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Im fact, i'm not sure that the background suits this car Matt.. I like what you're trying to achieve though!

Msn!

11th February 2009 - 02:09 AM  Reply  Quote

show the other picture

11th February 2009 - 02:16 AM  Reply  Quote

I see what you're trying to achieve but the shot does nothing for me. I think it's the location that lets it down, but I would be shooting in the same spot if I were you anyways haha

11th February 2009 - 08:30 PM  Reply  Quote

i personally like the image

13th February 2009 - 05:21 AM  Reply  Quote

Thanks guys, its exactly what photography is about.... all subjective... but what it comes down to is pleasing yourself and your client....that photo does both that.

ill post up more when i finish them

13th February 2009 - 03:58 PM  Reply  Quote

I thought it was fine, you need the busy background quite dark so it doesn't distract from the subject..

13th February 2009 - 05:08 PM  Reply  Quote

Sorry mate, doesn't do much for me, the car looks PS'd onto the background, and it seems to lack contrast.

14th February 2009 - 11:21 PM  Reply  Quote

gear im takeing to bathurst

18th February 2009 - 02:29 PM  Reply  Quote

Not nearly as impressive as that shot of that dude taking like 4 of everything to the Olympics

That 400 certainly is a big fella.

18th February 2009 - 05:30 PM  Reply  Quote

Well i arried this arvo so i thought i would get some snaps in the pits. Cant wait for tomorrow.

Note: im not working on a calbrated monitior so go easy lol

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19th February 2009 - 04:21 AM  Reply  Quote

number 8 seems underexposed on my screen

like what you've done with some of those shots, lovely and clear!

19th February 2009 - 04:25 AM  Reply  Quote

its ment to be lol

19th February 2009 - 04:50 AM  Reply  Quote

Great shots mate as always Cya Sunday!

19th February 2009 - 04:58 AM  Reply  Quote

Great shots matt

Make sure you walk down to the dipper tomorow hey, you can cross the track during session breaks too just speak to officials.

Some very nice shots to be had down there

19th February 2009 - 12:54 PM  Reply  Quote

Without the crowds, i know i'll be making the most of it!

No doubt Matt will find alot of good positions today and tomorrow for the race!

19th February 2009 - 03:29 PM  Reply  Quote

Up ya Grant Denyer!

Can't wait to see what you can produce Matty

19th February 2009 - 05:53 PM  Reply  Quote

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Rest can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmead//...157614149142446

20th February 2009 - 12:25 PM  Reply  Quote

Love 8 and 14
Noice work

20th February 2009 - 12:37 PM  Reply  Quote

Yea agree on 14 - looks like he's a little out of control with the tyre marks. Qualifying lap? The mitsubishi looks alright tho - I like 5 a little, looks like it's hauling some serious ass. Just wished the font end was a little more in focus and the rest blurry like it is. Guess it's hard taking those kind of photos tho - fast moving objects Nice job tho.

20th February 2009 - 02:54 PM  Reply  Quote

I think 11 is fantastic, great framing and feeling of motion without it being a panning shot.

20th February 2009 - 07:24 PM  Reply  Quote

Thanks guys

Trek from forrest elbow to the top of the mountain is a bitch but was a good day and morning light is so good

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rest can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmead/s...57614195524400/

21st February 2009 - 10:29 AM  Reply  Quote

I never tire of your shots man! Just awesome Really love number 3 in the last set!

21st February 2009 - 12:49 PM  Reply  Quote

Grant your buddy or something?

14 is my pick, go you good thing!

21st February 2009 - 04:44 PM  Reply  Quote

i quite like #2, the lighting looks nice and #10....

nice work man

21st February 2009 - 07:28 PM  Reply  Quote

Heres Sundays shots, Light was epic in the morning... there are so many cause i couldnt cull them down:

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Rest can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmead//...157614244579849

23rd February 2009 - 12:39 AM  Reply  Quote

Excellent work, by far the best shot's I have seen of the event.

The evo X racecars look amazing.

Keep it up.

23rd February 2009 - 12:44 AM  Reply  Quote

love them matt

you have incredible skills. love to be at your stage sometime soon..

23rd February 2009 - 12:46 AM  Reply  Quote

All of your shots are so god damn crisp! How much editing work do you do?

25th February 2009 - 12:45 AM  Reply  Quote

'editing' per se doesn't make the images any sharper or crisper than they are. You can a little but it's all about how well you actually take the photo. Skills > PP ftw

25th February 2009 - 04:18 AM  Reply  Quote

loving 8 and 9 from the last set.

25th February 2009 - 04:43 AM  Reply  Quote

kyle what you say is very true, but im a strong believer in that PP can make a great photo, excellent. But it will never turn a bad photo into a good one.

I do abit of PP with it, but in all honesty i cant really tell you what i do as its just a preset i made for myself about 6 months ago. What i do is batch process them all and then use thumbnails (on a 24inch monitor) to adjust exposure if required.

But when sorting i rank photos, all the photos i posted in this thread i ranked 5 out of 5. these photos are the ones i use on the net so i also give them alittle extra pp in the form of selective colour saturation and luminsoity adjustments. All the rest get exposure and batch treatment.

This is all done in lightroom 2.2

25th February 2009 - 02:59 PM  Reply  Quote