F1-Fanatic

The guy on the left is looking at chicks in grandstand 12... Don't ask me how I know this... But it's "the thing" to do during the driver parade

F1-Fanatic

Great shots guys... Wish I could have been there with you! Shooting through fences isnt so tough.. Trick is to get the lens as close to the wire as possible (take lens hood off if necessary) and shoot with as open an aperture as possibe

Shots below were all shot through 2 wire fences in the same "Senna Curves" last year.










Trick is to get the lens as close to the wire as possible (take lens hood off if necessary) and shoot with as open an aperture as possibe

iLuveketchup

[QUOTE=nibble,Jun 14 2007, 05:37 AM]iLuveketchup, could you explain little more on color balance?

TriaXenginE

even the watermark looks better.

nibble

thanks!

nibble

OK. I reworked one of the picture

before.


after.


does it look better?

Spec_Ops2087

I've always prefered darker pictures, I like the orgional better.

Jacko

I'm no expert Paul but that second picture doesn't look better too white IMO

Some of the pictures you showed me after the race came out pretty good you should post those up

iLuveketchup

Here's a quick & dirty 2min. process of the pic above.

Step 1
I fished around for the proper color temperature by using the midtone eyedropper. I choose a spot on the concrete, as that will give me a color close to neutral gray. Ideally, you would want to color balance on ACR w/ a RAW file.




Step 2
Added some contrast to the image via Levels.


Step 3
Reduce the curve. I want to reduce the background image, so that the subject pops out. I have a layer mask with the subject showing through the mask.




Step 4
Created a copy of the background layer. I bumped the shadows & dragged the curves layer mask. I then inverted the layer mask. Making the subject stand out even more.




Step 5
Reduce the saturation.


Step 6
Sharpened the image via USM.


Before


After


Once again this was a 2min. re-edit. Nothing too crazy.

Jacko

holy crap what a difference