Flying Yellow Warbler
by Naco

Comment by cynthiann:
'tis gorgeous!!!!

Niagara Falls
by Naco

Comment by Teafran:
More a image of lighting than a creative use of lighting. It's hard to rate this because of it's nature. It might have been a better approach to find a subject and then use the lighting to create the image rather than of the light itself.

Niagara Falls
by Naco

Comment by pjd101:
Horseshoe Falls is an amazing place. great picture!

Niagara Falls
by Naco

Comment by Panks:
great capture .. a bit more contrast would have made the rainbow more vivid in my opinion ..

Niagara Falls
by Naco

Comment by vaporlock:
I like the green water in the foreground.

Refuge
by Naco

Comment by chayes77:
I would have put more positive space to the right of the seat vs. the left.

Lincoln MKT Concept
by Naco

Comment by Naco:
Thank you guys for your nice comments. This car and the rest in the series were taken during the 2009 North American Auto Show in Detroit, MI. Photographing this car was quite a challenge: not only that the light was reflecting all over from the ceiling light fixtures but it was also placed on a continuously rotating stand. Furthermore I spent quite some time trying to figure out the best spot where people wouldn’t interfere while shooting. I noticed the overexposed spot on the roof top but honestly it didn’t bothered me much since after all it seems to be nicely contrasting with the rest of the image – in terms of lighting. You can see the whole series here or here.

The editing was absolutely minimal: white balance correction, sharpness and spot removal (using the clone tool) for some scattered light reflections on the fender and stop lights - all done in Photoshop CS4. I had to be extremely careful shooting the originals since I also submitted photos for the photo competition and unlike most places they didn’t allow ANY post processing. You can see the original version on the NAIAS web site.

Naco Photography

Message edited by author 2009-02-16 23:26:02.

Lincoln MKT Concept
by Naco

Comment by wsargen:
I always like the variety of shots in the monthy 'best of' series. Don't see many like this one. I like the colors and smoothness of the light. Very pretty.

Lincoln MKT Concept
by Naco

Comment by rlewis:
I like car shots, good color and composition, the reflection hot spot at top center is a bit distracting

Lincoln MKT Concept
by Naco

Comment by molinski4611:
vehicles can be very hard to light. you did this well except for the hot spot on the dark top.