Exige + Autumn (old shots, new processing)

[Andrew Thompson]

Been working on some new pp techniques lately, and used some older shots for the edits. Comments welcome, flickr link for full-res below.

Nikon D700 + Sigma 50 ƒ1.4

"Powers of Ten"
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5483395922_f630954f79_z.jpg

"Hallow"
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5482523320_e7913ae455_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualechos/

[John Thawley]

I like the processing and colors.

The second could be a very strong image with a touch of rotation (counter-clockwise) IMO.

Nice.

[Andrew Thompson]

Thanks for the comments John. I normally try to rotate all my horizons to where the car is straight, but I left this one because it looked ok to my eye (rare), but I'll rotate it and hide the treeline at your suggestion.

I actually like the first shot much more than the second, but it seems that few share my sentiment.

[Andrew Bright]

Yeh I like the first one too. I'd improve it by:

Pull back the vignette a few notches

Straighten/level

Crop in 10-20%

Can post my version if you've no objections.

[Andrew Thompson]

Thanks for your input Andrew, I'll take it into account :).

[John Thawley]

Thanks for the comments John. I normally try to rotate all my horizons to where the car is straight, but I left this one because it looked ok to my eye (rare), but I'll rotate it and hide the treeline at your suggestion.

I actually like the first shot much more than the second, but it seems that few share my sentiment.


I like the first one... except for the centered position of the car. I don't know how much room you have, but if it where REALLY low on the frame, straight and offset to the left, I think it would be a strong composition. The grass tends to steal a bit of the impact of the gunmetal metallic against the red/orange.

I think there's a lot of potential in this location and with these colors. It's one of those sessions where you want to forget the "detail" of the car and focus on working it into the scene and composition.

[Steve Stein]

My friends Exige would get lost in this shot since it's orange. :)

I like the second one. First is too centered. I might have left a little more room on the right side of the car just to give it some separation between the car and the grass.

At first I thought the windshield reflection of the trees bugged me, but I kind of like it now. Still, I might crop the bottom of the frame a little just to lower the car more.

[Andrew Thompson]

Thanks again guys, I appreciate all the comments.