Car Photo Competition 3 2012 : Results

Judges Comment
Excellent and skilful use of light and texture / tone here, I really love this capture and also the balance of the mood and space. Very deserving winner, well done Tim
Photographers Comment
I took this photo at the RWB headquarter in San Francisco. The wall is completeley rebuilt in photoshop, the landscape outside is also composed. I lit the car and location with several Elinchrom Ranger Quadras. Check out my website to see more photos of this set: www.rupics.de Behind the scenes photos on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rupics.photography
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Judges Comment
Great feel to this and i love the colour and use of saturation in a deasat base to really make the car leap out. Good PS use and not too much Well deserved second place Tim
Photographers Comment
Photographer : Artur Nyk, postproduction : Gosia Kłosowska, Camera : Canon 1Ds Mk3. The car ( Alfa 8C ) was shot in studio, and added afterwards in the background.
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Judges Comment
Love love love this car! Great use of light control to shoot a difficult model to both light and show in such a setting, a huge well done for your excellent efforts Well deserved 3rd place Tim
Photographers Comment
Ted Litke San Diego, Ca Nikon D5000 minimal post processing, curves for contrast, minor burning, possible minor saturation increase. This hotrod belongs to my friend who built it from the ground up in his fabrication shop in San Diego, ASC Speed Metal.
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Judges Comment
Great feel to this image and I love the use of the sun flare to add some romance and mood to this image, I am hoping that the sun is natural... Nice position on the car but I feel it may have been nice to shoot low down from the ground using the barrier to peak that sun over perhaps? Great image, well done Tim

Judges Comment
Technically a very strong image and very clean post production work on this. A really professional job that any car photographer would be proud of, well done Tim

Judges Comment
I was drawn to this through the use of the light, its a skilful shot and it may have been improved to place the car a little better but on the whole its a good solid lighting shot and the smoke and flare really add some extra dimension, well done Tim

Judges Comment
Great shot using light painting I believe and long exposure, a good solid shot and a reasonable position on the car, great light drifts on the bodywork. A very big well done Tim
Photographers Comment
Ted Litke San Diego, Ca Nikon D5000 minimal post processing in photoshop cs6, curves for contrast, very minor burning. This Scion Tc belonged to my friend and we shot this behind a mall pretty late at night w minimal traffic in the area. I was using a 160 LED dimmable video camera light for the lighting.
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Judges Comment
Simple and effective, sometimes the simple approach works and with this its a really good effort, I would have liked to see the car get a little more space left and right though, great image though and one to be proud off. Tim
Photographers Comment
Many thanks for the M of E for this shot. My name is Andy Flood and I'm a photographer from the UK. It was taken in my local village square on a gloomy wet day with a Nikon D300. To give the shot extra mood, I converted to mono, added a split tone and a heavy vignette giving the appearance of a night shot.
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Judges Comment
Detail shots are never easy and lighting them is tough work but this is a great attempt and uses the single strip softbox to good effect, well done Tim
Photographers Comment
Thanks for the honor and kind words! I shot this photo of a 2013 Ford Mustang GT using a Nikon D300s and a 500 WS Elinchrom BXRi with a Westcott 14 x 35 strip bank.
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