Ford Zodiac Photo Shoot

[GFWilliams]

I haven't posted any car pics on the photography forum here for a while, so here are some shots from this morning. The car is a Ford Zodiac and is 100% original.

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George

[Mini1275]

well done, great shots
3&5 for me.

Edited by Mini1275 on Monday 31st August 18:52

[GFWilliams]

Mini1275 said:

well done, great shots
3&5 for me.

Edited by Mini1275 on Monday 31st August 18:52

Cheers mate

[stigmundfreud]

3 for me too! Would like number 3 but car flipped to face camera

[AndWhyNot]

Another 3&5 vote here. I also like 4 - the car position/ direction doesn't bother me but I wonder if it could do with a bit of sympathetic processing/ toning, just to make it look a bit more like a 60s shot.

Being really picky, looks like your strobe to the front of the car has picked out some of the undercarriage, could you have raised the light at all.

The locations both work, good choice there.

[miniman]

Very nice, but spoiled for me (as ever) by my eye being drawn straight to the blanked-out number plate.

[GFWilliams]

stigmundfreud said:

3 for me too! Would like number 3 but car flipped to face camera

3 seems popular

AndWhyNot said:

Another 3&5 vote here. I also like 4 - the car position/ direction doesn't bother me but I wonder if it could do with a bit of sympathetic processing/ toning, just to make it look a bit more like a 60s shot.

Being really picky, looks like your strobe to the front of the car has picked out some of the undercarriage, could you have raised the light at all.

The locations both work, good choice there.

I'll have a go at the processing on 4, it was a challenge putting in the background in the first place!

On the bridge the light was too far away and too low as I was worried about a passing car hitting it/wind catching it and knocking it off the bridge onto the motorway!

The location in the first shot was limiting as the owner of the (private) land came out and went fking mental!!! Screaming and everything!!! - I just said that I was taking that I was taking some photos for my A level photography (a lie) and that we wern't doing any harm, which she suddenly seemed ok with...

miniman said:

Very nice, but spoiled for me (as ever) by my eye being drawn straight to the blanked-out number plate.

Thanks
Sorry - owner's request


George

[AndWhyNot]

GFWilliams said:

The location in the first shot was limiting as the owner of the (private) land came out and went fking mental!!! Screaming and everything!!! - I just said that I was taking that I was taking some photos for my A level photography (a lie) and that we wern't doing any harm, which she suddenly seemed ok with...

No way! I do a fair bit of accessing others' land in my night photography but I'm not brave enough to take a car up someone's drive. Don't know whether to pat you on the back or give you a slap Mind you, if the owner was with you/ parked it there I guess the onus is on him.

[GFWilliams]

AndWhyNot said:

GFWilliams said:

The location in the first shot was limiting as the owner of the (private) land came out and went fking mental!!! Screaming and everything!!! - I just said that I was taking that I was taking some photos for my A level photography (a lie) and that we wern't doing any harm, which she suddenly seemed ok with...

No way! I do a fair bit of accessing others' land in my night photography but I'm not brave enough to take a car up someone's drive. Don't know whether to pat you on the back or give you a slap Mind you, if the owner was with you/ parked it there I guess the onus is on him.

I've had owners get annoyed at me before, but if you just pollitely pretend that you didn't realise that it is private and that you'll leave if they want you to then it tends to be alright... The thing is, the best locations are often the places you're not allowed..

This woman wen't proper mental though - she even kicked and screemed at her dog when it followed her

oh well, can't use that location again...

[trackdemon]

Big step forward, these. They look a little soft on my laptop but I like most of the comps... keep it up!!

[GFWilliams]

trackdemon said:

Big step forward, these. They look a little soft on my laptop but I like most of the comps... keep it up!!

Cheers

Having 2 new lenses for the shoot helps

[PurelyRetro]

Top work mate

[//dean]

Nice George!

All nice and simple.

Don't like the angle on 2 - way to harsh. 4 is erm, imtersting. 6 is a bit strange and out of keeping with the others. Really like 3, those leading lines are great.

[GFWilliams]

//dean said:

Nice George!

All nice and simple.

Don't like the angle on 2 - way to harsh. 4 is erm, imtersting. 6 is a bit strange and out of keeping with the others. Really like 3, those leading lines are great.

Thanks for the crit Dean

Am I improving or are you getting less harsh?

[stigmundfreud]

dont understand blanking plates why do owners get pissy about it? Do you drive the car on the road in public with the plates blanked?

[GFWilliams]

stigmundfreud said:

dont understand blanking plates why do owners get pissy about it? Do you drive the car on the road in public with the plates blanked?

I'm of the same opinion, especially as it's pretty hard to clone this car...
I do what the owner wants though!

[s3fella]

Ace shots. Real nice. The inside driving shot is very nice, almost looks like a cartoon!


And why can they not make cars as cool as the old ones!

Post some more!

[nick_bbb]

Good work and lovely car. A friend of mine had one of these in the early 90s, his dad had owned it since new. we called it the Arc as that was the number plate and it was way bigger than anything anyone else owned.

[//dean]

GFWilliams said:

//dean said:

Nice George!

All nice and simple.

Don't like the angle on 2 - way to harsh. 4 is erm, imtersting. 6 is a bit strange and out of keeping with the others. Really like 3, those leading lines are great.

Thanks for the crit Dean

Am I improving or are you getting less harsh?

You're improving! Don't let it go to your head though!

[GFWilliams]

s3fella said:

Ace shots. Real nice. The inside driving shot is very nice, almost looks like a cartoon!


And why can they not make cars as cool as the old ones!

Post some more!

Thanks

I can't post more as it was only an hour photo shoot!

//dean said:

GFWilliams said:

//dean said:

Nice George!

All nice and simple.

Don't like the angle on 2 - way to harsh. 4 is erm, imtersting. 6 is a bit strange and out of keeping with the others. Really like 3, those leading lines are great.

Thanks for the crit Dean

Am I improving or are you getting less harsh?

You're improving! Don't let it go to your head though!

Cheers mate