#29 - Car Wash

whiterice · July 7, 2009

"Car Wash" - 1976 number-one single by Rose Royce.

Any of these images stand out? These are actually some shots I took this past weekend for my photography class (working on HDR).

I like these shots, not thrilled - I really needed a classic VW beetle in orange and super model to make this work (my wife wouldn't cooperate

).

I've got a few others....and I know, they are saturated - seems to be my thing as of late.

dnie · July 7, 2009

AHA! Thats one I had not thought of!

I like the saturated color, but that's me, I like bright colors. I think I prefer 1 or 4 because I can see all the words. I want to see wash in there. But then, I like the line of windows...

The clouds are great too... I think best in 4

My son says 4, lol.

ok, I'm off to Cici's for pizza now...

Katmitchell · July 7, 2009

I like the second one best.. however, I agree with Donna, the word car wash really needs to be in there.. and it would be best to have the actual inside of the car wash showing and a car..

Maybe if you cook dinner your wife will work with ya... :ivar

It would be really cool if you could shoot one of those automatic car washes in action..:D

dnie · July 7, 2009

Katmitchell wrote:

I like the second one best.. however, I agree with Donna, the word car wash really needs to be in there.. and it would be best to have the actual inside of the car wash showing and a car..

Maybe if you cook dinner your wife will work with ya... :ivar

It would be really cool if you could shoot one of those automatic car washes in action..:D

How come everyone else can think of things and I think, yea, thats what was missing! I swear ya'll, losing your brain as you get older sucks

remember I warned ya!

KevXman · July 7, 2009

dnie wrote:

How come everyone else can think of things and I think, yea, thats what was missing! I swear ya'll, losing your brain as you get older sucks remember I warned ya!

What brain? I'm making this crap up as I go along.

Oh, I love the colors that you have going on, but do agree that there needs to be more of the actual equipment involved.

richtersl · July 7, 2009

I like the color and I like what's going on with the reflection in #1.

But for the challenge, you're going to need something with a bit more "wow" factor.

These kinds of shots sometimes do really well with HDR treatment. Check out the 4th pic from this post: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=740171&postcount=8

Main thing is that we have lots of time to play and experiment.

KevXman · July 7, 2009

Yeah, I agree with Linda. If you can get more of the building and achieve the HDR look that she is talking about you would have a definite winner.

dnie · July 7, 2009

richtersl wrote:

I like the color and I like what's going on with the reflection in #1.

But for the challenge, you're going to need something with a bit more "wow" factor.

These kinds of shots sometimes do really well with HDR treatment. Check out the 4th pic from this post: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=740171&postcount=8

Main thing is that we have lots of time to play and experiment.

wow! I just don't see how that is done. Those are beautiful! Another one of those goals on my list of things to learn.

richtersl · July 7, 2009

dnie wrote:

wow! I just don't see how that is done. Those are beautiful! Another one of those goals on my list of things to learn.

This is what I use:

http://www.mediachance.com/plugins/redynamix.html

More options here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=hdr+software+free&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

whiterice · July 7, 2009

richtersl wrote:

I like the color and I like what's going on with the reflection in #1.

But for the challenge, you're going to need something with a bit more "wow" factor.

These kinds of shots sometimes do really well with HDR treatment. Check out the 4th pic from this post: http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=740171&postcount=8

Main thing is that we have lots of time to play and experiment.

Funny - I did use HDR!

Perhaps I need to juice up the settings?!

richtersl · July 7, 2009

whiterice wrote:

Funny - I did use HDR! Perhaps I need to juice up the settings?!

Let's see a juiced up version, then.

whiterice · July 7, 2009

richtersl wrote:

Let's see a juiced up version, then.

The more I think about these images, the more I really dislike them for the challenge. I think I'm going to either scrap this idea and find another, or reshoot. If I could just find someone to let me use an orange classic VW beetle!:D

Mad Cat · July 7, 2009

I like the first one

whiterice wrote:

The more I think about these images, the more I really dislike them for the challenge. I think I'm going to either scrap this idea and find another, or reshoot. If I could just find someone to let me use an orange classic VW beetle!:D

I hope I'm doing this right now - I'm really new to dgrin. For what it's worth, I actually like the first image the best. I would shoot it landscape rather than portrait though, & it needs.... an element of interest. For lack of the Vdub & model, how about a bucket overflowing with soap suds, a hose with water running out all over the place, and a pile of rags/towls nearby? w

Mad Cat · July 7, 2009

Mad Cat wrote:

I hope I'm doing this right now - I'm really new to dgrin. For what it's worth, I actually like the first image the best. I would shoot it landscape rather than portrait though, & it needs.... an element of interest. For lack of the Vdub & model, how about a bucket overflowing with soap suds, a hose with water running out all over the place, and a pile of rags/towls nearby? w

Forgot to mention - killer color saturation!!! w

whiterice · July 7, 2009

Mad Cat wrote:

I hope I'm doing this right now - I'm really new to dgrin. For what it's worth, I actually like the first image the best. I would shoot it landscape rather than portrait though, & it needs.... an element of interest. For lack of the Vdub & model, how about a bucket overflowing with soap suds, a hose with water running out all over the place, and a pile of rags/towls nearby? w

Welcome to DGrin Mad Cat - always nice to meet someone new!

Thanks for your feedback - much appreciated.

Katmitchell · July 8, 2009

Mad Cat wrote:

Forgot to mention - killer color saturation!!! w

Hi Wess... Good to see you finally join the DG, warning,, it is addictive....Some awesome peeps on here..

Kat

whiterice · July 8, 2009

Just for you Linda....an overwhelming juiced version.

Katmitchell · July 8, 2009

Nice Christopher... I like it.. it knocked me out of my chair, but I like it..:D

whiterice · July 8, 2009

Katmitchell wrote:

Nice Christopher... I like it.. it knocked me out of my chair, but I like it..:D

You're too nice Kat. This was actually my attempt at being funny. I've done a lot of reading online about HDR...ventured over to Stuck in Customs. Anyway, to make a long story short......one source said to "never ever go lower than 4 on light smoothing in Photomatix Pro" and that "friends don't let friends do HDR on drugs".

I promise, I'm not using drugs.

Katmitchell · July 8, 2009

Well then as a friend I am going to have to ask you to stop with the HDR..

Seriously, I am in the same boat, just learning the HDR stuff too.. I use Dynamic Photo HDR.. It gave me a scare recently with my gun entry though because a lot of these HDR programs strip the exif from the photo, so I found out the hard way..

HDR is soooo fun though.. Here is the link to the software I use.. http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html

Well good luck with whatever you decide to do, I think the Frank Sinatra option opens up a lot of possibilities for sure..

Kat

Mad Cat · July 8, 2009

Katmitchell wrote:

Hi Wess... Good to see you finally join the DG, warning,, it is addictive....Some awesome peeps on here..

Kat

Yeah I'm starting to feel hooked already. We got some heavy hitters on here..... oh yeah I just figured out that other thing you were talking about, I hope..... Anyway, almost everything I've seen looks like it's produced by people who are passionate about their photography. No lookie - loos trying to blog about their existential angst or loose stools here! Thanks for bringing me in! w

richtersl · July 8, 2009

whiterice wrote:

Just for you Linda....an overwhelming juiced version.

It knocked me out of my chair too.

Nice! The blue looks a little "electric" on my monitor at work and it seems to be competing with the printed letters. But that's just a minor nit that probably has more to do with this particular monitor than anything else. The reflection in the mirror popped beautifully when you did this treatment and has turned out to be a great point of interest.

Kat's right about some of these HDR programs stripping the exif. If your program strips exif, you'll need to provide a link to one of the original images when you upload your photo to the entry gallery. The judges will be able to get the create date of your photo from that image.

travelways · July 8, 2009

I like the HDR-ish one

There is a action for PS that does quite the same thing and you don't have any problems with the EXIF...

whiterice · July 8, 2009

richtersl wrote:

It knocked me out of my chair too. Nice! The blue looks a little "electric" on my monitor at work and it seems to be competing with the printed letters. But that's just a minor nit that probably has more to do with this particular monitor than anything else. The reflection in the mirror popped beautifully when you did this treatment and has turned out to be a great point of interest.

Kat's right about some of these HDR programs stripping the exif. If your program strips exif, you'll need to provide a link to one of the original images when you upload your photo to the entry gallery. The judges will be able to get the create date of your photo from that image.

Really Linda...this one was for you.

I must say that the HDR "juicing" brought out some nice reflections in the garage door windows. So if I can't find a suitable subject for this challenge, guess I could use one of these car wash shots.

#29 - Car Wash

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