neila Posted June 14, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I know static car shots are a bit boring - and I take many! However I was quite pleased with this one.... This one I didn't like - not quite sure why, but it's not a keeper for some reason.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted June 14, 2007 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2007 Neil - Of course if in #2 by saying it's "not a keeper", I'll send you the address where you can ship the Ford. I suspect the Ford should be at a slightly different angle, showing the right and rear pretty much equally. Is the Aston LM of your stable, too? Gorgeous, and too rare. Lovely photo with a good angle, excellent balance of placement and size in its environment, lovely light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks Stuart..... I was really pleased with the LM shot - I took about half a dozen from the same spot with different settings to see the results and this one worked out very well. Interesting advice on the GT (I will be keeping the car but discarding the photo!) Do you mean rotating the car (effectively) a little more clockwise? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 14, 2007 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2007 Neil - Exactly, but let me know if you decide to keep the photo and discard the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted June 14, 2007 Share #5 Posted June 14, 2007 Neil, You keep the car, give Stuart the photo and I'll take the house. There used to be an LM rumbling around here with the reg A5TON, not seen it for a while (but there is an Audi with AUD1). Fist shot is good but #2 does not hang together- I think it's because the car is turning out of the shot, in fact everything looks like it's going off to the left somehow; some you win.... Are you going over this week-end? Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted June 15, 2007 All useful advice. You'd think with my passion for metal that I'd know how to take shots of them, so I appreciate the info. Interesting to consider having the cars turn into a photo, I'll give that more thought next time.... Not at Le Mans this year Pete - but probably next year. I have quite a few pals down there but was just too busy. You down there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted June 15, 2007 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) All useful advice. You'd think with my passion for metal that I'd know how to take shots of them, so I appreciate the info. Interesting to consider having the cars turn into a photo, I'll give that more thought next time.... Not at Le Mans this year Pete - but probably next year. I have quite a few pals down there but was just too busy. You down there? Neil, I'd say that for the vast majority of shots it looks better for any moving, or moveable object to be coming into the shot rather than leaving it. LM is far too rowdy for me, without the peaceful retreat of a Bentley encampment. Already planning for next year's Classic though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted June 15, 2007 So that's another tip gratefully received! Thanks for that - I had never considered the point of leaving/entering a shot. Whilst it is a fundemental (I guess), if you don't know, you don't know. I've often looked at shots (yours quite often) and wondered why it worked better than mine might have done. It's not just that point of course, but a contributing factor. I've also wondered why a cropped shot (and therefore looking close up) from a long lens shot looks so good too. It adds a certain something - particularly in motoring shots - and I can't tell why. I'd like to do Le Mans again next year, we should meet up.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted June 15, 2007 Share #9 Posted June 15, 2007 So that's another tip gratefully received! Thanks for that - I had never considered the point of leaving/entering a shot. Whilst it is a fundemental (I guess), if you don't know, you don't know. I've often looked at shots (yours quite often) and wondered why it worked better than mine might have done. It's not just that point of course, but a contributing factor. I've also wondered why a cropped shot (and therefore looking close up) from a long lens shot looks so good too. It adds a certain something - particularly in motoring shots - and I can't tell why. I'd like to do Le Mans again next year, we should meet up.... Neil, There are, of course, shots where something is very obviously leaving which work well- for example look at Charlie's first shot here; http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/sports-leisure-time/26657-sliding-bugs.html I think this works be cause it is so obviously very dynamic, the car is almost scrabbling to get out of the picture. wrt long lenses, it is the for-shortening (sp?) effect of the longer focal lengths; objects which in reality are quite far apart will appear to be much closer to each other and in any type of race, yachts, horses, whatever, this adds to the impact. I quite like using a long lens in general photography too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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