This image was taken at the 2010 NSRA Streetrod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. I titled it “Then and Now” because of the juxtaposition of the modern form of travel, the jetliner, with the Buick which would have been the way many people travelled in comfort and style in 1948.
I liked the big green Buick in the foreground and wanted to use it as the foreground anchor. The diagonal lines on the pavement serve to reinforce the angle the cars are parked as well as directing the viewer’s eye into the scene. I saw the jetliner making it’s approach to the airport and knew immediately that I wanted it in the photo. I shot several frames as it descended for landing and this one caught the airplane in the spot I liked best because it is framed by the clouds.
When I’m working at a car show the size of the Streetrod Nationals, over 10,000 cars typically, there is no way to shoot when the sun is low in the sky. The gates don’t open until well after sunrise and they are closed by early evening. Since I am shooting in some of the most unflattering light a photographer can get I must rely on subject matter and composition to get memorable shots.
I used Topaz Adjust on this image which helped bring detail back into the shadows while preserving the highlights. Topaz Adjust also does a fantastic job of accenting the texture in an image. In this image it enhanced the pavement texture as well as the clouds while punching up the colors of the entire image.
I really like your photos. I’m just an amateur. I’ve had a couple of photos used in small papers and on a TV Channel’s web site. I really enjoy PhotoShop. I’ve got some photos on Flickr and am considering posting a pointer to them. Or, should I just post a specific photo? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for taking time to comment about my work. Don’t wait for Flickr to show your work. Start using your own blog and showing the world what you are doing. You may connect with people who share your interests and learn about their. Good luck and remember the best way to become better at anything in life is to practice, practice and practice some more.
Thank you for the advice. I am in the process of setting up my own blog. I am just not sure what I’m going to do with it once I complete setting it up. I have never blogged before. I do Facebook and LinkedIn (computers mostly). I only know two professional photographers, one that does cat photography and my roommate. They have both sold a lot of their work. However, as far as blogging goes, I don’t know how to really begin and to get the word out there..
Awesome shot of the amazing cars and colors as well as capturing the plane overhead:)
Thanks for commenting, i’m glad you mentioned the plane too. I think it’s the element that makes the photo work.