SpeedART- Birthday Update!
- Thread starter Speedster502
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- Moglet85
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The V8 Vantage looks really brutal, I love the intense lighting in the background too.
The DB7 shot is nice enough but IMO it looks a little bit plain. It has barely been moved from the location it starts in when you visit that phototravel area and I think it could have been a bit more special.
Your V12 Vanquish shot is brilliant, it's very simple just like the V8 Vantage photograph but it's a bit lighter and more 'airy' and it really works well with that car.
The DB9 coupe shot is very effective in selective colour and the angle is quite cool too.
The only little bit of advice I have is to decrease the aperture when taking shots that are going to end up blurred. The V12 Vanquish is a good example of this, the roof and wingmirrors on the car look quite blurred due to the wide aperture selection (f/1.4 from the looks of it...). Try ramping that up to f22 or whatever the maximum value is in GT4. 👍
The DB7 shot is nice enough but IMO it looks a little bit plain. It has barely been moved from the location it starts in when you visit that phototravel area and I think it could have been a bit more special.
Your V12 Vanquish shot is brilliant, it's very simple just like the V8 Vantage photograph but it's a bit lighter and more 'airy' and it really works well with that car.
The DB9 coupe shot is very effective in selective colour and the angle is quite cool too.
The only little bit of advice I have is to decrease the aperture when taking shots that are going to end up blurred. The V12 Vanquish is a good example of this, the roof and wingmirrors on the car look quite blurred due to the wide aperture selection (f/1.4 from the looks of it...). Try ramping that up to f22 or whatever the maximum value is in GT4. 👍
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Thanks NTX! Well as I said I didn't mean to make the panel this big I did it by accident the next panel should be more smaller (but with even better shots in it)So I see U are ready to open a Aston Martin stand
Quite good Speed!! I like specially the 1st one, WOW!!
U did also a good work on the panel, I like to see U make them big.
Well done Speed
Thanks [es]! Yeah the driver in the pictures 1 & 3 is the ghost driver out of the S2000 update I did ages ago[empty space];2655261
Thanks for all the other comments as well.Thanks Freddy! The DB7 although a boring angle I thought it really spoke about eleglance. Thanks again!
Thanks Krame!
Thanks Moglet for your long reply! Glad you liked the V12 and V8 shots. I know the DB7 shot is a bit.....plain but I just liked the angle of the shot I didn't know that it was almost the same place as when you started as I had tried many diffrent places before I went there. I will try your advice as well, thanks Moglet again!
Thanks jeremyray! Glad you liked them!God job Speed for your Aston Collections, my favorite shot is the 2nd and 3rd it looks like real
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- beerzgood
Good update, speedster.
The V8 Vantage has some nice colours all over the image, I like it. But the blurring is somewhat weird, it seems you used the same technique as in your previous update where you applied a median and blurred without adding noise on the road. Basically, it washes out the scenery, which can be a good thing if you're aiming for a more artistic and oil paint-like image.
The DB7 looks good, could have it's wheels turned a few degrees to give it a less static look, but it's good.
The same applies to the DB9, sometimes even 10 degrees of angle (it doesn't have to be 30 everytime, that ends up looking bad half the times, at least for me) do the trick. But on this one you went for a more original angle and the desaturated background, and that makes it stand out more.
The Vanquish has that problem that Mog mentioned (everytime you're shooting - either track or phototravel - for a shot that will be blurred, make sure that the car is entirely focused), but otherwise it's great. I see you added the noise on this one, the tarmac looks instantly better after blurred.
I like the overall tone of this image, despite having some big dark areas, because the lighter tones make it soft.
The V8 Vantage has some nice colours all over the image, I like it. But the blurring is somewhat weird, it seems you used the same technique as in your previous update where you applied a median and blurred without adding noise on the road. Basically, it washes out the scenery, which can be a good thing if you're aiming for a more artistic and oil paint-like image.
The DB7 looks good, could have it's wheels turned a few degrees to give it a less static look, but it's good.
The same applies to the DB9, sometimes even 10 degrees of angle (it doesn't have to be 30 everytime, that ends up looking bad half the times, at least for me) do the trick. But on this one you went for a more original angle and the desaturated background, and that makes it stand out more.
The Vanquish has that problem that Mog mentioned (everytime you're shooting - either track or phototravel - for a shot that will be blurred, make sure that the car is entirely focused), but otherwise it's great. I see you added the noise on this one, the tarmac looks instantly better after blurred.
I like the overall tone of this image, despite having some big dark areas, because the lighter tones make it soft.
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Opps I forgot to get rid of that.....but thanks!
Yeah it is a bit static.
I will try that next time I go phototravelling. Thanks though for the comment.
I will do next time I go doinf something like that. Thanks though! I will ttry them techniques and tips you gave me. Thanks again.
While you are waiting for my next part also check out my new banner on page one.....
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Thanks Menown! The front is the buisness end of all Aston's
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Right then, Aston Martin Part 2 "Lets Hit The Track". This update was inspired by recent's evets manily concerning Aston Martin and it's brand new owner. I have been planning this update for several weeks now and I have really enjoyed creating the images. I did what seemed like thousands photo shoots at thousands of different tracks to find the right mood for each particular Aston as they all have different characterisitcs. Out of this update I was really pleased with the Aston Martin Vanquish shots form both parts of this update as well as the DB9 shots. I am really sorry for the such long a long reply but I had to do something while Imageshack was loading them up...enjoy!
Click the cars to see the full size images
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
So nobody likes them? All that time and effort that went into this....
TuneRVisioN
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Is that real??? 
I love that picture you just made, I really wonder if it's real. 
I love that picture you just made, I really wonder if it's real.
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Which one?Is that real???
TuneRVisioN
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Any one of them? They all look real. 
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Thanks TunRVisioN! What brings you to these parts of GTP I don't usually see you around here?Any one of them? They all look real.
TuneRVisioN
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I've been seeing some good photo's lately, and my PC is cluttered with photo's from here lately, and seeing this gallery is making my computer have less and less space. I am enjoying some galleries, and this is one of them. Keep up the good work. 👍
I am enjoying some galleries, and this is one of them. Keep up the good work. 👍
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Thanks TuneRVisioN! Glad to know you like my gallery!I've been seeing some good photo's lately, and my PC is cluttered with photo's from here lately, and seeing this gallery is making my computer have less and less space.
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not bad, but, im just like you that i still need to practice my texture clean up ... after color editing ends, thats where my enjoyment ends.
for instance, on the db9 the body work has been smudged onto the rear wheel well and the passenger front tyre looks ... erm ... flat. on the orange one, did you add photoshop blur on top of gt4 blur? all of the car execpt the front left is sharp which gives that appearance. have you tryed the multi-picture/layered way?
for instance, on the db9 the body work has been smudged onto the rear wheel well and the passenger front tyre looks ... erm ... flat. on the orange one, did you add photoshop blur on top of gt4 blur? all of the car execpt the front left is sharp which gives that appearance. have you tryed the multi-picture/layered way?
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
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I forgot to do the front wheel properly (you know the wheel blur where you take 3 shots altogether etc) so I had to be creative and figure something out thats why the front wheel don't look to good. Don't know why the wheel well looks smudged as I didn't even touch that
. On the orange one as you call it or the V8 as I do it wasn't a photoshop blur put onto a GT4 blur it was only the photoshop blur. The reason behind that is that when actually taking the shot I must have forgot to focus it properly...so my bad. Anyway thanks for your comment and being like you isn't that badder thing as you are quite good at this phototaking mlarky.
The 4th shot is my fave, I cant really find a single fault with it, the photo with the blured dunlop bridge is also great. The only comment I can think of is I am getting some slightly gagged line when I view them on my computer, I always try anti-alias them with the photoshops blur tool.
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The first one is really really smooth, I like it.
The blurring on the 2nd and 3rd one is just crazy!
The front end on the last one is very very suave. Keep em comin' man!
The blurring on the 2nd and 3rd one is just crazy!
The front end on the last one is very very suave. Keep em comin' man!
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Thanks Menown I will try that next time.
Thats alright Loon. Thanks very much for your comment on the photos glad you liked the V8 Vantage.
Oh I will definately check that out then maybe even take some shots of it in action for you. Thanks again.
PS my aston martin DB9 setup is in my garage
Thanks very much Krame for dropping by that last one is my favourite as well.
Thanks FaLLeNAn9el. Glad you liked my shots!The first one is really really smooth, I like it.
The blurring on the 2nd and 3rd one is just crazy!
The front end on the last one is very very suave. Keep em comin' man!
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Keep commenting on these as my next update could be awhile.
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- beerzgood
3rd shot isn't really working for me, seems the car is not focused.
When you're taking these shots (shots for use with either motion or radial blur), you have to make sure there's no blur anywhere, both car and scenery have to be still (highest shutter speed as possible), so all is sharp and perfect for the post-production.
They lose a lot of their appeal if especially the car is partially blurred or out of focus.
Also, since you're using the median filter to clean, make sure it doesn't affect any of the car's lines or details, or the car will appear all muddy and liveness, since the sharpness will be gone.
Apart from what I said, I like all the other shots, good angles and good blur.
On the DB7 shot (best of the bunch for me), since the centre of the blur is visible, try erasing it in a fading pattern, so that the closes to the centre, the less blurred it will be, that way it will look far more realistic, since obects that are at a greater distance don't appaer to be moving at the same speed as objects near the viewer. It's a matter of practice, really.
And try to resize the shots, they're all bigger than my monitor and it makes it hard to "get the full picture". 👍
When you're taking these shots (shots for use with either motion or radial blur), you have to make sure there's no blur anywhere, both car and scenery have to be still (highest shutter speed as possible), so all is sharp and perfect for the post-production.
They lose a lot of their appeal if especially the car is partially blurred or out of focus.
Also, since you're using the median filter to clean, make sure it doesn't affect any of the car's lines or details, or the car will appear all muddy and liveness, since the sharpness will be gone.
Apart from what I said, I like all the other shots, good angles and good blur.
On the DB7 shot (best of the bunch for me), since the centre of the blur is visible, try erasing it in a fading pattern, so that the closes to the centre, the less blurred it will be, that way it will look far more realistic, since obects that are at a greater distance don't appaer to be moving at the same speed as objects near the viewer. It's a matter of practice, really.
And try to resize the shots, they're all bigger than my monitor and it makes it hard to "get the full picture". 👍
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- djdmind
Thanks Menown! The front is the buisness end of all Aston's
____________________
Right then, Aston Martin Part 2 "Lets Hit The Track". This update was inspired by recent's evets manily concerning Aston Martin and it's brand new owner. I have been planning this update for several weeks now and I have really enjoyed creating the images. I did what seemed like thousands photo shoots at thousands of different tracks to find the right mood for each particular Aston as they all have different characterisitcs. Out of this update I was really pleased with the Aston Martin Vanquish shots form both parts of this update as well as the DB9 shots. I am really sorry for the such long a long reply but I had to do something while Imageshack was loading them up...enjoy!
Click the cars to see the full size images
Damn man you're making me addicted to astons with those shots, i love em! Especially the last.
These shots are very inspirational!
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Well thanks for the positive side of that comment. How would you resize the images? And I will try that later.
Thanks Ray! I don't see why you think these are amazing your are way better than this! I got inspiration from you though.....Thanks again!
Seems to be that way at the momentquite good mate!! U are doing a very interesting Aston Martin "gallery".
I specially like the Vanquish shot, great shot!!!!
The panel is quite original...U did well
Keep up Speed!!!
The Vanquish shot is my favourite too. And well done you are the first to comment on the panel it isn't quite perfect but it will do. Thanks again!
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- Lincoln
- Speedster502
Anyone else want to comment on this update before the next one comes?
