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Joe's Fruit and Vegetables
Joe's Fruit and Vegetables
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Challenge: Straight from the Camera (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Schertz, TX
Date: Jul 2, 2006
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

This classic truck sits in front of a local landscaping service - I've been waiting for a challenge in which it might be used. I shot it Friday, planning to put it in Stationary. Then the speed challenge came out so I went and shot it again. With the new camera I've been shooting in RAW + small jpeg and was pretty durn impressed with the way this originally came out in straight jpeg. Just as impressed on the reshoot, though I did "up" the in-camera sharpening and contrast one notch as it was miserably overcast today.

Post processing - resized in PS CS2 in whatever the default resize is to 640 pixels on the longest side; saved.

Here's an edited version - "Gothic Glow" action:

Statistics
Place: 95 out of 389
Avg (all users): 5.7919
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.6742
Avg (non-participants): 6.0308
Views since voting: 843
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 197
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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07/13/2006 06:43:20 PM
Trading Post - Cool angle, great colors, good sharpness and an overall intersting model. Would like to see this postprocessed with the colors of the truck slightly exagerated. Good job.
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07/11/2006 05:17:56 PM
Trading post...
I gave this a 7 in voting. Very vibrant color, excellent sharpness and very interesting overall. I really like the angle that you shot this on. The flowers in front also give it extra interest. Great job!
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07/10/2006 09:52:31 PM
Trading Post

I like this photo because of the rich colors of the truck and foreground flowers as well as the PoV. I did think that the focus was a bit off (none of the lettering on the grill, license plate, or door seems sharp to me). The background is also a bit busy (the trees compete with the plants in the back of the truck) making it a bit difficult to distinguish the details of the primary subject from its surroundings. I gave this a 5 (...he says honestly while ducking to avoid being hit with one of Joe's fruit or vegetables), but I generally scored all of the photos in this challenge down a bit because most of them seemed to suffer from the inability to do a little PP.
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07/10/2006 04:20:14 PM
I had this one at 7 too. The colors and the crispness stood out to me. I'm thinking...robbed.
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07/10/2006 09:55:57 AM
No. . .THIS ONE is wayyyyyyyy underrated. I just love this photo!

It was easy one of the best in the challenge!

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07/09/2006 11:14:53 PM
Both on the same page, gave this a 6 no comment,great from camera image.
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07/09/2006 11:05:14 PM
Boy, Deb, what great colours! This is a great shot from an unusual angle, which I really like. Looks like maybe I ought to get a camera like yours! :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/08/2006 05:01:25 PM
Great use of wide angle. Your contrast and saturation is spot on. Great colours and composition, the low angle looks good.
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07/07/2006 05:54:04 AM
I love the colors although I'm torn by the low perspective - I think I would have favored a slightly higher perspective
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07/06/2006 07:39:08 AM
you framed the truck really well.
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07/04/2006 04:19:35 AM
I like the low angle and the bright red.
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07/03/2006 11:09:16 AM
Nice rich colors - good capture!
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07/03/2006 06:22:31 AM
Excellent, bright colors and perfect contrast, would fit perfectly in the Cars movie. Well done!
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07/02/2006 10:36:06 PM
my dad's name is Joe and he had a fruit and vegetable business and a truck just like this in the 1960's...nice shot
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07/02/2006 08:45:16 PM
Oh, I LOVE this photo! There is not one thing you needed to do to this perfect photo editing wise. It's razor sharp. The colors are incredibly vibrant. . .but what I love the most is the composition and subject! It has a lovely, nostalgic feel to it that just feels good to look at it! I hope this does well because it's one of my favorites!
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