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Dang, I should have thought of the night lights shot, I've been meaning to take some, I just didn't think of it for "interior". I voted for it, rather than my own for once, though someone else has decided they liked mine.
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#1 Great shot, like the B&W exterior effect - Mark
__________________ 2009 MCSa CR/CR Premium, Sport, Rear Fog, Anthracite Headliner, Red Rooster Leather/Cloth w/ Brushed Alloy & Chrome Line Interior. Black Bonnet Stripes. Ord 01.02.09, Born on 01.13.09, Set Sail on the Talia 01.14.09, Off Loaded At VDC 01.29.09 Official Motoring Day 02.07.09 "CROC #463" Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
#1 is a great pic, but don't think thats a little fast to be driving on such a small road with out someone in the drivers seat...
That's exactly what I was thinking of posting for this months. That maxed out tach/speedometer is done when you do a test sequence on the lighting. Looks great with the snow reflections.
The Mini from down under photo indeed is very nice. Not sure why it needed to be mirrored though?
The test sequence looks a bit different as all the idiot lights get illuminated...
Scott Les' photo once again has fantastic light balancing that impresses me to no end. Well done!
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That said, the best part IMO, is that there are no heavy handed traces of HDR or multiple exposures.
Exactly! It looks like it was done when the shutter was pressed as opposed to in post. Perhaps a bit of a G-ND filer applied in post, maybe (A pillars are my clue), but natural looking if so.
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For every ounce of gas saved by a Toyota Pious, a gallon is wasted by the 20 cars behind it desperately attempting to pass because the typical Pious is driven by what appears to be a stoned, nearsighted geriatric who's also lost and confused and allergic to g-forces higher than .01 just to gain an extra 2 MPG. (paraphrased)
That said, the best part IMO, is that there are no heavy handed traces of HDR or multiple exposures.
Does multiple exposures fall under your "Can't tell, won't ask" policy. I considered using multiple exposures (for my December pic), but didn't think it was within the rules. (So I did it in camera with multiple flashes instead.)
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Hehe, believe it or not that shot was 100% from the camera. I can give you the raw image if you don't believe it. I try to get it the way I want it out of the box. I think it is much more challenging to get it right the first shot rather than in post processing.
Whew! I can say something now! I gather comments are meant to be anonymous while voting is going on, and an Aussie comment would obviously match the right-hand-drive MINI.
I flipped the image to be less identifiable, and that worked really well - not! It follows that the instruments are just at zero. But I did switch on the cruise and rear fog light to add some lights.
No snow - it's mid-summer here.
The lighting is just the standard R56 mood lighting, turned up full. I have Hella 1000 spread-beam lights which lit the exterior right around to the side of the car, which I think helped. I also had the advantage of cream color-line and light grey doors which light up better than black.
It's a single image. I made one copy for the exterior, mainly just to dim it (a lot, surprisingly) to match the interior. I had a casual thought to make it B&W and instantly liked it better that way. And I made another copy just for the 2 round instrument dials - again, to dim them to match the rest of the interior.
I liked Photo #7, and particularly the way the wide-angle lens curved the windscreen. I was disappointed how square the screen looked in my photo, like some car from the 1930s! (My photo was from the trunk.) I also liked the concept in Photo #2 and thought it well-executed.
Thanks for the compliments and the votes. I'm glad you liked the pic. I haven't had even a single vote for my previous efforts, so this is pretty amazing! Thanks.
Nice job everyone. #1 got my vote. Great lighting. 
2009 MCSa CR/CR Premium, Sport, Rear Fog, Anthracite Headliner, Red Rooster Leather/Cloth w/ Brushed Alloy & Chrome Line Interior. Black Bonnet Stripes. Ord 01.02.09, Born on 01.13.09, Set Sail on the Talia 01.14.09, Off Loaded At VDC 01.29.09 Official Motoring Day 02.07.09 "CROC #463"
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It follows that the instruments are just at zero. But I did switch on the cruise and rear fog light to add some lights.![[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC](http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/signaturepics/sigpic46182_4.gif)
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