My "first go" thread....

[HankScorpio]

Seeing other people put their pics and first attempts up, I thought I'd have a bit of a join in

My first attempts at using proper selection tools, masks and all that nonsense, I'm quite pleased....

[Graham.J]

Very nice pictures, I love all 3

Well done with the photoshopping as well, looks good to my eye

Maybe doing a black 'colour' brush (as opposed to normal) over the glass areas. Not sure.

[HankScorpio]

TVM!

Yeah, I'm not sure about the glass....
Where the windows are tinted and you can tell in the helmets and faces, I tried to keep what's seen through the glass mildly tinted too.
When I made it mono, it just didn't look right, it's still a bit too green in the 911 too.

But hey, that's what 2nd attempts are for...!

Any tips gratefully received.

[LeoZwalf]

Excellent work for your first go, very well done

I'm a fan of the "keep subject in colour, desaturate and blur the background" technique (look in my profile).

Works very well, especially with cars.

[simpo two]

I must be losing my touch - I can't find anything wrong with any of them... excellent.

[Phil S]

You missed a bit of grass through the front and side windows!

Looks good though, I love the tango Exige!

[dcw@pr]

Good work Hank, you should try selling some of those...

[gravymaster]

[HankScorpio]

dcw - if only things were that simple...

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, nice to have the work appreciated!

[TRACKDEMON]

Nice, crisp captures and good panning - like it. Not so sure about spot colour on a trackday photo, but the technique is well executed.