As promised - Elise responses (might as well add in responses to the current set too):
Nato777 - Thanks! The Elise images were sitting on my hard-drive for the past 6 weeks, and I really wanted to show the car off. I wanted a high-polish look to them, so I'm glad you said that
. As for the rejects: I don't normally show my also-rans, but I had worked with a few combos before stumbling onto my entry, and I was very happy with how they all turned out, despite being different, so wanted to see what everyone thought. Thanks for the comments!
20832 - Glad you like the tone! I wanted it to feel lonely, and yep, that last shot was meant to highlight the tininess of the Elise. Perhaps when another round of Photomode meet-ups happen, I'll pop in!
Tangled Web - Always nice to see you back (with a vengeance)
. Thanks for the votes in the polls this week, friend - I seem to be having a good week! Colour plays a huge role in my choices for updates now that we have the option available in-game (and I spent so much time working with the chips they're ingrained). The colour is Triumph's French Blue - quickly becoming a favourite, I used it on my XKR-S update as well! I can't recall if the rims have been painted or not - if they were, it'd be a colour from the Lotus family, I know that much. Give us more of your work!
Magic Racer - The way you break down each picture is so helpful to me, since a lot of the times, we're on the same train of thought. Glad to know they've gone down so well - you're doing me a huge favour with the reviews, you should do them all over the Photomode section!
725 - Thanks! I highly recommend the colour, since it flatters just about every car. Love to see what you would do with it, now that you have a gallery and all
chromatic9 - I've really been aiming for more realism lately, or at least, something closer to it (but with some small exaggerations for effect). Always nice to hear you approve, since your gallery is one of my favourites. The 2.0 entry, as you saw, was a last minute in-before-deadline shoot, but so glad you (and others) are liking it so much! It led me to my current Tournament entry too...
NTX - Pffft, you have plenty of skill, sir. Don't sell yourself short! The camera angles for the Elise are pretty unadventurous (even the third, as Dolp has used it to great effect before), but it was all about the car's colour and reflections, this update
FishyJuice - There's
always room for improvement
nanabu - Oh, I never thought about that... I think the lack of control in regards to my older shots is what scares me away. I don't want to pay for Flickr...
Soloracer3 - I'm honoured to be pinned, intentional or not
. The patterned ground is definitely my favourite aspect of that location - GT5's Photo Travel locations aren't as varied as GT4's, but there are little pockets of greatness in there! As for the background for the 787B... sure... but you may be interested in an upcoming update, even more...
Primus Ortus - I probably could type up a tutorial on panels for updates, yeah! It just involves a bit of fore-thought in Photoshop; breaking things down into rows, since the board won't play nice lining up images stacked on top of each other in a grid when they're all different heights, but will work fine with as many (or as few) images per row, as long as they're all the same height. It's thinking with
portals grids! You're absolutely right about that feeling in shots - I find with racing cars, it's near-integral, at least for me, so I'm glad I portrayed that! The 787B was nearly my tournament entry until I figured I wanted to focus more on the MR layout itself, and is definitely my favourite of the rejects!
SVX - It was an expected move
Gtuned -
. I mean it, your gallery is definitely one of the best here, the editing is unique, almost a signature in itself. Not many people can claim that 👍
rpanico14 - It's just dirty!
. I do like the 330 (first time shooting it), but I felt the image was just too dark, and didn't "pop" enough to garner interest in a knock-out style Tournament round. I agree, my actual entry covered the theme much better (though not as good as Wallbreaker's, in my opinion).
Rev - Actually, only a tiny bit indeed
. Back in that round, my thoughts were of a "proper supercar", which meant either the F40 or Macca in my eyes. For this theme, I figured MR is the very essence of supercars, and for road cars, well, it meant I wasn't going to use the F40 again! There's still some back-ups from that particular combo (it wasn't shot at Tokyo or Madrid like my reject or 2.0 entry), but I'm sitting on them for the time being. Their influence will be more apparent once they're out in the wild
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I also like the soft focus in the 330P4. Not sure about the purple shadow tones in the McLaren though the composition is solid.
