1st car show----Disaster!!
Jul 29, 2012 15:32:09 #
Bright mid-day sun with shadows will usually kill any good shots of these cars unless you get very innovative. If possible I would go later in the day and try and get some of that sunset glow...............
Jul 30, 2012 11:58:51 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
TNmike wrote:
I was wishing I had a giant diffuser to soften the sun. :) Most of the cars were facing north or south so the 10:00 sun was really blasting one side and the cars were so close together the other side was lighted by the reflecting sun of the car next to it. I tried the CPL but it was pretty much useless with the direction of the sun and all of the shinny paint.
This is interesting.
Which way should cars be pointing during an outside show?
Jul 30, 2012 16:59:17 #
rayford2 wrote:
This is interesting.
Which way should cars be pointing during an outside show?
TNmike wrote:
I was wishing I had a giant diffuser to soften the sun. :) Most of the cars were facing north or south so the 10:00 sun was really blasting one side and the cars were so close together the other side was lighted by the reflecting sun of the car next to it. I tried the CPL but it was pretty much useless with the direction of the sun and all of the shinny paint.
This is interesting.
Which way should cars be pointing during an outside show?
rayford2, I'm not sure there is a good or best way to line them up on a bright sunny day. If there would have been more space between the cars I think it might have helped. A more experienced photographer would likely have done much better than I did. I learned that I need to look closer at what I was framing, take shots that I can, and pass on those that I couldn't. If it wouldn't have been so dang hot I might have stayed a while longer to see how things changed as the sun moved during the day. TNmike
Jul 30, 2012 17:21:22 #
Hey at least you realized your mistakes and know what to look for later. We all know how frustrating it could be when you run into these problems. You are still thinking about it so apparently you are learning. The best part of your mistake and the fact you have shared it with us can be invaluable to us that are also learning (me LOL). Everyone had a bad day in this field, for me it's almost everytime but I have fun learning about my mistakes. So I guess the point of this message is to say thank you for posting tour mistakes. I am getting something out of it and I hope others are as well. And you keep posting on your realizations afterwards. I still like your photos
Jul 30, 2012 17:34:46 #
I wouldn't worry too much. When you photograph shiny objects, it's like photographing someone or something with a mirror behind them. Invariably, you'll be in a shot. It is cool when you can photograph from an angle where this doesn't happen, but sometimes the angle you really want is going to get that reflection.
I'd rather get the angle that I want with the slight flaw, than to have to photograph from a less desirable angle just to avoid it.
I'd rather get the angle that I want with the slight flaw, than to have to photograph from a less desirable angle just to avoid it.
Aug 1, 2012 21:05:54 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
TNmike wrote:
quote=rayford2 quote=TNmike I was wishing I had ... (show quote)
Thank you for the reply,TNmike.
The reason I asked the question is because I'm trying to visualize an ideal position for a car so that a polarizer could be used to reduce reflections. But thinking about this it would depend on which part(s) of the car that a person wanted to photograph.
It would be nice if the cars were on slow moving turntables, but that's just one of my pipe dreams.
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