What’s wrong with this picture?
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retty much everything is wrong with this picture. The biggest issue, of course, is the extreme contrast. I took this shot in midday with strong, direct sunlight while the hotrod car was parked in the shade. I actually took this shot to show what not to do in photography. The other problem is the background. It’s uninspiring and messy. It detracts from the subject, as does the very light sky. To save this picture and make it a lot better -- not great but better -- is to first deal with the ugly contrast (overexposed highlights and underexposured shadows) and then replace the background. So, I opened this shot in Adobe Camera Raw and moved the highlight slider all the way to the left and the shadows slider all the way to the right. 23
