Old tractor C&C please

[rgregory1965]

Out of camera

1.

Tone mapped and chain removed

2.

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice images, I can't decide which one I like better - maybe #2. My only nit would be that the "cropping" is a little tight - you cut off a small piece of the front wheel. I would give this a bit more area between the subject and the frame - closely cropped images can be a little busy, so you often need a bit of background, out of focus of course, to cut down on this busy-ness - IMHO.

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[chris82]

I agree. They are great images and I am a fan of HDR though I'm not sure about it on this one, an like western guy says I think the crop I a little to tight. It makes the images a little busy. Subject and comp is great though

 

[greybeard43 15]

Nice job removing the chain. If you hadn't posted the original I might not have noticed it right away. As others have said, the crop is just too tight. This just makes it look cramped.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Tight crop might've been more acceptable had you included a model in the pic as the main subject
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[Dagwood56]

I like the image without the chain, but prefer the original over the tone mapped. I also agree with the others about the tight crop, though I have to say I'm guilty of doing the same thing at times.

 

[Frequency]

I really liked the rusty look of the edited version...removing the chain helped it way ahead..... tight cropping can be an inevitable curse sometimes

Regards

 

[Railphotog]

Bit of a jog in the front wheels where you've removed the chain.

 

[rgregory1965]

Thanks....my first time removing a item from a photo....sorry on the tight crop....its kind of a small farming museum and there are about 20 pcs of old farm equip crmped into a very tight space....only way to pull only the tractor out was to crop tight...other wise there would have been several part to other tractors in the photo....thanks again.

 

[rgregory1965]

Tight crop might've been more acceptable had you included a model in the pic as the main subject
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That would have been awsome....but this was a shot I grabbed on the way home from work.....I might have to reshoot and find me a pretty model....lol

 

[tirediron]

Nice old Wallis - where is this?

 

[rgregory1965]

Small Privately owned museum in Glendale AZ....not sure of the name, been there forever

 

[printsnpaints]

You gave it a rustier look and the lack of the chain means that there are less distracting elements. Quite good, actually.

 

[rlemert]

I prefer the second image because it does eliminate the annoying chain and you can see the interesting details of the tractor - such as what's going on "under the hood" or with the spokes on the tires. However, I can see where it looks a bit "artificial". I know you'd have to remove the chain again, but I wonder if you could blend the two images to soften the colors but retain the details?

 

[Ernicus]

at first glance I was gonna say "nice job on the chain", however when I looked closer, you can see it a lot. I am a stickler for detail though, not having known there was a chain, its good...only part I would be able to tell was on the front wheels without further inspection. thats a good image to practice on to perfect your editing though.