Two Shots

[jacob]

"Smarty"
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs5/i/2004/303/e/1/Smarty_by_pixel_plus.jpg

and

"The Sun Is My Eye"
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs5/i/2004/303/e/0/The_Sun_Is_My_Eye_by_pixel_plus.jpg

Hope to get some good and bad comments on these two shots.

[Elbee19]

Please tell me the first photo is a PS version of that car? What a funny looking dude!

The first photo is great subject matter, however in my opinion of course, a little deeper contrast since it is B&W would make it stand out more and a tighter crop of the car. There seems to be too much dead space at the top of the photo.

The second photo has great composition. It appears to be too soft and a little blown out on the yellow. I don't know, maybe that was the effect you were after but I think it would look better if it was focused sharper and more detail on the yellow petals.

Again, just my $.02 because if YOU like the photos I think that is what really matters! Thanks for sharing!

[Scottes]

The first one doesn't do much for me because the tilting lines clash with the perfectly centered and relatively straight car.

I'd like to see the second one without the frame - it merges with the flower and just seems odd to me.

[neil_r]

Please tell me the first photo is a PS version of that car? What a funny looking dude!

'Fraid it's not.

http://www.thesmart.co.uk/index.html Made by Mercedes and Swatch no less

I really like that first picture, the height really exaggerates the quirkiness of the car.

N

[lucasdigital]

Those are great shots, your photographic technique has in each case matched the character of the subject.

I'd like to know what camera and the basic settings you used.

Good work!

[wpez72]

[quote="Elbee19"]Please tell me the first photo is a PS version of that car? What a funny looking dude!

Yep, over here we have quite a lot of those cars... They are so small that you can actually park the car nose-in to the pavement between two cars!

I like the first shot, and in my opinion the height you have left at the top really does put the car to scale. Well played :)

Will.

[IanBMW]

I like both picture, they aren't conventional and work in their own way. Please post camera used & settings thanx.

[Hellashot]

The front end of the car seems to be overexposed or has a reflection. And the flower doesn't work for me. The center is to large in a weird crop the takes away from what it's at the center of.