Black and White

[TheRaven]

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!


My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr


My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr

[DubFan]

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?

[TheRaven]

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

[DubFan]

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.

[Diamond Hell]

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

[TheRaven]

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!

[TheRaven]

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


My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr


My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr

Or how about B&W?


My VW Golf Mk2 1.6 Driver by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr

[Diamond Hell]

B&W completely solves the issue.

[TheRaven]

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

[shepgti]

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