Machinery at the car wash

wibbly · 02-22-2015, 08:12 PM

had a chance to play a bit more with the new da*55

had to wash the car so i took my camera with me, i didn't have a ton of time because the place was pretty busy, but i got a couple in. i tried underexposing a stop and then bringing the details out in post to preserve the highlights, especially with a white car.

what would you have done differently? i think i could have used a slightly larger aperture to get less detail in the background, but i didn't want too much of the car oof. i didn't have much opportunity to isolate it from the bg so this is what i ended up with.

Thanks

wibbly · 02-22-2015, 10:57 PM

i tried to fix a couple of bad reflections in the first one.. but i'm brutally bad at photoshop. this is what i ended up with

---------- Post added 02-22-15 at 11:09 PM ----------

and did the same with the 2nd pic.

am i missing anything stupidly obvious here?

Nicolas514 · 02-23-2015, 11:35 AM

Hey wibbly, I really like the first picture. The angle makes the picture much more dynamic and the car looks more aggressive.

wibbly · 02-23-2015, 12:57 PM

Thanks a lot. I have some ideas for some other pics but will have to wait till spring.

LeGuillotine · 02-23-2015, 01:45 PM

Wibbly

Great shots and I think these cant be done any better without some flashes and maybe better background.

Nice car btw

02-22-2015, 08:12 PM	#1
wibbly Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Edmonton Posts: 600	at the car wash Lens: da55 f1.4 Camera:* K3 Photo Location: carwash ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/50s Aperture: F2.2 had a chance to play a bit more with the new da*55 had to wash the car so i took my camera with me, i didn't have a ton of time because the place was pretty busy, but i got a couple in. i tried underexposing a stop and then bringing the details out in post to preserve the highlights, especially with a white car. what would you have done differently? i think i could have used a slightly larger aperture to get less detail in the background, but i didn't want too much of the car oof. i didn't have much opportunity to isolate it from the bg so this is what i ended up with. Thanks

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02-22-2015, 10:57 PM	#2
wibbly Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Edmonton Posts: 600 Original Poster	i tried to fix a couple of bad reflections in the first one.. but i'm brutally bad at photoshop. this is what i ended up with ---------- Post added 02-22-15 at 11:09 PM ---------- and did the same with the 2nd pic. am i missing anything stupidly obvious here?

02-23-2015, 11:35 AM	#3
Nicolas514 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stockholm Photos: Albums Posts: 87	Hey wibbly, I really like the first picture. The angle makes the picture much more dynamic and the car looks more aggressive.

02-23-2015, 12:57 PM	#4
wibbly Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Edmonton Posts: 600 Original Poster	Thanks a lot. I have some ideas for some other pics but will have to wait till spring.

02-23-2015, 01:45 PM	#5
LeGuillotine Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland, Kotka Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 183	Wibbly Great shots and I think these cant be done any better without some flashes and maybe better background. Nice car btw