This was a fun one! My wife & I drove her new Range Rover up to Mt. Rainier, but they wouldn't let us up the mountain without chains (too much snow/ice) :o(
This wasn't even close to the shot I had planned , but it turned out pretty good (i think).
We got a really late start, because we had to wash the car... so we were really pressed for time. The sun goes down fast in those trees! This is 6 miles past the gate (at the chain-up area) directly in front of the "Trail of Shadows".
pp:
convert from RAW into several different lighting versions
merged in CS3
cloned out a couple of small snow markers & one tiny sign (barely visible).
cloned some minor light effects on the car (from the flash)
dodge & burn on the fog/clouds
crop
resize
usm
ni
add border
sfw
I added the border to look like it was a page from a high-end brochure.
Pretty happy with the results :O)
Hope it does okay!
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Wahoooooo !! Back-to-back ribbons :O)
Thanks for the votes & comments everyone - i wore out that dang Update button again!
This one is especially cool - as this setting (the background)is really
inline with what I'm discovering to be my passion in photography.
Rob
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Congrats!! It's a cool shot. I was thinking about doing the same thing with my FJ Cruiser except I was going to head up towards Mt. St. Helens. But I got lazy and didn't feel like washing the thing especially in this chilly weather. :)
I see a ribbon with your name on it! (if I knew your name...)
One minor thing...I would have like to seen you turn the steering wheel to the left so the front tires are pointing more towards the camera. Overall, awesome.
Good use of perspective and background to provide a strong and dramatic effect. I just think a bit more of the front of the beast would have really been nice- these things have great grills - let's see it!
Nice shot...Love the strong diagonal created by the car and the use of fish eye here
Stunning backdrop which really compliments the image and the selling idea of the strength of the car. Great sharpness. Maybe could have done with the reflections from your lighting rig at the front of the car being cloned out but still a super image 8
This is really really good, but the letterbox border completely ruins it for me. Awesome image, great detail, color and composition terrific, clever and succinct title..........WHY that border????????? I even LIKE borders, but not like this.
This is REALLY cool. My first impression is that the super wide angle is too much, but the colours and the lighting and the background mist all work so well. I love the muted colours, with just the touches of orange.
Very nice car ad shoot. Love the B&W colors as well as the low cloud sky. I just wish that the flash reflection would not be so predominant in the front next to the turn signal. Should do well in this challenge. -7-
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