S2000 By the George Washington Bridge

[iLuveKetchup]

Took this shot this morning. Comments & criticisms always welcome!!

http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121590503-L.jpg

[cdubya]

i love your s2k, good work.

[MitsuJDM]

Nice shots. Love the car! :D

[poah]

1st one would have been better moved round so you don't have the wee house coming out the boot.

the second one is just a snap shot of the front 1/4

[Jamie Holladay]

Very nice photo. I thought "very nice" as it was loading, but then I saw the structure to the right of the car and it just is way too distracting. You did and exceptional job capturing the light. The 3/4 angle is spot on. The sky looks great in these. Nice job. If you have the opportunity to reshoot there try repositioning the car where the building is not in the scene. Other than that the back ground is exceptional.

[ArenGh]

Yeah man get that house thing out of there and you're GOLDEN

[iLuveKetchup]

Thanks for the comments & criticisms! I'll go back to the spot, recompose, & take the shot over. I'll take the pic as soon as I can. I want to get it right! Thanks again!!

- Clyde

[randerson07]

Might also want to edit your license plate out. Dont know what someone would do with it, but most other pics of cars i see have them darkened or something.

[soileauj]

Clyde you have me foaming at the mouth here. I work in the city and can so relate to the locations but better than that I have an STI and can so see my car in all those places...OK so I'm Jealous............that you have such great shots....

[PhotosGuy]

Nice ride & good light! Since it's your car & you can put it anywhere you like, I agree that you need to pay more attention to the backgrounds. Good luck with the reshoot!

[2005GLI]

which section did you goto, englewood cliffs or fort lee? And at what time? I've tried going early and park is always closed.

[iLuveKetchup]

which section did you goto, englewood cliffs or fort lee? And at what time? I've tried going early and park is always closed.

This was taken at the boat basin (closer to the Englewood entrance). The park opens at dawn & closes @ dusk. Most of the time I go, the park is closed as well. I just drive around the barrier. You can drive to both sections of the park - Ft. Lee & Englewood.

[iLuveKetchup]

I went back today to reshoot. The only problem was that there were a lot of cars at the parking lot. So I didn't have a clear background. I took this pic instead.

http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121577210-L.jpg

[Scoen]

Amazing Shot, what camera set up are you using??

[iLuveKetchup]

Amazing Shot, what camera set up are you using??

Thanks!! The pic was taken w/ a 400D & Sigma 10-20.

[2005GLI]

If i took that shot, the whole bottom of hte pic would be so underexposed. Did you take multiple shots and stack them in PS?

[iLuveKetchup]

If i took that shot, the whole bottom of hte pic would be so underexposed. Did you take multiple shots and stack them in PS?

Not multiple shots, just multiple layers. There are 2 layers - the sky & the car. I reduced the levels on the sky layer to bring out the color & it kept the sky from being blown out.

[iLuveKetchup]

OK here's the re-shoot.

Before
http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121590503-L.jpg

After
http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121597784-L.jpg

Now I have to learn how to use the clone stamp. The wet part on the ground is distracting. Any thoughts?

[PhotosGuy]

Much better, but... The wet part on the ground is distracting. I'd crop it out along with most of the right side of the shot. A person might need to leave room for a ADs type, but that's not the case here. As yourself, "is this a car pic, or a car&bridge pic"?
I'd be happier with some more room at the front of the car, too. Give it some room to "move into"?

[Caster]

Amazing car and shots, lovin' those rims

[900spg]

Love the first shot and how the background colors work with the cars colors. Nice job.

[soileauj]

Clyde, a couple of questions if you don't mind.

Are you using a tripod or handholding? Is it possible to provide info on the shot--such as f-stop aperture and ISO?

Awesome photos.

Thanks,
Joe

[livewire-photography.com]

The Second shot on the first pag is awsome, absolutly stunning, and im a bfan of your work, personally i feel that the first shot on the first page is to grey ish (cloud etc) the re shoot (on this page) is much much better, and that is brilliant, but the winner for me is the second shot on the other page.
James....

[The REBELion]

Great shots

[ghibli99]

Great shots, man... absolutely love the colors in the 10-20mm shot.

-Mike

[aLFaDaRK]

I went back today to reshoot. The only problem was that there were a lot of cars at the parking lot. So I didn't have a clear background. I took this pic instead.

http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121577210-L.jpg

Absolutely awesome shot!! :D

[2005GLI]

iluvketchup, thanks for the multiple layers tip. I gotta get a book on PS, i completely suck at it.

and i gotta check out the boat basin too.

[iLuveKetchup]

Much better, but... I'd crop it out along with most of the right side of the shot. A person might need to leave room for a ADs type, but that's not the case here. As yourself, "is this a car pic, or a car&bridge pic"?
I'd be happier with some more room at the front of the car, too. Give it some room to "move into"?

Here's another shot from the same location. Im still on the fence on the angle. I'll have to re-edit a copy w/ a straight horizon & see if that works better.

**BTW, thanks for the tip on the multiple RAW exposure layers. I tried it out on this pic & it worked great.**

http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121685350-L.jpg

[iLuveKetchup]

Clyde, a couple of questions if you don't mind.

Are you using a tripod or handholding? Is it possible to provide info on the shot--such as f-stop aperture and ISO?

Awesome photos.

Thanks,
Joe


Thanks Joe! The first 2 pics below were handheld. I used a tripod on the third pic.

Sigma 10-20
1/125 @ f/5.6 100 ISO
http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121577210-Th.jpg

Sigma 10-20
1/20 @ f/5.6 100 ISO
http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121685350-Th.jpg

Tamron 28-75
1.0 @ f/14 100 ISO
http://iLuveKetchup.smugmug.com/photos/121597784-Th.jpg

- Clyde

[soileauj]

Clyde, thanks for the ifo on your shots. I'm having a hard time getting every thing right. The DSLR's are great but the p&s sure are easy. Just kidding, there are a few shots I took that I really did appreciate. It's incredible the pictures that come from these cameras when you get most or all things right in line. I'm learning it takes patience.....

Thanks again

[catz1ct]

Love these pics! Great stuff :)

[big_sur]

nice wheels