Sport car photography. C&C please!

[nikonman23]

I'm new to this forum. I just wanted everyone to know that I mainly do car photography. Please let me know what I could do better on my photos and what you also like about them. Thank you! Cameron Harnden photography and CH photography are both me.

[bluemeanietsi]

Although I enjoy some selective coloring with cars myself I'm not so sure it works with the backgrounds chosen for that mustang.

#4 is my favorite do you have it in full color?

#1 I would play around with the crop a little differently
#2 the background is too busy and there are people in it.
#3 needs to be an action shot of some sort whether mid burnout or panning shot.

[nikonman23]

Originally Posted by bluemeanietsi

Although I enjoy some selective coloring with cars myself I'm not so sure it works with the backgrounds chosen for that mustang.

#4 is my favorite do you have it in full color?

#1 I would play around with the crop a little differently
#2 the background is too busy and there are people in it.
#3 needs to be an action shot of some sort whether mid burnout or panning shot.

Here is #4 in color. I didn't do a complete edit on it. I see the lines and such. This is just to show in color.
#2 I cant do much about since it was at a car show

[bluemeanietsi]

The people are easily removed

[nikonman23]

Originally Posted by bluemeanietsi

The people are easily removed

I'll work on it when I get off work later today or this weekend.

[Mark Lattimer-Hedley]

#1#4 very nice i think the selective colour on #4 works well i like it anyway.

[Douglas]

I like the selective coloring. Mainly because it is a dull blue and the reflections of the clouds just works with this for me. The stone barriers do take away from it, but not too much.

[nikonman23]

Originally Posted by Douglas

I like the selective coloring. Mainly because it is a dull blue and the reflections of the clouds just works with this for me. The stone barriers do take away from it, but not too much.

How does the stone barriers take away from the photo? I'm just wondering.

[E]

Looking a the selective color version of #4 I see some straight lines in the clouds - above the hood scoop towards the top. Then in the open sky area on the left it's the same exact cloud pattern next to each other. Also another spot on the right just above the hood. My suggestion is to work on the cloning clean up aspect of the shots.

[E]

Originally Posted by nikonman23

How does the stone barriers take away from the photo? I'm just wondering.

Your eyes are naturally drawn towards the lighter areas of an image. In the color version the barriers are lighter than the car so they pull your attention away from the car.

In a selective color image your eyes will be drawn towards the colored portion. So in that version of the image your not competing with the light colored barriers.