This weekend I got the chance to shoot my first rallycross event. Despite literal inches of rain, it was some of the most fun I’ve had with a camera.
Nikon Z6, Z 24-70 2.8 S
70mm f7.1 1/1000s ISO 1000
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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The day was dark and flat, this is lightened up quite a bit
I have plenty of panning shots (many of this car) but tbh I get bored of panning shots really fast. They all start to look the same and while they’re a nice look, I find they detract from the environment around the car.
I don’t see the need for a tighter crop. Tighter cropping loses out on most of the background, which I find is an important part of the photo. The car is already detailed enough in the full res photo and just the car makes for very boring pictures.
While just using an exposure/brightness slider to lighten up the shot probably won't work, if you've access to a "Levels" tool or a set of sliders labelled "Shadows/Midtones/Highlights" or similar, I suspect you might be surprised how much green you can get from the background without blowing out the whites on the car. This is best done if you've a RAW format version to play with, but even experimenting on a downloaded version of your photo this approach, to me, improves it.
There again, I know sometimes a little voice in the back of my head says "Leave it dark, I like it like that" and perhaps you are hearing the same with this shot.
All valid points! As I said, very subjective. Good on you for doing your thing!