Automotive Photography Competition #145

[zeppelin]

Congratulations to basman007 for winning competition #144!

Originally Posted by Rules

• The deadline is Saturday 11:59PM
• The photograph can contain only automotive images (with no adulterous material)
• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• The photograph must be attached using the UCP system. Any picture not attached using the UCP system will not be in the voting thread.
• Your image may be up to 800 pixels wide.
• Photograph may contain post-processing editing
• It is preferred that you state enhancements made, but not necessary.
• The photograph must be taken no earlier than 3 months before start date
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others.
• Any users who enter and vote for themselves automatically receive a 2 week penalty from the competition and all votes previously given to his/her photo are removed.
• The entry must contain the following information in the same order :

User name
Subject matter/photo title
Date taken
Camera Type | additional information you feel important

Originally Posted by Standings 2007

basman007: 1

Congratulations basman007, on the first automotive win of 2008. As with the general competitions, I'll be doing a 'Best of 2007 Automotive' vote as well. It'll take a while to compile and create the votes, but I should get it started this week. Let's see if we can top three entries in the meantime.

[basman007]

Cool =D

Thanks everyone for voting for me

[pat_ernzen]

Congrats basman. You had my vote.

[oneblack]

oneblack

cuba classic

november 2007

canon eos 350d

[pat_ernzen]

pat_ernzen
Phantom
Evolution Motorsports
December 1st, 2007
Canon 20D
RAW editing, cropping, some overlays, some touchups

[henk4]

Originally Posted by pat_ernzen

RAW editing, cropping, some overlays, some touchups

indeed.

[pat_ernzen]

Originally Posted by henk4

indeed.

There is quite a bit done to it, but nothing "ridiculous". And even if there was a ton done to it, I don't see that as a bad thing (as long as it still looks good).

EDIT: By "touchups" I mean removing an ugly yellow reflection off the driver's side of the car and removing a magazine from the dash (the guy who owns it owns the magazine company). By "overlays" I mean some black gradient layers set to "overlay" to increase contrast in specific areas and such.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by pat_ernzen

There is quite a bit done to it, but nothing "ridiculous". And even if there was a ton done to it, I don't see that as a bad thing (as long as it still looks good).

to me it looks unreal.

[basman007]

Originally Posted by henk4

indeed.

IMHO, this is about making an image the way you find it the most beautifull. Editting a picture often makes it a nicer image. You can play just much with an image afterwards as you can when you took it imo.
This is not about retaining the most data or documenting.

[basman007]

basman007
HONK HONK - Honking Spyker style
The Netherlands
22/11
Canon EOS 350D

[Merrill]

Merrill
Brand New Nissan Skyline R35
30/12/07
Canon EOS 30D

[zeppelin]

Originally Posted by henk4

to me it looks unreal.

You must hate practically all the press release photos for new cars, as essentially all of them undergo the same type of editing as pat's shot.

Take for example the attached shot. The "digital darkroom" is a part of modern photography, and that's why I like allowing it in competitions.

[The_Canuck]

Personally I think most press release photos are terrible...

[zeppelin]

I personally have been liking the Jaguar and Aston ones lately.

[pat_ernzen]

Originally Posted by zeppelin

You must hate practically all the press release photos for new cars, as essentially all of them undergo the same type of editing as pat's shot.

Take for example the attached shot. The "digital darkroom" is a part of modern photography, and that's why I like allowing it in competitions.

I agree with everything you said, however, that shot has gone through a hell of a lot more than mine.