Thank you all for your kind comments and votes. I do not feel I was robbed at all, as the 3 images ahead are great and much more impacting than mine, but I do appreciate your praise.
For those that asked, this is the camera setup for this shot. I drove the Porsche behind the pace car (SUV containing the camera setup) and shot the pictures myself using radio control. Perfect speed coordination was needed to achieve a sharp image of the car. Our speed was 50MPH. I am happy that this shot gave me a new PB, but I am happier that my brother got his first blue ribbon, which was long overdue.
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Congratulations brother for this extraoridinary shot!!!
This new PB could not be more deserved. Your shot is, by far, the best of the challenge. It has not only the merits of all the creative and hard work you went through for its execution, but everything from both, technical and artistic pov’s: location, composition (including thirds, triangles, guide lines), exposure, color, perfect - from camera- motion blur, etc, etc. you name it, this shot has it. And the great comments and high score confirm it.
You know that a couple of times in the past I have had slight regrets when loosing a place, or a ribbon, to some other images, but this time I would have been proud to escort your perfect entry from a couple of steps below. For me the blue is yours.
Maybe you could post the details of the making of this brilliant shot, so the entire dpc community will have a chance to learn from what you did.
This shot is great! I can't find anything that I don't like about it. A lonely stretch of road, beautiful blue sky with clouds, and the real feel of speed from the blurred motion. So far, my favorite of the challenge.
Oooh, with motion blur and everything! Nice. I can't help but notice the white blob above the windshield; looks like a giant piece of popcorn. Maybe clone that out?
Nice!! I love Porsche ever since owning a 944. I wish there was more even lighting on the car itself, but other than that, very nice motion blur. Conveys speed quite nicely.
This ones confusing me a little.
Is the car in motion or have you just added the motion blur? Reason i ask is that it just seems to end about a third of the way in from the left hand side.
Also the shadow looks a little bizarre.
Nice picture though.
Truely an authentic photo add! And to add to that you can tell it's a true motion blur because the closer the side ditch to the camera the more blurry the photo. BB
Nice moving pic, and a great sharpness on the car. Really makes you want to get out and drive. I think the background would have been better with even more motion blur ... its only slight in the foreground and none further back down the road diminishes the sense of speed you are going for. 7
I believe I can say it.... Nailed it! Too bad the sun wasn't more to the front of the Porsche and behind the camera. A trailing shadow would look more ideal than a leading one. Oh well, we're not God. ;-)
WOW! when this poped up on my screen I felt like i was moving! awesome! great focus and colors...I fully expect to see this one at the top! Good luck!
~~Cher~~
Fantastic image. My only nit pick would be to have cropped a bit off the left side. The sharp clouds are a bit jarring with the strong motion in the rest of the image. But it is a fantastic shot.
Best in challenge from my opinion. You see this picture and you think 'mmm I'd like one of those' super composition colouring and the foreground motion blurring works very well. 9 from me (the only thing stopping it from being a 10 is that I would like the car to be a tad larger in the frame)
Nice crisp panning shot, and great colours. I'd like to see the car bigger in the frame, so ride your bike a little closer to the front wheel for the next shot. :)
A lot of work went into this shoot... Great colors and a very believable looking car ad. The onl thing that I would have changed is a closer or different crop. IMHO -7-
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