Taken shortly after sunrise, natural light only. I used a 3-stop graduated neutral density filter to stop the sky from blowing out. Taken at the short end of my 18-70.
More processing than I usually do. Converted from RAW. Cloned out some dust bunnies, parts of two small trees that were "sticking out of the car" and some other minor distractions. Made the sky more dramatic using an overlay layer as well as curves and colour balance adjustment layers. Resize, smart sharpen and save for web.
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I voted this a 6, I thought it was very much a good image for an ad. The sky made for a good backdrop. Problem with most people would be that your car is the supporting actor in this scene. It's overshadowed by the sky a little.
The car itself is exposed perfectly, and the angle is very nice in the 3rd part of the frame.
If you tried to keep your car as the main focal point with a little less sky and road, then maybe you would have made the top 3. If your going to include all the road, then the car should be in action.
Ok..Im thinking 7 here but if i hold a piece of paper over the picture to remove that little tree i then think 8.
Unfortunately i have to vote as you shot it not how i would have liked it.
The sky in this one just sets off a wonderful picture. Course the car is sweet too. I'm torn between the very nice car or a beautiful sky, I don't know where to look!
Nice shot of your beemer, well exposed, and great background sky. The parking lot, fence, tree, and town below are not that interesting, though, and detract from the shot imo. 6
Excellent brochure insert. Realistic auto ad. The placement of the tree works really well to balance the image - but I just wish it wasn't a sappling that is being helpd up by a stick - "Are you telling me something about the car? Does it have flaws too?" All in all - really good work
I probably won't be the only one to say it, but that little tree needs to go. The sky is perfect for this shot, but the dirt behind the blacktop, imo, "cheapens" the BMW. But all in all, still a good shot.
Beautiful light and very well executed shot. Very professional looking and would qualify to be in a BMW brochure. Ahhh these new 3 Series Bimmers are just Gorgeous!
Definitely a BMW style picture that you could imagine being used on a brochure. Very nice composition and the simplicity yet power of the background sets it off nicely. Possibly could have done with a light touch of burning on the front of the car but a picture that meets the challenge criteria well
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