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"Fill 'er up" circa 1920
"Fill 'er up" circa 1920
bobnospum


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gas Stations (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sigma 70-210mm UC f/4.0-5.6 for Minolta
Location: Western MA, USA
Date: Feb 15, 2009
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: History
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2009

 American Visable style gas pump built in the 1920's. The pump is on display for it namesake the Golden Nozzle Diner. Tough angle to shoot it well. Tried lots and lots of angles before settling on this one. Sepia toning really made the photo as the background really was distracting in color. 120mm zoom.

Convert from Raw bumping exposuire and contrast
PP in Gimp
Rotate to staighten the pump even though it was sloped :)
Crop
Levels
Curves
Colorize to sepia toning
USM

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Outtake long shot of the other pump, (there were two) at this location.




Statistics
Place: 21 out of 135
Avg (all users): 5.8388
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.4310
Avg (non-participants): 5.9674
Views since voting: 1178
Views during voting: 389
Votes: 242
Comments: 9
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AuthorThread
 02/24/2009 07:48:49 PM
A nice score. Came in well above mine. I gave it a 6.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/22/2009 10:23:49 AM
Good idea, well executed...
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 02/20/2009 03:22:43 PM
looks so old...wish the nozzle in the front was in sharper focus with the white "tubing" OOF (reversed)
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 02/20/2009 07:14:44 AM
nice shot, love the name
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 02/19/2009 07:35:33 AM
Love the lines in this photo.
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 02/19/2009 05:24:02 AM
Nice detail on this photo.
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 02/18/2009 08:23:10 AM
very nice!
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 02/17/2009 10:55:02 PM
Nice shot!
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 02/17/2009 07:53:03 PM
I would have attempted to keep the end of the nozzel in focus. I like the background blurred, as it draws attention to the pump handle. The details in the rusted metal are great. A slightly wider DOF would have made all the difference as this could then have been one of the standouts of the challenge. Still reat composition, and PP. Like the colours and Duotone used.
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