Old Alfa

Another shot taken on the same day as the Alfa engine. I did a bit of playing around on Photoshop here though. Here's the tale...

Quick exposure tweak, a little fill light, contrast & clarity adjustment, then a little sharpening, all in RAW.
After that, it was a mono conversion, with a tint added for that "olde worlde" look.
Wasn't at all right. Added a vignette.
Still not right.
Added a border.
Nope.
Oops. Missed a bit, sorry!
Made a new layer & filled it with 100% black, the changed the opacity until that looked about right.
Then it hit me. The edges were too clean. Gaussian blur added & voila!.
Works for me, I'm keen hear other's opinions

Thanks in advance, and also heartfelt thanks for all c&c's, king comments and advise on my other uploads. - Keep 'em coming!

Brand:	SONY 200
Camera:	Sony A200
Lens:	35mm prime
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)

Title:	Old Alfa
Username:	Georden
Uploaded:	30 Jul 2011 - 12:29 PM
Tags:	Aged, Alfa romeo, Auto, Black & white, Car, Garage, Vintage, Workshop
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