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TNash · 25th Feb 2008, 18:35

Here's my entry for this month's POTM, a pickup truck I found in the Parking Garage across the street close to sunset. Click for full-size.

Exif: Olympus E-510. F/4 at 1/250. ISO 100. 40mm from Olympus 40-150mm.
Processed in PS CS2 - Black/White Gradient Map, Brightness/Contrast Tweak, Dodge and Burn.

yodasarmpit · 25th Feb 2008, 18:39

I think this is a lovely shot which benefits greatly from the B&W treatment.

TNash · 25th Feb 2008, 18:43

Thanks yoda! The truck was a really bright red and the full color shot just looked off (too much color contrast really), so I went with B&W.

supermonkey · 25th Feb 2008, 18:53

The black and white really helps this shot pop. I love the overall quality of light, and the subtle highlight running along the truck's bed is a really nice touch.

You handled the black and white processing very well. Even though the scene has high contrast, there are some nice subtle tones around the window.

Nice work overall.

-monkey

TNash · 26th Feb 2008, 01:41

Thanks monkey.

Da Dego · 26th Feb 2008, 02:06

I agree - I really like the black & white to this. It really makes everything about the shadow and reflection.

OleJ · 26th Feb 2008, 10:06

Very beautiful. And very classic. Well done. The detail level in the B&W is amazing.

Could I perhaps see the original version? I'd love to learn the magic behind that BW you've made there.

TNash · 27th Feb 2008, 02:54

Thanks Da Dego and OleJ.
Here's the original (Click for full-size):

Here was my process: I used a Gradient Map (Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Gradient Map) with the black/white gradient preset. Then I tweaked the Brightness/Contrast to my liking, burned out the beams across the top of the image, and dodged the top of the truck bed to make it stand out more.

Cheap Mod Wannabe · 27th Feb 2008, 04:21

I like red.... man I love it actually...

Brett89 · 27th Feb 2008, 06:25

It's great black and white, even moreso in colour, I love it.

OleJ · 27th Feb 2008, 07:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by TNash

Thanks Da Dego and OleJ.
Here's the original (Click for full-size):

Here was my process: I used a Gradient Map (Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Gradient Map) with the black/white gradient preset. Then I tweaked the Brightness/Contrast to my liking, burned out the beams across the top of the image, and dodged the top of the truck bed to make it stand out more.

Heh, looking at the original still leaves me as one big ?

Very well shot

Trying to understand: The truck was parked so there was shade all around it and a solemn beam hit it and lit it up like that?

TNash · 27th Feb 2008, 15:12

OleJ: The truck was parked in a parking garage on the first level. It was very close to sunset so light was low, and the side of the garage blocked out light above and below where it was hitting the truck (i.e. the ceiling and a high wall). I have a bunch of pictures that are much brighter, this is stopped down 1 (I was bracketing) from what my Camera's light meter was telling me, from what I remember.

yodasarmpit · 27th Feb 2008, 16:23

Looks great in the colour shot.

hughwi · 27th Feb 2008, 16:57

that is simply amazing! i too prefer the colour shot, although it does make the photo look processed (almost as if the darkness is one huge vinaigrette!)

TNash · 27th Feb 2008, 16:57

heh, I guess I should have uploaded the color shot instead....oh well. Thanks everybody.

Edit: Selective coloring of the reflection actually looks kind of cool too.

I dunno what I was thinking, I just didn't like the color contrast of the color shot, I thought it was too much. Now that I look at it though, I do like it. The BW has a certain quality to it that the color doesn't have though.

tranc3 · 27th Feb 2008, 17:12

I like them both. great shot man.

Da Dego · 27th Feb 2008, 17:38

maybe i'm an oddball, but I MUCH prefer the black & white. It's a great shot, but even moreso with that twist.

OleJ · 27th Feb 2008, 18:14

I think the BW has a better balance in the composition. But yeah the color one is great too

TNash · 27th Feb 2008, 21:49

Yeah, I agree with you guys (Da Dego and OleJ), I was just surprised at the response the color one got.

rhuitron · 4th Mar 2008, 00:09

Tundra 02, right?

25th Feb 2008, 18:35	#1
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	[2/08] Pickup Here's my entry for this month's POTM, a pickup truck I found in the Parking Garage across the street close to sunset. Click for full-size. Exif: Olympus E-510. F/4 at 1/250. ISO 100. 40mm from Olympus 40-150mm. Processed in PS CS2 - Black/White Gradient Map, Brightness/Contrast Tweak, Dodge and Burn. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com Last edited by TNash; 25th Feb 2008 at 18:37. Reason: Left out camera Make/Model.

25th Feb 2008, 18:39	#2
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,667	I think this is a lovely shot which benefits greatly from the B&W treatment. __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

25th Feb 2008, 18:43	#3
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	Thanks yoda! The truck was a really bright red and the full color shot just looked off (too much color contrast really), so I went with B&W. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com

25th Feb 2008, 18:53	#4
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,710	The black and white really helps this shot pop. I love the overall quality of light, and the subtle highlight running along the truck's bed is a really nice touch. You handled the black and white processing very well. Even though the scene has high contrast, there are some nice subtle tones around the window. Nice work overall. -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

26th Feb 2008, 01:41	#5
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	Thanks monkey. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com

26th Feb 2008, 02:06	#6
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	I agree - I really like the black & white to this. It really makes everything about the shadow and reflection. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

26th Feb 2008, 10:06	#7
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	Very beautiful. And very classic. Well done. The detail level in the B&W is amazing. Could I perhaps see the original version? I'd love to learn the magic behind that BW you've made there. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

27th Feb 2008, 02:54	#8
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	Thanks Da Dego and OleJ. Here's the original (Click for full-size): Here was my process: I used a Gradient Map (Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Gradient Map) with the black/white gradient preset. Then I tweaked the Brightness/Contrast to my liking, burned out the beams across the top of the image, and dodged the top of the truck bed to make it stand out more. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com

27th Feb 2008, 04:21	#9
Cheap Mod Wannabe Ultramodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Glen Cove, NY Posts: 1,215	I like red.... man I love it actually...

27th Feb 2008, 06:25	#10
Brett89 Ultramodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 1,084	It's great black and white, even moreso in colour, I love it. __________________ C2D e6700 @ 3.25 Asus P5n-e SLi, 4GB of OCZ Platinum, Xonar D2, 320 and 160 GB Seagate, eVGA 8800 GTX and an Antec P182. C2D T7500 2.2ghz, 2GB DDR2, Quadro NVS 135M 14.1in screen

27th Feb 2008, 15:12	#12
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	OleJ: The truck was parked in a parking garage on the first level. It was very close to sunset so light was low, and the side of the garage blocked out light above and below where it was hitting the truck (i.e. the ceiling and a high wall). I have a bunch of pictures that are much brighter, this is stopped down 1 (I was bracketing) from what my Camera's light meter was telling me, from what I remember. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com

27th Feb 2008, 16:23	#13
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,667	Looks great in the colour shot. __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

27th Feb 2008, 16:57	#14
hughwi Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southampton Uni / London Posts: 884	that is simply amazing! i too prefer the colour shot, although it does make the photo look processed (almost as if the darkness is one huge vinaigrette!)

27th Feb 2008, 17:12	#16
tranc3 It's a series of tubes!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,394	I like them both. great shot man. __________________ Project: Cool Master Centurion 267 [AMD Kuma 7750 2.77 \|Asus M3N78-EM\|mushkin 4x1GB DDR800 \|WD Caviar 500GB\|GeForce EVGA GTS 250 512MB\|OCZ StealthXStream 600]

27th Feb 2008, 17:38	#17
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	maybe i'm an oddball, but I MUCH prefer the black & white. It's a great shot, but even moreso with that twist. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

27th Feb 2008, 18:14	#18
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	I think the BW has a better balance in the composition. But yeah the color one is great too __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

27th Feb 2008, 21:49	#19
TNash Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 259	Yeah, I agree with you guys (Da Dego and OleJ), I was just surprised at the response the color one got. __________________ Project: Kenwood HTPC http://www.tnash.com

4th Mar 2008, 00:09	#20
rhuitron Bump? What Bump? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California, Usa Posts: 122	Tundra 02, right? __________________ You use an Apple?? Go play in traffic.