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PAFirefighter11 · 04-09-2008, 09:04 AM

But some people seem to have no idea when taking photos... Nothing personal to the owner but here's a post from one of my F-body boards:

"This one is 100% raw and unphotoshopped (besides the border)"

After that was posted some guys replied back saying how amazing of a photo that is, "DAMN!!!!!", etc. I don't understand? What am I not seeing? There's nothing special about the photo. It's not level, the lighting blows, especially on the front of the car. The hue is too blue. The house in the background is distracting. The street lamp top is poking out of the car. I mean, this is all my opinion but still... I dunno, I just wanted to see what other people (who know photography) think.

/end rant

05Accent · 04-09-2008, 09:06 AM

im sure its all the matter opinion. i think the pic looks ok. i like the colors..

PAFirefighter11 · 04-09-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 05Accent

im sure its all the matter opinion. i think the pic looks ok. i like the colors..

It definitely is personal opinion. I mean if you scroll through the Photo of the Month submissions, there's some great photos, some alright photos, and some.. well.. crap:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=891798

CHAOS · 04-09-2008, 09:12 AM

sounds like you may be getting a bit ahead of yourself... the general user does not always see the same things you see, just like when i look at paint on a car and see nothing but swirls and people drool over it...

05Accent · 04-09-2008, 09:13 AM

yea i do have to agree there are some that are iffy. and a few that i think that are great.

**Ender81** · 04-09-2008, 09:18 AM

Considering how many of the "Amazing" pictures you see on here that are just **** pictures photoshopped I am more impressed with that pic, despite it's flaws, then I would with some you may be impressed with.

PAFirefighter11 · 04-09-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CHAOS

sounds like you may be getting a bit ahead of yourself... the general user does not always see the same things you see, just like when i look at paint on a car and see nothing but swirls and people drool over it...

That makes complete sense with the relation to the paint. Don't even look at my paint lol. I detailed at a few dealerships for 6+ years. All I notice on cars now are swirls, acid rain/water marks, small scratches and dings, etc. It's annoying!

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Originally Posted by 05Accent

yea i do have to agree there are some that are iffy. and a few that i think that are great.

At least I'm not the only one. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going insane. Well... at least not in that regard

If one of the not so great ones makes it as a finalist, I'm going to be upset... but it's majority rules I guess.

Roadkilled75 · 04-09-2008, 07:32 PM

The subject can overcome the composition, especially in public opinion. It's an LS1 forum, and that picture makes the Camaro look all badass and whatnot. If it were an art forum, of course it'd be another story.

Erik · 04-09-2008, 07:42 PM

i agree with you. i think the picture looks like crap. But yea, its allllll opinion. I still cant decide if i like HDR pics and whatnot but all i see is people drooling like mad over them. They are certainly different....but i cant decide.

CleanNeon98 · 04-09-2008, 07:46 PM

would have been a nice pic without the car lol

R22B · 04-09-2008, 07:50 PM

A lot of us have no idea what we are doing and just point a click.

I happen to be one of those people.

cburwell · 04-09-2008, 08:12 PM

That's not a bad picture if it really was not photoshoped. The composition might need some work, be at least it looks like he put more work into taking the photo itself rather then post processing it so much that the photo looks fake (Which seems to be the norm now).

Omar_MSP · 04-09-2008, 10:00 PM

i think the angle is good but the color on the car is just terrible. the sky looks good though. i think he/she should have taken more shots and then edited them by layer and make the true car color pop and keep the nice sky look. i could easily photoshop that street lamp to make it blend with the sky... he/she's a mess from what i see.

97TurboDSM · 04-10-2008, 12:28 AM

i agree, that picture is balls.

sisforsurfing · 04-10-2008, 12:48 AM

omg sick pic! is that HDR, how did you do it?

PhillyLS1 · 04-10-2008, 03:21 AM

IT's an F-Body board dude, what do you expect?

Chair-Force · 04-10-2008, 07:47 AM

How dare the owner take such a terrible picture of his own car!!!!!!!

Dude, how the F cares? "The house is distracting!" lol, from what? a 10+ year old rubbermade camaro?

ozthunder · 04-10-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Chair-Force

How dare the owner take such a terrible picture of his own car!!!!!!!

Dude, how the F cares? "The house is distracting!" lol, from what? a 10+ year old rubbermade camaro?

lol the quality of that pic is relative to streaming video on 1995 era Real Player.

BTW, I damn near **** my pants after reading that lol

Kuz · 04-10-2008, 10:03 AM

There are people on EVERY forum that thinks that some crap photography is good.

vdcoff · 04-10-2008, 10:35 AM

dude, why do you care so much? It's a decent photo. Let it go man.

04-09-2008, 07:32 PM	#8
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04-09-2008, 07:42 PM	#9
Erik Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glenside, PA Member #1962 My Ride: 2001 Audi A6 2.7 Twin Turbo iTrader: (4)	i agree with you. i think the picture looks like crap. But yea, its allllll opinion. I still cant decide if i like HDR pics and whatnot but all i see is people drooling like mad over them. They are certainly different....but i cant decide. __________________ --Eric '96 Mazda Miata \| FM V-Maxx Coilovers \| Jackson Racing Exhaust/Intake GONE To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 01' Audi A6 2.7 Twin Turbo \| Daily \| NoMods

04-09-2008, 07:46 PM	#10
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04-09-2008, 08:12 PM	#12
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04-09-2008, 10:00 PM	#13
Omar_MSP Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ionno Member #2201 My Ride: MSP iTrader: (0)	i think the angle is good but the color on the car is just terrible. the sky looks good though. i think he/she should have taken more shots and then edited them by layer and make the true car color pop and keep the nice sky look. i could easily photoshop that street lamp to make it blend with the sky... he/she's a mess from what i see. __________________ Canon Rebel XTI I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. Last edited by Omar_MSP; 04-09-2008 at 10:03 PM.

04-09-2008, 09:12 AM	#4
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	sounds like you may be getting a bit ahead of yourself... the general user does not always see the same things you see, just like when i look at paint on a car and see nothing but swirls and people drool over it...

04-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#11
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04-10-2008, 12:28 AM	#14
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04-10-2008, 12:48 AM	#15
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04-10-2008, 03:21 AM	#16
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04-10-2008, 07:47 AM	#17
Chair-Force Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #278 My Ride: yo st8 driftin, b. iTrader: (0)	How dare the owner take such a terrible picture of his own car!!!!!!! Dude, how the F cares? "The house is distracting!" lol, from what? a 10+ year old rubbermade camaro?

04-10-2008, 10:03 AM	#19
Kuz Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1822 My Ride: 08 G37S 6MT iTrader: (0)	There are people on EVERY forum that thinks that some crap photography is good.

04-10-2008, 10:35 AM	#20
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