Welcome to dpchallenge! Your shot really got hammered in voting, but I like the car - '64 Chevy Malibu, right?
A couple of things going on here that hurt your score - as mentioned in the comments, there is no obvious back lighting (light from behind the left rear of the car). Not meeting the challenge (in voters' opinions) will absolutely kill your score on dpc.
Also mentioned in the comments is needing a more interesting perspective. From the angle of the car, it looks like you were standing, raised the camera to your face, and took a picture. Since digital film is cheap, experiment a little - take a shot from ground level, from squatting down, include just the front and front quarter panel in your shot, get something to stand on, and take a picture looking down at the car.
If you have a choice in location, change where the car is located - for example, in a field, in a park, by the beach, along side a country road, just about anywhere but in a neighborhood with other cars competing with yours for attention - the sidewalk cutting diagonally across the front of the picture, the brush in the lower left corner, the house and phone pole in the background - all distract from your picture.
And, Joe, just a hint here. Many of the voters in these challenges are ladies who are not really interested in cars. To them, this car is just another red car, not something special due to age, year, make, model, condition, etc.
I still submit car pictures, because I like them. But I don't expect anything close to a good score from them. For example, my entry for Old Cars challenge scored under 5.8.
Again, welcome to dpchallenge - I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Welcome to dpchallenge! Your shot really got hammered in voting, but I like the car - '64 Chevy Malibu, right?
A couple of things going on here that hurt your score - as mentioned in the comments, there is no obvious back lighting (light from behind the left rear of the car). Not meeting the challenge (in voters' opinions) will absolutely kill your score on dpc.
Also mentioned in the comments is needing a more interesting perspective. From the angle of the car, it looks like you were standing, raised the camera to your face, and took a picture. Since digital film is cheap, experiment a little - take a shot from ground level, from squatting down, include just the front and front quarter panel in your shot, get something to stand on, and take a picture looking down at the car.
If you have a choice in location, change where the car is located - for example, in a field, in a park, by the beach, along side a country road, just about anywhere but in a neighborhood with other cars competing with yours for attention - the sidewalk cutting diagonally across the front of the picture, the brush in the lower left corner, the house and phone pole in the background - all distract from your picture.
And, Joe, just a hint here. Many of the voters in these challenges are ladies who are not really interested in cars. To them, this car is just another red car, not something special due to age, year, make, model, condition, etc.
I still submit car pictures, because I like them. But I don't expect anything close to a good score from them. For example, my entry for Old Cars challenge scored under 5.8.
Again, welcome to dpchallenge - I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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