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General => General discussion => Topic started by: TheRaven on 06 January 2013, 19:54

Title: Black and White
Post by: TheRaven on 06 January 2013, 19:54

Got bored this weekend, the paintwork is totally shot and having her resprayed this year so decided to have a bit of fun for a while. Took some shots tonight!

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8355027046_87694a9a1d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8355027046/)
My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8355027046/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8353964273_3cd521f595_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8353964273/)
My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8353964273/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: DubFan on 07 January 2013, 10:23

Is this mix of blue light and orange light intentional?
It looks like the shot is white-balanced for orange light, but the car is lit up with another light?

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: TheRaven on 07 January 2013, 10:41

Yes, the shot was set up for the lighting of the yard, then painted the car with an led.

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: DubFan on 07 January 2013, 10:59

Thought so.

Personally I don't like the mix of colour. Perhaps a warm gel over the LED would solve that.

In the first shot, the horse box in the back of the shot is distracting and if you moved it you might get a more interesting background eg the city lights, without the distraction of another vehicle.
In fact that might be another shot to try.
Move the horse box, put the Golf further back in the yard (ie so there's no stables in shot) and then shoot with the city lights as the background.

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: Diamond Hell on 07 January 2013, 11:30

The mix of colour temperatures is a world of bad IMO.

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: TheRaven on 07 January 2013, 11:32

I quite like it, went for a sort of surreal look! Will definitely try it again though! Unfortunately the horse box isn't mine so can't move it, and there are trees behind it anyway so still wouldn't see the lights!

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: TheRaven on 07 January 2013, 12:17

Fiddled with the warmth, best I can do without Photoshop, not at home at the moment. Thoughts?

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8355027046_eb3008b69e_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8355027046/)
My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8355027046/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8353964273_4380ac24b5_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8353964273/)
My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8353964273/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

Or how about B&W?

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8088/8357836210_69297809f3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8357836210/)
My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8357836210/) by ravenphotography2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: Diamond Hell on 07 January 2013, 15:18

B&W completely solves the issue.

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: TheRaven on 07 January 2013, 15:57

Agreed, should have just gone with that in the first place!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Black and White
Post by: shepgti on 07 January 2013, 20:09

like the composition but feel a wider aperture to blur the background a little more would work better