill.

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 102
Avg (all users): 6.0063
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.5000
Avg (non-participants): 6.1780
Views since voting: 1271
Views during voting: 311
Votes: 158
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/18/2008 09:37:47 PM
Very nice lighting against all the texture you've captured and maintained.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/16/2008 12:07:16 AM
Super deep DoF! Really cool shot.
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D
 11/14/2008 08:53:34 PM
nice shot and framing!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/13/2008 12:15:43 AM
It took me awhile before I began to like this picture, but in the end I think it's a very interesting capture and I like the way it's composed. Best of luck.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/12/2008 12:53:43 PM
i would have cropped less off the top. those trees in the background look really good with the rust, the same color and texture. might have been nice to include more of them
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/11/2008 06:52:13 PM
Great shot. 9
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Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4
 11/11/2008 05:37:39 PM
One of the betters ones so far after voting 29%. Very creative and on target. Good colors and an interesting subject. I do not at all care for that border on this particular image though.
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 11/11/2008 04:43:05 PM
Amazing how that stands up to age, isn't it?
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