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[Christie Photo]

Well... yet another departure for me. I've NEVER photographed cars before. What an education I got!

 

[LaFoto]

You seem to be good at anything you try!
Even though I am not so much into car shots, I can tell that this one is good.
Panning has so far not become my forte... far from it!
So: congratulations!

 

[Christie Photo]

uh.... I suppose I should fess up...

No panning here. There was NO time! Man, these things are FAST! Can you see the tire up off the ground?

I did a bit of motion blur to the background. It was so busy. I also brought down the tones is the background.

Thanks for the kind words!

-Pete

 

[Chiller]

Holy Cow...what an awesome shot. That should be in a car mag. Very well done !!!

 

[Picksure]

I agree with Chiller.

Beauty :thumbsup:

 

[elsaspet]

Wow Pete, that is great, and yeah, I DO see that wheel coming off the ground. How did you bring down the tones in the background?

 

[Christie Photo]

How did you bring down the tones in the background?

I floated a layer of the car with the foreground over the original image. I then made the adjustments to the background layer (blur and darken). Finally, I used the eraser in brush mode to clean the edges of the new layer.

I'd bet there's a better way to do this, but that's how I got it done.


Thanks to all for the kind words!

-Pete

 

[Alison]

Nicely done and your PS work is subtle, it looks natural to me!

 

[John E.]

A case where departure is a good thing Good picture and the blur works well.

 

[Midnight Reign]

That is one amazing car photo. Very well done