Jaguar, Branding Affluenceby
phinbobComment by SJCarter: It's a beautiful shot - no argument there. You have plenty of comments to back that up. Personally, I scored this shot a 7. I think it showed a tremendous amount of promise, but could have perhaps brought it all together a little more concisely. The blue and red overtones create a very dramatic effect, but I'm not sure what they really add to the overall image. Sure, blue, red, silver/black/white are all very bold and appealing tones, but why did you choose those two particular ones? Jaguar used to be a British car (now owned by Ford), so I'm not sure if you were trying to suggest nostalgia or patriotism, or if it was simply the two colors that first came to mind when processing this image. Any of the possibilities seem plausible to me, given the final product.
I dont' say this to be cruel or insensitive. Trust me, I appreciate the sacrifices United States citizens (and for that matter any other nation's citizens) make every day, but it begs the question "why those colors?" Certainly, they make a dramatic statement, but I don't see the relevance in this particular image. I know I've gone about this the long way around, but I'm just trying to convey my thought process.
Don't get me wrong - I did score this a 7 (which is pretty darn good I think on this site with world-class photographers). Perhaps there is no real reason for selecting those particular tones to augment, but it does lead me to ponder the question. Regardless, I think this is a very strong entry and image on its own merit.
