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PhotoFranz
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 15:39
I saw this cop car today and was a bit surprised at the driver. Ok, it was parked.

Both of these shots are the same, the first had CS2 "Shadows/Highlights" applied to the front window to try and pop the dog out a bit. I posted the second one so that anyone else can try to do better than I did and teach me a bit.

I left my keys in my other "pants".
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3222711013_1c3631514c_o.jpg

Can anyone pop the dog better?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3222710497_2396955c4e_o.jpg
quadrap
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 19:50
Funny ..i dig it.
ckort
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 21:12
Thats a great shot. The dog is saying " whats the matter with you! haven't you ever seen a dog drive a car before?"
sparker1
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 22:09
Really funny. Ours never cut costs, they just raise their ticket quotas.
Skip Souza
24th of January 2009 (Sat), 22:26
Hey! We chase cars! This is what happens when we catch them! :lol:
Tee Why
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 01:59
Funny indeed. The dog looks very serious about it's job though.
:)
PhotoFranz
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 09:15
Thanks for all of the nice comments. As I drove by, I just could not resist going back for a shot. I did not get too close. I did not want to upset the dog and he DID seem to know whose car it is.

No help from any Photoshop experts? The way I did the window looks a bot odd, I am sure it can be better.
sparker1
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 11:05
I think I would exclude the mirror and window frame from the selection, just modify the glass area. You could try burning that area a bit to make it appear that the window was down, thus different from the others.
dadecountyanthony
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 13:48
Awesome capture. I bet this is one of those shots that will end up all over the internet in "funny pictures" section.
leeport
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 15:21
Great shot!
PhotoFranz
25th of January 2009 (Sun), 15:51
I think I would exclude the mirror and window frame from the selection, just modify the glass area. You could try burning that area a bit to make it appear that the window was down, thus different from the others.

I tried most of that. I could have taken more time and gotten the mask cleaner, but it DOES look better, I think.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3225746093_80de07b607_o.jpg