Lotus Elise at Red Rock Canyon

[DonJuanMair]

It was my bday so i decided to rent a lotus elise for the day and i loved it, i had to take some pics, so here they are. I took these with a SD850

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/wallpaperlotus-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Lotus2-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/lotus5-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/lotus6-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/lotus7-1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/lotus8-1.jpg

[jdmsds]

I love that car..... Nice pictures, i pick the first and last the most.

[DirtyJerzey]

Looking good, i Like the angle on the Last one the most, Good Worrkk!

[DVS_WiNdz]

Nice work, great shots

[RadAL]

3 and 4 would have been better shot on the sunny side.

2 is way too bottom heavy with too much sky.

[DonJuanMair]

thanks guys for your comments, yeah i know a lot of shots would have benefit from more sun, 2 has too much sky? i thought that was one of my favourite shots.
The shots all look so much better full size. Especially the first one

[Livinthalife]

Nice pics! I bet that was fun to drive! Where do rent exotic vehicles like that? how much (if you don't mind sharing ;) )

[Riverlander]

Very nice pics of a nice looking car -- especially the last one. Good memories too??????

[RadAL]

2edit: not that much sky but its way too bottom heavy IMO (for me... i'm a middle/top heavy guy)

[PhotosGuy]

Good ones. i know a lot of shots would have benefit from more sun, Generally, I disagree.

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[Buttkicker]

I think these would benefit from having some decent light on them rather than mostly in the shadows
recently I listened to a local radio show over here in the UK and they were duscussing the merits of this car

the overall consensus was that they look great but are as uncomfortable as hell and not very practical for everyday use

[asylumxl]

I think they are fine. If i was to change anything, i'd mask off the foreground and make it a bit warmer, as the shade made it cool, and maybe clone out some of the branches going over the horizon.

[DarioC]

its a fantastic car. pure sports car without the useless (and heavy) accessories!

first one is the one i like most!
no interior photos?

[DonJuanMair]

thanks everyone for your comments, i think the lighting is okay now, im happy with it. The first one is my favourite.
Here is the shot straight out of the camera

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/IMG_2466.jpg

and here is the shot after i have played with it a bit on photoshop

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Lotus12.jpg

so i tried my best to make the color pop

the car was a pain to get in and out of, once you are in it though its amazing

[Copilot]

Looks 100% better, very nice shots

[printguy]

Dude! You rented a Lotus Elise and you stopped driving it long enough to take pictures? That's what friends are for. You loan them your camera and they take pictures when you drive by.

Seriously though, it looks like it was a great day.

[DonJuanMair]

lol

i took this one too i forgot about

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/lotuslogo.jpg

[Connor P Price]

They certainly do have some gorgeous lines that lend themselves very well to being photographed. With the exception of some very blown out skies, these are some nice shots.

[DonJuanMair]

yeah i think i will be cropping the sky a bit, after looking at a few of them i will get rid of the skies

[3GFX]

Nice shots! I think you need a little more light on the car, the background over takes the main focus.

[bayoubooger]

I like to play with PSP, this is a one step photo fix in PSP

[DonJuanMair]

i see what your saying but then it kind of looks like it needs some contrast....did you use the shadow/highlight function?

i played with it a bit too and just adjusted the curves and then the hue/saturation

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Lotus12-1.jpg

[matthew h]

forget the pics.......... why is the roof still on!

[DonJuanMair]

lol we took it off for a bit and my wife was complaining it was too cold

[matthew h]

lol we took it off for a bit and my wife was complaining it was too cold

LOL had that conversation a few times!

[PhotosGuy]

i played with it a bit too and just adjusted the curves and then the hue/saturation I like what you did with the car & would probably darken the sky & mountains a bit, but if DonJuanMair doesn't enable "Image Editing", I'll have to remove the image.

[MitsuJDM]

The first shot is the best. That is the best birthday gift you could have ever given yourself :)

[DonJuanMair]

oh photosguys ill allow that, i dont mind the image editing. Ill set that up on my profile

thanks mitsu

[willy b]

1,2 and last shot! Nice car, nice shots!!

[3GFX]

i see what your saying but then it kind of looks like it needs some contrast....did you use the shadow/highlight function?

i played with it a bit too and just adjusted the curves and then the hue/saturation

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k21/DonJuanMair/Lotus12-1.jpg

I took a shot at it as well. I used some burn and dodge along with playing with the contrast.

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/3773/aaaap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jim G]

I like the last two the best.. nice shots! :)