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[SpiffyPix]

Any suggestions on how to make these photos better would be greatly appreciated!

[DAVE RHUBERG]

First picture, too much dirt.  I know it's a JEEP, but the others use the space better.
The first and last pictures are underexposed for the purpose at hand (whether or not these are HDR) I know it is hard to take a well exposed picture of a clean dark car.
The last picture may be accurate, but the geometric distortions inherent in the POV should be tweaked a little.  DeFish a little to regain the aggressiveness of the JEEP stance, square the corners.
The middle two pictures are more pleasing to my eye, by the use of space, exposure, composition, everything.
The third picture is a little odd, could be good or bad, from the isolation of the bright yellow in the windows of the vehicle.
Makes it stand out, makes it look possibly over processed.  Depends on the intent.
Constructive I hope, very nice pictures regardless.

[SpiffyPix]

Fantastic critique, Dave.  Much appreciated.  Thanks!

[honez]

Hiya Spiffy,
Just a couple of other suggestions as I see 'em.
#2 & #3 look like they need some horizon straightening as there's a bit of a lean. Maybe #1 too, but it's not as noticeable on that one.
#4 I'd clone out the red rim on the inside of the wheel and like Dave suggested, correct the lens distortion to make your baby a bit skinnier.
#2 I'd probably look at cloning the sky out of the rear windows so it's a uniform black, clone out the sticker on the back window if you can, and burn a little in the rear wheel arch to bring the shadow back. You might want to clone out the tower on the horizon behind the vehicle too.
#1, #3 and #4 I'd clone out that little rock in the water.
#3 clone out the two white dots on the lower part of the door seam and rear window sticker.
And next time, I'd suggest flipping your sun visor back up so it's not showing in the front window. Not a lot you can do about it now, unless you really go to town burning and cloning all the windows to give it a real tinted look.

It looks like a really good location and the colours look great. You're already aware of the halos, so I won't go there.
A nice set of images, well processed and given a few tweaks here and there, they'll end up looking fantastic. Well done.
h

[SpiffyPix]

Another awesome critique, Honez.  thanks. 

re: the sun visor...LOL!  I didn't realize I left it down until I loaded the photos into Lightroom.  Duh, Mel... 

I guess i should have mentioned that these are test photos only.  I have a friend who owns a new generation Camaro and he also runs the local camaro club.  They want me to do individual shoots for each car.  I wanted to find the best locale and get the processing right before taking on such a task.  So I found what I think to be a killer location, went at sunset and shot my car, just as a test. 

Again, thanks for the AWESOME run-down of things to fix.  You're right on the money with all of them!