Good photographic locations in the N.E.?
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Ok, if I was looking to take some (stationary) shots of a selection of cars, where would you guys say the besy places are in the NE?
I'm talking stunning landscapes that are accessible by car, disued factories/warehouses, very modern/'urbanised' car parks, etc etc, you know what I mean.
There must be loads, but where are they?
I'm talking stunning landscapes that are accessible by car, disued factories/warehouses, very modern/'urbanised' car parks, etc etc, you know what I mean.
There must be loads, but where are they?
if you want shots of cars/bikes, you don't want stunning scenery etc, you want a very plain background which creates emphasis on the subject. Just look to how GravyMaster takes his pictures - they always have a plain background behind them.
Either way the possibilities are endless and a good photographer can take good pictures no matter of his location (granted some are better than others mind). Just keep an eye out as you walk about.
For instance, a roundabout can make for some great shots if you time it right and get the right viewing angle
Either way the possibilities are endless and a good photographer can take good pictures no matter of his location (granted some are better than others mind). Just keep an eye out as you walk about.
For instance, a roundabout can make for some great shots if you time it right and get the right viewing angle
I think the scenery makes the picture TBH. For example, this picture (which I nicked off an ebay advert) is of a car that isn't too impresive (just a Golf 25th anniversary aftermarket body kit, tinted windows and Audi alloys), but the setting of the car park and the very industrial strip lights makes the picture for me.
Oh, and how exactly do you do stationary shots on a roundabout? I prefer stationary, because my camera isn't the best in the world (3mp kodak thingy), so when the car is parked somewhere it gives me more time to set the shot up properly.
Oh, and how exactly do you do stationary shots on a roundabout? I prefer stationary, because my camera isn't the best in the world (3mp kodak thingy), so when the car is parked somewhere it gives me more time to set the shot up properly.
m1spw said:
I think the scenery makes the picture TBH. For example, this picture (which I nicked off an ebay advert) is of a car that isn't too impresive (just a Golf 25th anniversary aftermarket body kit, tinted windows and Audi alloys), but the setting of the car park and the very industrial strip lights makes the picture for me.
Oh, and how exactly do you do stationary shots on a roundabout? I prefer stationary, because my camera isn't the best in the world (3mp kodak thingy), so when the car is parked somewhere it gives me more time to set the shot up properly.
but look at the background, it's all straight lines leading through the picture, the Golf is sitting across these lines breaking them up.
Go to somewhere with lots of scenery and it will not make a good picture & you'll have lots of trouble trying to get your Kodak thingy to take a decent shot (it'll compensate for either the car or the scenery and under/over expose the other).
As for stationary, you don't. Just set up a slow shutter speed and get the car to loop the roundabout a few times. It's possibly not the best idea in the world, but just an example that everything and anything can be used as a location.
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what do you think the backdrop of this is? >> Edited by docevi1 on Saturday 15th October 09:14
I'd have put a curvy car on that backdrop. The Deloreon is too angular IMO, although the background is quite cool. The slight curve or angle behind the car and the angular lines around it would suit say....a TT.
I'm assuming that was taken in the USA?
About longsands - where would you put the car? On the beach?
I'm assuming that was taken in the USA?
About longsands - where would you put the car? On the beach?
docevi1 said:
nope, it's a motorway bridge support here in the UK.
Well I quite like it as a background. I don't believe that plain backgrounds make for better photos. Of course if the background isn't very good then it can only worsen the picture, but if its a nice setting it makes thew picture look 100 times better.
m1spw,
All our major towns in the North East have a great mix of industrial landscapes within short driving distance of spectaucular scenery.
Teesside is excellent with long open streches of beach, thriving and redundant industry and the North Yorkshire moors on our doorstep.
See the photo in my profile taken at Roseberry Topping just 15 minutes from the chemical sprawl of Wilton. (OK 10 minutes if your name's Bob and you drive a TVR)
I'm no photographer, as some of the posters here obviously are, but I think the result is OK putting a curvy car in a scenic setting.
All our major towns in the North East have a great mix of industrial landscapes within short driving distance of spectaucular scenery.
Teesside is excellent with long open streches of beach, thriving and redundant industry and the North Yorkshire moors on our doorstep.
See the photo in my profile taken at Roseberry Topping just 15 minutes from the chemical sprawl of Wilton. (OK 10 minutes if your name's Bob and you drive a TVR)
I'm no photographer, as some of the posters here obviously are, but I think the result is OK putting a curvy car in a scenic setting.
grahamw48 said:
What's wrong with a bird in a bikini across the bonnet ?
If I'm taking photos of a car worth £150k, I hardly want any paralells to magazines such as "lax power" or "redline". A 'bird in a bikini' to me says "cars crap, so stare at this pair of tits instead".
no thanks, I'd prefer to have a half decent photo of a car any day to a mint photo of a ca with a woman laying on it.
anyway, she might scratch the paint job
>> Edited by m1spw on Saturday 15th October 22:57
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