A nice place for a drive [Photography Contest Photoshop & Digital Darkroom]
Uploaded: November 14, 2009 07:37:22
HDR image, optimized in lightroom, replaced background, used Nik Viveza to match color and Topaz adjust to match detail of background to foreground. Used multiple selections and applications of Topaz adjust to emphasize various aspects of composite image,including headlights and grill. Distorted car slightly with free transform
Kathleen Brennan November 14, 2009
By the way, here is the HDR image before it was given a nicer place to live! #1205064Patrick Rouzes November 14, 2009
Ultra beautiful color combo, clarity, detail, perspective,low lighting & beauty captrued here, Kathleen! #8130676Tess L. Yee November 14, 2009
Fabulous color and presentation, Kathleen. #8130808Melissa G. Meiselman November 14, 2009
You did fantastic work on this dazzling image with vibrant HDR color, sharp detail and great new location, Kathleen!! #8130883Hal Bambrick November 14, 2009
WOW!!!!!,Lotta Work=Great Capture!!!!. #8131089Kathleen Brennan November 14, 2009
Thank you everyone, I had a lot of fun with this one! #8131809Margaret R. Barry November 15, 2009
Fantastic colors, details, comp. and presentation, Kathleen! #8132589Kathleen Brennan November 15, 2009
Thanks, Margaret! #8133027Robert Jensen November 15, 2009
outstanding #8134054Cathy Barrows November 16, 2009
fabulous...love seeing the engine thru the grill #8135622Kathleen Brennan November 16, 2009
Thank you Cathy and Robert! #8136064Phyllis H. Burchett November 22, 2009
Lotta work but it paid of, outstanding! #8153393Thomas E. Hinds November 22, 2009
I think this is a wonderful image, Kathleen! I love the color, and the replaced background is marvelous! I wouldn't begin to know how to use HDR but I continue to marvel at works like this that are so very well finished! What HDR do you use, if I may ask? Tom #8153531Kathleen Brennan November 23, 2009
Thank you, Phyllis and Thomas! #8155521Amy M. Wilson December 15, 2009
Big congratulations on your fabulous Finalist, Kathleen!!! #8218698Jessica Jenney December 15, 2009
Congratulations, Kathleen on your fantastic finalist! #8219080Thomas E. Hinds December 15, 2009
Well deserved Finalist! Great job! #8219816Linda D. Lester December 16, 2009
A wonderful finalist....Congratulations! #8222356Patrick Rouzes December 16, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Kathleen! WTG! I remember this very well,my friend! #8224683Tiia Vissak December 16, 2009
Congratulations! #8225507Jeff Robinson December 17, 2009
Congrats Kathleen on your fantastic Finalist! Jeff #8226209Kim Andelkovic December 17, 2009
Congrats on your finalist Kathleen....this is just totally wicked....love it.....good luck in the next round I reckon its a winner. #8227619Bill Houghton December 19, 2009
Kathleen, great work on this old rod. Have a great weekend, Bill #8233661Kathleen Brennan December 20, 2009
Thanks everyone for your good wishes! #8235938David A. Simons January 16, 2010
Excellent work and congratulations, Kathleen #8302463Kathleen Brennan January 18, 2010
Thanks for visiting my gallery, David! #8306979Patricia A. Stalter January 20, 2010
Wow, we do have a lot in common. I have and use the same filters... in fact I don't know what I'd do without them. Great work here. #8315757Dianna Murphy January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your feature in Digitial Darkroom. That's some awesome work! #8315899Kathleen Brennan January 20, 2010
Thank you, Diana and Patricia! I do love to play with filters and effects! #8316712Kim Andelkovic January 21, 2010
Congrats on your wonderful finalist Kathleen #8317982Alan L. Borror January 21, 2010
An amazing image, Kathleen! Beautiful finalist! #8319374Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 21, 2010
Congratulations on your feature Kathleen. Awesome work! #8319426Kathleen Brennan January 22, 2010
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