Mercedes Benz W124 (1994 coupe) - 8 pics

cezarl · 17th June 2009

A friend of mine asked me to take a couple of pics of his car, a Mercedes W124, coupe model from 1994.
We did the "photo session" a couple of days ago, in the parking lot at the office, unfortunately not the best of places. I had to apply some extreme (by my standards) post-processing, trying not to let the busy background disturb the attention. I have to admit I'm not sure about the quality of the end results, so I'd like to hear your opinions on them:

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

Many thanks in advance for any C&C you might have!

PS-got about 30 pics total, in craw+jpeg, and the owner is not really expecting works of art; I'm sure he'll be happy with the in-camera jpegs, but, still...

PS2-I know that some of them might be too dark, they look much better (IMHO) against a dark background

beano · 17th June 2009

I really like the PP on these, the heavy vignettes work well imho. I'm sure he'll love em!

Jaime · 17th June 2009

Love the angle of the second one.

BillAllsopp · 17th June 2009

3 and 4 for me are the best of these but our friend should let you take this out into the country on a fine evening to do this full justice.

JCR · 17th June 2009

I think the desaturation has worked very well in bringing the car out from the scenery.
nice 1

cezarl · 19th June 2009

Well... #3 and #6 are now his wallpapers (we use laptops + external LCDs at work), so I guess he was pretty happy with these pics

Thanks everyone for the comments!

Oh and, Bill, we might just follow your advice one of these weekends

flowergirl · 20th June 2009

i really am not into cars, but i do like what you have done here cezarl, your friend should be very happy with these images.
oops, just read he has 2 as wallpaper, so i guess he is!

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17th June 2009	#1
cezarl Join Date: 30th May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 52	Mercedes Benz W124 (1994 coupe) - 8 pics A friend of mine asked me to take a couple of pics of his car, a Mercedes W124, coupe model from 1994. We did the "photo session" a couple of days ago, in the parking lot at the office, unfortunately not the best of places. I had to apply some extreme (by my standards) post-processing, trying not to let the busy background disturb the attention. I have to admit I'm not sure about the quality of the end results, so I'd like to hear your opinions on them: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 Many thanks in advance for any C&C you might have! PS-got about 30 pics total, in craw+jpeg, and the owner is not really expecting works of art; I'm sure he'll be happy with the in-camera jpegs, but, still... PS2-I know that some of them might be too dark, they look much better (IMHO) against a dark background __________________ clickie here to go to my Zenfolio gallery

17th June 2009	#2
beano Join Date: 11th February 2007 Location: Bracknell, UK Posts: 1,186	I really like the PP on these, the heavy vignettes work well imho. I'm sure he'll love em! __________________ Scott flickr

17th June 2009	#3
Jaime Administrator Join Date: 11th February 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 9,488	Love the angle of the second one. __________________ My eyes see but a minute reflection of what my soul longs to capture through the sensual art of photography. JE PAGÁN MONEY PIT

17th June 2009	#4
BillAllsopp “Mostly harmless” Join Date: 8th January 2008 Posts: 6,300	3 and 4 for me are the best of these but our friend should let you take this out into the country on a fine evening to do this full justice. __________________ May the light be with you Bill Bill Allsopp Photography Blog / Tips Monochrome Art

17th June 2009	#5
JCR Autodidact Join Date: 27th February 2007 Location: On the computer ..duh Posts: 4,006	I think the desaturation has worked very well in bringing the car out from the scenery. nice 1 __________________ "All men who have turned out worth anything has had the chief hand in their own education." -- Sir Walter Scott

19th June 2009	#6
cezarl Join Date: 30th May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 52	Well... #3 and #6 are now his wallpapers (we use laptops + external LCDs at work), so I guess he was pretty happy with these pics Thanks everyone for the comments! Oh and, Bill, we might just follow your advice one of these weekends __________________ clickie here to go to my Zenfolio gallery

20th June 2009	#7
flowergirl Super Moderator Join Date: 6th February 2007 Location: ipswich queensland. downunder Posts: 21,432	i really am not into cars, but i do like what you have done here cezarl, your friend should be very happy with these images. oops, just read he has 2 as wallpaper, so i guess he is! __________________ tina www.tinadial.smugmug.com http://tinadial.blogspot.com FATE DECIDES WHO ENTERS YOUR LIFE, BUT ACTIONS DECIDES WHO STAYS IN YOUR LIFE.