BMW

[Darren Turner]

BMW 5 Series 520D Business Edition on the banks of Talyllyn Lake,

I had 10 minutes gap to take a few photos between the torrential downpours we have had today.
Playing around with Cokin ND filters especially my new ND8 filter.

Daz

 

[Dan Cattermole]

LUSH!!!!
Darren, I'm slightly jel TBH...... Beamers are amazingly constructed. My In Laws had a 325 compact ti which I had the pleasure in heavy footing that for a day whislt turning up to a wedding I photog'd. Beats my Vauxhall Astra estate anyday!!! lol
Loving the scenery Darren, and the shots!! Superb!!!!!

Not sure what's going on with the number plates Dazza...... aren't they illegal??

 

[Kev Pugh]

Should have pp Dazza into the number plates, wudda looked da biz dazzaboy, were you dealing down there.

I love the third shot, very Sales..

On a critique I would say that the tyres are important in car photog so you need to be careful with exp in the shadows, its a very fine balance

this was done for Mercedes dealership a couple of years back and although I look back and think , I would do differently it was something they wanted.


Merc1 by Kev Pugh, on Flickr

 

[Darren Turner]

cheers for advice Kev, i defo want to do more of these type of photos, see what i can come up with. Will hopefully choose a nicer day lol

Will remember your points about the wheels.

Cheers

Daz

 

[Kev Pugh]

Nice Day/not so nice day, I always favoured an overcast day to be honest, reflections easier to deal with, a great big softbox ion the sky, use a circular polariser filter to clear the glass and reflections oh and a silver car, silver is eeezee don't get all those high polished issues. those from surrounding objects like people etc.

Black is always a problem......I had stuff rejected because of people in the reflections, and when working on busy sites with time constraints, sh## it was a pain.........

Good stuff though mate honest I love em and the location is just spot on

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Luscious - I think the moody weather adds to the picture - top gear often get their best images when the weather is less than sunny.

#1 would look great as a 16:9 crop BTW

Colour shot is very tasty

 

[Peter McCullough]

Very striking, lovely photography.

Was a standard lens length used can I ask?

Superb!

 

[Darren Turner]

if you mean my shots of the BMW, is there such thing as a standard lens?

The lens i did use was a canon 24-70mm F2.8 L

Daz

 

[Brian Moore]

Great shots. I love the moodiness provided by the climate but the compositions are superb, especially number 3 I think. Also he B&W works wonderfully with the car color and the sky.

 

[Peter McCullough]

Overcast and dull'ish weather can add mood, as you've done, very nice indeed!!