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Originally Posted by AnsisK
I'm not offended at all. Thanks a lot for the feedback. I don't have any control in these shots, they're all just cars I stumble upon in my commute. Shots such as the Audi, I had other angles of it that didn't expose the car how I wanted it. Things like the angle of the building (Packard and Maserati) are good pointers, thanks for picking up on stuff like that.
And the car is a Packard Clipper. The owner lives in the modern house, and the Packard is his daily.
Again, thanks for the feedback. I'm going to try to get some shoots together this summer.
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I'm a big fan of taking what's available when you see it. There's plenty of ideas of what could be staged, but rarely do those things happen, and many times they're not as good anyway. You appear to see a lot of nice cars in your commute. The issue I have with the Packard shot might just be related to the height of the house. I saw a couple of pages back where you mentioned tilt/shift lenses and thought that could help. Ah, well, looking at it again, the main corner of the house (the line of which intersects the car) doesn't look like it's falling away at the top. This must've been a telephoto lens, looks fairly flattened out to me (which I like in this shot). Good relationship between the car, tree and house, BTW, and classy daily driver!
It could just be the reason I think it's crooked is because I can't seem to take a hand-held level picture, so I'm always adjusting after the fact. And since I'm in the distortion correction in CS2 for that issue, it's pretty easy to adjust the tilt if there's a problem. Cheaper than a $2000 TS lens. And TS lenses don't encourage point and shoot, rapid-fire shots, do they?
Another random thought - you must've upped the contrast in these shots in one way or another. It looks just right to me, not over the top. The Merc may show it more than the others, but it looks right in that shot. Silver cars look good a little hopped up.