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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 81: Perspective Disproportion >> Challenge 81 : Eligible > Wraparound Exhaust*
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15-MAY-2005 MisterMax

Wraparound Exhaust*
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Philadelphia

The curve of the exhaust matches the building 12 blocks away.

Canon PowerShot S400
1/200s f/11.0 at 22.2mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 23-May-2005 02:25
Ahh, next time I hear "well, it's not like MY car's fumes make that much of a difference anyway", I'll show them this shot. Wonderful idea, and the allignment of the two curves makes it work really well. As for the noise, you could try and select just the exhaust in a separate layer and apply a little gaussian blur, or even a noise reduction filter - there are no fine details to be lost in that area of the picture.
Ioana
alexeig22-May-2005 12:44
Great alignment
ctfchallenge21-May-2005 13:28
Surely looks better now! -Cat
ctfchallenge18-May-2005 01:25
Thanks for your suggestions. Cropped, darkened, saturated. I like it better! - Max Buten
janewigginsphotography17-May-2005 02:29
I really appreciate this concept as the pipe is wrapping around the building so perfectly! Less noise and more "pop" to the photo would portray this to its full potential. jano
ctfchallenge17-May-2005 02:11
The concept is excellent. The image needs some PS work. It needs more contrast - the blacks should be black, and maybe bump up the saturation too while your at it. Then you'll really have something teriffic here. :) ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge16-May-2005 21:41
Nice compo. Some more PP to be done i feel.

Andy
Mister Max16-May-2005 20:44
The noise in and around the exhaust pipe comes from adjusting it so that you can tell the inside from the outside. On the original, it's solid black. Would that be better? I adjusted by selecting the exhaust and creating a screen layer. - Max
Guest 16-May-2005 20:30
Very nice compo! It shows a perfect disproportion... I tend to agree with Abs about it's noise... but I like the shot.
ctfchallenge16-May-2005 04:44
i would have titled it "polution" :)
nice shot but the noise is way too high for my comfort level. this is a day shot, so its not from high iso...so did you crop a lot or what?
i like the meaning of the shot...conveys city polution perfectly. -Abstract