Original 1957 Fiat 500

Photography \ Vehicle | 10/30/08 @756 | Vasco | critiques (14) | views (1158)

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Ok, so this has nothing to do with what I usually post. I like really clean neat images and in this one I added a lot of noise (original image is clean) and added a yellowish tone. This was done to create a certain old melancholic mood as this is, IMHO, an icon in automotive industry. This is also one of my first tries at panning photography.
I was at my grandmother's house pointing and taking photos at the passing cars and this little fellow appeared It has a lot of tech issues and the BG is far from being ideal, but I still like it! Maybe because I really like this little car!

Make: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: E-330
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/7.1
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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moserArtist

10/30/08 @865

Honestly I think the car is so cool!
Much more than the actual technique used by you.

Only misfortune is the lack of space behind the car imo.

I do think that this could work better in bw all together or with a more saturated car and rest in bw (selective desaturation) like this:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/moserBUCKET/temp/172754_desat.jpg

Played a little more and did a funny little manipulation version too:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/moserBUCKET/temp/172754_fun.jpg

I think you need to pull the car out of the background I guess...

GTO

10/30/08 @997

nice car

agree with moser about adding more space behind the car...I would have tried a slower shutter speed to give much more the sense of speed...this can be seen like a paradox...a little "slowly" car with the background panned like that of a Formula 1 car...quite a big contrast...IMO! (the longest comment i've done!!!)

ARZILLIER66

10/30/08 @998

Nice composition!
and nice car

ThruMyEyez

10/31/08 @019

I like the overall capture. I think you chose the shutter speed well. Any slower and the car wouldn't have been as sharp. I do wish the background was a bit more interesting but overall the effect is good. A very cute car!

Daykan

10/31/08 @247

Really great car!!
Nice capture, dude!

Jacobine

10/31/08 @624

Like I said: Love this car

I like the desat that moser did
Nive shot!

herrwestphal

10/31/08 @648

What a racing car, like the dynamic shown here.

Vasco

10/31/08 @649

Thank you all for your comments!
@ Patrick
Being the selective desat nut that I am the bright red with B&W BG was my first approach to this one!

but I really wanted to add the nostalgic feeling to this, I wanted to make it look like a photo taken almost in the fifties. I know the BG isn't the best, frankly I don't really imagine it being worst

And I agree that it does need a bit more space on the back... Still I really liked it, maybe because of my affection for the car or because it's my first panning try! Kinda like my baby!

Again, thank you all!

monjo

10/31/08 @712

A good panning shot but not one of your best. Very cool car though. Nice to see your experimenting. Keep at it !.. Hope to see a stellar shot in this style.
John

Roadrunner

10/31/08 @757

Good panning and a nice subject.

killadore

10/31/08 @900

Well it is a really cute little car! I think the editing came out nicely. It does have that old kind of feel

Mr-EOS

11/03/08 @007

didnt you have another shot of this? parked? got an image in my head of it... nice pan... i like the people inside haha

zaclab

11/03/08 @565

I had two of these... red and white! I mean my parents had it

Nice capture, agree with Patrick.