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RulerZigzagComment by KaDi: Greetings from the Critique Club!
I have to be perfectly honest up front, car shots do little for me. I tend to regard them slightly lower than photos of sculptures because, in my mind, they are simply representations of other people's art. As such, the photographer needs to bring his own interpretation to the object...or create a believable "product shot"...I don't see much "interpretation" here, so let me comment from the commercial point of view.
The background isn't very interesting, it's clearly a parking lot. The choice of selective desat helps minimize the impact of the background but finding a different point of view to actually lessen the amount of image space taken up by the background might have been more effective.
The focal point seems to be somewhere around the left, front quarterpanel. At least that's where contrast and line is most interesting. Because the eye goes there I have to agree with the comment that the inspection and registration stickers and, subsequently, the brightly lit portion of car seat become distractions.
The lighting is bright which makes the shadows deep. I think you've lost too much detail in the lower left corner of the image. Showing off the car, IMO, means balancing detail and form...the shadows send the balance askew. The bright light and mirror finish of the car also picks up the odd reflection of the parking lot lines. Reflections and the size of the object makes autos difficult subjects to pull off.
Overall, this is an subject that makes car-lovers go Ooooh! I'm sure I would have stopped to look it over if I were passing by. But what I wish is that images of cars would make me see the "Ooooh!" when I look at them. Capture the feeling you get when you find a sexy Vette and then you'll have something impressive.
Keep shooting!
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