Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by PhotoGnome:
I just don't understand. I know who jimmy hoffa is but how does it relate to the photo?

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by cladman:
Good shot. Black car is a bit overwhelming, but the mood is generated. You have to ask yourself, "What is going through his mind as he views the vista".

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by navid:
I love the BMWs so you get brownie points.

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by rodneyg:
nice pic and car

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by justine:
Hoffa? lol I thought he was in NJ ! Awesome car. Don't do a Thelma and Louise.

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by Tallbloke:
Beautiful car captured well, lovely shine on the bodywork. Don't get the "off screen expectation" at all though.

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by CDS:
Great use of color and contrast. I like the way you used the frame with the car in the forground - but not dominating - and the use of the desert hills in the background. The red shirt makes really stands out nicely. Cool car too. Looks like you might live in San Diego based on the dealer ID on your car.

Jimmy Hoffa? Here!?
by hgpayne

Comment by StevePax:
Nice colors, nice contrast. 8.

Across San Diego Bay
by hgpayne

Comment by hgpayne:
I didn't get to say much about my photo the first time around -- I was submitting against the deadline. The weather on the weekend before wasn't that special, so I didn't even go downtown to see if I could get a shot. Tuesday the weather was great, so I left work early, rode my motorcycle the 25 miles to downtown, and started shooting. I had several locations in mind, and this was the last one. I think I stood there about an hour, shooting various shots as the sun set. At about 7:30, I deemed myself done, raced home, and quickly flipped through to pick one of the 200 or so shots I had taken. By the time I finished editing it, and a few others (see the out takes in the forum discussion My Urban Landscape Out takes, I only had about 5 minutes left to choose which I really wanted to post, post it, and give the description.

This was shot with no tripod, but not hand held either. I rested the camera on a hand rail. I rode my motorcycle downtown because I knew it would be easier to park, but that excluded me bringing my tripod. I was able to bring my lenses though, but for this shot, I used the old trusty Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS.

Across San Diego Bay
by hgpayne

Comment by buzzrock:
Great Lights, excellent exposure, I know the horizon shouldnt be in the midlle, but maybe you should have lowered it a bit, little too much water in the forground-- still an 8