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Run of The Mail
Run of The Mail
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Challenge: The Mail (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Location: Downtown Huntsville, AL.
Date: Dec 24, 2015
Aperture: f/3.8
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Dec 24, 2015

 Focal Length: 35mm with a 2.7 crop factor.

Was downtown and just happened upon one of these run of the mill mail trucks. So I thought, "what the heck. I'll give this mail challenge a shot."

Anyway, I put my camera in burst mode to make sure that at least one shot would catch the blinking lights. Then in post I did some color, contrast, and brightness enhancements. I then added a strong sharpening layer. It didn't seem to add too much noise. So I decided to keep it.

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 01/11/2016 12:21:41 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hmm the truck is in focus and the dominant elelment...but that is pretty much it! Sadly this image looks too much like a snapshot. The light wash over the front of the truck is a bit odd, and the reflection in the window distracts. The tilt is a little disconcerting...I keep waiting for the parking brake to go and bye-bye truck :-)

Finally the lack of a human in the shot just gives this a rather impersonal look. A passerby glancing at, a dogwalker letting their dog pee on a tire, a weary-looking mailman clambering up into the truck...that wouldn't guarantee a ribbon by any means, but would pull you up a little.

Hope this helps

Susan
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