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Major Repair


Major Repair
Photo Information
Copyright: Andre Salvador (erdna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5423)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-12-15
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-120mm AF-S, VR, Promaster 72mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-02-22 10:27
Viewed: 885
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This photo was taken on a temporary platform right above the water in the Port of Cabo San Lucas. A big boat engine was taken out and placed on the plarform but there is not enough space for the mechanic to work around the engine that looks old and rusty. This mechanic has major problems. He has to repair the engine using the available space given him. This photo was heavily worked in Photoshop to bring out the details.

PP Work: Adjust levels control; Adjust saturation; Sharpen; Convert to black and white; Isolate background area for gaussian blur work and slight desaturation; Isolate foreground boat engine for more levels control, sharpening and color mix; Flatten layers; Crop; Frame; reduce size for posting.

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excellent BW and compo
interesting theme
ciro

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  • Attila Gold Star Critiquer [C: 380 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-02-22 13:13]

A very good shot and great PP, Andre'. The one issue I have is the way too often seen problem that the BG is blurred by PP and the change from the sharp zone to the blurred zone makes the photo look like a paper cutout. Notice that almost everything is sharp in the foreground. Also, the edges of the sharp zone became a bit fuzzy with the PP, which doesn't look natural. Maybe another idea could be making the BG lighter, and work a bit more carefully aroubnd the edges? I know you worked tons already, so I'm not pretending I would do it myself. :)) The shot is busy but this time it adds meaning to the guy's facial expression. Good note. 8.9 points out of 10, but it could be more. Again, fundamentally a great shot and I'm very happy to have seen it.

Sg else: How people manage in life partly depends on the resources they are used to having handy. In 1992, as a student of literature and poetry and linguistics, I was a LOT better in DIY stuff than my German engineering (!) roommates because they grew up in the 'don't fix it, buy another one' mentality in rich postwar West Germany, while I grew up in the 'don't throw it away, it might be good for something' and 'make something useful out of it' mentality of poor Socialist Hungary. There... It's a tribute.

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