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Originally Posted by Alchemy
Luna, the self portrait came out pretty good but the first pic of the Mazda is great!!! Great background and composition, though I would love to see it wider. Did you crop?
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Thanks!
That location is under a bridge and it's a popular location for shooting cars, models and suburban kids with no street smarts trying to score drugs. It goes without saying that it can be a little dodgy shooting there! During weekday hours, it's a parking area for State Employees and at night it's just not a safe place to hang out. On top of that, the passageways between the bridge arches are open to traffic at all hours, so you need a spotter even at 7am on a Sunday morning!
The finished shot was worked on quite a bit.
The attachment is an untouched test shot that shows where the light was coming from as well as all the signage that was removed from the pic. Much to my disappointment, The State had just recently painted over the graffiti, destroying the gritty urban background I was hoping for.