Any photographers in here?

Since it was Altspace's birthday yesterday I thought I'd post a pic of him in is birthday suit:

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I really like the reflection of the pipes in the hood and windshield. But unfortunately I think the positioning, overall, is a bit distracting. Maybe it the we're running parallel to the car versus parallel with the camera angle. I like the bounced flash a lot and am thinking of trying it myself if I can find a dark enough corner of a parking garage. I could always speed up the shutter to reduce the effect of the ambient, which may have been what you did in the above image.

BTW, I didn't get a chance to comment on your self portraits above; the first one is excellent with the light fall-off, wide angle and sense of action/movement. The second is not so great but a noble attempt. Exposure is good for both since you left the flash on-camera and let the TTL metering do all the hard work. I do that whenever conditions allow since the ASIC in the camera (or flash if you shoot Canon) is able to calculate many variables using the pre-flash, and do it much faster then humans can.
 
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Recent trip to Meadowlark Gardens:

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Picture from a shoot I did last week for my Craigslist.com ad. I'm selling my bike after many years of good service. I just don't have the time or energy to ride like I used to.

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Better composition, although the exposure is a little dark for me. And I also think having the garage stretch out behind the car was nive. In the previous shot it gave the scene a sense of size even though it was dark back there. Having a definite backdrop for this composition takes away from the overall effect.

One minor quip: the oil stain makes the car look like its soiled itself. Some won't notice it at all but now that I have, I can't stop seeing it in the picture, you know what I mean?
 
Better composition, although the exposure is a little dark for me. And I also think having the garage stretch out behind the car was nive. In the previous shot it gave the scene a sense of size even though it was dark back there. Having a definite backdrop for this composition takes away from the overall effect.

One minor quip: the oil stain makes the car look like its soiled itself. Some won't notice it at all but now that I have, I can't stop seeing it in the picture, you know what I mean?


thanks for the C&C. YOu don't know how much I value your comments. Personally just because you're a way better photographer than I am at this point in time :)

I was fooling around with the pictures and my car was dirty so I wanted to keep it dark and gloomy, grainy, and "dirty". Ya that oil spot is an eyesore now that you mention it. LOL.
 
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