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Mar, 2016Views
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Location
I took that picture in Miami . I was on a trip from New York to Miami, keys and everglades . It was outside on Collins street in Miami beach .Time
I was during the day , but the promblem was that there are many people crossing the road or moving around , then I have decided to work also on the background to isolate the vehicule . Like we were at night .Lighting
I was during day and my intention was to give the impression that we were at night . I only work on the background with lightroom . It's sometime easier to take a picture by day (for iso) and to work on it with lightroom .Equipment
At this time I had a canon EOS 550D , no flash , no tripod . A street picture F5.6 iso 200 1/100sInspiration
I love to travel to united states and for a French like me , America is the flag,the landscapes ,the cowboys, the skyscrapers , and .... The bigs and wonderful americans cars and trucks. I love the period 1950 , it makes me dream and when I met this Cadillac ... in Miami , it was for me like I was in the legend . This is a little bit "cliché" , but it's so good ......Editing
I have to use post- processing because I wanted that picture at night , and I was in Miami by day ... I use lightroom on exposure and color . Normally the car is a soft pink , but when I work on pictures I need to build the picture I want to see and not necessarily identical to reality .In my camera bag
At this time my camera was not to heavy , but now I am working with a canon 5D mark II that is much heavier . Most of time I take only my camera, 2 batteries and a light bag . A heavy bag is always a problem if you have to walk a lot .I take also my compact flash in spare.I only carried a tripod if necessary.,and another camera lens if I think I need it .I also have a wide angle , but I do not use it for the scenery, I think that too flattened image except of course in some cases.I still also have a notebook and a pen to take notes .I usually let my battery charger in the hotel , my extra batteries enough for the day. The goal , always limit the weight because of my back problem , if I walk too long with too heavy material it spoils my pleasure to photo.Il the need to feel free and comfortable to make good pictures. I still also have a small compact in spare in case of failure .Feedback
It is quite easy to shoot a car. What is interesting is to take a detail that allows the recognition without revealing it completely. Find the best point of view is the most difficult ....
