Show Us Your Motors!

Kei · 24 Nov 2011 at 19:47

Gave the car its winter coat yesterday.

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 20:21

Why do you never take normal photos of that car? Does it not look as nice when you do normal pics or something?

Stormster · 24 Nov 2011 at 20:34

I thought that haha.

Andybtsn · 24 Nov 2011 at 20:38

[TW]Fox;20642268 said:
Why do you never take normal photos of that car? Does it not look as nice when you do normal pics or something?

Nothing wrong with setting up a tripod to take a picture of a Saab sat on the street

ash_scotland88 · 24 Nov 2011 at 20:57

Haven't we also had a discussion about the saab's parking and an opticial illusion caused by a shadow and drop kerb?

mrk · 24 Nov 2011 at 20:57

What optical illusion? There's a dropped curb there

adscan · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:01

excuse the crap pic..R5GTT

Robbo · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:05

Why did you lay on the floor with your iPhone to take a photo of your car? :confused:

Begbie · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:29

Why all the abuse on how people take pictures of their car?!?!

I'm sure Motoris full of old grumpy gits

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:39

Not all the abuse, just the same guy who takes the same uber HDR picture of his car every month, and somebody else who fell over and took a photo before standing back up again

ash_scotland88 · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:44

mrk said:
What optical illusion? There's a dropped curb there

I'm sure we've (the forum) discusses a photo like the ones above previously.

Ach well!

Kei · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:21

Ok, since there is a dislike of HDR processing i've redone them as simple conversions from raw without any other processing. I will admit that the last one did look a tad dark and i can get a bit carried away when processing. The backdrop would be more impressive if i ever remembered to take the camera with me when i go out. And yes its the same car & drop kerb that was discussed as an illusion last time.

I was also testing out a new fisheye and how it responded to distortion correction too. Hence the ugly distortions in this shot.

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:26

Cant you just stand on the pavement with a normal camera and just click 'shoot'?

And whats with the random shutline on the boot?

Clown · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:26

You're like the opposite of TBL. Perhaps you're too close to the subject?

Phate · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:26

[TW]Fox;20643732 said:
Cant you just stand on the pavement with a normal camera and just click 'shoot'?

Wheres the fun in that?

Phate · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:27

Clown said:
You're like the opposite of TBL. Perhaps you're too close to the subject?

When using a fisheye you kinda HAVE to shoot like that to get the benefits of it.

Clown · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:31

Then maybe there's no point in using the fisheye because the effect makes the car pointless in that picture.

Phate · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:41

Clown said:
Then maybe there's no point in using the fisheye because the effect makes the car pointless in that picture.

Learn to read!

I was also testing out a new fisheye and how it responded to distortion correction too. Hence the ugly distortions in this shot.

Kei · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:47

Clown said:
Then maybe there's no point in using the fisheye because the effect makes the car pointless in that picture.

Hence why i didn't bother posting it originally as it makes it look ugly. Was just a trial and i used the car as the subject.

[TW]Fox;20643732 said:
Cant you just stand on the pavement with a normal camera and just click 'shoot'?

And whats with the random shutline on the boot?

The random shutline i assume you are referring to is the bit above the light. My hatch might be shutting lower, which i could adjust but its not really worth the faff of taking the latch apart. Having looked at a few pictures of other cars, the shutline varies, some sit level, most sit low like mine. Now you've pointed it out, its probably going to bother me.

Kerming · 25 Nov 2011 at 00:23

Its not my car, just somthing I found.