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LEADING THE PACK

LEADING THE PACK
Cropped, separated, black background added, high pass filter, overlay blend.

Shutter speed: 1/200.00 F-stop: 3.5
ISO speed: 160

Dale Hardin

- Lisa J. Boulden

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Wowieeee, Dale!
Simply elegant!
Fabulous capture and effects. Love the crisp reflections, the stars, and overall smooth texture!
Kudos, my friend!
~Lisa♥

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August 24, 2008

- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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Excellent!!!! Great work!

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August 24, 2008

Deb Koskovich

She's a beaut, Dale! I love the lens flares on the left, what a great finishing touch.

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August 24, 2008

Janice Mezzacappa

Love this image, the black and silver against the black background and details are just awesome!!

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August 24, 2008

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Great image and work here, Dale.

Dominick

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August 24, 2008

Dale Hardin

Lisa, Carolyn, Deb, Janice, and Dominick, I'm overwhelmed by your nice comments. Thank you all so much. I really appreciate it. Took this at the Whittier car show last week.

I actually had another project idea in mind when I shot it but that didn't pan out. Still, I'm very happy with the result.

Thanks again, you've made my day.

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August 24, 2008

- Bonnie C. Lackey

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Classy and stylin', Dale!!! Gorgeous work!

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August 24, 2008

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Beautiful effect Dale
Nice job

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August 24, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thank you Bonnie. I loved your gallery but with the new format there appears to be no way to make galleries favorites any longer. Bummer.

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August 24, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thanks Chuck. I see you've been busy snapping some beauties yourself. Those Studebaker shots sure brought back some memories.

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August 24, 2008

Daniella Puente

Excellent presentation Dale!

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August 24, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thanks very much Daniella.

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August 24, 2008

Aimee C. Eisaman

Seriously Dale you need to take tons of photos of old cars and make a book with some info. about each car. My father in law has a hardcover book of Cars from a particular photographer and your work is so much better! This shot is to die for! Even if you don't have a thing for old cars you have to appreciate this!

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August 25, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thanks so much Aimee. I am working on that now but my problem has been getting the data on the cars. When I go on a shoot I really need someone to talk to the owners and record that info so I can link it to the images.

I did make a book last year and that turned out well enough that it inspired me to make another. You can view it here.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZOXDZm1csWL1g

I'm afraid this version will be similar to the last one but hopefully I can get someone to help me on the next outing so I can make one like the one you suggested. Wish me luck.

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August 25, 2008

- Irene Colling

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Excellent photo Dale.

I checked out the shutterfly site Dale. No wonder you have such wonderful car photo's....you're stealing them from a book ;-)

The book is awsome. You have a lot to be proud of there.

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August 25, 2008

Aimee C. Eisaman

Wow Dale that was a really nice book! Like you said...if you could get some background info. to have more text you would be in business! Take your writing pad with you or better yet a voice recorder would make things speedy and you could get alot of info in a short period of time just by gabbing!

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August 25, 2008

M.Christine Duncan

Your passion for a great image is what actually makes these works stand out I think! You've nailed how to capture their allure.... not anyone can do that. Have you considered removing that one bit it green tree reflection on the very top of the car on the one side..? Cause this just rocks Dale, well done! You're making the hubby drool, lol.

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August 25, 2008

Dale Hardin

thanks Christine. Yes I'd considered that and had wished it wasn't there. However, I felt I wasn't good enough with PSE to attempt it and get the reflective look to match the left side.

But you've inspired me and maybe I'll take a stab at it. What the heck, I can always erase it, right?

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August 25, 2008

Dale Hardin

Sh-h-h-h Irene. Don't give my secret away. :-) LOL

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August 25, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thanks for the encouragement Aimee. Like most men I have tunnel vision and don't multitask well. When I'm on a shoot all I can do it point and click and would get lost trying to get info. Afraid I'd miss a shot.

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August 25, 2008

Dale Hardin

Hi Christine. Thanks for the advise. Here is the corrected image.

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August 26, 2008

Sherry McClead

WOWZERS Dale... this is just AWESOME!!
Sherrybear :}

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August 26, 2008

Dale Hardin

THANK YOU THANK YOU Sherry.

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August 26, 2008

Debbie E. Payne

How totally classy this is! Beautiful execution, just perfect.

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August 26, 2008

- Christine Czernin

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What a classsic beauty,Dale.
And superbly executed. I love these vintage beauties.
We had a wonderful exhibition in the technical museum with a small number of special cars, of some only one or two cars are existing.
Sadly no tripod was allowed, but it was still fabulous. You would have loved it.

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August 26, 2008

Dale Hardin

Debbie and Christine, thanks so much for the kind response to the entry. Comments like yours make all the effort achieving the look well worth it. Thank you.

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August 26, 2008

Joan E. Hoffman

Wayyyyyyyy coool Dale!!!!! I smell a winner here. Love this completely. Will take a look at your other site later today. Only 4am here - not sure I am awake enough to appreciate it right now. LOL

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August 27, 2008

Dale Hardin

Four AM!?? And I thought I stayed up late. Thanks for staying up just to say something nice about my image but try to get some sleep. -/- z-z-z-z-z

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August 27, 2008

Joan E. Hoffman

LOL Dale... those days are way behind me. I was not STILL up, I had just gotten up !! LOL.

Looked through your book.... It is amazing. Wonderful work!!

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August 27, 2008

Karen Kessler

WOW, Dale - you did it again! Your love of these old cars shows in your work! I, too, looked through your Shutterfly book & it is awesome! Congrats on the EP, too!

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September 07, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thanks so much for the nice comment Karen. And thanks for letting know about the EP. I hadn't noticed that.

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September 07, 2008

Sherry McClead

WOW another EP!!! How cool is that!
Sherrybear :}

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September 08, 2008

Dale Hardin

Thank you Sherry.

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September 08, 2008

Aimee C. Eisaman

Whoooohoooo Dale...look at you go! Another Finalist.....Congrats!