The Auto-Image thread

m4ugr8 · 26th May 2009, 01:47

Nice pictures civ4647

Torqueguru · 27th May 2009, 11:58

@Faizal
I would like to do them for you but just a little too held up with loads of stuff for the moment.
@Binz
Nice stuff, i loved the safari pic. Mindblowing. The civic shots are not exactly ideal for HDRI, they seem to have brought in more problems than provide a visual marvel.
@civ4647
Maybe you could frame them better. And your HDRs too seem to have introduced a lot of noise , distracting the viewer...rather than give a visual elegance.

Straight off the camera no pp. Taken with the 50mm prime.

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Regards,
TG.

fazalaliadil · 27th May 2009, 12:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Faizal
I would like to do them for you but just a little too held up with loads of stuff for the moment.
TG.

Dear Torqueguru,
Appreciate your reply and hope you find time, whenever it is possible to do a la poster touch on my jeep pics. Again the Jaguar pic. is an epitome of createviety, expect nothing less from you.

Regards,

binz · 27th May 2009, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Faizal
@Binz
Nice stuff, i loved the safari pic. Mindblowing. The civic shots are not exactly ideal for HDRI, they seem to have brought in more problems than provide a visual marvel.
@civ4647
.

Mukul i don't really understand what youe mean.
Yes the last picture is horrible with the trees that have moved,the first pic isn't that great either considering its burnt a bit.But i think the second last civic pic isn't all that bad.
Anyway,please point out the details

Torqueguru · 27th May 2009, 14:15

Binoy,
Ok here's what I mean.
HDR works best when you can get a wider range of colors than normal. Sometimes this wider range of color capture will introduce unwanted elements into your pictures, like noise...i have faced a lot of stick for this. In both the shots, the HDR process you tried has not brought out any of these wider range of tones. A greater amount of highlight/shadow combinations are best suited for HDRs, that is missing in both your civic shots.
In the second last civic shot, the composition is not great as there are too many distractions around the car, the head light overexposes the front part of the car, a little too much burn in the left corner, a purple color artfact in the middle on the tree, the lamp posts and a wierd one off pole, the and the 3 people in front too do not do any good to the shot.
Take a look at the safari shots you took, they are "well composed" and keep me glued on to looking at your subject, the car that too from interesting angles. The civic shot simply does not, infact it distracts me form the car.

Here is an eg of what I meant, the conditions here were much better suited for HDRI, shot with my regular point and shoot. 4 exposures used.

The Auto-Image thread-3291970579_de78c2280d.jpg

Here is another one, this one from the SLR.

The Auto-Image thread-3394066001_62aaf94476_b.jpg

Any ways, these are just my personal thoughts. The most important thing is, if you like a shot, keep it that way.

Regards,
Mukul.

hellstar · 28th May 2009, 14:12

suggestions please....

suren181 · 28th May 2009, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellstar

suggestions please....
Attachment 141465

Breathtaking snap hellstar. I really loved the composition. The only thing that comes to my mind is for you to send a High quality file to our PS experts with a request to remove the unnatural subjects such as the fence and the electric/telephone post in the background. Further, the car needs to be cleant up and highlighted with better contrast and reflections.

Truly a nice capture.

d_payne · 28th May 2009, 15:01

Fantastic shot Hellstar!

Just missed perfection - the wheels are cropped to the bottom right, the shot feels a bit incomplete due to that. Of course a bit more post-processing is required for it to pop out of the screen.

But still WOW.

d_payne · 28th May 2009, 18:26

Here are some shots of a Skoda Fabia from office. All shot at dusk on a rainy evening.

Wide-body!

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Down under

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The wet look

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Fabia-lous

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All shot with the Tamron 17-50 lens. PP'ed in PS 7.0 (don't have CS3 at office) and Sony IDC for RAW. I miss CS3.

Cheers!
Payne

hellstar · 29th May 2009, 12:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by suren181

Breathtaking snap hellstar. I really loved the composition. The only thing that comes to my mind is for you to send a High quality file to our PS experts with a request to remove the unnatural subjects such as the fence and the electric/telephone post in the background. Further, the car needs to be cleant up and highlighted with better contrast and reflections.

Truly a nice capture.

Like this ?

The Auto-Image thread-p1040990_fhdr-medium.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by d_payne

Fantastic shot Hellstar!

Just missed perfection - the wheels are cropped to the bottom right, the shot feels a bit incomplete due to that. Of course a bit more post-processing is required for it to pop out of the screen.

But still WOW.

trying out the other enhancements will put it up soon, using the "rudra guide !"

@d_payne will keep the point in mind next time around

Thank you guys for your comments.

piper.gates · 29th May 2009, 13:09

@TG, the second pic is really good. The clouds says it all...

@Hellstar...nice work there,

I've just highlighted Verna a bit more....

Torqueguru · 29th May 2009, 13:52

@Hellstar
That is a nice shot, except for the cropped of wheel. I am sure you can better it easily the next time! Way to go!
@DPayne
Nice wet look

One from a recent shoot.

The Auto-Image thread-3575607422_cc057b5b25_b.jpg

Regards,
TG.

fazalaliadil · 29th May 2009, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

One from a recent shoot.

Regards,
TG.

TG,
A nice one but the horizon line on the left and the right of the Nissan is not inline and the gold in the cloud on the right does not continue on the horizon, on the left of the Nissan, thus the background is not unified and looks artificial.
I am just learning techniques in pp from you, though I dont know how to use them.
Regards,

Samurai · 29th May 2009, 23:10

Shooting an auto pic after a long time.

This was taken at the office picnic today. It was very cloudy most of the morning. I shot only one image before joining up for beach football followed by beach volleyball. This is the only shot I took in the beach. By the time we finished with the beach volleyball, the spot where the GV was parked was under water. Yeah, I had to move the GV before the tide rose to that point.

Torqueguru · 29th May 2009, 23:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by fazalaliadil

TG,
A nice one but the horizon line on the left and the right of the Nissan is not inline and the gold in the cloud on the right does not continue on the horizon, on the left of the Nissan, thus the background is not unified and looks artificial.
I am just learning techniques in pp from you, though I dont know how to use them.
Regards,

Those are hills behind, the line of the horizon is not even there. The gold color is due to the sun hiding behind the clouds, the day was overcast and the blue light is probably due to that, i did not introduce either of them.
Regards,
TG.

27th May 2009, 11:58	#1277
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Faizal I would like to do them for you but just a little too held up with loads of stuff for the moment. @Binz Nice stuff, i loved the safari pic. Mindblowing. The civic shots are not exactly ideal for HDRI, they seem to have brought in more problems than provide a visual marvel. @civ4647 Maybe you could frame them better. And your HDRs too seem to have introduced a lot of noise , distracting the viewer...rather than give a visual elegance. Straight off the camera no pp. Taken with the 50mm prime. Regards, TG. Last edited by Torqueguru : 27th May 2009 at 12:02.

27th May 2009, 14:15	#1280
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Binoy, Ok here's what I mean. HDR works best when you can get a wider range of colors than normal. Sometimes this wider range of color capture will introduce unwanted elements into your pictures, like noise...i have faced a lot of stick for this. In both the shots, the HDR process you tried has not brought out any of these wider range of tones. A greater amount of highlight/shadow combinations are best suited for HDRs, that is missing in both your civic shots. In the second last civic shot, the composition is not great as there are too many distractions around the car, the head light overexposes the front part of the car, a little too much burn in the left corner, a purple color artfact in the middle on the tree, the lamp posts and a wierd one off pole, the and the 3 people in front too do not do any good to the shot. Take a look at the safari shots you took, they are "well composed" and keep me glued on to looking at your subject, the car that too from interesting angles. The civic shot simply does not, infact it distracts me form the car. Here is an eg of what I meant, the conditions here were much better suited for HDRI, shot with my regular point and shoot. 4 exposures used. Here is another one, this one from the SLR. Any ways, these are just my personal thoughts. The most important thing is, if you like a shot, keep it that way. Regards, Mukul. Last edited by Torqueguru : 27th May 2009 at 14:22.

28th May 2009, 18:26	#1284
d_payne BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 180 Thanked: 210 Times	Here are some shots of a Skoda Fabia from office. All shot at dusk on a rainy evening. Wide-body! Down under The wet look Fabia-lous All shot with the Tamron 17-50 lens. PP'ed in PS 7.0 (don't have CS3 at office) and Sony IDC for RAW. I miss CS3. Cheers! Payne

29th May 2009, 13:09	#1286
piper.gates Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10 Thanked: 7 Times	@TG, the second pic is really good. The clouds says it all... @Hellstar...nice work there, I've just highlighted Verna a bit more.... Attached Thumbnails

29th May 2009, 13:52	#1287
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	@Hellstar That is a nice shot, except for the cropped of wheel. I am sure you can better it easily the next time! Way to go! @DPayne Nice wet look One from a recent shoot. Regards, TG. Last edited by Torqueguru : 29th May 2009 at 13:53.

26th May 2009, 01:47	#1276
m4ugr8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,291 Thanked: 129 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures civ4647

28th May 2009, 14:12	#1281
hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	suggestions please....

28th May 2009, 15:01	#1283
d_payne BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 180 Thanked: 210 Times	Fantastic shot Hellstar! Just missed perfection - the wheels are cropped to the bottom right, the shot feels a bit incomplete due to that. Of course a bit more post-processing is required for it to pop out of the screen. But still WOW.

29th May 2009, 23:10	#1289
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,828 Thanked: 45,538 Times View My Garage	Shooting an auto pic after a long time. This was taken at the office picnic today. It was very cloudy most of the morning. I shot only one image before joining up for beach football followed by beach volleyball. This is the only shot I took in the beach. By the time we finished with the beach volleyball, the spot where the GV was parked was under water. Yeah, I had to move the GV before the tide rose to that point.