Automotive Photography Competition 89 - Closed

[LongbowX]

Week 89.

Week 88 Results.



Congratulations to ...???

Thank you to everyone who voted (or is going to). And thanks to everyone who entered as well!




-addictions
-Speedster502
-takethewall
-Aldo
-TB
-Floats
-MatskiMonk
-Neal
-Holdenhsvgtsr
-NISM0_SKYLINE
-Syntax Error
-80Y 2C2
-LongbowX






























Winner: Week 87 - Theme chosen by takethewall

THEME: Their words: "Shallow depth of field. "







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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 of be of "actual sized" vehicles, as opposed to sub scale models. Non-running concept cars are allowed, however.

-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.

-Entries must be posted as a thumbnail without extending 400pixels on the longest side. Full sized images may be no larger than 1024 pixels on their longest side (they may be smaller than this size, however).

-You must only submit your own photographs, do not post anyone else's whether 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 change your entry only once.

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

-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. Also, Unsharp Mask may be used.
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 10pm GMT.
The poll will be up at 10:30pm GMT on this day and will end on Friday at 10:30pm GMT.

Thank you for taking time to read this and I will hope to get a good number of entries on Wednesday the 8th of September.


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[addictions]

Shallow depth of field.
What's this mean In a language I understand?

Doesn't matter Wikipedia Is my friend.

 

[astrosdude91]

Someone's going to have to explain this one to me.

 

[Aldo]

It is for people with expesive cameras... Unless someone can tell me how to do it with mine...
Unless I can simulate it in photoshop...? Is that possible?

 

[addictions]

On my cheap none fancy pants camera I'll set It on close up with face recognition switched on this should just focus mainly on the face box and blur the background.
I hope.

I will place my entry here later as not to spam.
I used the same process really on an old model entry but put the focus on the reflection although there wasn't as much out of focus as I'd of liked(seen below).
Hope this makes sense, I'm sure someone can explain It better.

You could use the blur tool In PS Is that allowed ?

 

[Neal]

Depth Of Field Guide PDF

If your camera lets you manually set your aperture (aperture priority) to a larger size opening (lower f value) then you can create a shallow depth of field but it can be done if post production with photoshop if it's allowed in the rules of the comp.

This would be an awesome entry as another example.

 

[takethewall]

Neal, your example link isn't working for me. I will have an entry tomorrow.

 

[TB]

This is a shot of a kitchen knife blade I took a while ago that should illustrate shallow DOF.



The part of the shot that is in sharp focus is around 1/8" and everything closer and/or further away is, obviously, out of focus. This is taken to an extreme, of course, but the principle remains - as little in focus as necessary and some lovely out of focus thrown in for good measure.

 

[takethewall]

wonderful example!

 

[Neal]

Neal, your example link isn't working for me. I will have an entry tomorrow.

I've fixed the link now, thanks for letting me know...I really should check stuff like that

 

[Beerz]

I think I might have at least a couple of pics that suit the theme. Only have the std 18-55mm kit lens yet, so it's hard for me to get a shallow DOF image without "pressing" the lens against the subject...
Anyway, I'll post something by tomorrow morning.

TB - Hey buddy, what gear did you use to get that knife shot? Looks great!

 

[boiltheocean]

TB - Hey buddy, what gear did you use to get that knife shot? Looks great!

Judging by the vignette it looks like he's used a prime flipped around and held in front of another lens.

Like this.

 

[TB]

TB - Hey buddy, what gear did you use to get that knife shot? Looks great!

I held an 18-55 kit lens backwards against a 50mm f/1.8 that was attached to a 500D. The 100% cropped version isn't the sharpest, but with this set up, I wouldn't expect it to be.

Edit: Like Floats said only without the cool adapter to hold the lens in place.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I think this one is good enough, atleast I hope.

Ariel Motorcycle

Ann Arbor, Michigan

13, July, 2010

Rebel Xs​

 

[takethewall]

Where can I get one of said adapters?

 

[TB]

Where can I get one of said adapters?

You have 2 options - either a filter thread to filter thread adapter for mounting 2 lenses face to face or a filter thread to camera mount for a single, reversed lens. Just make sure you pick the right one for your filter size.

 

[Pebb]

Inward
Hampshire, UK
2nd March 2010
Nikon D90​

 

[Beerz]

Here's mine:

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Audi R8 LMS (GT3)
Estoril Circuit, September 30th 2010
Nikon D5000 w/18-55mm kit lens

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Looks really flat in the thumbnail, but better in full size.​

 

[takethewall]

Wow! - love that shot Beerz.

Nissan 300zx
Gibsonia, Pa
September 8, 2010
Canon T1i​

 

[Beerz]

Thanks, man!

 

[takethewall]

Oh and you have September 30th 2010 for your date... how'd you figure out time travel?!?!

 

[Speedster502]

I think my entry may cause some controversy. However, at no point do the rules say a car must be in the photograph, my photograph is still car related. It was taken at a event a Modified Live and is more of a atmospheric kinda shot but if your really picky there is a car in it. It's just hidden. If anyone has any major probelms with me entering this picture just say something and I'll change it but I have run it past Chris.

Cool Down,
Modified Live, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,
1st of August 2010
Canon EOS 350D​

 

[MatskiMonk]

I think my entry may cause some controversy. However, at no point do the rules say a car must be in the photograph, my photograph is still car related. It was taken at a event a Modified Live and is more of a atmospheric kinda shot but if your really picky there is a car in it. It's just hidden. If anyone has any major probelms with me entering this picture just say something and I'll change it but I have run it past Chris.

Cool Down,
Modified Live, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,
1st of August 2010
Canon EOS 350D​

Well, it is the Automotive Photography contest, so the question is.. is this automotive...?

 

[TB]

Well, it is the Automotive Photography contest, so the question is.. is this automotive...?

Unless it's just a guy walking down the street in full racing gear, the car is implied as it's pretty obvious that it must be nearby.

I think it's pushing the intent of the comp, but I vote it stays. 👍

 

[Aldo]

The car is there... Top left?
Anyway, I'm not entering this. First reason, I have no idea how I would do it on my camera. Secondly, I have nothing in my current pics and seeing as it is dark outside I can't be bothered taking a photo

 

[MatskiMonk]

Unless it's just a guy walking down the street in full racing gear, the car is implied as it's pretty obvious that it must be nearby.

I think it's pushing the intent of the comp, but I vote it stays. 👍

Hmm, I'm not arguing.. but maybe for future contests this might be the kinda thing that needs defining in the rules, drivers, grid-girls/pit-babes, race-tracks, they all make good subject matter for photography and are automotive related, but rarely used in photo comps, I would imagine because most would assume they are outside of the rules...

.. like I say I'm not arguing, if it flys then we will probably get more variety in future ... (and I can start snapping the babes legitimately )

Anyway... since I'm here..

BMW Alpina B9 (E28)
BMW CC Show, Gaydon
August 2010
Canon EOS 20D

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[takethewall]

The car is there... Top left?
Anyway, I'm not entering this. First reason, I have no idea how I would do it on my camera. Secondly, I have nothing in my current pics and seeing as it is dark outside I can't be bothered taking a photo

the wider the aperture, the shallower the depth of field for that focal length.

 

[takethewall]

Cool Down,
Modified Live, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,
1st of August 2010
Canon EOS 350D​

I vote it stays!

 

[Speedster502]

Hmm, I'm not arguing.. but maybe for future contests this might be the kinda thing that needs defining in the rules, drivers, grid-girls/pit-babes, race-tracks, they all make good subject matter for photography and are automotive related, but rarely used in photo comps, I would imagine because most would assume they are outside of the rules...

.. like I say I'm not arguing, if it flys then we will probably get more variety in future ... (and I can start snapping the babes legitimately )

I think it would be good to open this competition up a bit wider, I've got plenty of shots to do with the atmosphere of a event (like the track) or the pit area which aren't directly related to cars but are still Automotively themed. I know quite a few people like doing that kind of photography, it's something that recently has taken my interest, looking at the drivers and the way people are working around the pits is sometimes more interesting than the races themselves.

But to be fair my image does still fit the theme, which is generally the most important thing. In future, if I do win again at any point I intend to do some more themes revolving around the kind of thing I just mentioned. I think it could open some peoples eyes up to seeing more than just what goes on on the actual race course.

I'll be interested to see how it turns out, in terms of peoples opinions. I knew I'd be pushing it a bit in terms of if people would accept it.

 

[Boffin]

I think my entry may cause some controversy. However, at no point do the rules say a car must be in the photograph, my photograph is still car related. It was taken at a event a Modified Live and is more of a atmospheric kinda shot but if your really picky there is a car in it. It's just hidden. If anyone has any major probelms with me entering this picture just say something and I'll change it but I have run it past Chris.

Cool Down,
Modified Live, Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom,
1st of August 2010
Canon EOS 350D​

Mate calm down your entry is fine.

Whether or not the car is in the shot, it wouldn't change my choice of stock image to use - just so long as it has an automotive theme, which this obviously has.

I remember one theme I chose was Automotive on a stick, and most of the entries there didn't have cars in them, just road signs, which is still automotive.