The Auto-Image thread

planet_rocker · 15th February 2010, 11:41

@clevermax - i still think its the same leaf on the same day

but nice DIY using the Photoshop

The Punto shot is nice

preetam_KORG · 15th February 2010, 11:58

What a shot there Mukul !
Absolutely WOW! Kudos!

Samurai · 15th February 2010, 12:55

Fantastic shot Mukul. Not a pan shot, but shot from inside of a moving car I think.

Scorcher · 15th February 2010, 12:59

@Torque Guru - What shots man ! Some serious drool stuff there, Keep em' comin !!!

rjstyles69 · 15th February 2010, 13:16

mukul I think the shot of the nissan takes the cake in this thread man. Brilliant work and like Samu said methinks this was shot from a moving car ?

Rudra I intend to do a full fledged shoot of the Dicor this friday if possible. As of now I have no clue how to get rid of those stone pillars from the background.

clevermax · 15th February 2010, 14:25

@jk: So me thinking to go ahead and get it done, Hope t won't end up in the weird and wacky thread

@suhas307:Thanks mate, I too like that clean boot without all those logos. Sad thing is that, it will be near to impossible now to remove that stupid EuroIII sticker.

@TG: Man you've some keen obeservation skills to find the PP'ed blur. Actually the original shot was motione blurred but since the car was slow and I used 1/30, I added more motion blur in PS - So how did you sense it, is it my imperfect PP or you can recognize the PS added motion blur? Editing in the portions around RHS head lamp is flawed and it can be easily noticed.

And the Santa Fe shot is stunning. Composition really works, the place where it is shot & the processing too. Great job

@Rudra: Thanks a lot! I assume you mean to remove the mosaic effect which hides the number, or?

@planet_rocker: Thanks!

@rjstyles69: I agree, the Nissan shot is very classy, I still go 'wow' when I look at it.

Technocrat · 15th February 2010, 14:39

Great shots of Safari Riju

@TG - Brilliant shot of the Nissan

Samurai · 15th February 2010, 15:08

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Originally Posted by clevermax

@TG: Man you've some keen obeservation skills to find the PP'ed blur. Actually the original shot was motione blurred but since the car was slow and I used 1/30, I added more motion blur in PS - So how did you sense it, is it my imperfect PP or you can recognize the PS added motion blur? Editing in the portions around RHS head lamp is flawed and it can be easily noticed.

clevermax, if you analyse the panning technique, it would be clear that this is not pan shot. Few years back I was totally gung-ho on panning shots and had researched it extensively.

A pan shot is achieved by keeping the main object at constant size and locked at place in the frame. The best way to achieve it is by being perpendicular to the motion of the object. Imagine the shape of T, if the car is moved along the roof of the T shape, the photographer should be placed at the bottom of the T. That way the size of the object remains almost constant, and the position is fixed in frame by the panning action.

In your shot, the car is coming towards the photographer, that means the car is growing in size within your frame. Panning shot is not really possible in that angle.

Torqueguru · 15th February 2010, 15:17

@JKDas
Well, I quite enjoy driving the Santa Fe. Its a very handleable SUV. Quite impressed with its sureshot handling.

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Lovely shot of Nissan Mukul. Love the light there.

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Originally Posted by preetam_KORG

What a shot there Mukul !
Absolutely WOW! Kudos!

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

@Torque Guru - What shots man ! Some serious drool stuff there, Keep em' comin !!!

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

Great shots of Safari Riju

@TG - Brilliant shot of the Nissan

Thanks guys!

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Fantastic shot Mukul. Not a pan shot, but shot from inside of a moving car I think.

Yes, which is is the only reason why i did not post it in the theme photography thread.

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

mukul I think the shot of the nissan takes the cake in this thread man. Brilliant work and like Samu said methinks this was shot from a moving car ?

Rudra I intend to do a full fledged shoot of the Dicor this friday if possible. As of now I have no clue how to get rid of those stone pillars from the background.

Yeah like I said its not a panning shot. And for your pillars, You could clone them away I guess. I did a quick 2 minute job of it.

Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 15th February 2010, 15:53

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Originally Posted by Samurai

clevermax, if you analyse the panning technique, it would be clear that this is not pan shot.

In your shot, the car is coming towards the photographer, that means the car is growing in size within your frame. Panning shot is not really possible in that angle.

Yes I agree Samurai that it is not a real panning shot as per the book. But this is exactly what I wanted to capture, but unfortunately my 'T' was a weird one there... narrow road and I was standing on the top of our compound wall

Had I clicked earlier, the subject would be smaller in the frame and it will just look as blurred shot, and had I clicked later, the subject would move out of this click-able area. At least I could manage to get front portion of the car steady.

That's right the if the subject is either moving towards or away from the cam, the entire car wont be sharp, as you can see the backside of the car is motion blurred.

deky · 15th February 2010, 16:30

My first contribution to this thread (I think)

clevermax · 15th February 2010, 17:05

@TG: Mind sharing some pointers on the making & processing of that Santa Fe shot? I really like this photograph.

Like how many exposures were taken, is there any blending of the HDR image with one of the processed individual shots etc. and of course the Exif.

sukiwa · 15th February 2010, 22:43

@ Torqueguru: Absolutely love treatment for SantaFe. Awesome job, how much time did it take for you. By the way, saw your post on DPS as well.

clevermax · 15th February 2010, 23:46

@dkey: Very sharp images

Torqueguru · 16th February 2010, 00:59

@clevermax
Here is the workflow.

Clicked one photograph only, exposed for the vehicle actually.

1) Curves adjusted
2) Background replaced with another shot I has photographed by myself at Yosemite.
3) Added a color balance layer to match the colors of the new background with the original image of the car.
4) Cloned out the uneven reflections and added a mountain reflection on the right and also the wires in the sky. Also clone diffused the line on the road that was running from lef to right just behind the front wheels.
5) Brought out the highlights on the car to give it a shiny look.
6)Increased exposure of the vehicle by selecting only the vehicle.

Here is the original and final side by side for comparison on pp added.

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Regards,
TG.

15th February 2010, 16:30	#1961
deky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,194 Thanked: 1,214 Times	My first contribution to this thread (I think) Attached Thumbnails

16th February 2010, 00:59	#1965
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@clevermax Here is the workflow. Clicked one photograph only, exposed for the vehicle actually. 1) Curves adjusted 2) Background replaced with another shot I has photographed by myself at Yosemite. 3) Added a color balance layer to match the colors of the new background with the original image of the car. 4) Cloned out the uneven reflections and added a mountain reflection on the right and also the wires in the sky. Also clone diffused the line on the road that was running from lef to right just behind the front wheels. 5) Brought out the highlights on the car to give it a shiny look. 6)Increased exposure of the vehicle by selecting only the vehicle. Here is the original and final side by side for comparison on pp added. Regards, TG.

15th February 2010, 11:41	#1951
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@clevermax - i still think its the same leaf on the same day but nice DIY using the Photoshop The Punto shot is nice

15th February 2010, 11:58	#1952
preetam_KORG BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 700 Thanked: 385 Times View My Garage	What a shot there Mukul ! Absolutely WOW! Kudos!

15th February 2010, 12:55	#1953
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,813 Thanked: 45,435 Times View My Garage	Fantastic shot Mukul. Not a pan shot, but shot from inside of a moving car I think.

15th February 2010, 12:59	#1954
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,916 Thanked: 7,118 Times	@Torque Guru - What shots man ! Some serious drool stuff there, Keep em' comin !!!

15th February 2010, 13:16	#1955
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	mukul I think the shot of the nissan takes the cake in this thread man. Brilliant work and like Samu said methinks this was shot from a moving car ? Rudra I intend to do a full fledged shoot of the Dicor this friday if possible. As of now I have no clue how to get rid of those stone pillars from the background.

15th February 2010, 14:25	#1956
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,638 Times View My Garage	@jk: So me thinking to go ahead and get it done, Hope t won't end up in the weird and wacky thread @suhas307:Thanks mate, I too like that clean boot without all those logos. Sad thing is that, it will be near to impossible now to remove that stupid EuroIII sticker. @TG: Man you've some keen obeservation skills to find the PP'ed blur. Actually the original shot was motione blurred but since the car was slow and I used 1/30, I added more motion blur in PS - So how did you sense it, is it my imperfect PP or you can recognize the PS added motion blur? Editing in the portions around RHS head lamp is flawed and it can be easily noticed. And the Santa Fe shot is stunning. Composition really works, the place where it is shot & the processing too. Great job @Rudra: Thanks a lot! I assume you mean to remove the mosaic effect which hides the number, or? @planet_rocker: Thanks! @rjstyles69: I agree, the Nissan shot is very classy, I still go 'wow' when I look at it.

15th February 2010, 14:39	#1957
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Great shots of Safari Riju @TG - Brilliant shot of the Nissan

15th February 2010, 17:05	#1962
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,638 Times View My Garage	@TG: Mind sharing some pointers on the making & processing of that Santa Fe shot? I really like this photograph. Like how many exposures were taken, is there any blending of the HDR image with one of the processed individual shots etc. and of course the Exif.

15th February 2010, 22:43	#1963
sukiwa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: pune Posts: 2,377 Thanked: 2,561 Times	@ Torqueguru: Absolutely love treatment for SantaFe. Awesome job, how much time did it take for you. By the way, saw your post on DPS as well.

15th February 2010, 23:46	#1964
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,638 Times View My Garage	@dkey: Very sharp images