This is a sneak prewiew of a custom street rod being built at Troy's Auto Body of Tracy, CA. It displays all of the latest street rod trends, and is an absolutly awesomw car. If you are a Street Rod fan you will be seing a lot more of this car. I sat the camera on the floor for this shot in an effort to exemplifu the detail from a low perspective.
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Thanks for the very complimentary critique. I appreciate your suggestions and agree whole heartedly.
This was a difficult shot due to the intense light. The side of the car in the light was impossible to shoot, because the showroom was all windows on that side, along with other cars very close. As you probably noticed the car wasn't finished and the owner didn't want any pictures taken that would emphasize that. I went with the low shot to work within the peramiters that were pretty much set.
Thanks again to you and the CC for your extra work, helping to improve the site.
Dick
A couple of minor points first: the yellow - quite well rendered here, but the larger expanses of it seem pretty grainy to me, and that IS an issue in such a high-tech shot, and something that Neatimage and similar programs will sort very easily. And compositionally - the amount of garage wall and roof in shot - I can see the benefit of the low angle, but perhaps a little off the floor would help keep more car in the frame and less space, and would emphasise what i think is the really intersting element here, which is the reflections.
So difficult to control, especially with such a large subject, and you've done pretty well: love the neon, love the other cars, and the detailing of the wheels is fantastic.
Great work though, and a different take on the challenge. Lacks some element of inspiration - but then if you were inspired every shot you'd probably win every challenge.
The thing that sticks out to me most in this shot is not necessarily the car, shiny wheels, profile tires or how low it sits to the ground. It's the fact that the car itself is yellow. How many yellow cars did you see on the road just 10 years ago. Somehow, yellow has turned into a show car favorite trend for muscle heads.
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