Sej's Pix ~ Toyota 7
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Is that thing in motion? Well anyways, not bad. New NSX eh?
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Your first HSC picture is very un-Sej. I've never seen a Moving Phototravel shot from you, so I don't really know what to think. It's like a wealthy, kind, outgoing, generally better-than-you guy that is marrying your sister or something. You just don't know how to act around him, he has a different style than you're used to, he doesn't play the same games, you feel like he's trying to change you, ya know? Or like when I got my car for Christmas I sort of shunned the newcomer, when everyone else would have been ecstatic.
The difference between that and these HSC pics is that I've learned to like the Cavalier, but I don't see myself digging MPs (Moving Phototravels) from you. Sorry, but I think you should leave this niche to Perfect Balance.
Anyway, about the pics. The first one is odd because it appears as though the car is running in place, like it's on a treadmill. The wheels are moving, but the backgound isn't. It's also far too blurry back there. The background isn't distant enough to constitute immense blurrage. The picture as a whole is pretty fuzzy. The calipers also got caught in the radial blur; I think PB found a solution to that problem.
On the upside the pic does have a good composition and it's a great idea, but the execution could have been much greater.
Number 2 also has potential, but didn't live up to it. I love the colors; there is a great variety and they all make the pic much more interesting than #1. The way the wheels are in a dark spot makes it so the calipers aren't readily visible and/or affected by the blur. The red glow of the taillights is a neat addition; it adds another color and makes the car look like it's doing something.
The problems are that that same full width glow adds to the foggy look of this picture, just like the first one. I think It' would have been better with large circles around each brake light, instead of one oval encompassing both. The building on the right side of the pic should have an obvioulsy less drastic blur than the cathedral in the back. Right now these two buildings look 2D, like they're on the same plane. The difference in blurrs would make them seem seperate. The pic is very blurry, I'd get rid of that a little. Then I would up the motion blur; the wheels are spinning very fast yet the background isn't hardly moving.
Good effort, but you really should bring back your old style and leave the MP to PB.
The difference between that and these HSC pics is that I've learned to like the Cavalier, but I don't see myself digging MPs (Moving Phototravels) from you. Sorry, but I think you should leave this niche to Perfect Balance.
Anyway, about the pics. The first one is odd because it appears as though the car is running in place, like it's on a treadmill. The wheels are moving, but the backgound isn't. It's also far too blurry back there. The background isn't distant enough to constitute immense blurrage. The picture as a whole is pretty fuzzy. The calipers also got caught in the radial blur; I think PB found a solution to that problem.
On the upside the pic does have a good composition and it's a great idea, but the execution could have been much greater.
Number 2 also has potential, but didn't live up to it. I love the colors; there is a great variety and they all make the pic much more interesting than #1. The way the wheels are in a dark spot makes it so the calipers aren't readily visible and/or affected by the blur. The red glow of the taillights is a neat addition; it adds another color and makes the car look like it's doing something.
The problems are that that same full width glow adds to the foggy look of this picture, just like the first one. I think It' would have been better with large circles around each brake light, instead of one oval encompassing both. The building on the right side of the pic should have an obvioulsy less drastic blur than the cathedral in the back. Right now these two buildings look 2D, like they're on the same plane. The difference in blurrs would make them seem seperate. The pic is very blurry, I'd get rid of that a little. Then I would up the motion blur; the wheels are spinning very fast yet the background isn't hardly moving.
Good effort, but you really should bring back your old style and leave the MP to PB.
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keef
Although you should be saying 440 Charger, I learned it all from him. I could also teach sejtur how to do the wheels though, as i have helped him out in the past with blurring pics.
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I didn't know 440 Charger did that before you, PB. Credit is due where it's, uh, due, I guess. Wow, I just completely pulled that out of my ass, and it came out sideways. I forget the saying. Anyway, I never really took an interst in his gallery, which is why I never saw his MP pics. But you have to admit, you're pretty good at it. Right now I feel like doing what I've mastered.....sleeping!
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Didn't you read the announcement above the first bad HSC pic?
While these are my first moving PT's, I haven't prepared anything for them, and I was a bit rushy with them because I had other things to do, but that are some weak excuses.
And, thanks keef, for understanding me. But if I get to know how to adjust wheel blur better, I'm sure it wont look this bad with the right settings and all. I didn't learn it all by myself, you know, the radial blurring. I asked PB how he did it, and he showed me 440's tutorial. Though, in the tutorial, the wheels are perfect round circles. I know that's not all I did wrong to the pics, I over PSsed them, with way too much focus to rush and get rid of pixelation quickly. And at the moment, I'm not rushy, I kind of feel like I'm picking myself up again.
And as I've got an urge to prove myself, I will and get that nice moving PT shot.
I don't know when I'm going to do that, and if I want to do that I'll make sure I've asked PB how the heck to do that blur on those wheels.
But first, I've got an update coming from the 350Z GT4 edition, the yellow color one. I'm going to PS them now. I'll post them when ready.
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Oh, don't worry, I do like this one much better, and I'm pretty sure everyone else will agree. You made Grand Valley pictures interesting, a difficult task.
Number 1 is a simple, straightforward, good pic. It reminds me of what everyone used to do, before they all discovered fancy blurs and started experimenting with gradients and such. I thought that Grand Valley was a sunny track, though. The sky in this pic looks cloudy; it could be a result of your high contrast. That pattern in the fence is odd, it looks a little like a plaid shirt with its crosshatches. It looks like the Z is moving at a pretty good clip; I can almost hear the quiet, smooth, high pitched wail of the exhaust in my head.
The background blur in #2 is a good example of distant things being blurrier than close objects. I thought you forgot to blur the 100M sign until I realized it was really actually close to the camera. I didn't know Grand Valley's asphalt had so much red and green in it, either.
The 3rd picture is my favorite here. I like the yellow tint, that goes well with the car's color, obviously. I like the way the exhaust tips and spoiler look, they just look neat to me. I really love the effect with the buildings in the background. You must have had a super low shutter speed. Even thouhg this is a monochromatic photo it still has a great contrast to it, with the bright sky and dark shadow under the car.
I thought the Z was staying the night in Nurburg when I saw #4. it almost fooled me. I like all the greenery in this pic, it makes me feel like I'm in the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg specifically. I like that place, they have a lot of nice restaurants and it's a fun place to drive. Back on topic, I don't like the heavy blur. It's kind of like the HSC pics, though not anywhere near as bad. I can see that you added it, I think just around the edge of the car. Were you going for a misty mountain look?
The last picture is a perfect "That's all Folks!" type of picture. The Z is like "All right, I'm wore out from all this posing, I'm goin' home." Again, you did a great job with the tint, the contrast, the blur on the far hill, just the whole thing in general.
It feels good to be good, doesn't it?
Number 1 is a simple, straightforward, good pic. It reminds me of what everyone used to do, before they all discovered fancy blurs and started experimenting with gradients and such. I thought that Grand Valley was a sunny track, though. The sky in this pic looks cloudy; it could be a result of your high contrast. That pattern in the fence is odd, it looks a little like a plaid shirt with its crosshatches. It looks like the Z is moving at a pretty good clip; I can almost hear the quiet, smooth, high pitched wail of the exhaust in my head.
The background blur in #2 is a good example of distant things being blurrier than close objects. I thought you forgot to blur the 100M sign until I realized it was really actually close to the camera. I didn't know Grand Valley's asphalt had so much red and green in it, either.
The 3rd picture is my favorite here. I like the yellow tint, that goes well with the car's color, obviously. I like the way the exhaust tips and spoiler look, they just look neat to me. I really love the effect with the buildings in the background. You must have had a super low shutter speed. Even thouhg this is a monochromatic photo it still has a great contrast to it, with the bright sky and dark shadow under the car.
I thought the Z was staying the night in Nurburg when I saw #4. it almost fooled me. I like all the greenery in this pic, it makes me feel like I'm in the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg specifically. I like that place, they have a lot of nice restaurants and it's a fun place to drive. Back on topic, I don't like the heavy blur. It's kind of like the HSC pics, though not anywhere near as bad. I can see that you added it, I think just around the edge of the car. Were you going for a misty mountain look?
The last picture is a perfect "That's all Folks!" type of picture. The Z is like "All right, I'm wore out from all this posing, I'm goin' home." Again, you did a great job with the tint, the contrast, the blur on the far hill, just the whole thing in general.
It feels good to be good, doesn't it?
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i love the color on the #1,2,3, and 5. kick ass!! :tup*
check out my gallery if u have time i just updated an hour ago
check out my gallery if u have time
i just updated an hour ago 
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The 350Z looks great, each shot is very cool.
I respectfully disagree with Keef here....
If you have a desire to do moving phototravel pics, then learn how to do it and let nothing stand in your way. You'll make mistakes, but when you get it down, you'll have that much more skill.
I respectfully disagree with Keef here....
If you have a desire to do moving phototravel pics, then learn how to do it and let nothing stand in your way. You'll make mistakes, but when you get it down, you'll have that much more skill.
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Greart shots sejtur, this update has what i liked most about your pics, the highly contrasted look. Great job.
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*hands greycap a half empty box of kleenyx* sorry, i used most of it when i was drooling at the pics
