Single Exposure VW Golf Light Painted

[TheRaven]

Looking for feedback on things to do better? I'm quite pleased with this one! First time trying it with just a single exposure!


Grace by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr

[shepgti]

Nice shot, my criticism would be it needs straightening slightly and Im not a fan of the 2 different tones from the warm orange sky and the cold blue from Im guessing an led torch.

[TheRaven]

Yeah that is an issue with the single exposure. Will have to go somewhere further away from bloody sodium lights!

[DubFan]

The colour of the sky wouldn't be so much of a problem if it matched the colour of the torch.
Also if you had a shorted exposure and did multiple shots, you would see less of the light pollution in the sky.
I'm sure you could get it matched in photoshop though, a couple of layers with masking and custom colour temps.

Other than that you've done well to light the car to see the detail without losing the essence of a night shot.

[Ridg]

Yeah that is an issue with the single exposure. Will have to go somewhere further away from bloody sodium lights!

no you don't 

http://www.fotosense.co.uk/rosco-strobist-gel-set-55-filters.html#fo_c=77&fo_k=9dcb03258e93421af73e3d81d84f56c9&fo_s=gshuk

http://strobist.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/lighting-101-using-gels-to-correct.html

The lighting is good but the colour cast has ruined the photo as a whole, you've had to compromise between the two meaning the car has too blue a tint and the sky looks like mud.

For the sake of a couple of £ get some gels otherwise convert the photo to black and white.

[TheRaven]

Cheers, for that, will do a little eBay!

And to solve the issue of the WB...


Grace BW by ravenphotography2012, on Flickr

[DubFan]

That works much better.
Noice. 

[Ridg]

And to solve the issue of the WB...

Miles better

[Diamond Hell]

B&W definitely the way to go on this one, unless you can even the colours out.

[DubFan]

The only issue with that B&W conversion is that it's more difficult to tell that it's a nighttime shot. The hedges for example look a little too bright. But that's being critical.