The "Rate My Photo" thread! **Read the OP Before You Post**

[BostromNZ]

Here is my S2k pic, no photoshop here. Tell me what you think.

Great shot. Love the colours, gives it a futureistic look. 9/10

 

[Klonam]

9/10 Nothing's really perfect, but the position is great the fireworks are in full display which go well with the car and the overall dark colour's go really well with the car colour and the fireworks colour's.

 

[Bluebaws]

5/10. Unfortunately im not a fan of this one. For me theres too much going on without any real focal point. sorry

Heres another two of mine.

Evo on ss7 by Bluebaws, on Flickr

Lexus LFA by Bluebaws, on Flickr

Click on them for larger images.

 

[elkayem]

8.5/10
Love the EVO shot
Would be 9/10 for me if the LFA was fully framed in the picture instead of having part of the bumper cut off. Framing!

 

[Klonam]

8/10 Great it's just the filter doesn't really do it justice

 

[Hellopppp]

Nice angle, colours are a bit dull though so... 8/10

My rubbish attempt at photomode...

6/10
A little bit too blurry.
I like the angle and positioning though.
Maybe set panning mode to "mode 2"
Generally it's better to auto-focus on the closest area of the subject relative to yourself.

 

[BryCivicSi]

What do you all think? I think this is my favorite shot that I've taken so far.

 

[Chocobos]

8/10 Great it's just the filter doesn't really do it justice

To set forth an example, please pay attention to how I will describe the rating. One thing that both MSD and myself have seen with this thread is that people are being too generous. It's nice that people are nice to each other, but with skill based activities, sometimes positive reinforcement should only be offered with constructive criticisms in order to help improve the skill. That being said, this isn't the place to rate style of car, the car as a whole, etc. If you don't like the paint or what they did to the car, that's not the point and should not affect the rating. Another thing to keep in mind with this, do not take any of the criticisms personally. We are all here to help each other and if someone rates something harsh, read their reasoning as to why it was rated that way.

One last thing before I rate this photo, be sure to rate the ones above yours in order to provide the photographer feedback on his/her work. It's unfair to them that you ignore their works in order to be rated yourself.

That out of the way, time to rate.

I can spot things that I like with this photo and along with it, possibly more things that distract and hurt the photo. I appreciate the lighting and the action and emotion in the shot, however, I feel that the moment the shot was snapped was a bad time or even a bad angle for a few reasons, but most importantly, the current angle seems a bit cluttered (too much going on) and there isn't a clear focal point. While it's obvious that the point would be the collision, I would have liked to see it from an alternative angle that would express the situation in a more clear fashion and possibly boost the energy in the photo. Along with all of the energy in the foreground, the background seems bland. While this isn't a bad thing in the photo (just something to keep in mind for the future), it does contain some distracting elements that makes me want to look around the photo more instead of being focused on the action in the foreground. On the plus side, and this is something that I can fully appreciate, is the lighting in the photo. It's a very dusky looking photo, but the colors captured appear to be true and really reflect the time of day. Overall, a good photo in terms of natural elements, but the capturing of the actual action could use some improvement, possibly from an alternative angle as stated. 5/10

 

[Unstung]

What do you all think? I think this is my favorite shot that I've taken so far.

6/10 but it can be improved very easily (tl;dr: the car is misplaced):
The car is in the bottom-left corner inside the third where it gets little attention thus is far too close to the edge. If it's the subject, it has to be given some room in the direction it's going.
Imagine a profile shot of a moving car where the car takes up, let's say, half the width of the picture and is moving to the left side. If it's in the center, it's not such an exciting shot. If the car is near the left edge, in the direction it's going, it simply does not have enough room. Push the car to right of the center to give it room to go left and make the picture more interesting.
Attention is drawn more to the "Agip" sign than the car. If the car was placed coming right out of that turn under the sign, the picture would be significantly better, with a longer focal length too of course. F/11 is a pretty safe aperture to use. The quality of the jpg is a bit poor and exposure a tad too high.
Otherwise, the angle and lighting are pretty good.
Also, it's better to use a longer focal length when shooting cars in the first place. I think the reason is called "lens compression"; it's been a while.

 

[BryCivicSi]

6/10 but it can be improved very easily (tl;dr: the car is misplaced):
The car is in the bottom-left corner inside the third where it gets little attention thus is far too close to the edge. If it's the subject, it has to be given some room in the direction it's going.
Imagine a profile shot of a moving car where the car takes up, let's say, half the width of the picture and is moving to the left side. If it's in the center, it's not such an exciting shot. If the car is near the left edge, in the direction it's going, it simply does not have enough room. Push the car to right of the center to give it room to go left and make the picture more interesting.
Attention is drawn more to the "Agip" sign than the car. If the car was placed coming right out of that turn under the sign, the picture would be significantly better, with a longer focal length too of course. F/11 is a pretty safe aperture to use. The quality of the jpg is a bit poor and exposure a tad too high.
Otherwise, the angle and lighting are pretty good.
Also, it's better to use a longer focal length when shooting cars in the first place. I think the reason is called "lens compression"; it's been a while.

That would be lens compression. I like the shot because it is unlike most of my photos where I follow the action shot rule you spoke of, the rule of thirds, and so on. I tend to shoot even in real life at low angles with a lot of close ups. This was really my first attempt at trying something djfdefent. I figure if I break one rule, why not break the rest of them too. Haha

 

[birdyy]

5/10. Unfortunately im not a fan of this one. For me theres too much going on without any real focal point. sorry

Heres another two of mine.

Evo on ss7 by Bluebaws, on Flickr

Love it. 9/10. Maybe increase the exposure a touch.

Lexus LFA by Bluebaws, on Flickr

Technically fine. Little boring. 8/10

 

[Nikked]

First one 6/10. The car looks too "crowded" and the Exposure a little of

Second one 8/10, Nice speed feelling, and the lines of the car look fast, helping the picture move.

 

[gtsomething]

The focus should be on the front wheel, and not the rear of the car. Because the first thing you notice is the giant front wheel, then you notice its blurriness.
5/10

 

[cavemann]

Here is couple of mine:

 

[sems4arsenal]

Here is couple of mine:

I really like the first One SO clean and Nice angle aswell 9/10

Hey guys planning an update of my gallery featuring this

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=146529

Head over there and tell what you think 👍

 

[JKcreativeworks]

Good shot mate, i dont have much to say about it haha. Maybe abit too dark.

7/10

 

[dr_gonzo]

Top shot looks really good. Great detail in the car, the car looks fast and the wheels looks good and shiny. Scrap that comment, the whole car is in shot, just didn't scroll sideways. Epic screen fail!
The whole shot looks great nice use of light at such a dark location. lots of detail 9/10

Bottom shot, personally I think the back end of the car is too dark and doesn't show enough detail, front of the car and background are good. I'm not good enough with photomode to offer any solutions, bar change the angle and maybe focus more on the back? 7/10

Sorry it's a bit big, Imageshack won't allow me to resize (should have done it before)

 

[skylinefx]

and

What do you guys think?

 

[svdbygrce]

What do you guys think?

I like the first shot, a tad dark but it adds to the effect. Cars look like they are on water 👍

How about mine?

 

[Stigsblkcousin]

I like the first shot, a tad dark but it adds to the effect. Cars look like they are on water 👍

How about mine?

10/10! Love it:tup: I always think of Dark Knight every time i see this car!

Heres mine;

"Pass right by a white sign like, "what was that?"..​

 

[bigd775]

like the photo, can feel the speed. could work a little better if you get closer to the car and use a wider angle lense.
here are a few of my new sp1


Kyoto - Gion_3 by gottattoos4u, on Flickr


San Galgano Abbey by gottattoos4u, on Flickr

my favorite


Kyoto - Gion_2 by gottattoos4u, on


Kyoto - Gion_1 by gottattoos4u, on Flickr

 

[Jimbaland]

Love your shots bigd. Not too crazy about the first one, maybe its the angle of the car? Otherwise the rest are 10s.

 

[j-cart]

Thanks for the response SuperVeloce!

Posted these two pics in the American Muscle Thread. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Mach 1

Full Res

Full Res​

 

[skyofdreams]

Thanks for the response SuperVeloce!

Posted these two pics in the American Muscle Thread. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Mach 1

Full Res

Full Res​

Looking good. The second photo looks fantastic. The first photo is not bad, but the lighting seems quite constant throughout the background, which gives a bit of a flat feeling. Angle is nice though!

Here's mine:

I mainly want some feedback on lighting on the color ones. As for the monochrome and night photos, I just want feedback on composition and flow. Thanks! You can view larger versions and other photos here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyofdreams/

 

[HumanDestroyah]

4th photo is gorgeous, If the front of the car was lit up a little more it would be perfect 9/10; sorry if I can't provide a better opinion for you

Here's my new batch:

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[Nikked]

GT40 - 7/10 Nice use of Motion blur, and focus set right. Seepia filter might have lent more energy to the shot.


Miura - 8/10 The lense distortion accentuates the shape of the car, but could do with some motion blur.

 

[SuperVeloce]

9/10. Very good. Awesome car and picture. Though I think the car should perhaps be slightly lighter, but that's just me. Well done. 👍

 

[xMARKITOx]

9/10, I really like this pic because it looks like a beast jumping at me.

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here is mine

 

[Unstung]

4th photo is gorgeous, If the front of the car was lit up a little more it would be perfect 9/10; sorry if I can't provide a better opinion for you

Here's my new batch:
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv12/HumanDestroyah/Rome.jpg
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv12/HumanDestroyah/TokyoR246_2.jpg
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv12/HumanDestroyah/CtedAzur.jpg

The aperture is too bright on the first two. The first can be fixed easily with a slightly higher f-stop, then I won't have much to say about it. On the other hand, the f-stop on the last is the opposite, it's not a landscape.
The second and third are rotated too much for my liking and I don't like the use of such a wide-angle, specifically on the second.
8.5 on the first, 6.5 on the rest

 

[HumanDestroyah]

The aperture is too bright on the first two. The first can be fixed easily with a slightly higher f-stop, then I won't have much to say about it. On the other hand, the f-stop on the last is the opposite, it's not a landscape.
The second and third are rotated too much for my liking and I don't like the use of such a wide-angle, specifically on the second.
8.5 on the first, 6.5 on the rest

Thanks,
Thats the kind of review I was looking for.