Firetruck in Sepia

I like the pic but IMO the way you "difuse" the background is not too good

PS work is really obvious. You need to smooth the edges so it is not so obvious. the lighting in the background is distracting. I would use a solid background, or try using the original! I'd like to see this in its real surroundings.

Yup, can see where you took out the smokey background. I like the contrast in the sepia. But I feel that firetrucks really should be red. :)) I bet this would be good in b & w, once you get the background sorted out.

Actually, I discovered what the problem was in this one. I had a much better looking diffusion going on before I reduced the size to fit Photonet's requirements. That and the jpeg image was reduced in size, quantity wise as well. I should have reduced the size before I went to all the work. Live and learn.

The same image (sort of) in B & W :

Black and white

It looks fine to my eyes.....I like it!