I’m going to do my critique before reading KillaBlackBird’s list to be unbiased.
#1. Front end, which is the face of the car is too dark by contrast, needed either a filler flash or external light or even a slight change of angle. There is also something that just doesn’t sit right with me when a car that is stationary has it’s wheels turned, but I know you and KillABird are on the same page with this matter. Finally clear area below a car is never prime real estate, with a camera just a few inches higher the shot IMO would come out much cleaner. Also try to make it force of habit to avoid poles and telephone lines at all costs.
#2. Same thing about under car real estate and telephone poles and lines. Nothing can make a lowered car look more 4x4 then having a clear angle up shot of the underneath of it, which is why your shot #4 is much better perceived. Also shooting on the shadow side of the car one more time without any sort of filler flash.
#3. Again, my personal pet peeve about wheels turned, but obviously the car was in the same position through out all the shots so it’s not intended. However I would strongly suggest getting more variety of angles of the car in the shots as well as changing up the wheel angle, entire shoot could go to hell if one little aspect was off from the start that you overlooked, however changing things up will guarantee at least one money shot from the shoot.
#4. Great reflection, great angle, cocked wheels :tongue , great depth, and your sky editing. Out of curiosity I would love to see this in a virgin shot to compare if the sky editing was a good call or takes a bit away from the picture. You have great editing skills however, sometimes it feels out of place when most of the picture is “life like” and the sky is intense.
#5. Great shot, only thing to critique about is getting the other lugnut into focus as well (the one directly below it on the right).
#6. Cocked wheels on one car, straight on other :banghead . Sky editing is nicely balanced to the rest of the photo in this one. Personally with straight wheels and no other car there it would be a money shot. NSX being BAM in your face focus of the picture, other car in the background being much smaller confuses the eye. If both cars were in the picture close up, or both small the balance would play off well.
#7
Crop the picture vertically to cut the shadow.
Call it a fantastic shot
Profit :excited
(wheels are straight :thumb) :tongue
#8 Sun location and telephone lines and poles hate you. That is all.
#9 Not counting the repeat for breaking the rules of my personal preference, it’s a good shot.
#10 Dark car, dark environment, ooooh loook at the pretty sky.
#11 Great shot
Just my humble opinions and reflections on the shots, take them as you will. You can break each one of my personal rule preferences and have a shot to drool over.
Now I’m going to read KillABirds notes :lol
Edit: Just read them, we agree on a few of them perfectly, and disagree on the low angle entirely :rofl