Photo's I've found searching the interwebz... Discussion - AutoPhotog : Photo Enthusiasts/Pros Forum

**Twizted_bunny** · 11-14-2009, 09:32 PM

Post up photos you FIND, not ones you TOOK... lets discuss what makes them good, bad, or indifferent... and we will keep it automotive and NO PORN! pics with people is cool... no nudity tho... ill start it off with what i found while cruising on flickr...

lucky7 · 11-15-2009, 01:08 AM

some of my favorites from flickr.

this is one of my favorite cars....ever. guards red slant nose 930.

djdorifto · 11-15-2009, 01:42 AM

game over :P

**UdubBadger** · 11-15-2009, 11:11 AM

you guys just gonna post or are we going to discuss what makes them good photos?

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-15-2009, 11:55 AM

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you guys just gonna post or are we going to discuss what makes them good photos?

post douche

arcer63 · 11-15-2009, 12:18 PM

I think that some of the best pictures of the ones posted involve backgrounds that are either of similar colors or of contrasting colors. The Lambos up top and the "Natty Dread" Porche match parts of the background of the photo, while the BMW contrasts pretty strongly with the blue sky. The 930 porche photo is pretty poor in my opinion because of the poor placement in the frame. Also, because of the cars surrounding it, it looks very ordinary, like a scene that I have already seen several times.

CJW · 11-15-2009, 12:37 PM

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I like this one because the car and the forklift have similar colors, and the whole car is in the shade too. No glare. Framed well.

johnny · 11-15-2009, 12:37 PM

looks sweet

CJW · 11-15-2009, 12:42 PM

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The composition is off...the tree coming out of the roof is distracting...maybe blur it more? The front bumper of the car behind should be cropped/cloned out. Possibly even clone out the cars behind it, then blur the background...

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The headlights are too yellow. Man standing behind it draws my eye away from it. I would mute the color of the cone as well.

CJW · 11-15-2009, 12:45 PM

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I like the composition...but I think it is cropped to tight to the front and rear of the car...

The orange cylinders on the ledge could be colored the same as the ring on the front of the car.

Also, the pebble directly in front of the car and the two brown things by the door need to be removed.

CJW · 11-15-2009, 12:53 PM

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The fence drops off on the right hand side...just enough for me to growl because its crooked! lol

Also...If one was ambitious, they would take out the building, and make the fence identical from the left of the frame, to the right.

1HotA32 · 11-15-2009, 04:50 PM

ok im a sucker for old datsuns i just love these.

**UdubBadger** · 11-15-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CJW

I like this one because the car and the forklift have similar colors, and the whole car is in the shade too. No glare. Framed well.

I actually think the opposite in terms of the colors.
The photo makes great use of many neutral tones - lots of greys and desaturated colors which makes the eyes go straight to the bright orange of the car and really makes it pop/stand out.

The orange in the forklift is just an accent and the red roof of the warehouse offers some other color so you don't feel like the pic has NO color in it, yet its still in the same tonal family as the orange so it feels related.

I do, however, agree with the no glare, well framed composition... Its far enough away to give you a good overall view of the scene and various elements yet its also not TOO far away where you lose the focus of the photo (the car) and feel disconnected.

**UdubBadger** · 11-15-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CJW

The fence drops off on the right hand side...just enough for me to growl because its crooked! lol

Also...If one was ambitious, they would take out the building, and make the fence identical from the left of the frame, to the right.

I actually am not a fan of this one. I don't like the crop on it, while I understand it (so you can see the sun) I think it needs more space on the front end of the car, If this was shot at like 8ft away, they should have backed up about another 8ft at this focal length and then recentered the shot so the sun was partially bleeding off the page in the upper corner, but also offered equal or greater space at the front end of the car than the distance of the back end of the car to the right side of the frame (god I hope that makes sense).

CJW · 11-15-2009, 08:01 PM

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I actually am not a fan of this one. I don't like the crop on it, while I understand it (so you can see the sun) I think it needs more space on the front end of the car, If this was shot at like 8ft away, they should have backed up about another 8ft at this focal length and then recentered the shot so the sun was partially bleeding off the page in the upper corner, but also offered equal or greater space at the front end of the car than the distance of the back end of the car to the right side of the frame (god I hope that makes sense).

I can see both aspects...I like the sun behind it with it going out of the frame because it almost gives it a "chase" feel, even though it is standing still...but, I understand the importance of giving it room to breath and flow in the direction of travel. The horizon/fence is my biggest complaint on it...

I am really enjoying the discussion! Thanks!

**UdubBadger** · 11-15-2009, 08:50 PM

Yeah that fence is pretty annoying.

**UdubBadger** · 11-15-2009, 09:05 PM

Here is one of my favorites of all time.

**Twizted_bunny** · 11-17-2009, 02:35 AM

BandyDesign · 11-17-2009, 11:28 PM

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1: The mood is great here and the coloration fits. I love how the treeline seems to mimic a windtunnel airstream!!

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2: Colors are great here too! The orange really pops! As a few have mentioned how the other orange -> red tones really make the car look at home in the shot. I however don't like the placement of the car. It is far too centered.

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3: Great car, but I don't feel there was any photographic effort here. Looks like a car sighting, shot with the handy P&S.

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4: Mood is great here! I feel that I am in a damp, dark environment when I see the image.

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5: This shot looks very amateur. There is a wild distortion on the front bumper and the post work is very noticeable. I can't help but point out that the sideways hourglass vignette looks very unrealistic and the composition doesn't suit the car; forced to the left of the frame. It makes the right half of the shot seem pointless. Rule of thirds would be much preferred here, there is no rule of halves.

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6: Composition is good here. I love the grain

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7: I find the lighting to be quite poor here. The left is too hot and the shadow too sharp. It doesn't please the eye. I don't find the composition at all interesting either.

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8: I think there was potential for a much better shot here. Maybe if we saw more of the distant cars in the mist and less of the fans on the left. Mood is great, still. I adore the reflections over the car body covered in raindrops!

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9: I'm not a fan of the extreme processing, so ill try to ignore that and otherwise critique. Showing the tread side of the tire really breaks the lines of the car, maybe take from the other side? I don't like the tilt you have on the shot from that angle, it seems like its trying too hard to frame the whole car. Maybe step back and include more background. I would suggest not center-weighting the car as well.

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10: I love the tone and the pure wall and car make great contrast to the dirty, distorted reflection in the ground. Centered subject is great when there is symmetry!

Please do not take offense to my comments if these are your photos. I only hope to give you direction to improve.

We all have room to improve!!! Thanks for posting!!

**UdubBadger** · 11-17-2009, 11:45 PM

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Please do not take offense to my comments if these are your photos. I only hope to give you direction to improve.

We all have room to improve!!! Thanks for posting!!

they aren't supposed to be our photos.... they're stuff we randomly see on flickr or other sites

11-14-2009, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Twizted_bunny Femme Fatale Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Shoots With: Nikon P100, Sony cybershot, XTi, 1984 Canon T-50 Flickr: Twizted_bunny Posts: 333	Photo's I've found searching the interwebz... Discussion Post up photos you FIND, not ones you TOOK... lets discuss what makes them good, bad, or indifferent... and we will keep it automotive and NO PORN! pics with people is cool... no nudity tho... ill start it off with what i found while cruising on flickr... __________________ so, the story goes like this... boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, then boy falls in love with girl, girl then tells boy that diamonds can't cut through wood, then boy tells girl that when the diamond robots come to attack, the boy and girl will live in a log cabin and the robots won't know what the hell is going on... end of story... lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/twizted_bunny/ Last edited by UdubBadger; 11-15-2009 at 11:11 AM.

11-15-2009, 01:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
lucky7 PhotoLover Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oakland Mi. Shoots With: Canon Flickr: Dane Van Posts: 98	some of my favorites from flickr. this is one of my favorite cars....ever. guards red slant nose 930. __________________ -Dane

11-15-2009, 01:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
djdorifto PhotoFreak Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Shoots With: Canon 40D Flickr: djdorifto Posts: 195	game over :P __________________ -Steven MY00 Honda S2000 SS - Daily Driver Canon 40D - Canon 28-135, Canon 50mm, and Sigma 10-20 WA Lenses

11-15-2009, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	you guys just gonna post or are we going to discuss what makes them good photos? __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

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1HotA32 PhotoFreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arkansas Shoots With: Cannon Rebel XT with cannon 70-200 2.8L IS Flickr: 1hota32 Posts: 110	ok im a sucker for old datsuns i just love these. __________________

11-15-2009, 12:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
arcer63 PhotoN00B Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Shoots With: Canon 20D, Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 Flickr: arcer63 Posts: 29	I think that some of the best pictures of the ones posted involve backgrounds that are either of similar colors or of contrasting colors. The Lambos up top and the "Natty Dread" Porche match parts of the background of the photo, while the BMW contrasts pretty strongly with the blue sky. The 930 porche photo is pretty poor in my opinion because of the poor placement in the frame. Also, because of the cars surrounding it, it looks very ordinary, like a scene that I have already seen several times.

11-15-2009, 12:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnny PhotoLover Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 55	looks sweet

11-15-2009, 08:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	Yeah that fence is pretty annoying. __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

11-17-2009, 02:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
Twizted_bunny Femme Fatale Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Shoots With: Nikon P100, Sony cybershot, XTi, 1984 Canon T-50 Flickr: Twizted_bunny Posts: 333	__________________ so, the story goes like this... boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, then boy falls in love with girl, girl then tells boy that diamonds can't cut through wood, then boy tells girl that when the diamond robots come to attack, the boy and girl will live in a log cabin and the robots won't know what the hell is going on... end of story... lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/twizted_bunny/

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