Need Some Driver Input Regarding Photo Composition

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  1. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    I'm not sure what kind of response this post may receive but will try anyway.

    I'd like some input from drivers. Trying to determine a favored composition for truck photography. Do you prefer a tighter shot featuring the tractor with more tractor detail, or a wider shot featuring the "rig" that might lose some overall detail???? Thanks in advance for any input.

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    Wide (1:2 panoramic)
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  3. dutchieinquebec

    dutchieinquebec Road Train Member

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    i like them both, sorry.
     
  4. Scott101

    Scott101 Medium Load Member

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    I like a 3/4 profile that includes the trailer falling out of the field of focus.
     
  5. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    For what it is worth-imho-composition is dependent on WHAT you are trying to convey--if you are Highlighting the truck---then a tighter shot is the answer--and if it is the scenery(background) then wider shot would be the answer..all very subjective though
     
  6. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    A new technique/composition I'm working on. A little bit of skewing due to the angle but I find it acceptable ...

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    An after sunset capture ..
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  7. Scott101

    Scott101 Medium Load Member

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    Looking good!

    That's how I like it.
     
  8. TeePee Creeper

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    the daytime top photo is very acceptable, and you are drawn into the photo by the blurred background, road reflection in the bumper, and the adhearance to the rule of thirds. If the peterbuilt logos were more in focus and a star filter used to highlite the sunburst on the hood, maybe stop the rotation of the wheels, keep the movement of the trees to provide and slight abstraction in composition. Solid color saturation makes one give more than a passing glance you hit the mark with photo. It almost feels like the truck is comming off the page.
     
  9. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    It's not so much a matter of focus as movement. Canon image stabilization can only take out so much road imperfection. (Although, the subject is close enough to perhaps be having to make a focus compromise) If I stop the rotation of the wheels, that puts me into a stop-action scene. Photoshop wheel blur tool does not give a natural look IMO, especially on a large output. A certain amount of wheel blur is critical for the photo to my way of thinking. Anybody can take a static image and photoshop it into a scene and that's not what I want either. (But with trucks, that can be a very tedious task to make precise selection to separate the rig)

    I prefer to not do a lot of photoshop work to "modify" images, except in rare isolated cases to remove background clutter and other imperfections. And I certainly don't want to have to photoshop heavily, 40 images a day to create a certain look that can't naturally be captured. (That was considered at one time to create an exaggerated tree blur) And would it not look odd to have little/no wheel rotation and lots of tree blur? But thanks for the input and will take all under advisement.
     
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