Green American Car

[Autumn]

I thought I'd show this to you because I know some of you are interested in these old cars.

You may be able to tell me the best way to get rid of the modern car. If I clone it, I've got to be sure of getting the building right. I suppose I could blur the background, but the building is quite interesting. As you can see I had to straighten it. Anyway all comments welcome, even to the black surround. I did a green one at first and I quite liked that.

Also I can see the bonnet is nearly burnt out. What would be the best way of tackling that?

PS Does anyone know what type of car it is?

[Stephen]

Re: Green American Car

I thought I'd show this to you because I know some of you are interested in these old cars.

You may be able to tell me the best way to get rid of the modern car. If I clone it, I've got to be sure of getting the building right. I suppose I could blur the background, but the building is quite interesting. As you can see I had to straighten it. Anyway all comments welcome, even to the black surround. I did a green one at first and I quite liked that.

Also I can see the bonnet is nearly burnt out. What would be the best way of tackling that?

PS Does anyone know what type of car it is?

I think it would be a perfectly good picture without trying to tinker with it Audrey. I would not bother to try removing the newer car, you may as well remove the newer building too. IMHO there is no need to try and make it fit into a time period by removing more modern parts of the image.

I also would not bother to correct the verticals on the building by rotating. The angle you photographed it gives a slightly more dynamic feel. Finally, I prefer the border in black rather than trying to find a complimentary colour which potentially gives a rather tacky feel. I like the photo as it was

[Autumn]

Re: Green American Car

I think it would be a perfectly good picture without trying to tinker with it Audrey. I would not bother to try removing the newer car, you may as well remove the newer building too. IMHO there is no need to try and make it fit into a time period by removing more modern parts of the image.

I also would not bother to correct the verticals on the building by rotating. The angle you photographed it gives a slightly more dynamic feel. Finally, I prefer the border in black rather than trying to find a complimentary colour which potentially gives a rather tacky feel. I like the photo as it was

Well Stephen, here it is, as it was. Red chute and all.

I don't think the bulding is new, I think it is being restored.

[Archangel]

Re: Green American Car

Audrey,

Personally, I wouldn't clone anything out.
Generally I'm against of cloning things in and out, unless there is really something needed to be taken off.

The old car you photographed and the color of it are enough classic and vibrant, thus making the moder car passing almost not noticeable.

I like better the original image without the rotation as it really adds more dimension to the photo.

Being totally amateur in cloning in/out, I do have the impression though, that the building cannot be perfectly substituted if the modern car is being taken off.


George

[Tinka]

Re: Green American Car

Hi Audrey,
A lovely old car, I personaly would not clone out the modern car, however I like the result of the first rotated image posted in your initial post, I feel that it does add dinamism and impact to the image. Cloneing out is not a hard job, but is a long and tedious job if a believable result is required. If you must, to correct the minor highlight blow out on the car bonnet you could try the following:
Create a copy layer, convert layer to mono, invert image, change layer to overlay,(and or experiment with layer styles), and experiment with opacity, This may or may not work in reduceing highlight blow out, it has worked for me at times and not others, I forget what the techi name for this process is.
If you wish to reduce the impact of the modern car try/experiment with a feathered selection and blur.

[vlarcombe]

Re: Green American Car

Hi Audrey,

To be honest I did not even notice the car when I first looked at the picture, I don't feel it detracts from the image. I like the presentation, which (at least for me) makes a virtue of the straightening of the building's verticals (which I probably would have noticed).

Vernon.

[vlarcombe]

Re: Green American Car

Hi,

I think the rotated version is much better, wonky verticals always seem to leap out at me (possibly because I'm more of an engineer than an artist ).

Vernon.

P.S. Sorry no idea what the car is.

[Ian]

Re: Green American Car

I thought I'd show this to you because I know some of you are interested in these old cars.

You may be able to tell me the best way to get rid of the modern car. If I clone it, I've got to be sure of getting the building right. I suppose I could blur the background, but the building is quite interesting. As you can see I had to straighten it. Anyway all comments welcome, even to the black surround. I did a green one at first and I quite liked that.

Also I can see the bonnet is nearly burnt out. What would be the best way of tackling that?

PS Does anyone know what type of car it is?

It's a c. 1956 Ford Thunderbird - afaik, the very first model shape.

Ian