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June 2023

Entry 15129622
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Entry 15129623
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Great colour, composition and so much depth! I find my eyes looking all over this shot at all the details. Your post-processing has worked a treat to make this shot stand out. I don't usually go for images that have this much work done on them but I can't resist liking this one. And of course, a real classic car in it's day which must have some great stories to tell.

Entry 15129778
355th
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Such a powerful graphic shot, with spot-on exposure and black-and-white conversion, the strong toning and balance really draws your eye in . It sums up where we are at with our modern-day mode of transport, all parked up! Well done.

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What a cracking photograph and nicely post-processed to clean it up and give it impact on the screen! While I was looking at my top 10 it kept on jumping out at me and gradually got pushed up to the number one spot. Wish you'd told us more about the shot in your details I'm sure we would have all loved to hear the back story. I can see from your lens choice it has tonnes of reach (Sony 200-600mm), but I'd love to know what happened next.

Entry 15130612
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Entry 15131710
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As you say, the dog makes this shoot 100% but even without it, I love the composition and toning you've applied. Nice background to getting this shot too, really makes the overall package knowing how you got it. One to be proud of I think.

Entry 15133445
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Entry 15134781
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Entry 15136824
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Entry 15137763
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Entry 15139357
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Entry 15142514
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Entry 15146297
26th
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A cracking shot and the best of many images submitted Cuban cars. I really like the composition and the processing but most of all that the man is fixing it, these are such a classic car and so so old with very few spares available, it sums up the Cuban car. Well done.

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Entry 15163772
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Entry 15179960
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I can't resist a good black-and-white photograph, this shot draws you in, I find myself looking at it over and over again. This a well-deserved top-10 slot for you. I think if the woman's eye had been 1cm further forward or back it wouldn't have had the same impact. and a really nice black and white conversion. Well done.

Entry 15180042
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Entry 15206906
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Such a lovely simple image, well done. love how the light reflects and helps with the silhouette of the vehicle against the background. Just one thing spotted this getting into the top 10, the horizon isn't horizontal. If only you'd tweaked it so it was level! I don't mind when a shot is not straight if the shot calls for it but this being water and a horizon line really needed it. I mean this totally constructively for future shots you take. Well done.

I'm a big fan of motion panning shots as they give a real sense of the speed and power of a car but so many times the background and post-processing ruins a great shot. I think you got it just right in this one and at 1/20th of a second you got plenty of motion. If you've not tried it yet, do have a go at turning it down even more, 1/5th of a second can create some amazing effects, but the hit rate does drop even lower. All you need is one that's sharp and you'll it. Well done on getting a top 10 spot.

Just a cracking shot, not overly done, nice use of flat toning, and in a great location. Personally, I wouldn't have cropped the top of the building off but I'm guessing there was something up there that spoiled the shot. And this has to be one of the most iconic cars of its era, well done.

Nice, powerful-looking car, clean, strong shapes, and graphic colour. This shot caught my eye nd I just wanted to say I like it. I think you could do a little better on the cleaning up of marks and reflections, next time it will be in the top 10. Well done.

Entry 15239790
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Entry 15242709
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Entry 15242710
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Entry 15247058
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Entry 15247059
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Really nicely taken motion panning shot and at 1/60th this car was motoring in the rain. I'd have probably added a contrast curve myself to get that red popping off the page but that's my personal preference. This is also a good example of when a rotated horizon really works as it lifts the shot up another level. Well done.

Entry 15277856
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Entry 15321770
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Such a lovely clean shot, with bags of depth of field, and really nice light post-processing. It was hard not to put this in my top 10 shots. Would have loved to have seen what camera and lens combination you used and what the setting were. I hope you have this printed and framed at home.

Entry 15357838
58th
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One for the petrolheads (and batteryheads?) here, as we explore the 136 years of motoring history since Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. The world of cars is a vast and varied one, from top-end Formula 1 machines to utilitarian workhorses by the likes of Ford and VW. And as the age of the mass-produced electric car dawns, a new chapter in the history of cars is already being written.

Entry 15294123
198th
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Love this shot, full of power and speed, with lots of motion in the dust trail but still tack sharp on the car. Such a shame you didn't submit any details on your camera choice, setting, or background of how the shot was taken. It could have made it into the top 10 if you had. Also, I'm not a fan of logos on images, it just takes away the impact of your shot. Saying all that I do love it and was so close to making it into the top 10. Well done.

Entry 15426166
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Entry 15703743
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Entry 15998284
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Entry 16571584
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Entry 16666424
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Entry 16711483
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Entry 16723740
2328th
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I love this shot, the use of subtle lighting to highlight the shape and colour of this all-time classic car, which, really does epitomize the history of the car. Well done. I saw your other shots of the Ford GT in the competition which are also lovely but this car met the brief bang on. Nice work and congratulations.

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Entry 16717313
634th
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A striking shot of a great classic car that fulfills the brief nicely. Quite amazing what you can capture with a phone camera these days. Well worth doing a bit of post-editing to clean up that reflection in the side of the car and the yellow 'thing' hanging from the mirror.

Entry 16723760
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