2008 Ford GT 500

[littlemt]

Shot at 12:30 am, in the darkness, with the lights of Albuquerque contaminating the scene.

 

[Photographiend]

Oh wow. I love this. Especially the hint of stars in the backdrop.

 

[MLeeK]

That background REALLY pulls your eye from the car. Heavily.

 

[JustinL]

Correcting the white balance would take care of the orange sky.

 

[littlemt]

 

[TheoGraphics]

i like the last one best. i wish there was some more light on the side of the car though!

 

[MLeeK]

I definitely like the last one better. An additional light on our right would have helped a little.

 

[littlemt]

Interesting, to me, shot #1 is one of the best to ever come out of my $129 camera, but I love the feedback.

Another:

 

[Photographiend]

What kind of lighting are you using? I have a cheap camera too... can't find it at the moment, but when it does turn up I may want to try some night shots. Thus far, I have only tried it without a good source of light and it is dreadful.

I remember back in Photography class being floored when I learned there was a 3200 ISO film that could capture pictures in near absolute darkness. Digital point and shoot just doesn't pull off dark shots.

 

[littlemt]

What kind of lighting are you using? I have a cheap camera too... can't find it at the moment, but when it does turn up I may want to try some night shots. Thus far, I have only tried it without a good source of light and it is dreadful.

I remember back in Photography class being floored when I learned there was a 3200 ISO film that could capture pictures in near absolute darkness. Digital point and shoot just doesn't pull off dark shots.

I shot ISO 160 - 250.

Camera is on a tripod, 15 - 20 second exposure, lens open at f/1.8, and I light paint with a small cheap led torch.

 

[Photographiend]

Oooh... Light painting. Had to Google it but sounds interesting.

I feel like I am missing an appendage today without my camera. I still swear my little one ran off with it... though she swears she didn't. I suppose it could have been the cat.

 

[jfrabat]

I would have light painted as well... you can do it easily with an LED flashlight. Subjects are just too dark in general; backgrounds look good, but the cars are just too dark.

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

Yeah, it will add a nice effect