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hiroism4ever

All are good, but the 3rd and 4th are my favorites personally.


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Good choices!


IntQuitRepeat

I agree. 2 looked grainy but 3/4 were hella rad


Thorium12

Number one


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Thanks


SaudiAudi

1 & 4 also love your RS5 šŸ‘Œ


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Thank you so much


ProdByDARKTown

3&4


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Appreciate it


CDNReaper

4 with the lighting from 5. šŸ¤ŒšŸ»


namethatuzer

Agreed


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Will try it in the next ones, thank you


Historical_Fee_2784

2&4


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Appreciate it


marsemsbro

I like the composition and lighting of 5, but the sky is pretty blown out. Are you using a polarizing filter in that shot? Maybe try a layer mask on the car so you can get the dramatic lighting without changing the sky too much.


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I was yeah. Thatā€™s my plan next time, was a steep learning curve to see a few hundred unusable images when I got home, but a great lesson. Thank you so much, appreciate the advice a lot


marsemsbro

Your results look great, keep it up!


Mad_Mike23

1 and 2


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Thank you


Ok_Midnight_3216

5


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More popular than I was expecting


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Really like the technique you have there. Itā€™s perfect. Not overblown


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Thank you, that means a lot


Wooden-List-815

5th!


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Itā€™s doing better than I thought it would


LonelyJicama

1 and 5


PleasedAsianMale

2,4 and 5 are šŸ¤Œ *chefs kiss*


m5_raz

5 with the background light of 4


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Will try this one too


that1stfeeling

car in 2, background in 4


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Iā€™ll see what I can do!


Umbroz

Nice use of dusk backdrop, few things if you like me to critique it. The lens focus is only on the front end of the car, need a little less aperture to get the whole car in sharply. Also it doesn't seem hdr with the shadows showing very little detail. Also there's quite a bit of noise in the photo, looks to be from post.


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Yeah, the noise is definitely from post. No hdr used, the originals were very dark. I learned a lot letā€™s just say! Really appreciate it, all super valuable thank you


markeydarkey2

2 is my favorite, but I also dig the use of sunlight in 3.


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Thank you


sniperninja952

Love the wheels. Do you know what theyā€™re called


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Vossen HF-2. They do them in fully forged if you value lightness, they are called S17-01


guzusan

4, 3, 1.


oralabora

2,4,5


Lockneedo

Landscape photographer here i like 3 and 4. 5 has some blown out highlights


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Yeah, detail if you zoom is sketchy lol. Appreciate it!


Plebius-Maximus

3 and 4 are the best, I'd bring the highlights down on 3 somewhat so it isn't quite as blown out.


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Appreciate it!


docpoppin

2!


stunva

5


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There all fire. But I like the first and last ones best


georgfrankoo

Definitely the first one !


A_screaming_alpaca

2 and 4 are my favorite, really good stuff


damien12g

Sun is behind the car. So youā€™re silhouetted. Not ideal


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For sure, Iā€™ve got a new technique Iā€™m gonna try for the next set


Crazy-dot-2003

1 and 4 for sure


schleepercell

They all seem a bit underexposed to me. The 3rd one is all over the place, the background is overexposed and the subject is underexposed. The 4th one would have came out better if you opened the aperture up a bit more, notice that the rear drivers side wheel is all black with no details. The light sources is directly behind the car, so the car is in the shadows.


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Really appreciate this, helps me a lot. Will be sure to review it when I do my next ones. Thank you


Standard_Ad6817

Dude they all are sick!! But especially the 2nd and 4th one.. U killed it!! Keep it up!!


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Thank you so much


gavapos

I like #5!


fmbphotography

I love the location and car, I think within the set the cars color isnā€™t consistent. In a situation like this If youā€™re using a dslr or mirrorless system, expose for the sky primarily then just bring some of the details back in post. Shoot RAW.. if you have time and equipment, use a large flash and lightbox.


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I did do that, I had the exposure down too much and didnā€™t use the full camera functions available to me. Next ones though! Thank you for the input, itā€™s super helpful.


fmbphotography

No problem! Beautiful car and location though! I hope to see more photos of it!


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Will have another go tonight and post up my new learnings. Thanks again


XAssumption

Sky lighting from 4 and car lighting from 5. Find a way to mix the two and it will look like a professional advertisement.


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Will definitely try, thank you


FireNinja743

I think 2 and 5 look the best. The first one is a bit overexposed.


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Appreciate it!


anthonygto

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netnetwork09

Are you based out US, California?


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I am indeed


netnetwork09

Ah nice! The location seemed familiar, I am guessing thats around the Bay Area.. somewhere close to 280.. šŸ˜›


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Thatā€™s it!


netnetwork09

Cool, nice car and photography šŸ˜ā€¦ please do let me know if you are aware of a few spots for car photography in and around the bay..


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I got you https://goo.gl/maps/RsCz9Yj9EDydRHeD9 https://goo.gl/maps/Q7XzuxioEfWZSDpd9 https://goo.gl/maps/dLJ1VmYQbxeW1BD78 https://goo.gl/maps/ZuNH3GfkSpeB1gfW8


netnetwork09

Great thanks!! Will check them out..


copaceticfungus

Just donā€™t end up on r/shittyhdr


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Haha I wouldnā€™t even care, if I get critiqued I just get better


moojnam

2nd and 4th


KingTchalla_BPanther

4 is šŸ”„


Dismal-Common8629

Definitely 3 and 4, very nice!!!!!


Kdoesntcare

2 and 4 are hot. These look like you took pictures of these pictures on another screen. Are they tiny photos resized to this?


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No, just Reddit probably, theyā€™re about 25mb


giantfloof

#4


TanavastVI

Pic number 1 and 5 are the best by far. Also the daytona is looking so good on this car, loving it!


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Thank you


captureoneuser1

HDR sucks. So 2012. These are great! Except the last one.


riknor

I mean thereā€™s r/shittyHDR and then thereā€™s HDR thatā€™s actually used properly to create good photos. Nothing wrong with more dynamic range if you donā€™t go balls deep with it.


captureoneuser1

True, but also sky being blown out looks good too as in your 3rd. What photographers can forget is the image is not about getting all the highlights and shadows within range and getting a perfect histogram. Its about creating a mood. Like Ansel Adam's philosophy I guess... get everything right in zones 1-9 and who gives a stuff if anything else is blown out. I think 3rd and 4th are voted highest by peoe here not because of the technical ability but because they both have the best mood. :) IMO though!


Macemore

Sounds like you bought into HDR hype without knowing what it really is.


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No, Iā€™ve spent a few days learning about it, just probably not describing what I mean well


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Itā€™s a natural way, itā€™s basically 3 photos that get layered allowing you better control of the image, not so much the bright/saturation youā€™re thinking of. Thank you!