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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/16/2006
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Hi Phil, thanks very much :) Ina
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Philip Curwen
{K:1363} 2/16/2006
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Awesome colour! love this pic, great crop.
Phil
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/3/2006
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Wow Mark, I guess that's a great way of looking at it! I love your philosophical approach, I'm speechless... thank you so much :) Ina
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 2/3/2006
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Your time was very well spent in the processing, Ina. I very much like the exposure/contrast and also sharpness of this one. And the highlights place a contrasting a certain accent on the decay, which does all the more to also accent the beautiful blue sky reflections.
I understand from your comments that you did not intend blue & purple. I may not be seeing the same thing on my monitor. I do see sky blue and with some teal hues on all three image sizes, but no purple. Gamma does vary quite a bit from monitor to monitor so many of us are seeing something a little different than you are.
I feel that in the end, all beauty is in the eye of the viewer. I would not like this image nearly as much without the blue hues in the reflections. Clearly others see it differently, but to me the blue suggests life and a larger, purer world, even in the midst of this decay. On another level it suggests to me that outdoor elements that are responsible for the decay, beautiful though they are, and so in that way I think the blues further the theme of decay and impermenance.
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/3/2006
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Thank you very much Mitchell, I really appreciate it :) Ina
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Mitchell Miller
{K:3009} 2/3/2006
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wow!! love the textues and sharpness!!
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/2/2006
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Thank you very much Mark, this is the one that I spent most time processing. I didn't intend the blue and purple, if you read the other comments, but in the medium / small size they add a happy complementary color. I did selective coloring - worked in small sections on this at night, and my eyes didn't catch the blue - it is strange why in the large version it doesn't work, but in the small version it has a natural look...
Live and learn! Thanks for the comment, nice to hear from you, Ina
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Mark Longo
{K:12760} 2/2/2006
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My fave of the Studebakers you have. Something about the decay combining with the pretty blue refelctions. It's working for me.
Mark
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/1/2006
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Thanks very much Wael :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/1/2006
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Thanks Rina, that's very reassuring :) Cheers, Ina
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WAEL HAMDAN
{K:7476} 2/1/2006
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wonderful composition & light
regard
wael
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 2/1/2006
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Ina, you're being way too hard on yourself with this one and don't you dare hate it!
Good grief, it's only just a touch of colour on the chrome PEOPLE!
And if I may add a further two cents, before looking at the about and other comments, I had assumed that this was exactly as you had taken it and thought that's just how old abandoned cars look. Rusted, dirty and peeling chrome. Perfectly wonderful...
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Rina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/1/2006
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Thanks Michael, I was pleased with this until I saw the odd blue colors on the chrome, which I never intended. The other shots are (1) pretty much straight out of the camera, full frame w/ minor color/ contrast/ sharpness adjustments; and (2) a straight crop with minor adjustments. This one is fairly processed :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/1/2006
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Thanks Kathy, you're probably seeing this in medium format, in the large size there is blue and purple lines on the vertical chrome. Also, in the medium size the sharpness is lower, I can't tell you why!
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 2/1/2006
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I just love the tones that you have used on these shots, Ina! This crop is just great! I don't know how you messed up the verticals, but this looks good to me!
Kathy
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 1/31/2006
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IMO, I'd choose this one as the best of the series.
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks very much dear Robert, I messed-up on the chrome parts, you probably don't see it too much, but in the large version I got too much blue - oh, well, I'm glad you like it! Best regards, Ina
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 1/31/2006
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Ahhh...dear friend another outstandin detailes from your "studebaker" car. Very nice old style car with fine tonal and rusty surface. Love the subtly tilt composition, great idea the assymmetry compo. The chromium-plated parts and lamp are superb look. I think this one a great abstract shot. Well done dear Ina! :)
Kind regards!
Robert
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Hi Hugo, I didn't see it either until Jeanette pointed it to me, and I've been staring at this screen long enough! It is less visible at night, but really bothersome in the daytime! I guess it's another lesson not to post at night, because of the ambient light we see the colors and contrasts differently on the monitor. It happened to me more than once!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/31/2006
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Hi Ina, Intersting... Only until you mention it, I hadn't seen the colour shift in the chrome. I don't think it's really distracting, though..
Cheers,
Hugo
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks very much Melisa, I found two of them, pick-up trucks side-by-side :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks very much Kiarang :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks very much Hugo, I messed up the vertical chrome pieces, and a bit on the headlight, there are blue and purple colors that shouldn't be there, but I couldn't see them till after I posted :) I angled it and followed almost the 1/3 rule, vertically and horizontally, almost... :))) Best regards, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thank you very much Paolo :) Best regards, Ina
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 1/31/2006
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Hi Ina, The subtleties are eye catching in this one, the slight tilt being the key element for me. Great faded look, and a beautiful match with the previous two. Great feel, and great comp. The textures, especially the subtlety of the belt dangling out from under it's hood. Superb details and textures. Great shot, once again...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 1/31/2006
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antohe creative crop from the"studbraxer" i like it so much!
greetigns
PAOLO
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/31/2006
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HI Ina... i also work with PS at night, i have to. But you can buy a day lamp to get a white light... i mean correct Kelvin same as daylight!
I mean, i like the shot but it was only the blue line...
Jeanette
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 1/31/2006
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Very good & creative composition!
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z z
{K:7231} 1/31/2006
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Its not everday one can find an old studebaxer! What a find and I love the angled crop. Your portfolio is fantastic and you are so great at coloring! ;)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Winfried, I found two of these old Studebaker pick-up trucks, sitting side-by-side and have really enjoyed taking pictures of them! Best regards, Ina
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 1/31/2006
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...great lighing,details and contrast...great work again,Nina!
this old car is a nice model for you or?
best regards,
Winfried
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Jeanette, thank you so much for pointing out that blue and purple line, I didn't see it! Now I see it, and I hate it! It was late at night when I worked on it, and somehow I missed it, I should know better than to work at night, the colors look different - Too much Photoshop for my eyes :) Thanks for your great comment, Ina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Andre, I don't know why I didn't change that blue cast, now it bothers me, but I won't repost. I work in the evening and don't see the colors properly. Duh! Thanks for your visit and comment, I could spend hours on these as well, I like these old cars too! PS - I shot some fishermen in waders on the weekend, the weather was great, as you know, and the winter colors turned out really nice. I'll post one this week. But no luck with owls :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks very much Carlo :) Best regards, Ina
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Andre Denis
{K:66327} 1/31/2006
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Hi Ina,
I'm not sure that this will be one of your most viewed images.
I like it a lot and for me it is the best of the Studebaker series... by far!
I really like this kind of thing, so I would say that. :)
Andre
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Jeanette, it's Photoshop :)
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carlo raingini
{K:11977} 1/31/2006
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lovely car, superb crop. love it. congrats,
carlo
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 1/31/2006
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Nice abstract crop of an old car, in fact i lov old cars, all old objects that brings memory´s...has patina and so on. I like the old rusty surface and your crop. The metal feels little strange though, the blue i guess is reflected sky.. in one way it works as a complement against the brown, but it feels too unreal...somehow!
Jeanette
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thank you very much Tracey :)
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thank you very much Chris :)
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Tracey Main
{K:7290} 1/31/2006
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great work again love this closeup, great details Tracey..
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Chris Boivin
{K:9030} 1/31/2006
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Nice work Ina, I like the cropping you chose and the details are great.
Congrats.
Chris
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/31/2006
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Thank you very much dear Rashed :)
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 1/31/2006
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wonderful composition , great details and contrast , all of the best .
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