In the Rain + Repost

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 31, 2014342 views5 comments

I had been thinking about shooting this old truck for a while. This morning is was raining one of those slow study rains and all the colors were saturated. I decided this was the morning to shoot the truck. I have several shots, some closer, some farther away and from different angles. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Canon 7D
Sigma 120-400
Manual
Shutter 1/20
Aperture 5.6
ISO 800
159mm
Bean Bag on truck window
White Balance adjustment and slight vibrance and saturation adj. in Lightroom 4 along with sharpening.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 31, 2014 at 5:50 PM

I really like your comp here Richard, did you play around with a B&W conversion? To me this would make a wonderfully strong image in BW.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 31, 2014 at 9:47 PM

I appreciate the input. Here is a B&W conversion. Again thanks for comments and critiques.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 1, 2014 at 8:04 PM

Great old truck! I like both versions, but prefer the color image.

In your B&W, the various red hues look too dark, and the greens look a tad flat. If you have a later version of Photoshop (I use CS6), create a B&W adjustment layer directly above the background layer. You can then adjust the tones in the reds and greens by moving the sliders to taste. Next, if desired, create a curves layer to fine tune the contrast.

I think that with some additional work, the B&W would look very cool.

--P

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Comment posted by g k walker on September 2, 2014 at 12:28 AM

Nice truck image. Like to shoot this in HDR. I like the dark woods behind the cab. Trucks like this one get bought in Texas as soon as their found. Your lucky! For a 7D you must have been back a distance to get this good framing. Nice patina on truck as well. Try a close up with a 17-40 or 10-22 from lower POV if you can. A B&W could be interesting too when the foliage is all gone this fall.

Registered on August 2, 2014, 34 Posts, 52 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 13, 2014 at 8:06 PM

Hey Richard,
I like the color version best, you made an excellent choice to shoot the truck in the rain, the element of wetness really makes the colors pop and gives the image a fresh appearance.
Congratulations on the WP . . .

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