Automotive Photography Competition 41

[LongbowX]

Week 41.

Week 40 Results!



Congratulations to LongbowX!! (aka...Me.) ^^ Thank you to everyone who voted.

-LongbowX-- 6
-homeforsummer-- 3
-TVR&Ferrari_Fan-- 3
-80Y 2C2-- 3
-Cano-- 2
-Joey D-- 2
-Speedster502-- 1
-Scaff-- 0

Winner: Week 39 - Theme chosen by Scaff

THEME: In his words: "Under the hood. A picture of any part of a car not normally visable, from suspension to brakes, the engine through to a door catch."

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The rules:

-Each competition's voting will end on a Friday at 5pm GMT. This gives chance for people to engage in religious activities, rest and time with family on Sunday.

-Entries must be in by 5pm on a Wednesday, no exceptions. If your work is not submitted by then then you must wait until the next week.

-All entered photographs
must have been taken between January 2008 and the present day.

-Enteries must be posted as a thumbnail without extending 400pixels on the longest side. Full sized images may be no larger than 900pixels on their longest side.

-You must only submit your own photographs, do not post anyone else's wheter from the internet or if someone you know took the photograph.

-Any watermark you place on your image must be in any corner of the image as long as it does not obstruct the subject of the image.

-Only one photograph per person. You can not change your entry.

-You must not vote for your own photograph when the Poll is up. Only vote for a photograph taken by another enterant.

-The photograph must be submitted with the following information: Subject, Location, Date and Camera used.

-Levels, Curves, Colour Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, cropping, or anything else capable in the development process or with filters and common special lenses are allowed to use in Photoshop or other image editing softwares. Other adjustments and effects are not allowed to be used in your picture.

-No HDRI shots allowed



Entries must be in on the Wednesday at 5pm GMT.
The poll will be up at 5:30pm GMT on this day and will end on a Friday at 5:30pm GMT.


Thank you for taking time to read this and I will hope to get a good number of entries on Wednesday the 29th of July.

 

[Boffin]

what is anyones view on a engine from through a protective glass window? Too visible?

P.S Tying for second on my first attempt - yeah, I'm happy with that

 

[Scaff]

That would be fine, its more about getting away from the outside of a car and looking at the 'oily bits'.

Regards

Scaff

 

[Boffin]

Er...oh dear. I'm more looking at the highley polished engine bay of teh R8 V10 - which isn't oily or dirty at all.

 

[homeforsummer]

Honda Motor Co.



Modified Car Show, Croft Circuit, UK
19th July 2009
Nikon D40​

 

[Scaff]

Er...oh dear. I'm more looking at the highley polished engine bay of teh R8 V10 - which isn't oily or dirty at all.

It's still fine, don't get to literal about it, its more about showing parts of the car that are not normally the focus of attention.

R8 V10 engine bay - go for it - done well it could well look stunning.

👍


Scaff

 

[Boffin]

It's still fine, don't get to literal about it, its more about showing parts of the car that are not normally the focus of attention.

R8 V10 engine bay - go for it - done well it could well look stunning.

👍


Scaff

Thanks for all the help - it looks alright but lacks the impact. I realised I have more shots of engines than I thought.

One last question - is it frowned upon to use a shot that is already featured in one's gallery? Would I need to re-edit it for the competition's purpose?

 

[homeforsummer]

One last question - is it frowned upon to use a shot that is already featured in one's gallery? Would I need to re-edit it for the competition's purpose?

I looked over and over for something in the rules that you weren't allowed to use a shot that had been used before in a gallery but couldn't find anything (I'm sure there used to be such a rule). Personally as a fellow "competitor" in the photography comps I wouldn't be bothered at all if you used one I'd seen already, though it might take away some of the "surprise and delight" of seeing the shot for the first time

 

[LongbowX]

One last question - is it frowned upon to use a shot that is already featured in one's gallery? Would I need to re-edit it for the competition's purpose?

I looked over and over for something in the rules that you weren't allowed to use a shot that had been used before in a gallery but couldn't find anything (I'm sure there used to be such a rule). Personally as a fellow "competitor" in the photography comps I wouldn't be bothered at all if you used one I'd seen already, though it might take away some of the "surprise and delight" of seeing the shot for the first time

I know for as long as I have been running it, there has been no such rule. And I looked through when I didn't run it, and I still can't find any such rule.

I don't really mind (as a competitor ) if there is an entry from someone's gallery. It's not really frowned upon - only in the way that has already been mentioned: that we don't get to see a shiny new photo. Thus, re-editing is not even necessary.

 

[homeforsummer]

Is everyone else out taking photos for this or something? I've been waiting to see what everyone else comes up with!

 

[Joey D]

I'll be doing mine today or tomorrow, I need to wash my car first as it did over 500 miles this weekend and is covered in road grim and sand from Lake Michigan. I have a pretty awesome idea too.

 

[Scaff]

Working on something as well, but mine may keep the grime in place.

Ta

Scaff

 

[Beerz]

I'm going to take a shot of my own car's engine, since I don't have any such type of shots nor decent cars available.

And to think that only a few of weeks ago I was in "Nova Racing Team" 's shop (last couple of years' winners of the PTCC with a BMW E90 320IS), as a friend of mine works there, I even got to seat on the car, he opened the hood/bonnet for me to take a look, I saw the engine bay and totally forgot to take pics of it, as I was drooling all over it (never saw so much raw CF together before).
I suck.

 

[homeforsummer]

I'd love to have a close look around a Super2000-spec 320is. They seem so immaculately engineered, even to the point where the cockpit looks absolutely pristine, unlike many touring cars.

 

[Joey D]

I've always wanted to do a shot like this ever since I owned the car. It's a shot through the headlamp opening looking at the engine. I wish I could have got a better angle on it but as it was I was laying over a rather unstable staircase on a loading dock.

2007 MINI Cooper
Orion Commerce Centre
27 July 2009
Canon Digital Rebel XS​

 

[Scaff]

BMW 320i
27 July 2009
Fuji S2 Pro​

Regards

Scaff

 

[Boffin]

Audi R8 V10
Eastern Creek raceway, Sydney
18/07/09
Nikon D60​

 

[Pebb]

Click for the full size

Audi S5 Cabriolet
Goodwood FOS, UK
4th July 2009
Nikon D90​

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII RS RFQ-645
Falkirk
June 08
S9500​

 

[LongbowX]

I thought I would inform people that the closing of this contest won't occur until 2 hours later than usual (7pm GMT), as I have a meeting earlier. So all those last minute entires...you have two extra hours to choose which to submit.

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Final Entry





Marcos GT
Vintage Racing Festival, Mosport
21/06/2009
Canon Rebel XTi

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I didn't get to the places I wanted to so this is my try.

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Porsche 935​

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
28.07.09
Canon Powershot A630​

 

[NLxAROSA]

It's been a while that I posted in this subforum since I'm very busy lately, but nonetheless, here's a shot I took a few minutes ago (since it's sitting right outside my doorstep, I figured I could spare a few minutes ).

Nissan 350Z
Nieuwegein - The Netherlands
29/7/2009
Canon EOS450D - Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5
Shot at f/3.5 and 1/200s​