Did you see Del Boy at all?

As you say, it's amazing how much more detail the tone mapping brings out!

Stunning tones, and detail. Looks so sharp, yet subtle softness which works too. Stunning in every respect.

And you should be it turned out great well done!

You should be. it has much details and tones and yet a kind of softness. Good Work!

this is ace i really love this kinda dark textures... and the lovely detail on the front... the DOF is interesting.. almost looks fabricated.. i have some kinda like this... too love it..

Amazing.

The coachwork looks like an old skin or a yellow rock. Something much more organic than a simple car. Amazing work !

The colors and detail are quite nice. I've done some pseudo HDR myself, but never really spent enough time at it to make it work effectively. Apparently you have. :-) Oh yeah, love the New Christy Minstrels reference. Well done!

Amazing detail enhancement! That is one the reasons I love to turn RAW files into HDR files and tone map them. Colors are great too.

Interesting to see two the different takes & styles on the same subject. They both worked out well, I love the grungy look that the tone mapping has brought out, I can just see it cruising the strip down Peckham high street!

So which one of you changed the license plate number? ;-)

The HDR treatment does work really well with the subject matter. The grimy, dirty look is spot on.

Nice details! I love the details :)

Did you change the number plate, or did Craig? The plate on Craig's shot starts with a B not a P..

I personally like the head on view :)

Seinberg and forever temporary: we both did, at least initially, as there's some legislation regarding privacy and number plates in the UK. Anyway, to confuse matters, I originally changed the plate, then thought Craig hadn't, so changed mine back, after which I realised that Craig had changed, by which point it was too late - the cat was out of the bag :)

Wish I'd taken some picks like this of my dad's three wheeler. I can hear those fibreglass door shutting as I write!

James
Freiburg, Germany

Great title - trouble is I have the blasted song in my head now and can't get rid. Image isn't bad either .........!!

Nice !

I was intrigued when HDR images first started appearing but was turned off by a lot of the surrealistic colorizing offered up. Your technique here in Chromasia is bequilling in almost TOO REALISTIC in how you bring "out every last scrap of detail." I love it. Of the last 3 I think though that the railroad tracks one is my favorite, with this 3-wheeler though I think I'm leaning towards Craig's for the added perspective. Yep, that's it, it is the perspective in the railroad tracks that I like and would prefer here too. But my gawd, the varnished grime dripping down the lid is SO REALISTIC.

I don't know. I like this image but I don't. The details are fascinating to me, but I have to break with the others and say it looks a little too over-processed to me. I looked at the original and it needed work like most digital shots, but I think I'd like to see a blend between it and this one. But that's just me.

wow superb pic

Bonjour,
Great treatment....Wonderful details...Bravo!

wow, thats some nice processing work! I shouldn't be shocked at how good it, because all of your stuff is great.... but Im shocked haha! I like! Nice work bringing out the dirtyness.
Haha, Perhaps the crooked license plate has something to do with the physics, or lack thereof ( the 3 wheel issue) :)

amazing shot, everything is awesome here ...

Poor thing that the british car industry went down. Great patterns on the varnish or thies three wheeler.

HDR is a little bit like sugar. (thats all you get, no explanation, ;) )

I don't know if its just me, though I tend to think it is just me, but this image doesn't stand out as much as the last two. I like though. It has your signature style. You produce a very simple kind of image, even when they're complex they're always very focused on one thing.

The car feels very anthropomorphic, and I kept wanted to relate it to some cartoon character, herbie maybe.

Compositionally the use of DOF to add dimension and direct the eyes to the grill of the car is effective, drawing your attention to the face, which is just vague enough to grab your attention and keep you looking longer than you might otherwise.

The velvetyness (is that even a word?) is also intriguing, giving the image a glow of prettiness that it wouldn't otherwise have considering how much dirt and grime is present, which is an example of good use of contrast.

Did you add any DOF to the photo Dave? it feels a little like some of the blur is artificial. Not that it detracts from the image, i'm just curious.

Thanks all.

Chris: nope, nor Rodney :)

Westy: the DoF in the linked original is genuine, it was enhanced slightly in the finished version.

Dan: my aim with HDR, or at least one of my aims, is to produce images that look hyper-real rather than surreal, so I'm pleased you like this one.

Jason: there's too much of the car, not enough of anything else - at least I think that's why it's not entirely successful. And yes, some of the blur was added, but it's no more artificial than anything else in the shot ;-)

Wonderful detail and aspect.