Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by keibo84:
I like the subject, it conveys emotions just sitting there with flat tires and a rusty body. I'm definitely liking the cool background with the warmer tones in the front. As mentioned before, it is a bit dark for my taste, so flash or even better flashlight (great idea Deb) would have helped. As it stands now, the image seems very flat, with a flat side of the car facing us and then the background, there is almost no sense of depth in the picture. Maybe shooting the truck a little bit more diagonally (instead of so sideways) could have helped. Also, I see you shot this with your 28-300, maybe the 18-70 at 18mm would have help get a more dynamic angle. Hope this helps

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by ZeppKash:
I think Melethia hit it right on with the flashlight to brighten the side of the truck up. You could follow the curves of the body to really draw the viewers attention. Or have you considered trying to HDR this shot?

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by Melethia:
Jeb, this made me smile, because it's so YOU. I love the lit tree growing behind the cab - almost personifies this old gal, giving her a wonderful "do" of silver hair. I'll differ with the advice of flash - and instead offer flashlight. If you have the chance to try this again, take a flashlight with you, and use that to gently paint the side that's facing us. Might be kinda cool!

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by Pug-H:
I find car pictures as boring as (dog, horse, baby) pictures, but this old truck obviously has a lot of character. However, there's too little light on the side facing us (the surrounding light is great, though maybe a little less on the tree immediately behind). Yep, just a bit of flash to highlight the side of it.

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by surfdabbler:
Hi Jackson. Well, as the comments indicate, it is very dark. Perhaps it shows differently on your monitor. Get a print made and you'll see what others see, and then you'll probably agree that it's too dark. I think a lot could be improved with adding off-camera flash lighting, but it would be hard to do well without destroying the dark streetlight character of this truck, which is very nice. I can see why you like it as it is. Composition may be improved with a wider lens to get a more dynamic angle on the truck without losing the nice colours in the sky. I like the contrast between the cool background and the warmer foreground lighting. But as was said before, I think the only reason you didn't score better is that it is so dark, and the truck is lost in the contrast.

A Cacophony of Symmetry
by NikonJeb

Comment by klstover:
It looks like a Faberge egg!

Click!
by NikonJeb

Comment by tnun:
Whoa, you're not allowed to do that.

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by tfarrell23:
Nice Truck..I actually like this alot...I just wish it wasn't so dark...but you probably have read that comment before...still I think it is cool.

Night Runner...
by NikonJeb

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Nice, though I think a little fill flash to light up the truck may have been good.

Click!
by NikonJeb

Comment by quiche:
Eerie. I like it.