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bryanj87

27th of July 2007 (Fri), 23:06

This is my first post in this section. I figured these old cars, trucks and tractors were better off here than in Landscapes. Some of these pics have had a good deal of post processing as well. I'd appreciate any comments, criticism or advice on these, as I'm a relative noob to all this. Thanks for looking!

1.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Cars-Blanding-01a.jpg
2.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Cars-Blanding-02a.jpg
3.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Cars-Blanding-03a.jpg
4.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Cars-Blanding-04a.jpg
5.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Cars-Blanding-05a.jpg
6.
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Tractor-Blanding-01a.jpg
7. B&W or...
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Tractor-Blanding-02a.jpg
8. color?
http://www.bryanbzdula.com/newpics/albums/userpics/Old-Tractor-Blanding-02b.jpg

RadAL

27th of July 2007 (Fri), 23:35

the body on that one car looks solid.... but wish you got more of the truck.

ilovemycamera

27th of July 2007 (Fri), 23:37

incredible work with these shots! my faves are 1, 2, and 5

Ballen Photo

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 00:27

Bryan, I like # 2. The light looked just about perfect. ;) They're all good though.
I wonder if any of those are worth restoring? :lol:
-Bruce

H.B.

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 01:38

Very nice series. I think the first tractor shot is my favorite. Its got great contrast and the sepia really works well.

HB.

PhotosGuy

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 10:14

I'm liking #2, but next time, how about shooting something with paint on it? :D
A few Car Lighting Tips (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70290)

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Livinthalife

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 10:15

nice work! Love the conversions too!

KROHN27

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 10:18

very cool shots! I wish i knew how to get the top of the sky to look black :(

PhotosGuy

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 10:21

very cool shots! I wish i knew how to get the top of the sky to look black
Got PS? You can easily do a LOT of things with a Layer mask. See post #9; PS Elements in Post # 14
A question about sky (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=338140)

bryanj87

28th of July 2007 (Sat), 12:55

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

My answer on how to get the sky black, I used a circular polarizer on all these shots. That will darken the top of the sky in general. In Photoshop CS3, I duplicated the background layer, set the blending to Multiply to darken and saturate the colors more, and created a mask in that layer. I then used either a brush or gradient fill(which, to me, sort of duplicates using a GND) to lighten up the foreground (in these cases the vehicles). In the B&W and sepia, I used the Black & White option and cut back on the Blue and Cyan levels until they looked good to me. :) Then a little boost in Brightness and Contrast.