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Ch 83-- Old numbers

Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
edited February 5, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
This is one of the gauges from an old Ford tractor that is part of my dad's collection:

Color:
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BW:
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Let me know if these work for you? I'm going back to my parents this weekend, so I can reshoot if need be.

Thanks,,
Eric
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    SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited January 30, 2007
    The b&w version is workng forme. I don;t like the edge being cut off on the keyhole on the left and the image feels tilted down to the right a bit. I'm also feeling that the DOF is a bit too shallow and the outer edge of the ring around the gauge is OOF. If you can reshoot it and fix these things I think it'll be a much stronger image.
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    jamismjamism Registered Users Posts: 91 Big grins
    edited January 30, 2007
    redLine wrote:
    The b&w version is workng forme. I don;t like the edge being cut off on the keyhole on the left and the image feels tilted down to the right a bit. I'm also feeling that the DOF is a bit too shallow and the outer edge of the ring around the gauge is OOF. If you can reshoot it and fix these things I think it'll be a much stronger image.


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    JWilbur26JWilbur26 Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited January 30, 2007
    I like the B&W image more as well. I too would like to see the outer ring of the guage more in focus.
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    urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2007
    I actually like the color image better, with a little more contrast it could really be a unique entry.
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    TheFoodTravellerTheFoodTraveller Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2007
    Color for me
    I actually prefer the color, but you might try maybe to make the blue a bit grainer (add some noise) to give it an older look&feel ... but I am not sure this is allowed by the rules.

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    mlboydmlboyd Registered Users Posts: 38 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2007
    The color works better for me, too. It's a little unexpected and caught my attention more than the b&w version.

    Nice use of the tractor collection. :D
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    Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2007
    Thanks for all the replys. I'm going to use some of the suggestions and see if I can come up with a strong entry.

    eric
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    FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2007
    Great idea. I like the color version best too. thumb.gif Good luck!

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    knaryknary Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited February 3, 2007
    I love the color.
    I'd prefer to see, as mentioned, either no cropping of the ignition thingie or a harder crop of it. Right now it reads as an accident.
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    Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2007
    Well the weather sucked and reshooting was impossible so I went back and reworked the colored version:

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    OR

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    Let me know what you think.

    Thanks,

    Eric
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    TheFoodTravellerTheFoodTraveller Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 5, 2007
    guess late
    But I like the one you picked!!
    Good luck. I had not time to join this time. Let's hope next time I manage to make it.

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