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Published: 2011-08-29 20:29:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 3056; Favourites: 157; Downloads: 70
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This VW beetle(or whats left of it) was right down from where my parents live. I loved the color blue it was.Related content
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Very welcome!!!!!
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Thank you glad you think so!
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Ooooh, that's a gorgeous shade of blue, so pretty! Seems a bit dreamlike. I like how the car kinda intrudes on the green area of the photo, while that tree in the background pokes in to blue area.
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Thank you I am glad you like it
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That is the shexiest model I've ever seen. Basking in the beautiful sun on a beautiful day. Great picture!!
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Thank you! I agree I love it!
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Am I the only person that is reminded of "Lilo and Stitch" here?
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where stitch hits some alien with a blue buggy? I think it's closer to the end.
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Absolutely fantastic! I'd love to catch a ride on that buggy!
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Thanks! haha i don't think that is going anywhere
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great colour reflected in the sea and the sky...
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Lovely colour blue indeed. Love how this picture pops. Well done
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beautiful shot. I think it may have been stolen and stripped.
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Thanks. Haha its possible
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I would have thought that it would be more rusty sitting by all of the salt water. The blue goes well with the sky and water!
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yeah me as well i can only assume it just got put out there.
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I really like this shot
Is this an HDR shot? Or maybe some graduated ND filters were used? If it's HDR, this is a good example of how to do it right 
My only critique is that I see some fringing around the tree on the left, which makes me think it's HDR. It's not too bad, but it feels a little too manipulated. The sky is noticeably lighter around the tree than on the right of the image.
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Thanks Jon!
This is not a true HDR. I do not have a tripod so bracketing is really difficult (getting three shots that are identical free hand for me has always been a challenge.) I however do have Photomatix Pro (given to me a very long time ago) and i decided to start playing around with it again. So I've been playing around with single image HDR which i read about awhile ago. Its essentially Tone Mapping the image the way you would after compiling your bracketed photos.
I noticed the fringing around the bushes and trees but its hard to get around and still achieve the look i wanted for the rest of the photo so i made the sacrifice. I am however not abandoning this photo or the process as i intend to master it ... or something like that haha.
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I see
I've read about one image HDR photos - where you take a RAW file and make a normal version, light version, and dark version, and then tone map those. Seems it worked pretty well here (nothing is blown out or lost in shadow), so it seems like a good technique. I think the main problem people run into when they do the tone mapping is the fringing highlights around dark things. It's hard to get that to look good. I normally take the normal image and then try to blend it back in around the fringing. It's hard, but it's usually worth it.
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I should try that and see how it comes out! Thanks!
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the car's blue color very lovely blends with the sky and sea!
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