One More Lone Star Roundup 2012 Photo Thread

Thanks sierra rdd shop!

 

The Merc from Australia

 

Finally back from being out of town so many times in a row.

 

Still lovin' the pictures! Just curious, how long does it usually you to modify each picture?

 

Thanks EnragedHawk, In answer to your question - it seems to vary from about 15 minutes to an hour - sometimes more - depending on what needs to be cleaned up, what can be cleaned up, how much compensation needs to be done for crappy lighting and so forth. Some - like the reflection of the truck in the hub cap above are super easy because I can get that one shot with no people, poles, awnings, dead grass and some of the other stuff I correct for. That one took a total of 5 minutes. The one immediately above your post took about an hour - it was in highly contrast,high glare light and so it has had quite a bit done to it to neutralize the lighting and get the proper color and detail in all parts of the picture. It otherwise was a clean picture for the most part to start with.

The one in this post has too many things going on to get rid of and by the nature of that polished bare metal surface, there is no way to remove or blend all the reflections. This one took quite a while anyway trying to emphasize its shiny silvery aura. Since I could not get rid of all the activity around it I tried to make it a little less obtrusive and more attractive. I tried certain things and then did not like the result so it was back to the drawing board until I did get something I liked. When I shoot cars during actual planned photo shoots, they don't take as long to fix since they can be shot in a controlled situation making most fixes unnecessary.

 

wow dan nice pic's

 

That's very cool, thanks!

 

Thanks Shane and your welcome EngragedHawk.

 

man o man mr greenburg i look forward to your pics ever friday your talent is superb

 

Enjoy your work as always Dan.

 

Thanks bubmrdrmerc and Super88. Despite how long this has been going, there are still a lot more. I am also running a thread on the Stray Kat 500 at the same time. You can check that out at http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=698749&highlight=my+stray+kat

 

Great work! Always look forward to your photos.

 

Thanks banginona40.