Staying "Cool" in the Valley of Fire
Uploaded: August 05, 2008 15:54:02
Exposure time: 1/125 F-stop: 16.0
ISO speed: 160.
Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: 0.30, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 57.40 mm, Model: DSC-R1
Chuck Bruton August 05, 2008
DALE,Dale Hardin August 05, 2008
Thanks Chuck. I see you've been real busy with the cars yourself. Always liked your shots. Lots of detail and color. Great stuff. #6276631Joan Powell August 05, 2008
Fantastic image , love the title ! #6276666Liz blahh August 05, 2008
Love the vivid color of the car against the background and the angle. Nicely done. #6276791Marcel J. Fernandez August 06, 2008
Green car, red rocks, combine to make this image rock. #6280757Joan E. Hoffman August 07, 2008
Wonderful Dale... are you using a filter here...?? Looks like a lucis filter... you must be rich LOL
Seriously ..great, great shot. Could never hope to emulate this. #6286195
Dale Hardin August 08, 2008
Thank you Joan. By the way, just visited your gallery again. Love your shot of "Under The Sprinkler" very cool portrait. #6289924Dale Hardin August 08, 2008
Thank you so much Liz. #6289931Dale Hardin August 08, 2008
Thanks for the nice comment Marcel. Would love to discuss with you how you did "Track-side" and "Roadrunner" Both are the types of imaging I would love to do. Are you open to some teaching? #6289942Dale Hardin August 08, 2008
Thanks Joan. Actually no filters of any kind used here. You're right about the Lucas filter. Would love to have it but the $$$ keep me away.This of coarse, is a composite. I took both images. The car was at a local strip mall and the rocks were at The Valley of Fire in Nevada. I did use a little saturation and contrast adjust coupled with a multiply blend with appropriate opacity. Also Incorporated a couple of star flares. #6289957
Deb Koskovich August 10, 2008
Awesome find, and incredible PS work, Dale. Love this vibrant green -- this is one cool ride, alright! #6295354Deb Koskovich August 10, 2008
Question for you on this, Dale -- did you add the lens flares in PS, or were those out of the camera? #6295366Dale Hardin August 10, 2008
Thanks Deb. Yes, the flares have been added. Very hard not to over do it 'cause they can be cool sometimes. #6295914Gail R. Schuett August 20, 2008
WOW!!Dale Hardin August 21, 2008
Thank you so much Gail. Wouldn't it be fun to cruise around in it looking for drive-in soda shops? #6343464Tiia Vissak September 22, 2008
Congratulations! #6489812Aimee C. Eisaman September 22, 2008
YOu can take a shot of a car and make it seem like it has a personality! Way to go on your finalist! Congrats! #6490257Gail R. Schuett September 22, 2008
Dale this is a BEAUTY!! Congrats..Gail #6490966Dale Hardin September 22, 2008
So nice to hear from you again Tiia. Love your new shot, "A Building in Berlin" The treatment was perfect. #6491689Dale Hardin September 22, 2008
Aimee and Gail, thanks very much. It was a big surprise to me. #6491705Sherry McClead September 22, 2008
Congrats DALE!!!Sherrybear :} #6491760
Dale Hardin September 22, 2008
Thanks Sherry. #6491860Renee Doyle September 22, 2008
Superb!! Congratulations once again Dale! #6495975Dale Hardin September 22, 2008
Thank you so much Renee. You're very kind. #6496159M.Christine Duncan September 23, 2008
Wow... very nice Dale... congrats on this remarkable shot! Beautiful work! #6499343Bojan Bencic September 23, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist, Dale. Amazing shot and title. #6500097Mary E. Lake September 26, 2008
Congratulations on this finalist Dale, well done! :) #6517182Dale Hardin September 26, 2008
Thank you Christine, Bojan, and Mary. I appreciate it very much. #6518309Linda Blair September 28, 2008
A real beauty.....congratulations!!!!! #6524927Dale Hardin September 28, 2008
Thanks a lot Linda. I appreciate it. #6525141Robert Jensen November 04, 2009
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