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RX-8 - Zoom Zoom Off The Beaten Path!
RX-8 - Zoom Zoom Off The Beaten Path!
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Automobile Ad (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I
Location: Auburn, Wa
Date: Dec 8, 2007
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Photojournalism, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2007

 Wondering if I am going to take hits for the processing on this. Used Flaming Pear's "glare" filter then about 35% kodak airbrush,crop,border,resize,usm save for web
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for all those who made comments about blown areas, that was my pp.....guess i was right

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 60
Avg (all users): 5.2237
Avg (commenters): 5.1176
Avg (participants): 5.2143
Avg (non-participants): 5.2260
Views since voting: 1076
Views during voting: 377
Votes: 219
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/25/2010 12:00:14 PM
Don't ride the clutch like an old lady or you'll blow the tranny ;-P
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 12/20/2007 07:26:37 AM
Hello from the Critique Club:

Since I couldn̢۪t vote in this challenge, this is the first time I̢۪ve had a chance to look at your image. My first impression was that this was a nice image of a car and that it would probably score around a 5. What really hurt your score IMHO is that the background in this image does not look like a car ad. Add to the less than flattering background, the car needs more space around it to give the impression that you could buy this car and drive off with it if so desired. I like your post processing and I think it would have worked with the appropriate background. Overall, the lack of a car ad feel to this image made it easy for the voter to give it a 5 and move on, as shown by the voting histogram where almost half of your votes are 5.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/16/2007 07:40:51 AM
Lovely car, and I like the angled composition. I might prefer less DOF so the background is blurred out, and a bit faster shutter so the top of the roof isn't so blindingly white. Tough to expose for a dark car with bright sunlight, though.
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 12/15/2007 03:54:51 AM
cool but a bit plain
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 12/14/2007 02:39:52 PM
This is a nice car. Clean, shiny. Nice photo technically but the bench and the fences in the background are killing me. You put this car in any empty parking lot, or a field, you'd get more points :/
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 12/13/2007 06:59:10 PM
Nice car, but not much more than a snapshot, the glare on the hood and roof and the reflections on the window and hood detract from the image, and the background doesn't do anything to improve the shot. 4
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 12/13/2007 06:36:27 PM
*sigh* oh, to have an RX-8.....lovely car!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2007 01:10:38 PM
Nice wax job! And the rims sparkle and shine.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/12/2007 02:53:22 PM
Really good shot - it looks like a photo you might see in a newspaper in the auto section.
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 12/12/2007 03:20:52 AM
Very snapshotty. This would of benefitted from being in a better envvironment. Also it is cropped incredibly tightly. average.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/11/2007 03:48:58 AM
off the beaten path?! HAHAHAHAHA, yeah right...
 12/10/2007 04:45:34 PM
To me the BG is a bit distracting. Also the tight crop to the car makes the image uncomfortable.
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 12/10/2007 11:38:00 AM
Sweeeet car....
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 12/10/2007 05:13:43 AM
The background spoils this as does the blow out on the roof.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/10/2007 05:01:32 AM
Too many distracting elements in this composition. Cras are notoriously hard to photograph well to be able to have the focus be on them. A bit cooked on the top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/10/2007 03:53:40 AM
Not sure about the border nor the the angle. When reading up on car photography before doing the challenge myself, the recommendation was to avoid shooting from eye level and aim to go for about wheel height with a wide angle lens. This seems higher than eye level and I'm not sure it works all that well. The cropping is very tight and you have quite a distracting background. Quite a lot of glare from the roof too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/10/2007 01:14:11 AM
There's just too much light off the back of the car, and the reflection of the sky is too bright. I love the car though. I had to sell my RX7 5 years ago and move on to a family car. :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2007 10:17:16 PM
good location. good color. crop at bottom, left and right is very tight. nice reflection on the side. reflections on roof and tail are too bright.
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 12/09/2007 08:36:16 PM
Nice car on great technical shoot. I find the back ground a little dull in comparison to the vehicle. Other than that a believable car ad. IMHO -7-
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 12/09/2007 07:05:16 PM
nice car...perhaps it lacks creativity...more of a snapshot of a parked car here...6
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