Trying B/W

[FocalSpeed]

http://www.formula1x.com/focalspeed/pictures/17.jpg

Thought B/W would change the mood of the pic, comments please.

[tenerife]

Nice shot, good composition - but Thunderbirds is unsharp....
thats bad.....

Regards from Tenerife
Klaus

[maderito]

I like the composition, the lines, the mood and the tonality. I suspect that the B&W looks better than the original - unless we're looking at a classic red Thunderbird. Then I'd be interested in seeing the original too. The B&W also works well with what I assume to be a vintage T-bird.

The entire image is very soft and defocused. I think that adds to the total effect. I don't think Thunderbird necessarily needs to be tack sharp since it would be out of character with the rest of the image. If, however, you deliberately edited the image to create a soft/defocused appearance, then you might have spared the Thunderbird logo a bit. It's the same issue with portraiture: usually you try to preserve sharpness in key image elements - eyes, eyebrows, lips, etc. - while softening skin.

The strongest image element is the T-bird logo - and it sits right in the middle of the composition. You might consider putting it off center and let the lines of the shot draw your eye to it.

[tenerife]

thats what i am saying the Thunderbird (how you say the logo.....) is unsharp - and that is one of the most important eyecatcher....

Klaus

it is not one of the...is the eyecatcher.....