'40 Ford Deluxe Coupe - "TAPDOUT" - 4 pics

[PhotosGuy]

The last of these shots for the year! :( I had put the tripod away, bungeed it into the trunk, & was about to leave when this guy walked up & started talking photography. Then he said that this car was his & asked if I could shoot hand held in the low light levels. The car to one side was just leaving, so I said, "Why don't we try it & see?" I'd a lot rather have been at ISO 100 & f-11 but, except for the noise, they didn't come out too bad. Might be OK for 4X6" prints since the Jpg compression "cleaned up" some of the noise.
Two were RAW & two were Jpeg. Care to guess which are which?

It's running a 350 Chevy w/4 side draft Webers! Has Air, Pseat, Pwindows, cruise, P disk brakes. This is no trailer queen! He put 50,000 miles on it in the last 10 years, and the original paint job still looks immaculate.

300D, RAW, manual everything.
ISO 800, 1/80 sec @ f-7, 18mm.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Car%20Stuff/40-FordDeluxeCoupe_frt_0102.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Car%20Stuff/40-FordDeluxeCoupe_RQtr_104.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Car%20Stuff/40-Ford-Deluxe-Coupe_FrtQtr3_100.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Car%20Stuff/40-Ford-Deluxe-Coupe_350_98.jpg

[c0ntr0lz]

some awesome shots there bud!!!
like the way you're editing them, look great

[KirkM]

Those are some killer shots Frank!! Not to mention your PhotoShop skills :)

Kirk

[Ballen Photo]

Frank, For shooting this at iso 800, I think these came out VERY well. :shock:
Thanks for sharing these shots of a Very nice (and Interesting) Driver. :wink: :D
-Bruce

[marie]

8) very nice



quote
"Two were RAW & two were Jpeg. Care to guess which are which?"
unquote


hard to tell

the first two raw ... I think?

in the second last shot the car looks like had been in a crash and the panel beating job was not great
(photoshop or panel beating ?)

maybe it's just the 'jpeg' quality I see ?

if it is one of the jpegs

the second shot is raw .
(?)
???

:lol:

it's beautiful anyway

[Belmondo]

I always loved the '40 Ford coupe. I helped my cousin build one many years ago. We sure never imagined installing an engine like that in it. In fact, his had a pumped-up flathead with three Stromberg 97 2-barrel carburetors and some spiffy-looking Offenhauser aluminum heads on it. I really love the Weber setup in this photo. I'll bet it's a bear to setup.

[PhotosGuy]

Thanks, everyone. That could become my fav car if I can get it into an empty parking lot next Summer.

Re: Not to mention your PhotoShop skills
The car is the real "Star" here. The PS work is really not that hard! Almost everything "hard" I used is posted in the "Post Processing Tutorials List" under "Contrast Control" & "Selecting areas in PhotoShop".
Give it a try. :wink:

[PhotosGuy]

Looks like we 'cross posted'.

his had a pumped-up flathead with three Stromberg 97 2-barrel carburetors and some spiffy-looking Offenhauser aluminum heads on it.
That was the Greaser Standard back in the '50s! :lol: :lol: It still would look good today.

Marie: Maybe yes..., & maybe no! :lol:

[marie]

Marie: Maybe yes..., & maybe no! :lol:




:shock:
that's not playing fair Frank
you asked a Q
so what's the (correct) answer :? ???

I don't mind if I am/was wrong
(do you)?
:lol: :p :lol: :p :lol:

I just want to know :x

:?

:mrgreen:

[marie]

:shock:
I get it

(sod)
you want more replies before you tell.

:p :p :p :p

[MegaTrixel]

These pics... Absolutely beautiful!

Odd reflection on the last one (on the lower right). I thought it was a scratch in the paint at first. Then I realized, "hey we're not looking at my car here... there's no way there's a scratch in the paint".

[Belmondo]

These pics... Absolutely beautiful!

Odd reflection on the last one (on the lower right). I thought it was a scratch in the paint at first. Then I realized, "hey we're not looking at my car here... there's no way there's a scratch in the paint".

Hey, you're right. What is that?

[JMAS]

Professional work! :shock:
Awesome car too.

I think the first two are raw since they seem to show a better control over the sharpness and detail in shadows.


Jaime

[Belmondo]

These pics... Absolutely beautiful!

Odd reflection on the last one (on the lower right). I thought it was a scratch in the paint at first. Then I realized, "hey we're not looking at my car here... there's no way there's a scratch in the paint".

Hey, you're right. What is that?

Never mind. I was looking at it on my laptop. I went in the office and saw that was the reflection of the hood strut. You're right, MegaTrixel, we shouldn't have questioned it. :oops:

Tom

[PhotosGuy]

Thanks guys.
Hey, look everyone, belmondo has a new avatar! :wink:

Marie said, "(sod)"! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Lloydm]

Wow...these are great shots...Love the colors..Keep up the good work...

[LarryB]

Nicely done Frank.

That motor looks sweeeeeet!!

[PhotosGuy]

OK, this thread is almost on page 2 & looks as if it's dying out, so it's time to tell. Marie guessed(?) the first two were RAW, and... she's right! (P in the rest of you cowards who didn't guess at all! :wink: )

Actually, I did cheat a bit on #1. The noise was bothering me, so I duped the layer, erased the detail areas, Hit it with a gaussian blur at about 1.5px, & then slightly reduced the opacity which cleaned up a lot of the noise.

in the second last shot the car looks like had been in a crash and the panel beating job was not great (photoshop or panel beating ?)
maybe it's just the 'jpeg' quality I see ?
No, it's just that the skyline is uneven, so the reflections are too. That's why it's better to fimd a BIG parking lot without nearby parked cars. It will be easier to clone out the occasional light pole that try to even up the skyline.

That motor looks sweeeeeet!!
Yeah, doesn't it? It has to rate in the top 3 of my favorites, & it's probably in 1st place for driveability. Don't forget that it's already got 50,000+ miles on it!

Marie: Just "Sod"? Not "Cheeky Sod"?

Thanks again for all the comments. More carz coming next year!

[marie]

OK, this thread is almost on page 2 & looks as if it's dying out, so it's time to tell. Marie guessed(?) the first two were RAW, and... she's right! (P in the rest of you cowards who didn't guess at all! :wink: )


so was Jaime (right)
:)

:p one from him
:p and one from me

:P :lol:


Actually, I did cheat a bit on #1. The noise was bothering me, so I duped the layer, erased the detail areas, Hit it with a gaussian blur at about 1.5px, & then slightly reduced the opacity which cleaned up a lot of the noise.

in the second last shot the car looks like had been in a crash and the panel beating job was not great (photoshop or panel beating ?)
maybe it's just the 'jpeg' quality I see ?
No, it's just that the skyline is uneven, so the reflections are too. That's why it's better to fimd a BIG parking lot without nearby parked cars. It will be easier to clone out the occasional light pole that try to even up the skyline.

:shock: right.
thanks for that.
looks like it had a bit of a smash though :?
:lol:

That motor looks sweeeeeet!!
Yeah, doesn't it? It has to rate in the top 3 of my favorites, & it's probably in 1st place for driveability. Don't forget that it's already got 50,000+ miles on it!

Marie: Just "Sod"? Not "Cheeky Sod"?


you are looking for trouble :p

:)
regards to your nice mam 8)
:lol:

Thanks again for all the comments. More carz coming next year!

yippee


:p

[PhotosGuy]

so was Jaime (right)
True, but you got it first. Pick up your prize anytime you want. (We don't deliver to the UK) :(

you are looking for trouble
Was it Steve McQueen (M7) who observed, "Half the fun of getting into trouble is getting out again?" :lol: :lol:

Thanks for the "Regards".

[marie]

so was Jaime (right)
True, but you got it first. Pick up your prize anytime you want. (We don't deliver to the UK) :(

bump

I don't live in the UK :?

prize will be very welcome
:p

you are looking for trouble
Was it Steve McQueen (M7) who observed, "Half the fun of getting into trouble is getting out again?" :lol: :lol:



:shock:
regardless of what damage done in the meantime ?
:cry: :cry:

ah Steve 8)
' the great escape ' man


Thanks for the "Regards".


hope she had a nice birthday :)

[PhotosGuy]

don't live in the UK
Ooops! :wink: Sorry! (but we don't deliver there, either!) :)

regardless of what damage done in the meantime ?
It's assumed that most of it will be to the other guy! (Not always true!) :lol:

[Photo-by-Leal]

Awesome shots..... what a beauty.....

[PhotosGuy]

what a beauty... Again, thanks. Did you see this "Beauty"?
Blown '37 Willys - A Beauty with a Beast! (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=82861)

[Peter Camyre]

Not seeing many '40 Ford's around any more. Great car and super nice photos!

[PhotosGuy]

Not seeing many '40 Ford's around any more. Here's a three-shot!
'40 Fords - Three of 'em! (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371101)