Figured I'd share
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Some of them are great or show a lot of potential and some of them aren't/don't. I especially like how you aren't taking all your pictures from one height. Some of them are above the car, others below, others in between, which keeps them fresh. You have some nice rolling shots in there, too. The S2000 one is fantastic except that it's left-of-center, barely, and is running away from instead of into the picture. The actual technical merit of the shot (correct exposure/shutter speed, etc, etc) is great but the composition is lacking.
As an example of what you could improve, in the first one, you have nice light but the car is running out of (instead of into) the picture. I know it's stationary but it looks like it's leaving the picture instead of entering it. Why? Also, your vignette has touched part of the car, literally darkening what is supposed to be the primary subject of the picture. You killed half your pictures by vignetting them way too heavily.
In half of the pictures, the main subject is literally 1/9 of the size of the picture. Why zoom out so much? Focus on the car, not the background. If the background is so interesting, why are you putting the car there in the first place? The background should accentuate the car, not the other way around.
The 350Z on the path against the sunset is a neat shot with a lot of potential. A little bit of editing would highlight the car more and still give you the beautiful color of the sunset.
As an example of what you could improve, in the first one, you have nice light but the car is running out of (instead of into) the picture. I know it's stationary but it looks like it's leaving the picture instead of entering it. Why? Also, your vignette has touched part of the car, literally darkening what is supposed to be the primary subject of the picture. You killed half your pictures by vignetting them way too heavily.
In half of the pictures, the main subject is literally 1/9 of the size of the picture. Why zoom out so much? Focus on the car, not the background. If the background is so interesting, why are you putting the car there in the first place? The background should accentuate the car, not the other way around.
The 350Z on the path against the sunset is a neat shot with a lot of potential. A little bit of editing would highlight the car more and still give you the beautiful color of the sunset.
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Originally Posted by S2tripleO' timestamp='1300962136' post='20391619
Nice shots! Do you guys ever host any big shows/meets throughout the summer? NY area is about the closest major center to me and would love to come down from Canada for something!
and thank you
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Originally Posted by slammed ap1' timestamp='1300963196' post='20391630
[quote name='S2tripleO' timestamp='1300962136' post='20391619']
Nice shots! Do you guys ever host any big shows/meets throughout the summer? NY area is about the closest major center to me and would love to come down from Canada for something!
Nice shots! Do you guys ever host any big shows/meets throughout the summer? NY area is about the closest major center to me and would love to come down from Canada for something!
and thank you
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sounds good man
