What looks best??

**Jays00ss** · 10-06-2008, 07:00 AM

they are all the same?

no I like #6

**third_shift|studios** · 10-06-2008, 07:12 AM

i like 3.

it has the most "seperation" among the body surfaces w/out the reflections looking too bright especially near the running light and driver door. The windsheild is translucent enough to show some life inside the car, although, i'd prefer it darker-burn tool in Photoshop or reshoot with the ttops in to stop-down the light in the car.

**third_shift|studios** · 10-06-2008, 07:17 AM

Cool thing about photoshop is if you have 5 images and you like certain elements from each one-as long as your shooting with a tripod, you can layer all the photos together, then mask-out the areas from one or another layer to creat the perfect shot.

i do that all the time when shooting at night b/c the car lights will get blown out if you shoot to expose for the dark. So i'll do a few shorter exposures to get the lights, then shut off the lights and do some longer exposures to get the body detail.

**third_shift|studios** · 10-06-2008, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

that's incredible...

**chuckie669** · 10-06-2008, 07:28 AM

I wish I could find my old photoshop 6 disc. That sure was fun playing with.

**Crimson Sin** · 10-06-2008, 09:25 AM

Your car is gorgeous, looks even better knowings it's beast.
I went with number four. Lot's of reasons, end result is the same. Just what I like. Makes me wish I had a WS.Sick like that in black.. Anyone want a white SS..

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2008, 09:35 AM

Thanks!

The 6 pictures in the first post are not the exact same. Same angle, same settings, but with the polarizer turned. Tripod wasn't used. I stood there and snapped them.

The pic with the clouds is an HDR shot. 3 exposures blended together using PhotoMatrix.
I am TERRIBLE with PhotoShop. So I don't use it.

**Spaz** · 10-06-2008, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by NJ 666

This one

i was bored...

**doozjamann** · 10-06-2008, 10:35 AM

Damn Spaz.

I liked 1 until you did the mountain pic.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2008, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by doozjamann

I liked 1 until you did the mountain pic.

The mountain pic isn't supposed to be included.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2008, 01:40 PM

Here are the really good ones from Saturday....

**Too Fast** · 10-06-2008, 01:47 PM

I voted for number 3. I am no expert, but I liked it best, seeing partly into the car thru the windshield. And this is splitting hairs, they are all good shots IMO unless you are trying to win a contest against similar concepts. I guess beauty is hard to look bad in a picture....

**Zapper2003** · 10-06-2008, 06:05 PM

The last series of pics looks fake IMO.

**ArcticZ06** · 10-06-2008, 06:13 PM

I think 1 and 6 from your second serious look awesome and have the boldest color of the background and best coloring of the car. The car looks too chrome in all of the others and everything seems too grayed out for my tastes.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2008, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

The last series of pics looks fake IMO.

HDR images tend to look like that because there are details you don't normally see.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

**Spaz** · 10-06-2008, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

HDR images tend to look like that because there are details you don't normally see.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

spaz needs a HDR camera... something i heard about red light cameras coming out soon though... 5x better res than hdr camera... ibanez7 showed me something about it...

**Zapper2003** · 10-06-2008, 06:42 PM

I agree with your proof, but it still has that 'computer rendered' feel to it.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2008, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Spaz

spaz needs a HDR camera... something i heard about red light cameras coming out soon though... 5x better res than hdr camera... ibanez7 showed me something about it...

There is no HDR camera.

You set the camera on a tripod, and adjust the exposure rate. Then use software to blend the pics.

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

I agree with your proof, but it still has that 'computer rendered' feel to it.

Agreed.
Kinda the cool part though, I didn't open those in Photoshop at all. Just the software that blends the exposures.