I like both but I would have to lean towards the toned version. seems more "old".

I like both! But that doesn't help you decide does it?

LOL...i like both too. But if I had to choose it would be the toned one. The textures are so much more obvious, and the tone is also just perfect...yep: COLOURED IT IS...if you ask me that is #:op

tough choice... for me i luv color... would work it up graphically & take out the sky, have it sit on a rust colored background with the bluegrey to use for line/font/accent cuz you know i like to play :]

i luv both, doug! i'm really still in my vibrant color mood. tractors...sigh...how i luv them! what bothers me about the colored one is the sky. for me, it's too intense and takes away from rich colors in the tractor. in this case, i would go with the toned version. it makes that shadow across the dashboard stand out more, and the sky this way doesn't take anything away from the machinery. toned gives it a more antique feel i think. this is a treasure!!!

Gawd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not more tractors --- thought I got away from them when I finished work. LOL. OK - I prefer the toned one I feel it portrays the textures better than the coloured. For me personally the colour takes over and I don't see the texture quite as much.

Funny sheila...that is waht bothers me about the colour one too.Sky ruined it in MHO

brmmmmmmmmm.............chug chug..... he he he Dougieboy, it simply HAS to be the sheer gritty realism of the rust in the coloured version. To me the first one just looks like a photo of a tractor steering wheel, leaves me wondering what the point of the picture was.... The colour one gives you a hit of "ugh!" It evokes memories that awful, gut wrenching moment when you look under the car and see that your property is in the process of decay and there's nothing you can do about it.... in effect a symbol of your own mortality.... reminds you that no matter what you do or how wrapped up in yourself you are, time marches on..... (",)

...that's why'd i'd take it out... but would make a terrific 3d-look cutout layout :] oooooooh... but that's not posh photo etiquette purity :p hehe

imho db, i like the sepia tone! you captured the color very well and they're very crisp and clear but for my money b/w or sepia is the way to go as i think it offers more of a classic days of old feel to it!!! aside from the nostalgic point of view, toned images show off more deail between light and shadow...but again that's just my humble opinion!!! eb

I agree. Both are great, but the colored sky=too distracting. I think you chose correctly posting the toned version.

hey, Doug, I just saw this in your gallery and that this treasure i was just admiring in here is for ME!!!!!!! Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!!! :) i will take good care of her!!!! turns the key Powers right up!!! yippppeeee!!!! time to take her on spin around the farm!!!!! :) When's the next tractor party????

Is this April's challenge theme then? ;]

I'm late AGAIN! But for what it worth, I too prefer the toned one! I almost always do though! It adds such a fantastic atmosphere to almost any shot! Toned it is for me too! :)

Tractor party for the April's challenge!!! What a fabulous idea Kort!!! We might chase Richard away though. LOL

You could add that in the list... be it might get voted in.I could find a lot more around

Oooooh! I like that very much Cyndi!!!

ty, mmmm... i tried the cut out version with a drop shadow toward the upper left on a toffee color, with a gray border... interesting look... maybe doug can just go back & get one from another angle without the sky to bring out that great contrasting orange/blue color :]

I like what you did Cyn...no more distracting blue! :)

If you really want to push yourself Doug, you could try selecting the rust only to keep that saturated color then B&W the rest of the image with a very slight cold blue tint. I know, I know...like you have the time for that... ;] --Kort

would be a fun project for the forum... on another photo... can use cropping, tones, additions, subtractions, etc... call it "Save this Shot!" hehe :]

I was going to say....cynlee you can spend the time doing that..LOL.. Hey that gives it a nice effect. I should try too...but if I don't do stuff like that withing the first few days...it's so far gone out my memory... Thanks for that idea....et al

QUOTE : "I like what you did Cyn...no more distracting blue! :)" TeePee, once again I have to be an annoying little twerp, and point out that you are wrong.... if you look at the dashboard surround in Cyn's colouration, it is indeed.... blue. And I (being the contrary little wonka that I am) find blue dashboards annoying, therefore proving that your statement is blown, pardon the French, to hell. (",)

My mistake...so glad you are here to point these things out Mike. No more distracting Sky Blue/Cyan. An the dashboard is subtle enough that it doesn't bug me, but then, I'm not you. If I was, I'd be perfect and spell things properly on the first go-round. ;]

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If you were me you'd spell subtle s-u-b-t-l-e.

oooooooooh, now that was N-A-S-T-Y!!!!!!!!

EVIL, EVIL MIKEY.
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p.s. Perfection is a lonely place..... sigh p.p.s. And if you were me, you'd just edit your post and spell it right to make me look stupid. But I, of course, have now pre-emted that move. Ha!

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I'd never dream of doing such a thing. Sir -- and I use the term loosely -- you have besmirched my honor and I demand satisfaction! ((hunts around for dueling pistols...))

ROFLMAO!!!!! Class, you might turn out to be vaguely related to me in a past life at this rate ;-) (",)

Again with the insults....sigh *****

I am a man of peace, my dueling weapon of choice is a super soaker. 8^p

Why "pardon the French"?? What a stupid saying is that!! Especially since there's no French word in there! O_o

sticks fingers up in V-sign
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OH!! U're shocking me again here!!! U're SO rude!!! I'm NOT talking to u anymore!!

As an artistic viewpoint I really like how cylee has done this.It turned it from a photo into something very interesting.This will give me something to practice now. OK resume whilst I sit back with my bag of popcorn too.

"I'm NOT talking to u anymore!!" I was wondering how long it would take and just how far I'd have to go...... (",)

Jerk! :P

Was that an insult or an instructional command? (",)

Jerk as in "pauvre type"! Got it? ;P

sigh and I thought you were a real lady.... (".)

Nothing rude in that dear! Just a statement! :P As for being a lady...mmmmmh....well, seen on a certain point of view O_o I surely am! ;)