Adjusted levels, contrast, cropped and sharpened. I was very limited for this contest, my car was in the shop and I had no way to go out and look for anything rusted. I had to make do with what I have around the house.
Statistics
Place: 218 out of 443 Avg (all users): 5.1157 Avg (commenters): 7.2000 Avg (participants): 5.0432 Avg (non-participants): 5.2264 Views since voting: 1268 Votes: 268 Comments: 13 Favorites: 1 (view)
Thanks to all who voted and commented on my image for the challenge. I got some helpful tips. Didn't do near as well as I'd hoped for my first challenge, but hey there are always more!
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 7.25 Dick
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 7
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 8