Cars and Transport Competition 5 2015 : Results

Judges Comment
Congratulations on an excellent piece of work Great image, very clean and the lighting, editing work and tonal mix really work to put this forward as a deserving winner
Photographers Comment
Thank you Tim for your time and effort to write few kind words of appreciation. I honestly have sent the image mostly to just get a feedback from someone, who is dealing with car photography professionally on a daily basis to see if i am going in the right direction. But i have never imagined to be selected as a winner. Big Thanks Tim once again:) Car was shot inside car dealer, it was fully lit from scratch and than the background was replaced as well. What you see is basically a merge of approx 180 photos. Even though car was shot with an entry level DSLR (Nikon D5100), a kit lens and a bare speedlight with DIY "zoom reflector" I am happy for the past few years i have invested my time and resources more into knowledge and practice. It starts to pay back with bigger ROI than gear:) PS. Congrats for other people as well! Lukasz Kwiatkowski [email protected]
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Judges Comment
Great shot, I love this in its simplicity but also the lighting on this and lighting control are excellent over what is quite a difficult shaped vehicle to shoot in this way. Great work and really nice post edit work too, well done

Judges Comment
Great 'editorial' style capture that caught my attention, well done ! I think that the guy on the left and his body movement pose really helps this and it would have been good to see this as a sightly wider shot in future, but a great piece of work and well put together

Judges Comment
Its great to include some lit detail work and this is very well executed The lighting is both soft and punchy and the tonality here is perfect My only thought would be that a slightly less wide lens could be a better option to avoid distortion but I realise more than most the difficulties in shooting interior car work with then tight spaces so very well done !

Judges Comment
This really caught me eye, possibly mostly from the point of view that it was clearly a very difficult image to capture and that has been executed really well. The overall cool tones also I think really help with the feel of this. I would have loved to have seen slightly wider view with more open sky both sides but its a great image and very worthy of the merit. Well done

Judges Comment
A great subject and what looks like it could well have been a difficult capture from a lighting point of view. Very well executed and I love the dust to the rear back lit and the whole dynamic feel to this, really nice work

Judges Comment
Very good capture and I love the fact that you have thought about the composition on this rather than just dive straight into filling the frame with the car. The balance is really good and the colours and tonality work really well. Good lighting and post edit work too, well done

Judges Comment
Its a very simple shot but I can imagine not an easy one to execute... I love the balance, space and the tilt to the image to give it purpose and dimension, overall a very good piece of work

Judges Comment
Great piece of well executed light painting here that has the added drama of the long exposure light trails. These elements all come together to create a really different image that works well. It could have been nice to see this with just the car and the light trails without the building but thats just personal choice on my part mostly. A very clean and well executed image, well done

Judges Comment
Its striking, its well lit, and its very well put together in post edit, well done I like the low angle on this to the rear of car and the attention to detail not only on the car but also on the foreground and background are very commendable and it is very worthy of high merit, well done
Photographers Comment
Thank you also Tim for selecting 2 of my images to the top 10 for this competition:) Technique and processing is generally pretty the same as in the Winning Shot. Merry Christmas and and a Happy New Year! Lukasz Kwiatkowski [email protected]
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