One lonesome shot..

[Kyle]

Hi all

First post round these parts.

Hoping to get some c & c, Just dont be too harsh



Taken with D70s & 18-70 f3.5 kit.

Thanks, Look forward to posting some more in the near future

[Justin]

Nice shot, like the clouds on the front of that blue thing.

I'd try cropping the bottom and right - the pipes don't need to be there. That will move the car over and down, might be a more pleasing framing. It also looks a little flat - if this is a raw conversion, try upping the exposure / contrast

[Kyle]

Thanks for the quick reply

Yes it's raw. I'll have a fiddle with it a little later on and see what I can come up with, will post it

[Yi-P]

A little PP can make magic in this one... great capture there

[mudder]

G'day Kyle,

Welcome and good stuff for the first post too...

I'm sure those that do more product oriented stuff will come along and offer some better advice, but the first things that strike me (and I certainly don't profess to know anything about "product" shots) is the pipes in the foreground and the busy background seem to divert attention away from the car... Try something similar where the background doesn't compete with your subject, but rather just gives you a simpler backdrop... I'd also try from a lower angle maybe?

Also, the shadow going across the middle of the windscreen is distracting, so I'd try to get a more "complete covering" of the car with those great reflections of the sky

Couldn't get EXIF info from the image, interested in the aperture used, wondering whether a shorter DOF using a larger aperture might make your subject (the car) stand out more???

[Kyle]

Thanks for the detailed replies guys, Love it

App: F25
Sht spd: 1/6sec
Iso: 200
Focal length: 29mm
No flash

Was taken at 4.30p syd time, Get's pretty dark out here of an afternoon


I'm going to go back out there this weekend, if the weather is good,and have another go.


Again, thanks for taking the time to reply

Edit, YIP, if you pm me your email address, I'll send you the nef if you like? WOuld be keen to see what you come up with.

edit 2, Just had a good look, and your'e right, the poles on the right do distract your attention from the subject

[mudder]

G'day,

Going with an aperture as small as F25 might be pushing your lens/camera combination to an extreme that could result in softening of the image...

I'd definately go with a much larger aperture to make the subject stronger in your image by blurring out some of the background to keep your viewer focussed on your subject...

[Matt. K]

I like your composition, including the pipes, and the muted colours. Your image loaded very slowly...maybe lower the resolution. Post at 120 ppi is more than enough. Thanks for posting.

[stubbsy]

Kyle

Definitely needs some PP to give this a little more pop and I'd try a tighter crop on the car

I'd also suggest you have a read of our FAQ which is chock full of interesting stuff. Your image here is 1000 pixels wide and we request no wider than 800.

Cheers

[Steffen]

I like it. The car looks like a pretty girl left waiting in some drab alley. The image really makes it look lost and out of place. The rusty pipes on the right add to that feeling. Also the fact that the car is the only thing that shows some colour in this image.

I think if you had blurred the background this effect would have been lost, and would have turned the pic into a random glamour car shot.

Cheers
Steffen.

[Jamie]

Hi Kyle,

I really like you choice of location!

I'm far from any kind of expert but I'll offer a few more tips that you can take on board for next time, or not.

Try and fill most of the frame with the car, after all that is what your taking the picture of.
Try a more neutral background, something that wont distract from the main subject.
Shoot at headlight height, headlights on cars are like eyes for people IMO anyway.
Shoot lower to the ground for a more agressive look.
Be aware of parking bay lines etc, only use them if they ad something to the image or keep well away if you can.
Shoot with the sun behind you or use a flash to fill.

Here is an example i prepared earlier.....
http://www.beema320.net/Automotive/slides/DSC_1746.html

[Kyle]

Awesome

I know the owner of that gti6..

[barry]

Looks like Dunheved Circuit St Marys.

Maybe moving the car the the other side of the street to take advantage of the dying western light may have helped. To me the shot looks too flat and need a bit of contrast.

Barry

[Glen]

Hi Kyle,
That shot works well for me. Nice contrast of the car with the muted surrounds.

As Stubbsy and Matt K said above it is very slow loading, it would be too slow loading for people on dial up. We have a limit here of 800 pixels on the longest width and 200kb maximum, preferably under 100kb. Your image is 1000 pixels wide and a whopping 481kb! Can you change it please?

Thanks

[Kyle]

Should have read the rules when I posted, I will alter it when I get home tonight

Barry, thats the location, But I did have the car on the eastern side of the road. I was just a little too late however


Thanks for the comments all. Making notes :)