Another important decision with making an image you’ll love is the location and time. Each different type of photography depends on the location to make a great image. For example, sports photographers need to be at a sporting event held at a park, stadium, or the venue in which a team is booked. Nature photographers have more flexibility with locations in which they could either go to a park or go explore an area in which they have a certain animal they would like to capture. Each discipline has their own required location and the times vary from what the photographer needs to capture.
I love nature photography and exploring different places to capture the little things we sometimes take for granted or overlook. While I’m back home in the rainforest I’ve been able to capture some really cool shots, but I’ve also developed an interest in automotive and motorcycle photography.
This past 4th of July weekend gave me a great opportunity to shoot some amazing images of some classic cars and motorcycle ride-bys along a great location, Hilo Bayfront. Going down to take these was a bit nerve-racking since I don’t know too much about them, but I love taking photos of them and appreciate all the different builds. For these photos I used both my 18-55mm and 75-300mm Canon lenses and went to three different locations.
These few frames of a 1941 Willys Coupe were shot first at Liliuokalani Gardens with my shorter 18-55mm lens.
This specific frame was shot at f11, 1/160 of a second, and 800 ISO. I knew I wanted this location when I first went in and I adjusted according to the weather conditions, the backlighting in this composition, and the subject I wanted to shoot.
To fully capture this classic, I took more of the interior and a different angle.
This second set of frames was shot alongside Kamehameha Ave using a technique called panning. This is where I set my focus on my selected subject, slow my shutter speed to create that drag surrounding the subject, and move my body in the same direction as my subject.
This specific photo highlighted my session that day with incorporating the panning technique, my subject spreading that aloha with their shaka, and parading their Harley-Davidson Softail along Bayfront. The settings for this photo were set at f9, 1/250 of a second, and ISO 200.
Here are some other cool photos at this second location 🙂
Last but not least, a car show was happening on the soccer field and I knew I needed to stop by for more shots of these classics. One of my favorites from this location was of a 1960s Chevrolet Nova.
Looking back at this day, I really enjoyed being able to experiment further in this type of photography, talk to some of the owners, and really highlighted the importance of location. I knew I wanted to head down to Bayfront for the drive-by, but was lucky enough to come across a whole car show as well! I hope you all enjoyed your own 4th of July weekend, despite the unfortunate events taking place, and I also hope you enjoyed this post. If you have the ability to try panning, I definitely recommend practicing this technique. See y’all in my next post, aloha!
~Conchita (@conchita.creates on Instagram/Tiktok :))
My daughter and I have been appreciating cars together. This brought me so much joy. 🌞
I’m glad that you enjoyed this post! I hope you both are able to go to plenty of shows and meets in the near future. 🌺