I hope you don't mind that I tweaked it a bit more to really make it pop. I used a plugin called Viviza from Nik's Software.

The original


My tweaked version

 

I've been getting out and doing a lot more shooting lately (practice, practice, practice!). My favorite subject... the new ride. Anyway, just thought I'd share these here and certainly welcome any/all criticisms.

I'll add a couple short notes to each pic, for whatever it's worth.


The sunlight (mid-afternoon) was pretty harsh when I took this, but I actually kind of like the effect it gave. Not much post processing done other than a small adjustment in exposure and I slightly desaturated the whole image a bit in Lightroom.




I tried to get a really warm feeling from this one. Again, not much post processing done except adding a little exposure and a very small amount of saturation. I tried to frame the subject with the weeds, while lining the car up with the tracks to keep the whole image 'moving' in the same direction.

** edit: now that I'm looking at this one more, I really should have removed that yellow pole in PS -- it seems a bit distracting.




I'm really happy with the way this one came out. I was trying to get a unique composition/angle and wanted to really tie the pic together by having the red barn & taillights work together to stand out from the neutral color of the car. I added a little bit of exposure in Lightroom, while adding a soft light layer in PS to help with the contrast.



I tried to compose this with all of the lines (tracks, car, roofline) pointing in the same direction to keep it "flowing", while also framing the car with those same lines.



I just tried to capture a different angle on this one. No real explanation here, just something I thought was interesting. Although, I have to admit, I probably broke rule #1 of car photography in all of these -- the car was filthy!
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^^^Mike, I agree, you should remove the yellow pole but I like the composition of that shot. I also like how you used the railroad track to "heighten" then tension of not being able to see the whole car. May I make a suggestion that you try getting even further back for that shot and perhaps put the car off to the side a bit. Sometimes it helps to show the "whole picture" yet at the same time highlighting your beautiful RS.

The last one is my favorite...LOVE the feel of that one.

 

Thanks for the feedback, Jason! I greatly appreciate it.

First off, I realize I didn't post anything -- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the model shoot examples you posted. I love the way you played with lighting sources there.

I hear you about putting the car off to the side a bit. I always like that look, where the car is a bit over to one third or the other of the frame -- like you said, gives more of the whole picture or moment.

And what a difference a pole makes (or no pole, for that matter). Just took a moment to edit it out



PS -- I see we also had similar ideas for George's pic... yours was a bit more extreme than what I was thinking, but that's what I love about this stuff -- interpretation!

 

Really nice shots!

 

TT-RS is sweet

 

Thanks guys!

 

Those are really nice, especially the first one. Just since the beginning of this thread your photos have improved so much.

 

Looks good Jason. And just for future reference, anyone can mess around with my pics. I always love to see what other people are thinking.

 

Thanks man... I really appreciate that! I've been shooting a LOT more lately and feel like I'm learning in the process.