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Never go full retard.
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nottingham
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![]() Leaving headlights on for night shots seems to be a Turbobricks thing... it looks retarded/is really stupid
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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I'm going to try and make a quick example of this sometime tonight.
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waste of skin and blood
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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![]() Alright, here we go. I know the pictures arent that good but I did this in like 5 minutes in my driveway. And no my headlights arent blue, thats just the way they look because of the white balance.
All these pictures are unedited except for size. All three were taken at 15 sec., aperature at 7.1 on my canon A80. First picture is with lights off. ![]() Second picture I left the lights on the whole time. ![]() Third picture I quickly ran and jumped into the car and turned the headlights on really quick, because my camera doesnt have a timer in manual mode. ![]() photoshoped thrid picture, see how much better it looks when the lights dont wash out the whole picture ![]() Last edited by daijoubanai; 07-19-2009 at 01:33 PM.. |
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Lurker Supreme
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Pining for the fjords
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![]() Also, cross hatch/star filters = goodness ;)
course, if you have too many points of light it just looks gross, you gotta balance it well. If you have a camera that you can manually set the apature, depending on what you're trying to do, sometimes get that puppy cranked right open (the lower the number, the wider the apature is open) This gives you a more shallow depth of field, so if you have something in the background you just don't like, or you want all the focus on the car, this is the way to go. If you are trying to get MORE background, then you want a greater depth of field, use the more 'closed' apatures. Basically, digis are great, experiment and see what comes out. And a good tripod is worth its weight in gold. If you want to go really crazy, or if you're doing the longer exposure shots, a remote shutter cable is also very handy.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Victoria BC
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![]() Naw shoot in the day - right into the sun! lol
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Spokane, WA
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![]() The one of the Sunset was taken at Sunset Bay State Park near Coos Bay, Oregon
The one with the blue water was taken at Freshwater Bay State Park near Port Angeles, Washington. Quote:
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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#34 |
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: homeless
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![]() For help w/ composition, cut the picture in thirds, both vertical and horizontal. Put the important stuff where the lines intersect. Go back and review the past photos. When a photo really looks "RIGHT", notice the eye is drawn to those points.
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WRC addict
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Victoria BC
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![]() Stand on something or crouch to avoid the boring perspective we see all day every day. Putting the car in it's own territory helps. ie: sport car on clean asphalt, 4x4 on rocks/dirt. If you got an old car, go for a vintage look.
Cheap camera tip: Flash helps a lot where lighting is limited, or the sun is behind the car casting shadows where you want to see the shape of the car. Unfortunately you end up with white license plates. I put scotch tape on my flash and drew over it with a sharpie for a little extra lighting that's not as likely to highlight the license plate. When I'm crouching I rest my elbow on my knee to reduce camera shake. Particularly helpful if you're suffering from adrenaline due to recent spirited driving. I stood on a concrete road block. Not a huge difference in perspective, but enough. My "half flash" helped with the cloudy conditions. ![]() |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Arizona
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![]() Use the "Magic Hours" when the sun is coming up or going down. The color and quality of the light is perfect. Background and subject are usually easy to get exposed corectly. The sun and horizon reflected in the doors always looks great. And since the sun is low shadows will be longer and therefore more interesting to the eye.
For cheap night lighting Gas stations ususally have good lighting with all the overhead hard lighting. Although you'll need to color corect in PS. If you can find a gas station with a view you could compose a nice pic. When the lights are on and the sun is going down. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Rubber City, Ohio
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![]() You must simply invest in a 10mm lens and build yourself a rig, then hang out the door like a lunatic:
![]() Alternately, sit yourself down in the gravel with said lens and the sun setting behind the car and spot meter to the black bumper: ![]() PS if there's anyone willing to make a road trip to 44312 for some shots like the two above, send me a pm. If you have a sweet ride and will cover your own travel expenses, I have plenty of locations and about $3k in photo gear plus everything I know about photography (which is a tolerable amount).
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: CT
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![]() thank you...sweet jebus that took way to many responses...photography, in general (i don't care if you are taking pictures of a car or a dog turd) is about LIGHTING. Flat general 1 in the afternoon blah lighting leads to, flat general blah pictures. A nice dirty hippie way of thinking about it is utilizing the earths natural beauty.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nottingham
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Join Date: May 2008
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![]() HDR looks awesome, now, is it horrible to open a side door?
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الله الفول السوداني شطائر
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Massachusetts, USA
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I agree with the above statement, I wanna see the wheels, not the rubber. Unless of course the wheels are total crap.
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#42 |
Just damn
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Real world
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Rule of thirds...present Good exposure. I dont see the problem with it. |
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الله الفول السوداني شطائر
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Massachusetts, USA
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![]() ![]() Many of you take pics & post them to the board. But often many of you forget about the macro function. Almost all modern digicams have a macro function which allows you to take very closeup photos. Usually from mere inches to 2 feet away. Almost universally the macro function is depicted with an icon that looks like a flower. Often with the letters "MF" next to it. As seen here: ![]() You'll note in the center of the photo you'll see the MF icon (flower) with two triangles, those are supposed to be mountains suggesting long distance photos. On my Canon Powershot A720, it's on the toggle button on the back. Other cameras may vary, RTFM. Failing to do this will make your closeup shots of wiper nut covers look more like bellybutton lint. Examples: All pics are taken 8-12" a bulb, is it a 3456 or 3457? ![]() It's a 3457! ![]() What's this? ![]() But of course! It's a USB network adapter! ![]() I don't know about camera phones. I know my LG 8300 doesn't do it, but some others might. My camera can get rather close. I've taken pics as close as 2" from the lens of a size 000 phillips driver. I use it at work to take pics of damaged laptops for warranty coverage claims. Last edited by Ursan; 07-13-2015 at 11:20 AM.. Reason: Updated photo links. |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Northamptonshire, UK
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![]() I've spent quite a while trying to make cars look interesting in photos...it isn't easy at first.
When cars are stationary, there's nothing much of interest to look at in the picture so it's all down to angles, light and composition. Personally, I normally shoot very low (on my belly) or try and use interesting and different angles to add a little flavor to the shots. I also tend to use a 50mm Macro lens on the canon 10D to make the shots sharp and give a nice vibrancy to the photos, plus you can get close on the details (it's all in the detail) and play about with the DOF and so forth Best thing to do is get out there and play ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My other baby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minneapolis
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![]() ^^nice shots
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#46 |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Northamptonshire, UK
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scaring pets since 1982
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: in da house!!!!!
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![]() i have a cheapo camera, kodak ZD8612 IS, is it possible to take quality pics with this? 8.1mp with Schneider -KREUZNACH VARIOGON 36mm lense
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K-jet For Life
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Puyallup,WA
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