Automotive Photography Competition #198

[zeppelin]

Congratulations to pat_ernzen for winning competition #197!

Rules

• The deadline is Sunday 11:59 PM EST
• The photograph can contain any non-automotive image (other than 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 or tall.
• 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 three 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

Standings 2009

G_13191: 1 / Rasmus: 1 / pat_ernzen: 1

Take note I've now linked "Rules" above to the clarified post I made in the other thread. Do yourself (and the rest of us) a favour and check it out!

[aiasib]

Aiasib
bird's eye view in blue.
1.7.2009
CanonPowershotS5iS| de-noise. D.O.F.

[Sauc3]

Sauc3
SS535
26/01/09
Canon 40D w/ 70-200 f2.8L IS

[John Thawley]

John Thawley
Fire At Sun Up
January 25, 2009
Daytona Int'l Speedway, Daytona, FL

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 70mm-200mm f/2.8 L Series
ISO 400
Aperture f/7.1
Shutter 1/50
Focal Length 200mm
No Flash

Post Processed for color, contrast and sharpness in Aperture

[superwaxer]

superwaxer
Offroading on Tarmac
21/12/2008
Canon 400D | f/20 | 1/80th sec | ISO 200 | 170mm
Adjusted RAW Image for White Balance and Contrast

[shockwaveracing]

shockwaveracing
Huge Torque + Tyre = Deformation
30.01.2008

Canon EOS 5D
Sigma 70-200 F2.8II APO EX DG Macro
ISO 320
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter 1/1000
Focal Length 200mm
No Flash

RAW Edit + Crop

[johnnynumfiv]

And almost no air pressure.

[Timothy (in VA)]

Timothy (in VA)
Pretend it's a Ferrari, okay?
January 26, 2009
Sony DSC-S500; some editing

[#1 Mustang Fan]

#1 Mustang Fan
Chevy
Yesterday
Pentax k10d, 18-55mm.

[f6fhellcat13]

And almost no air pressure.

I read something interesting the other day about drag tires. Supposedly they absorb some energy (by deforming) at the start that would have just caused wheelspin and as the car gains traction and starts moving down the track the tire regains its original shape and releases the energy as forward motion.

I also heard, some time ago, that as a dragster goes faster, the inertial forces on the tires actually cause them to expand creating something similar to a CVT that shortens the final-drive ratio at slower speed and raises it at higher speeds.

I doubt either of these functions were engineered into tires (initially). I bet they were just stumbled into, and that's pretty awesome, IMO.

[John Thawley]

#1 Mustang Fan
Chevy
Yesterday
Pentax k10d, 18-55mm.

Care to share the post processing used?

The masking and added gaussian blur is a little obvious.

[#1 Mustang Fan]

Care to share the post processing used?

The masking and added gaussian blur is a little obvious.

Cropped, quite heavily & Curves.

Yeah, I was pushing a little bit I realized. Actually I used Surface blur with Layer masking and it didn't quite come out right so I then went over it with 100% strength Blur tool and it came out a little stronger. Its quite hard to get it perfect and it still isn't. Also I used it to smooth out the glare on the front of the car.

I then used the clone tool to take out some spots.

And to bring out the Chrome etc I used the dodge tool - Mostly on Highlights

Zeppelins asked me to change the photo, I just need to get my SD Card back from my friend so it should be changed by tonight

[johnnynumfiv]

I read something interesting the other day about drag tires. Supposedly they absorb some energy (by deforming) at the start that would have just caused wheelspin and as the car gains traction and starts moving down the track the tire regains its original shape and releases the energy as forward motion.

I also heard, some time ago, that as a dragster goes faster, the inertial forces on the tires actually cause them to expand creating something similar to a CVT that shortens the final-drive ratio at slower speed and raises it at higher speeds.

I doubt either of these functions were engineered into tires (initially). I bet they were just stumbled into, and that's pretty awesome, IMO.

Indeed they do. You have to find the right pressure for your car to optimize this though. When a car does its burnout you can see how much the tire expands It's actually quite a bit and thats an important part in designing the car for clearance issues. The way the tire is built allows this to happen, as with modern radials there isn't the sidewall flex and expansion.

[shockwaveracing]

I read something interesting the other day about drag tires. Supposedly they absorb some energy (by deforming) at the start that would have just caused wheelspin and as the car gains traction and starts moving down the track the tire regains its original shape and releases the energy as forward motion.

you would be on the money mate, although by the looks of it these cars run nitrogen in the tyres and not air (blue valve cap normally indicates nitrogen filled tyres)

[zeppelin]

Cropped, quite heavily & Curves.

Yeah, I was pushing a little bit I realized. Actually I used Surface blur with Layer masking and it didn't quite come out right so I then went over it with 100% strength Blur tool and it came out a little stronger. Its quite hard to get it perfect and it still isn't. Also I used it to smooth out the glare on the front of the car.

I then used the clone tool to take out some spots.

And to bring out the Chrome etc I used the dodge tool - Mostly on Highlights

Zeppelins asked me to change the photo, I just need to get my SD Card back from my friend so it should be changed by tonight

I like the less edited version better myself, thanks for changing it. Cheers.