Lake Havasu City Hot Rod
Aug 7, 2013 11:00:35 #
Carefully crafted cars are common in Lake Havasu City, AZ. It is impossible to control the background at car shows so I tried getting rid of it. Printed and framed at 13" x 19" is nice to look at. I hope it looks OK on your computer screen.
Hot Rod 3
Hot Rod 1
Hot Rod 2
Aug 7, 2013 11:01:26 #
Aug 7, 2013 11:08:03 #
What a great idea. Concentrates the focus but in reflections there is still the lingering excitement of the show! Nice job.
Aug 7, 2013 11:13:55 #
Aug 7, 2013 11:19:31 #
PAB20 wrote:
Part of the Havasu hot rod culture seems to be picking a paint color nobody else has used. Getting the color to "pop" on a print so it registers in the brain like it did on the street was fun.Love the colors!! Nice!!
Aug 7, 2013 11:19:34 #
romanticf16 wrote:
I love the look, but why did you delete the tires and wheels?
Exactly!! The pics are nice, but without the wheels they just don't look right........
Aug 7, 2013 11:21:47 #
bsprague wrote:
Carefully crafted cars are common in Lake Havasu City, AZ. It is impossible to control the background at car shows so I tried getting rid of it. Printed and framed at 13" x 19" is nice to look at. I hope it looks OK on your computer screen.
Would I be right in saying #1... 4 different shots stitched together for the reflections??
Like the effect but do not like the no tyres (wont say hate as I get told off).... :lol: Really like the reflections though... well pp'd :thumbup: :thumbup:
Aug 7, 2013 11:24:57 #
romanticf16 wrote:
I love the look, but why did you delete the tires and wheels?
It tried that first. It didn't seem to work. The photos are pictures of an art form that comes from a body shop and paint room. Each is unique. The wheels and tires are manufactured. It seems that eliminating everything that is not the hand made art worked a little better.
Aug 7, 2013 11:30:50 #
JoboX wrote:
Would I be right in saying #1... 4 different shots stitched together for the reflections??
It is a single shot. The reflections are real. That is part of the fun shooting.
Shooting is not in the best conditions for typical photography. Car shows are mid-day in bright sun. The cars are side by side and close. Lots of people cluster around the good ones. So, a "normal" photo is awful. It is full of "junk".
Aug 7, 2013 11:41:11 #
Wahawk wrote:
Exactly!! The pics are nice, but without the wheels they just don't look right........
OK! Here are the cars with the wheels on.
Hot Rod 3 with wheels
Hot Rod 1 with wheels
Hot Rod 2 with wheels
Aug 7, 2013 11:46:32 #
Aug 7, 2013 11:56:13 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
bsprague wrote:
OK! Here are the cars with the wheels on.
What I envisioned was your original concept, but with the wheels showing. Isolate the wheels and tires, lighten their opacity 30 to 40% then they'd show up as a contrast against your black background.
Aug 7, 2013 12:23:46 #
romanticf16 wrote:
...... Isolate the wheels and tires, lighten their opacity 30 to 40% then they'd show up as a contrast against your black background.
Perhaps like this?
Hot Rod 2 With Wheels
Aug 7, 2013 13:20:43 #
bsprague wrote:
OK! Here are the cars with the wheels on.
Wow! And those side shots show how much the wheels chosen can complete the overall appeal and feeling of completion of the total concept of those bodies and the work!!
Aug 7, 2013 14:08:40 #
Wahawk wrote:
Wow! And those side shots show how much the wheels chosen can complete the overall appeal and feeling of completion of the total concept of those bodies and the work!!
You may be right. Car guys might want to see the wheels. Others, like my wife who drives a Ford Edge, reacts more strongly to the lack of wheels in the "art" photos.
Thanks all for viewing and commenting. I had fun this morning "displaying" my art work.
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