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Derrel · Jun 15, 2011

I normally dislike the type of editing you've done, but this particular image looks quite good the way it's been 'shopped. The smoke from the burn-out looks really good. The truck looks good too. And the dry hills, sparsely populated with trees in the background--very 'California'. Me likey!

Trever1t · Jun 15, 2011

I'm enjoying all the comments, positive and negative. At least it is invoking some emotion either way

thank you.

MissCream · Jun 15, 2011

I'm not a fan at all, sorry!

Aze · Jun 15, 2011

Overread said:
Oddly whilst I still hold to the "rule" of having empty/moving space in the direction of suggested motion in a photo - this one I think might break that rule. Or rather, depending how its viewed, the perceived direction of the photo shifts. By that I mean whilst we all know the car is moving toward the right side of the shot the cloud (which the edit makes far more a part of the attention of the viewer) is heading the other way - its direction is back, back into the left where we do have room to move.

I agree here totally. I also think that I get the feeling that the truck is going to hurdle at me at any moment. The smoking tires, the fact that without a lot of room on the left I get the impression motion is coming towards me. Also being quite a car buff I instinctively understand the resulting action of a burnout. Well done, the energy in the final rendering is quite good.

vtf · Jun 15, 2011

I think it fits Truckin' Magazine. I would like to see that in the magazine.

Trever1t · Jun 15, 2011

You and me both. The edit was presented to them and received favorably but they didn't request the file

It sure would be nice to get a little published credit

JWellman · Jun 15, 2011

I don't love it but I don't hate it either. I did notice one thing though. On the left side of the original image (in the sky) is a lens spot of some sort. Maybe it should have been cloned out in the edit. Other than that, good job.