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Default Old truck in the dessert
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I took this shot of an old truck in Namibia. It had been there a while as cactus had started to grow through it. It was random to see this old truck just sitting there but thought it would make a great shot. Let me know what you think and how I could improve it.
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Old 10-22-2010, 11:25 PM
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it looks a tad underexposed... or maybe just bump up the brightness/contrast a little. But i would love to see this in HDR!
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Boy, I bet that thing has a story to tell!

I really like the strong contrast between nature and man's discarded refuse. The horizon looks a little out of kilter to me, but that's no biggie.
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Old 10-23-2010, 01:54 AM
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Gees, I was envisioning a rusty old truck in the French pastry.

Great shot! Evidently someone is an artistic cactus grower. Those cacti are in pots. lol
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it looks a tad underexposed... or maybe just bump up the brightness/contrast a little. But i would love to see this in HDR!
I try not to HDR images as I feel like its cheating a little but maybe i'm just a bit old school.
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