Drove around the neighborhood and found this microwave thrown out on the curb.
not much editing done on this one;
levels, contrast, curves, shadow/highlight, resize, convert to b/w, color balance, photo filters: sepia/orange, noise ninja, usm, border.
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Hello from the Critique Club;
I like that you went a slightly different direction than many of the other entries. Your entry is almost diametrically opposed- your subject is broken, dingy, and the frame is exceptionally cluttered. The other shots were very clean, simple entries, many appearing or consisting of studio shots. The realness of your photo really sets it apart from the others. Besides, I can’t help but commending you for managing to approach an “appliance” challenge from a street photography stance ;)
The black and white conversion seems to be pretty good. One thing, though, is that I might like to see the whites a little bit more white with some simple work in curves. Your border choice works very well here for the subject matter, and strengthens your composition, which I’m also fond of. In all honesty, there isn’t a lot I would recommend changing on this, because your mood and subject perfectly reinforce each other. Your shot isn’t as pretty as some of the others, but then, it isn’t supposed to be, now is it?
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