Hood ornament detail

Posted by JJ (Jersey City, United States) on 9 October 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

took this shot walking around the area near where we live at the moment, tryng to work out how to get a bokeh background and was quite happy with this one

Thank you for taking the time to visit. I really appreciate all your comments, and welcome any critique as I am learning the art of photography, and having a blast with it
Was away for a while but finally back
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Comments (34)

Nicholas from Shah Alam, Malaysia

Very nice, looks like it is floating on water!

9 Oct 2008 5:38am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Nice hood ornament. You don't see too many around anymore. They have gone the way of chrome. Strong composition.

9 Oct 2008 5:38am

RHYS from LONDON, United Kingdom

top sot. great work.

9 Oct 2008 5:42am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Cool abstract, nice details and dof!

9 Oct 2008 7:14am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

Hay JJ, thanks heaps for the info on yest post....fascinating:-)
Today....totally different! Great work, very clear and sharp and really liking the background! Great Flickr stuff BTW:-))

9 Oct 2008 7:26am

Karthik from Chennai, India

Excellent detail!

9 Oct 2008 7:53am

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

Fantastic captured, colors and sharpness are impressing!

9 Oct 2008 8:21am

Emily Ng from Adelaide, Australia

JJ good one! v strong image that pops... love how the smooth blurred bg kinda merges into the foreground, reflection, almost like on water.

9 Oct 2008 8:23am

Elaine- from Canada

oh I'm in love with your bokeh, well shot JJ!!

9 Oct 2008 9:37am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Gorgeous shot, nice detail... and very nice bokeh!

9 Oct 2008 10:19am

Les from Lincoln, United States

Fabulous shot!! Bold colors, sharp detail, great composition. Love it!

9 Oct 2008 11:14am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Nicely captured, such wonderful colour!

9 Oct 2008 1:29pm

don from spokane, United States

An interesting photo is where you find it... and this is a colorful one! Nice item to and shoot.

9 Oct 2008 2:45pm

baobab from Cambridge, United States

nice capture: good detail and dof and sweet clean colours.

9 Oct 2008 2:51pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

You got great bokeh and transformed the familiar into art, all in one single photo. Not bad for a day's work, I'd say. Bravo!

9 Oct 2008 3:28pm

Marcie from United States

Fantastic detail. WOW!

9 Oct 2008 4:15pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Fantasticly sharp, great dof

9 Oct 2008 4:29pm

claire from Canada

very nice! love the DoF and the colors! :)

9 Oct 2008 4:47pm

Mary from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Lovely sharp image the bokeh is very nice.

9 Oct 2008 4:48pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

a brilliant composition JJ! marvelous color, so crisp -- and i love how the hood looks like a placid lake's surface... wonderfully done!

9 Oct 2008 5:49pm

Zygène from morlaix, France

Une bien sympathique photo.

9 Oct 2008 6:11pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Great shallow dof for your bokkeh, like the colours and details. All round a great shot.

9 Oct 2008 7:47pm

maysam.pourghasemi from tehran, Iran

nice shot

9 Oct 2008 9:39pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

This is great - I think you have definitely achieved your goal of a wonderful bokeh. Nicely done.

9 Oct 2008 11:10pm

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

Stunning JJ how clever you are.

9 Oct 2008 11:41pm

John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States

Like the way you framed and composed this shot. Excellent clarity, tones and details. Great job!

10 Oct 2008 1:18am

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Ah...Buick...my Daddy would have approved:-) GM man that he was. Love the capture. Very nostalgic.

10 Oct 2008 2:59am

Adetokunbo Adesanya from United States

nice capture. nice use of DOF

10 Oct 2008 3:51am

Barbara from Florida, United States

Outstanding. Great capture.

10 Oct 2008 4:12am

Anthony from Bielefeld, Germany

good compo,well focused.Nice shot.

10 Oct 2008 6:45am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Looks like a work of art! This image has a wonderful quality to it. Excellent choice in composition, too.

11 Oct 2008 2:13am

NANNE from Netherlands

Funny!

greeting, Nanne from Friesland

11 Oct 2008 8:50pm

Ross Collins from Wellington, New Zealand

Very clean and effective!

18 Oct 2008 2:11am

Marie from FRESNES, France

la lumière et les couleurs sont magnifiques !

30 Apr 2010 1:46pm

next day →

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