Porsche Cayman S

[soze]

Friend's been bugging me to take pictures of his car when he got new wheels.

Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lenses: Canon EF-S 17-85mm, EF-S 50mm, EF-S 10-22mm

1.
http://j3network.smugmug.com/2010/January/Newts-Porsche-Cayman-S/i-dqbw5sX/0/O/20100129NewtCaymanS04.jpg

2.
http://j3network.smugmug.com/2010/January/Newts-Porsche-Cayman-S/i-PqNvGdX/0/O/20100129NewtCaymanS09.jpg

3.
http://j3network.smugmug.com/2010/January/Newts-Porsche-Cayman-S/i-bqDWbNX/0/O/20100129NewtCaymanS10.jpg

4.
http://j3network.smugmug.com/2010/January/Newts-Porsche-Cayman-S/i-4fNhz5J/0/O/20100129NewtCaymanS14.jpg

5.
http://j3network.smugmug.com/2010/January/Newts-Porsche-Cayman-S/i-Z9CqN7L/0/O/20100129NewtCaymanS16.jpg

[itskv]

NIce pictures soze, I'm also on GOLFMKV!

[PhotosGuy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Forum%20Junk/Welcome-ChargerRT_020.gif

[hawkskins]

Awesome! Would be hard to choose a favorite out of the bunch!

[frameworks]

Awesome! Would be hard to choose a favorite out of the bunch!

Agree... but if I had to choose I would lean towards #4. Great job!

[Chief-long-shin]

i like but they seem soft to me...

[lengz]

Nice shots. Have you thought of using a CPL to get rid of the reflections?

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shots. Have you thought of using a CPL to get rid of the reflections? See the links in my Sig and put the reflections where you need them.

[soze]

See the links in my Sig and put the reflections where you need them.

Thanks! I'll definitely read through that.

This was my first time shooting a black car in daylight. Definitely a challenge with reflections for me that day.

[soze]

i like but they seem soft to me...

I went back and took a look. I think it may be my pp. I didn't use any of the sharpening adjustments in Adobe CS4 RAW in the ones posted above.

BEFORE:

http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_018_original.jpg

AFTER:

http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_018_b.jpg

At the same time, I don't want to over-sharpen. Any tips?

EDIT (Rendition 3):

http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_018_c.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

The edit looks OK, but you still have a halo around the bumper. At the same time, I don't want to over-sharpen. Any tips? See the "Sticky"s in Raw & PP (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466333), & keep in mind that there's no "rule" that everything in the image has to be sharpened the same amount?
A few words on SHARPENING: (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6232485&postcount=57)

[soze]

The edit looks OK, but you still have a halo around the bumper. See the "Sticky"s in Raw & PP (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466333), & keep in mind that there's no "rule" that everything in the image has to be sharpened the same amount?
A few words on SHARPENING: (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6232485&postcount=57)

Cool, thanks for the tips and links!

Yeah, on that last rendition I only sharpened the headlights, foglights, wheels, and asphalt.

Looks like I will have to burn that area around the bumper.

[Mark1]

http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_008.jpg



Interesting roof rack! (sorry I just could not resist!)

[beba]

nice cars and pictures

[GoRk]

Friend's been bugging me to take pictures of his car when he got new wheels.

Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lenses: Canon EF-S 17-85mm, EF-S 50mm, EF-S 10-22mm

1.
http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_008.jpg




tried to play a bit with some lens correction...but then i went overboard :D and forgot to take out the chromatic aberation :p

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5333/caymanoverboard.jpg

also lost sharpnes with lens correction :p

[soze]

tried to play a bit with some lens correction...but then i went overboard :D and forgot to take out the chromatic aberation :p

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5333/caymanoverboard.jpg

also lost sharpnes with lens correction :p

Cool, I sort of see what you tried to do there. I will try it out.

[soze]

Not exactly what you did there, but I think an improvement from my original edit?

(hit Ctrl + F5, if your browser is cached)

BEFORE:
http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_008_original.jpg

AFTER:
http://www.j3network.com/soze/images/photo%20album/2010/01/newt%20porsche%20cayman%20s/newtcayman-s_008.jpg

[soze]

Re-edited and replaced pictures #1-3.

[maxbla0]

my dream car

[zooyork182]

nice car, i think they look alot better with the spoiler on the back. i love picture #3