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Capt-Morgan — Ancient Gas Dial
Published: 2007-01-19 19:34:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 308; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 7
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Took this shot in a little antique collector's shop. Pretty neat little shop, mostly full of Olde Route 66 stuff - very cool feel to the whole place.Related content
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After "articles of comments", it's silly to say such things 
I like the scene, the mood and how you processed this image. Good color picking!
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Thanks! The original was quite boring. Strange what a bit of color will do.
I really like you urban photos. I recently got into HDR, though have yet to get a good chance to really use it in a situation that is suited to HDR.
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Thank you.
You really have to try HDR, it's definitely another world.
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I bought Photomatix Pro a few weeks ago and just haven't had any good opportunities for it's use as of yet... 
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That certainly is a pretty intense image. The contrast between the large numbers and the smaller numbers is great, very cool. The angle you chose is nice too, because alot of people would have shot it dead on, which is way overdone in many instances.
The faded inner frame is brilliant, i love it. Its an excellent way to make the image appear to have more luminosity at the top, and it naturally draws your eye back up from the bottom.
The two red arrows could potentially be a bit jarring, but somehow i don't think they detract from the piece as a whole.
Overall, nice work.
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Wow, this is most certainly the best comment I've recieved here on DA. Why can't more people give constructie criticism like you have done?
The original of this shot was rather boring and I had just learned of the Selective Color adjustment layer and had been messing around with it and got the purple and thought it looked pretty cool. The red arrows are the only thing that didn't get modified. I agree that they could be a bit jarring (hadn't noticed that before), I'm not sure which color to make them that would reduce that. maye just tweak the red toward purple a bit to keep the contrast, but blend it more with the surrounding.
What's wierd is I have yet to get any formal insturction in photography and I've found that because of that, I'm getting some really strange and unique angles on some shots that likely would have been trained out of me with formal instruction.
I really apprectiate your comment - it's VERY useful.
Morgan Estill
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I am not formally trained in anything either, friend. I learned everything i know through trial and error, and a passion for art. Keep on learning how you want to learn, and the farther from traditional instruction you get, the closer to unique and brilliant work you will come.
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Very impressive, your work is. Especially that you're "untrained". That's really cool.
...now I questioning the intelligence of my decision to sign up for a photography class at the University of New Mexico (supposedly it's one of the best, so...)...
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