Automobile 101

[Ryogenetic]

Ron; looks like fun, I like the way you caught that mid-hood mud.

Ryo

[ronlane]

Thanks Ryo, it was a fun time. Jeeps and mud and river beds and cameras, adds up to a great time.

[Ryogenetic]

In the pits after stage one of the Pedal Car Grand Prix:



Having a bit of fun while cleaning up around the garage..

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Ryo

[Donald]

In the pits after stage one of the Pedal Car Grand Prix:

That's a really good still life. My first reaction is that this is a classic image for an A2-sized poster on student bedroom walls.

[Ryogenetic]

Thank you Donald.

I meant to post the shot setup: Working on cleaning up around the garage, I figured I would use my three 10$ clamp lamps with 100w flood bulbs. I closed the garage door and turned off the over head lighting to cut down on the ambient light. One is directly over head shining down on the Pedal car, the other two are camera right. Closest to the camera is about on line with the steering wheel but most of the light on the lower section of the car, aimed almost inline with the camera lens. The last lamp is perpendicular to the side of the pedal car shining on the pedals, and side of the seat. I wanted to get some better separation of the subject from the tire and air compressor in the back drop, but my 14/45 lens and small size of my garage would not allow, so the shallow DOF is added in post. Did some slight vignetting in the shadows to make them more pronounced.

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Ryo

[Ryogenetic]

Moto cross:



I am going to have to try this again, this was the action shot of the day.

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Ryo

[Ryogenetic]

All within a few hundred yards I also found this:



More to come on the green machine...

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Ryo

[Ryogenetic]

Rest of the green machine:





not sure if I hit the mark in my post processing, but I have been setting the levels individually by R,G,B.

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Ryo

[Donald]

Now, that is green! Even for someone with a red/green colour shift, that is definitely green!

On the first of the two immediately above, Ryo, I wonder if it would help to get the poles of the tent/canopy straight? At the moment, that lean over to the right sort-of distracts from the machine.

[Ryogenetic]

Good eyes, straightening up images is something that I forget 90% of the time.



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Ryo

[FrankMi]

Beautiful color Ryo. Round headlights, what a novel idea! What was that vehicle in it's previous life?

Any possibility the bright red could be toned down, it's a definite eye grabber.

[Ryogenetic]

Frank that is a 1940's Willy's coupe, that has had extensive work done to it. This one had air ride suspension to take it to driveable level...

Ryo

And Fixed. red..

[Ryogenetic]

Splash of Red:



There are some good artists out there. It took a bit to get the lower skulls to come out. Brightened up the flames and toned down the red a bit.

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Ryo

[steve40]

This old Ford "Found On the Road Dead". It serves as an advertisment, for a local Antique Store.

[Ryogenetic]

Steve, talk about a my kinda convoluted image. I could spend all day in that location getting images. You got detail for days and I am lovin it. Great capture. Things that caught my eye off the bat, drivers side windshield, rear tire, I-beams of the roof, and the twist tie on the mirror. Hope to see more from ya on here.

Ryo

[FrankMi]

Frank that is a 1940's Willy's coupe, that has had extensive work done to it. This one had air ride suspension to take it to driveable level...

Ryo

And Fixed. red..

Much better impact and no distractions IMHO. Nice!

[Ryogenetic]

Smokin tires:



and the launch:



Going up to the drag strip was a lot of fun, great possibilities for good photos, next time I am going to have to find out how to get next to the wall, where the pro photographers hang out.

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Ryo

[Ryogenetic]

For some inspiration:



The shear possibilities for photo opportunitys is astonishing....and its good for a laugh.

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Ryo

PS lining up some late evening photo shoots, hopefully something will pan out this month.

[Ryogenetic]

Time for some BW:





First one I think I over cooked it a bit, to much sharpening. The second is closer to the clean image I was shooting for.

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Ryo

[Donald]

First one I think I over cooked it a bit, to much sharpening. The second is closer to the clean image I was shooting for.

I'd endorse that view. Superb subjects for the B&W treatment.