Water...But Different

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
Shutter Speed 1/3200
Aperture f/2.8
ISO 100
Aperture Priority
Natural Light

I knew when I saw Jay'me's post that I wanted to do something with water. I've had a lot of fun shooting water and I figured it would be easy to lean on what I've learned so far. For this shot I decided on my way out of work to shoot a friend of mine's car (Isn't it great that I can talk about shooting stuff and be completely serious?). It had all these water droplets and it's a sexy sports car so no problem, piece of cake. Well, it's not easy getting a shot with interest of a parked car, I don't care how sexy it is.

I ended up looking for close up details that might photograph well and this is what I came up with. I though it gave a sense of power and sleekness, and that's something that's difficult to capture without motion. The water adds depth and the headlight added a lot of interest and focus. I tried several without the headlight on but the shots were just flat.

In post process I added a ton of contrast, blew out the highlights and accentuated the shadows. I like the edgy feel it gives. Normally, I'm not a big "radical edit" fan but every once in a while I do a bit more. With this shot I really think it adds without completely destroying the original image.

That's it from me tonight. I just spent several hours getting punished at a bowling alley and this kid's ready for bed. Stick a fork in me. Till next time,

Scott

Overgrown

I had a hard time trying to figure out what to follow Brandi's post with. We have several old vehicles laying about here on the farm, but nothing was really striking my interest. Then I spotted this old truck with all this ivy growing out of it, through it and over it and decided to go with it. The connection to Brandi's post is the old vehicle and grille. I'm hoping you all enjoyed guessing what connection Brandi's picture was to Scott's and Jay'me's, because I sure did. And I'm pretty sure I know what the connection is..... If you haven't guessed yet, make sure you swing on over to Brandi's post and make a guess. You could be our guest photographer and how cool would that be???

Later All!
Sere


Nikon D90
Aperture Priority Mode
Aperture F/3.8
Shutter Speed 1/60 sec.
ISO 200
Lens 18-70mm at 29mm
Natural Lighting