Why are there so few car photographs?

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Why does KHAN insist on making nice cars look so chavvy and naf?

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cteagles said:

Great shot! where was it taken?

trackdemon said:

Could be wrong, but it looks like Chobham to me ...

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trackdemon said:

Noble P4 said:

Cracking photo, pretty sure you didn't take it though?

It's a cracking photo ... If you like your images to look like a watercolour painting. It's way too over processed for my taste .... Sorry

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PGD5 said:

Janesy B said:

That's my dream car, is there a build thread you know of?

I don't think so, on the shoot he said he didn't have any photos of it at all..

Here's another shot from the set
MK1 Escort Mexico by PGDesigns.co.uk, on Flickr

Love the car ... love the photo

[TheBlondeFella]

love the top one ... might look better without the sign though ... unless you can change it to a standing water sign or something.
Still a great shot either way

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Ken Figenus said:

Took a few of the old boat down the beach. Think I need to make them more contrasty though as they dont 'ping' much. I just wanted to avoid clipping and losing the lovely clouds and making things look a bit more filmic than electronic. Maybe drop the luminance first and then push the contrast a bit more?







Another greeny fave :

What beach did you take this on?

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Ken Figenus said:

I think you are right mate - pushed it a bit below but kept it subtle and 'cinematic'. Wish I could move the vignette to the right a bit. Doesn't seem to be any way to do that in Camera RAW?

Have you tried yo just 'dodge and burn' to move it across a little?

Edited by TheBlondeFella on Thursday 12th November 13:22

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LongQ said:

Ken Figenus said:

TimmyWimmyWoo said:

What's SO?!

Standing order!

LOL - sorry a typo. Its SOOOOO not F2.8 all the way - its at least half a stop down at 70mm

I'm actually looking at the Canon 24-105 F4 - seems to be a good buy at about £500 for a full frame L lens - our 24-70 F2.8 is triple!

No idea how it stands up cinematically but it's pretty solidly useful as a stills lens.

You might get one for something much closer to £400 these days - there seem to be plenty out there liberated from Kit systems.

I've been using a 24-105 lens on my new 5D mk iii recently and haven't been too impressed with the results to be honest. They are great on a 1D mk iv but its obviously not full frame. I've just had the lens calibrated (by Canon) to the body. I haven't had a chance to try it since, but calibrating does usually make a difference.

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Thought I'd add some shots of my rental car while in Death Valley recently.

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Ken Figenus said:

TheBlondeFella said:

Have you tried yo just 'dodge and burn' to move it across a little?

Yes quite a bit of that on the sand already as it was brighter than the car. I think I need more patience

Yup. patience is the key.

What beach were you at?

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RobbieKB said:

TheBlondeFella said:

I think you've overcooked this one. The shadows don't make much sense and it gives it the impression of being flat when I reckon by the beautiful light, it was quite contrasty. Also you're getting banding in the sky, although I guess that could be Thumbsnap's downsizing.

I totally agree, I was short of time and I'm still getting to grips with my new HDR software but wanted to get some images posted. I'm going to go back to it when I have time ... whenever that will be.

Edited by TheBlondeFella on Friday 13th November 11:12

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Constructive criticism is always appreciated.
Sometimes it takes someone else to tell you what you already know.
I'm going work on the image a little more and then re post.
The location was amazing. Took 90 minutes of the roughest road Ive ever driven to get there but it was worth it.

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I put more effort into 'post' this time. I think its better than before?

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Yellabelly said:

Sorry, but compositionally this image looks unbalanced with the vehicle too far into the right bottom corner making it feel cramped, added to which there is little of interest in either the foreground or background, the sky as already mentioned is far too saturated, but then it is just a holiday snap!
YB

In you're opinion, of course. ;o). I'm glad you're not my picture editor. lol

As for the sky, it looks more saturated on here for some reason than it does on my screen. However, anyone who has been to that part of the world will tell you that the skies are the bluest you've ever seen, you just have to see them.

Edited by TheBlondeFella on Monday 16th November 09:53

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GFWilliams said:

Just did a 7 day road trip from Porto to Stuttgart. Rather liked this spot

Now ... thats a cracking shot!

[TheBlondeFella]

Something different ... from me anyway

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Not put anything on here for ages ... so ... Another US road trip and another Ford