mountainears

Had the drone out this evening with some nice sunset lighting....really showed off the shine on the car. I'm still amazed with the Watkins Glen Gray paint, it can look so different in different lighting.

So now, which one do you like best! I think I might be partial to the last one....

village idiot

Thats a damn good looking car.

Foosh

Yes it is, and the last is the best. Damned capable UAS you have there too.

murtro

Answer = #3! Stunning!

Bonus points for justifying the purchase of a drone for me to use with wifey!

mountainears

DJI Phantom 4 Pro BTW. Has a very nice camera on it, but with all digital photography I think there's a lot be to gained in post/computer work too.

Foosh

I've almost pulled the trigger on that model several times, and yes I could see they had been retouched. Still . . . very nice!

mountainears

Depends on your definition of retouching :-) There were adjustments applied to the entire photo (exposure, contrast, some sharpening and noise reduction) plus cropping. But there weren't any photoshop effects done like spot removal, cloning, etc. like I did on the nuclear photos.

Here's the original out of the box version of the fourth photo... just for reference :-)

Foosh

I wasn't criticizing. Whatever you did was very tasteful and not over-processed. What I saw was sharpening, contrast and exposure adjustment, which are well done.

The unprocessed original is very nice too. It's obviously a very good camera on the Phantom.

And, thanks a lot, I may end up finally ordering one.

Bmbl-Bee

I like the first pic. Really brings out the color in the interior. That car looks fantastic. What are you using for detailing?

mountainears

I'm a fan of critique (artist family) so i wasn't upset even though you were not criticizing. I like to share in techniques so that's what I was trying to convey :-)

mountainears

The car has a full XPel Ultimate wrap. I use Chemical Guys EcoSmart RU detailing spray and CarPro Reload Spray.

bigblock427

I like the first photo the best.