That's awesome Lee I like it! 👍 the edit of the bus real good and the rack on top fits very well. How was that done?
The bikes are also integrated well. And the overall feel and colour is great.
The only thing I would pick at personally is the balloon. It seems to vibrant and clear contrasted for an element that far away in the sky so it kinda sticks like a sore thumb. But that's justo being not picky.
Well done good sir.
The roof rack was all drawn in photoshop, the same way I created the one for my blue beetle shot.
I looked for a stock photo i could use to add into the shot but i realised that the low angle and 54mm focal length i used to shoot the bus meant i couldn't match any online pictures of roof racks up with my shot, so i had to create it myself. The only parts i didn't create are the bits that attach to the roof above the windows.
I drew it mostly using the pen tool and using pictures as reference so it almost looks real. It's far from good enough though.
The roof racks always look a bit fake when I finish them but I've found adding a light rust texture to it makes it look a lot more real. Without the rust though it looks terrible and an obvious "photoshop".
The balloon was an issue. I have a few versions of the picture with more balloons, bigger, smaller, less saturated etc etc but this final one is actually how I wanted it. I wanted it to pop a bit but yeah, I can see what you mean. It is a colourful balloon that I may change.
The further desaturated balloon just looked a little bit bland and even the balloon in this shot was still desaturated by about 50%.
I remember seeing a balloon years ago, it was a dim day, a little bit gloomy but the balloon was lit up by the sun and it glowed because it was high in the sky and was above the gloom, I guess this was in my thoughts when I added it.
EDIT, looking at it again, i agree so i've further desaturated it abit. 👍
....oh, and the spotlights are taken from pictures of the old vw army car in GT5. Forgot what it's called now. Kubel wagon I think.
Unbelieveable work, Lee, as usual. All four photos are stunningly beautiful. Your "poor efforts" are amazing, don't sell yourself short.
