Corvette in 'HDR'

**z06-jim** · 03-19-2009, 11:12 PM

Here are few shots I took of my car using HDR processing again.
3 bracketed exposures at -2, 0, +2 processed in 'Photomatix'.
'Av' mode @ F8, .. ISO 100, .. shot in 'Raw' format
Canon 5DII....Sigma 12-24 lens....
All comments are welcomed...

**jjeling** · 03-19-2009, 11:27 PM

Ive got a buddy of mine moving up to tennesee from alabama. When I drive through Kentucky, Ill be stopping by to get some of my own pictures of that hunny. It is quite AH-SUM. Im sure you are pretty picky about your car, but it looks like the right exhaust pipe could use an adjustment. The only complaint about any of this. Great images and fabulous car. With all the exterior work, what kind of work have you done to the motor?

**BlueX** · 03-20-2009, 01:16 AM

Great shots and very nice car! Looks very nice from the front quarter view. The only little complaint I see is the windshield in the 2nd pic is a little too bright, probably from a reflection. I'm not sure, but a circular polarizer might have help and reduced that to show the background behind it.

**JAS_Photo** · 03-20-2009, 01:21 AM

Very impressive!

**Mad Aussie** · 03-20-2009, 01:37 AM

Stunning shots and stunning looking car indeed. I understand the 'z06' now.

Shot 2 looks blown out in the wheels and the sky lacks the punch you got in the other shots.

The last shot didn't align quite right ... you can see the ghosting on the rear left panel.

But frankly, who cares ... they look great.

**z06-jim** · 03-20-2009, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by BlueX

Great shots and very nice car! Looks very nice from the front quarter view. The only little complaint I see is the windshield in the 2nd pic is a little too bright, probably from a reflection. I'm not sure, but a circular polarizer might have help and reduced that to show the background behind it.

Thanks....

...I made an attempt to tone down the windshield glare and cleaned up some of the asphalt the best I could, considering my very limited Photoshop skills....

What do you think?.....

**BlueX** · 03-20-2009, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by z06-jim

Thanks....

...I made an attempt to tone down the windshield glare and cleaned up some of the asphalt the best I could, considering my very limited Photoshop skills....

What do you think?.....

I think it's better in the regard that it doesn't distract as much any more, but now it looks "photoshopped" and not natural. It does not match the other highlights on the car, such as on the front bumper. Maybe in the original, if you toned down the highlights in the highlights and shadows adjustment it could help a little, but if the are was too blown out, there might not be enough data there to use. If this was shot in raw, you could try to recover some highlight detail from the original raw file by stepping back on the exposure adjustment, but then again, it will not work miracles.

But like Marko said, it not a bad thing.

Does this car get driven? How do you keep it so clean? And do you really need 500HP? Really?

**z06-jim** · 03-20-2009, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by jjeling

Ive got a buddy of mine moving up to tennesee from alabama. When I drive through Kentucky, Ill be stopping by to get some of my own pictures of that hunny. It is quite AH-SUM. Im sure you are pretty picky about your car, but it looks like the right exhaust pipe could use an adjustment. The only complaint about any of this. Great images and fabulous car. With all the exterior work, what kind of work have you done to the motor?

Thanks for the comments....

Here's a shot of the engine compartment which is also airbrushed with flames.
The motor is custom built with a big cam, heads, intake, and all forged internals with an output of 505 Rear Wheel Horsepower w/ 480 ft. lbs. torque...

Let me know when you're in the area and we might could do a photo shoot of it...

**Mad Aussie** · 03-20-2009, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by z06-jim

Thanks for the comments....

Here's a shot of the engine compartment which is also airbrushed with flames.
The engine has been custom built with a big cam, heads, intake, and all forged internals with an output of 505 Rear Wheel Horsepower w/ 480 ft. lbs. torque...

Let me know when you're in the area and we might could do a photo shoot of it...

That's just insane .... in a hugely cool way!!

Those are high hp/torque figures too.

That thing is as big a beast on the strip as it looks!