Quote Originally Posted by chad@competitionclutch
i know you asked for my critique on these but its hard for me. i just dont like the look of HDR shots LOL

to be honest the location blows and ruins the shots. you got garden hoses, trash cans and other cars/trucks in your background. try taking the car to an area with no trees over head and use a circular polarizing filter to try and get rid of the reflections that come with shooting a black car. also look up the rule of thirds, figure what part of the car you want to use for that rule and go with it.
Ok, I know you don't like the HDR look too much, I was going for a less extremely obvious processing effect. I can't disagree on the location, or at the very least I could have moved some stuff to keep it out of the way of the shot. It is that kind of advice that helps me improve my shots more than just hearing "cool pics bro" I would rather someone honestly tell me exactly WHY the shots could improve in their opinion, that way I can remember to actually try that next time. It doesn;t cost me anything to try again except time. Could you explain the rule of thirds a little more to me? I don;t really understand.


DO- The HDR process does warm the color temp of the pic up some, however in the program I use (Photomatix Pro) there is a setting to adjust the color temp. I purposely made these pictures extra warm, because I personally thought it gave them a little more.... "life" if you will. I will try to back that down a little next time and have the colors reflected a little more accurately and see how that turns out.

Reps for honest responses