Saturday, 18 February 2012

An evening drive….

An evening drive…. by Pat MacInnes
An evening drive…., a photo by Pat MacInnes on Flickr.

Just been having a play tonight to get out of the house while I'm down at the mother-in-law's in South Wales.

This was taken on the road from Treherbert that leads over the Rhigos, where the WRC stages are held for Rally GB in Wales. It's a great road; winding and fast, with breathtaking views that culminate in a viewpoint that takes in the Brecon Beacons and its highest peak, Pen-y-fan.

It was freezing tonight, with really strong winds so i was really quick in getting some shots done. This was more of a test to see how things would look at this time of night with light trails in the scene. I like the green headlight glow from the Xenon bulbs but not so keen on the flare off the rear brake light. I tried another exposure with a flash to pick out some details, namely the wheels, but they just didn't look right layered over this exposure - too false methinks.

Anyway, this is just another stage in my learning about car photography and I'm enjoying it :)

*Nikon D2x
*Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
*ISO 100
*1.6secs @ f/8
*Processed in Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS3

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