S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please

matt_shaban · 22nd of December 2006 (Fri)

Went out the other night and shot this car. After reviewing them on the computer, most of them were underexposed. I picked out a few that came out alright. Comments and criticism are welcome! and also any tips for further shooting at night time. THANKS!

RadAL · 22nd of December 2006 (Fri)

#2 and #3 are great...

matt_shaban · 22nd of December 2006 (Fri)

thanks! those are my favorite also

SonicZoom · 22nd of December 2006 (Fri)

good you got the concept of a long shutter.
now take that car out of a suburbia parking lot and take it to a cooler location.

Mike Reynolds · 22nd of December 2006 (Fri)

#2&3 win my vote as well god job

leemik · 23rd of December 2006 (Sat)

here's what i think...

1st shot.. wheel should be straightened..the black roof is underexposed..The lighting is just overall bad in that pic, shadows are too strong.. You have a tree and a lamp post growing out of the car.. that should be avoided

2nd shot, roof under exposed.. but overall my fav shot of your set.. BUT I think it would have been a killer shot if you would have somehow gotten the whole christmas tree in it..

3rd pic no real complaints except watch what's in your background growing out of the car..

fourth pic.. cropped too close for my tastes.. the light in the background is distracting too and looks like a second antenna :P

5th pic.. wheel turned wrong way.. background is not very nice.. underexposed top..

overall, I think the composition and background is a little bit boring in many of the pics.. if you are going to do a real nice photoshoot, plan ahead and find a location that is not distracting and compliments the car.. the christmas tree idea was nice though... In all of those pics, the car is right in the middle of the photograph.. makes it appear snapshot-ish.. experiment with your framing..

--mike

sogafyrfytr · 23rd of December 2006 (Sat)

Love the rainbow effect coming off the lights in 1, 2 & 3.

matt_shaban · 23rd of December 2006 (Sat)

leemik, thanks for the write up. I appreciate it very much, great help! and thanks to everyone else. anyone got any tips for shooting at night?

bestfromnw · 24th of December 2006 (Sun)

#2 is the best!

22nd of December 2006 (Fri)	#1
matt_shaban Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Triangle, NC Posts: 75 IMAGE EDITING OK	S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please Went out the other night and shot this car. After reviewing them on the computer, most of them were underexposed. I picked out a few that came out alright. Comments and criticism are welcome! and also any tips for further shooting at night time. THANKS! __________________ Canon 20D

22nd of December 2006 (Fri)	#4
SonicZoom Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 321	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please good you got the concept of a long shutter. now take that car out of a suburbia parking lot and take it to a cooler location. __________________ Clint Davis http://clintdavis.net http://clintdavis.net/blog 5DmkII

22nd of December 2006 (Fri)	#5
Mike Reynolds Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Joshua Tree, CA Posts: 1,412	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please #2&3 win my vote as well god job __________________ *a special thanks to the Big Guy upstairs* http://mikereynoldsmotorsports.com/ my gear http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...&postcount=289

23rd of December 2006 (Sat)	#6
leemik Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 106	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please here's what i think... 1st shot.. wheel should be straightened..the black roof is underexposed..The lighting is just overall bad in that pic, shadows are too strong.. You have a tree and a lamp post growing out of the car.. that should be avoided 2nd shot, roof under exposed.. but overall my fav shot of your set.. BUT I think it would have been a killer shot if you would have somehow gotten the whole christmas tree in it.. 3rd pic no real complaints except watch what's in your background growing out of the car.. fourth pic.. cropped too close for my tastes.. the light in the background is distracting too and looks like a second antenna :P 5th pic.. wheel turned wrong way.. background is not very nice.. underexposed top.. overall, I think the composition and background is a little bit boring in many of the pics.. if you are going to do a real nice photoshoot, plan ahead and find a location that is not distracting and compliments the car.. the christmas tree idea was nice though... In all of those pics, the car is right in the middle of the photograph.. makes it appear snapshot-ish.. experiment with your framing.. --mike __________________ my gear \| my flickr

23rd of December 2006 (Sat)	#7
sogafyrfytr Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Valdosta GA, US Posts: 215	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please Love the rainbow effect coming off the lights in 1, 2 & 3. __________________ Harry Rowe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rebel XTi - 18-55mm lens kit, 55-250mm IS, 70-300mm III 430EX Sony Mavica MVC-CD500

22nd of December 2006 (Fri)	#2
RadAL Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 9,633	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please #2 and #3 are great... __________________ Equipment: Canon PowerShot A650IS (semi retired) and Canon Powershot G10 (primary) and Rebel XT 350D w/18-55mm kit lens and Quanterey 18-200mm-- www.youtube.com/alexander1485 (has links to some of my pictures on the main page)

24th of December 2006 (Sun)	#9
bestfromnw Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Donetsk, Ukraine Portland, OR Posts: 1,192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: S2K::Night Shots- first attemps at night shooting- C&C please #2 is the best! __________________ My Gear Temporary web site Flickr

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