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Jonah Reeves
10-06-2006, 04:38 PM
These were tricky to get; curious what you all think of using a wide angle for something like this. I know the second one is a bit off Suggestions welcome!

dave

http://cars.g93.net/seb1.jpg

http://cars.g93.net/seb2.jpg
Drew Phillips
10-06-2006, 05:16 PM
I'm sure the others will tell you its suffering from CFS (center focus syndrome), and it definitely shows with the wide angle, but I love the different perspective.
Todd Corzett
10-06-2006, 08:07 PM
I totally agree with the CFS, but still love the shots (the first one with two cars is just killer). Not that they are bad how they are, but if you cropped-out some of the bottom it would look less centered... maybe to a 2:6 panorama cropping just above the wall at the bottom of the image?

-Todd...
Bob Chapman
10-07-2006, 04:05 AM
Not that they are bad how they are, but if you cropped-out some of the bottom...

-Todd...

Todd hit the nail on the head. The area that includes the wall and below doesn't add anything to either image (unless you use either as the basis for a design, in which case those areas could be used for text). With both, I'd crop just below where the top of the wall is on the left side of the frame. I'd also crop the Viper shot just to the left of the rear-most track light, to get the car out of the middle of the frame.
Jonah Reeves
10-07-2006, 12:45 PM
great ideas, all.. thanks for the suggestions!

Bob and Todd, maybe this is about what you had in mind?

http://cars.g93.net/seb1_edit.jpg

http://cars.g93.net/seb2_edit.jpg
Todd Corzett
10-07-2006, 02:17 PM
Todd, maybe this is about what you had in mind?
Something like that. Part of me doesn't like the top of the wall being in the frame, part of me does... but yeah, just cropping-off some of the bottom really takes away one axis of CFS.

-Todd...
Bob Chapman
10-07-2006, 02:17 PM
great ideas, all.. thanks for the suggestions!

Bob and Todd, maybe this is about what you had in mind?


Jonah, if I were doing the crop, I'd give myself a little more space behind the viper (i.e. include the rear-most track light). I'd also give myself just a little more breathing space underneath. I wouldn't eliminate the top of the wall at the left. I'd crop about 1/4 below the top of the wall on the left.

You're almost there with the first one. It's a really nice shot. Well done.