The September 2023 Photo Competition - Comments

Post by **Wondermike** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:19 pm

This thread has been created for discussion about the photo competition entries.
Please keep the image thread comment-free.

Contest entries go here:

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:50 pm

Barty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:44 pm IMG_3067.jpeg

Rainy fill-ups

Even dirty it looks good

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:34 pm

Wondermike, the link in the opening post refers back to this thread, leading to comments getting posted here

Post by **Wondermike** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:58 pm

Barty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:34 pm Wondermike, the link in the opening post refers back to this thread, leading to comments getting posted here

Fixed thanks

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:17 pm

Wondermike wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:58 pm
Barty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:34 pm Wondermike, the link in the opening post refers back to this thread, leading to comments getting posted here
Fixed thanks

Nice one

MikeyH wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:50 pm
Barty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:44 pm IMG_3067.jpeg

Rainy fill-ups
Even dirty it looks good

Love the look of a dirty car as much as I do a clean one. Shows it’s being used properly

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MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:32 pm

Wondermike wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:58 pm
Barty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:34 pm Wondermike, the link in the opening post refers back to this thread, leading to comments getting posted here
Fixed thanks

Sorry I wasn't paying attention, it popped up and I thought it was the Zeds in a petrol station thread.

It was only after I had posted it I realised and thought if I kept quiet I would get away with it.

Should have known better.

Post by **Wondermike** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:14 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:32 pm Sorry I wasn't paying attention, it popped up and I thought it was the Zeds in a petrol station thread. It was only after I had posted it I realised and thought if I kept quiet I would get away with it. Should have known better.

SparkyE86 · Post by **SparkyE86** » Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:03 am

@Barty Using photoshop to detail a car....thats a new one on me

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:17 pm

SparkyE86 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:03 am @Barty Using photoshop to detail a car....thats a new one on me

Wish I did; would have been less work

Divana · Post by **Divana** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:15 pm

crz4 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:28 am Something different:

Love the model. Now I have to find one.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:58 pm

Welcome to the forum Divana with your Sepang MR - it's a really rare colour but looks great.

darich · Post by **darich** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:26 am

SparkyE86 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:03 am @Barty Using photoshop to detail a car....thats a new one on me

Using the "clarity" slider can make a car look much more shiny than it is....as a result, it's an adjustment you need to be careful with because it can also make a car look fake.

SparkyE86 · Post by **SparkyE86** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:46 am

@darich I was just joking that he used photoshop to clean the car. A better tool when photographing cars or anything shiny/reflective is a polarizing filter that fits over the lens. You can even get them for phone cameras these days.

Barty · Post by **Barty** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:58 am

darich wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:26 am
SparkyE86 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:03 am @Barty Using photoshop to detail a car....thats a new one on me
Using the "clarity" slider can make a car look much more shiny than it is....as a result, it's an adjustment you need to be careful with because it can also make a car look fake.

Every day’s a school day; learning to work with photoshop is definitely something I’d like to take on in the future. Not so much to go for the perfect picture, but to maybe slightly boost that which is already there

SparkyE86 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:46 am @darich I was just joking that he used photoshop to clean the car. A better tool when photographing cars or anything shiny/reflective is a polarizing filter that fits over the lens. You can even get them for phone cameras these days.

Agreed! It can really help a colour pop more, and add depth that you sometimes get with the naked eye, but not so much on camera. Didn’t know they have them for phones, interesting as I take 99% of my pictures with my phone these days

SparkyE86 · Post by **SparkyE86** » Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:35 am

Yeah, its a clip on mount and the filters are pretty much the same as what you would mount on a DSLR. I did photography for a few years but I used GIMP. It was free and very comprehensive, not as slick as photoshop but you could do almost everything you could with the full PS paid package.

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