Cars and Transport Competition 2 2015
Results
Winning Photo

Great shot of a true classic, the lighting is quite nice on this and perhaps it would not have had the same impact without the engine being in play so that was a good choice I feel, good framing and overall a nice piece of work

This shot was taken as part of a commercial car shoot for an american car restoration company based in the UK. The 1970's Dodge Challenger is an iconic car known for it's muscle and aggressive looks. When looking around the car, the rear end expressed this attitude perfectly so rather than take it on the road, I turned off all the lights in the garage and setup my studio lights. To get the brake lights and exhaust fumes illuminated in shot, I sat in the car with my foot on the brake pedal whilst dabbing the throttle and taking shots with my remote shutter release that fired my tripod mounted camera. Taken with Nikon D810 with Nikon NIKKOR 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens at 100mm, 1/60 sec, f2.8, ISO64 with 2x Lastolite Lumen8 400W studio strobes from each side and 1x Nikon SB-700 Speedlight underneath.