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Originally Posted by AFC-911
For the moving shots, keep in mind that I was driving, so I shot those blind. I'll take your advice for the next time I have a dedicated driver.
Agreed on the ISO. I lent out my camera beforehand with the ISO at 200 & got it back at 320...Stupid me for not checking.
For the static shots, short of moving the cars or digitally removing stuff, is there anything else to improve on? I couldn't move the cars (didn't know the owners).
I also want a CPL to enhance the colors. Any advice on post-processing?
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What point are you trying to make with the photos?
Of all of them, I think the first one is ok except for the pole as mentioned. The rest...I'm not feeling it. As above the background clutter (McDonalds? Handicapped signs?!?) makes me not want to linger.
I wouldn't worry about PP at this point. Get the composition right, then worry about the look. No functional difference between iso 200 and 320 so don't blame that. imho you should work on framing and composition, and if you're going to worry about any setting it would be aperture to try and control DOF and subject isolation.
Shooting cars sitting in a lot is difficult but can be done. You have to be creative and use your feet. You have to see the whole shot, and I much prefer to get more abstract or tight to avoid background distractions. That is unless the background provides some interesting counterpoint or context for the shot.
These are some impromptu snaps I took when a car show materialized in the parking lot of the hotel where I was staying. This is more on the abstract side of things, but I think what at least *I* was seeing gets across to the viewer. I do have ones of whole cars and multiple cars, but I wasn't as drawn to those finished products.
Most of these have no post processing.
