Pete Scifres, PPSA, GPSA
May 2023 - One Red Car
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About the Image(s)
For May my photo club's Assigned Topic is "motion", and I had been thinking of a drone image like this anyway so I finally got around to making it.
After identifying a suitably twisty road in the nearby mountains, I drove out there, launched the drone, maneuvered it into what seemed to be a compositionally pleasing position, and then just waited for a colorful car to drive along this section of the road. On my second battery I saw this red car come into the picture, shot nine images, and hoped the drone would move only a little (normally these type images are shot on a tripod).
I processed the first image in LR and then copied the settings onto the other eight images. And then imported all nine images in to PS as layers. And then starting with the base image (see pix) used successive layer masks and the brush tool to expose only the car in the eight other positions. I hope this makes sense!
Hopefully it's pretty obvious it's all the same car
The base image had four other (unwanted) cars in it which I removed with CAF.
6 comments posted
Your photo is amazing. I love the color this is such a great idea. I think everything about this shot is fantastic.The light is one of the best parts.
Keep up your fine work,
Alex Posted: 05/06/2023 20:00:37
By intent I did this on a pretty low wind day. In post I saw between two or three frames small movement in the drone....It shows up because the yellow lines don't exactly match up. I fixed these instances via some clone stamping Posted: 05/10/2023 11:40:30
You were indeed patient waiting for the right scene. I am at a loss to suggest any improvements. It might be fun to try a lower height shot or even a video. Posted: 05/10/2023 13:12:59