Ian Chantler
July 2017 - Vintage Buick
About the Image(s)
I had a great day Sunday 3rd July at the Hooton Park open day about 10 miles from my home the site is the former R.A.F. Hooton Park airfield most of the airfield was used by Vauxhall/General Motors to build their vast car assembly plant at Ellesmere Port there is a small area left containing a few hangers and is used to preserve a few aircraft and vintage vehicles many of the local vintage transport clubs were invited to come along and bring their vehicles on the day one such was this immaculate Buick and I could not resist the opportunity to photograph it in front of the old engineers workshop which would be contemporary with the age of the car.This is an initial edit and I realise it needs working on especially the reflection of the person on the side of the car but hopefully I am going in the right direction as always the groups thoughst would be appreciated.This was my second outing with my new to me Canon 5D mk III
How I did it
Canon EOS 5D Mk III lens Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM focal length 40mm ISO 100,f13 @1/50s camera attached to Manfrotto monopod,RAW file adjusted in photoshop then opened in NIK silver effex 2 fine art selected and various adjustments made very very light sepia tone added back in photoshop cropped and sharpened using a high pass filter on a seperate layer.
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9 comments posted
You have already mentioned the need to remove the person in the reflect - straightforward. The other areas which require attention are, IMO, a reduction in the brightness of the windscreen which is lighter than the wall behind it, removal of the highlights above the front of the bonnet and, less important, removal of the piece of wood/stone protruding into the base of the image.
O'all a great shot which just requires finessing and it appeals to me - I avidly watch Chasing Classic Cars on Quest TV - many of which have far more character than today's models.
Posted: 07/05/2017 10:37:38
As far as the person reflected is concerned I am in two minds. As Paul has said it does add a little something to the image. Posted: 07/06/2017 01:36:57
I really like your picture. Much has already been said before me. I will only express my opinion. As for me, the person in the reflection should not be removed. It seems to me that the presence of a person makes this photo more alive. Brings history and life into the picture. Image in the image. If we take away the reflection of a person, the picture will be only about the car. It seems to me that the picture will lose this zest. But it's for my taste. Thank you! Posted: 07/12/2017 07:23:50
Thanks for your thoughts as always very much appreciated I thought the reflection was a distraction but as you and the group say the more i look at it the more I like it so thank you to you and the others as always this is why the group is so important, Posted: 07/13/2017 15:08:40