Need help with car pics.. Pic #1 looks fake, why!?

[marcus769]

This car just POPS out to me... Is it just the perfect lighting or what!?
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee41/marx769/06_z06_rr_corner.jpg

I set my aperature at 22, used a tripod, and mirror lock to take this pic of my car earlier today.. Yes, it was a crappy job with lighting, but the view with the car the other way was way too busy...

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee41/marx769/IMG_3372.jpg

I dont see much DOV in my pic (pic #2) why? What can i do differently?

Thanks in advance

[bdpAKAknox]

Well you shouldnt use the biggest aperature your camera is capable of.

[PhotosGuy]

Is it just the perfect lighting or what!? Joke, right? OTOH it does look pretty good in #2 if you ignore the other obvious problems.
Black cars are among the easiest to photograph if you give them a chance & put them in the right light.

A few Car Lighting Tips - Updated (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70290)

[cdifoto]

I set my aperature at 22

No you didn't. EXIF says f/5.6

[nmd]

hmm, the first looks like a car from a video game or something... there was no PP?

[bdpAKAknox]

If anything it looks like real low resolution.

[cdifoto]

For what it's worth, neither of those images pops to my eyes.

[Dan-o]

Your in Minnesota, surly you can find some better backgrounds. If you are looking to blur out the background then you need to go with a low no. aperture. Lower no. less depth. High no. more depth.

[Dannydoo]

If you use CPL filter you could play around with the lighting/reflection on the car to get some cool images.

[marcus769]

Cool, thanks all! I must have posted the wrong pic if its showing 5.6.. Ugh, back to work!

[Brand_X]

how much did you step back in #2? Judging from the perspective I would say you where a decent distance from it because of the perspective. The further you are the smaller the car will look compared to the background. With the little reflection in the car on #2 and the disappearance of detail in the dark spots because of the high contract it has the model car look. for a better DOF get closer to the car and set the aperture as big (smaller number) as you can.

[RadAL]

first looks a little pixelated and you should try to avoid taking pictures on the shadow side like in #2