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10-12-2010, 12:58 PM | #4901 | |
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White 04 STi with WRX skirts, same lip and tint? Lol Armin, I know you use your 60mm for fruits but anything for car shots? You said you use the 50mm for interior details, why not the macro? I found the 105micro takes awesome portraits! But haven't figured out anything neat for car details or closeups
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10-12-2010, 01:07 PM | #4902 | |
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10-12-2010, 01:10 PM | #4904 | |
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10-12-2010, 01:12 PM | #4905 |
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Nice shots, you've composed them well! The outside shots could all use a tiny bit more exposure in my opinion, and your second shot from way up above might need a small white balance adjustment, since the car is looking a bit blue. I also personally would add a little more saturation, but I think getting the exposure correct is the first thing you need to tackle. Good start!
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10-12-2010, 01:14 PM | #4906 |
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10-12-2010, 01:16 PM | #4907 |
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Well, the main reason I don't really use my macro for car shots is because most car parts that I like to focus on tend to be large enough that the macro's small depth of field often doesn't show a part's logo, shape, or surroundings. That's essential the same issue that you're having yourself. There are exceptions of course, but I've found that my 50mm ƒ1.4 gets the job done easier since it's just a faster lens overall to start with.
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10-12-2010, 01:19 PM | #4908 |
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Yeah, if you move your whole torso instead of just your shoulders, you're able to keep a more steady and consistent pan with the car, no matter how fast they're going. If you're wearing a backpack with all your camera gear, this can also act as a decent side abdominal workout with enough reps
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10-12-2010, 01:22 PM | #4909 |
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You know, I actually had a fleeting thought the other day...if I sold the 12-24mm ƒ4 and 17-55mm ƒ2.8, how long could I get by successfully with just a D700 (or other full frame Nikon), the new 24mm ƒ1.4, and my current 50mm ƒ1.4 and 85mm ƒ1.8? I'd keep my 70-20mm ƒ2.8 on my D300 since the range is longer anyway on the cropped sensor. Hmmmmmmmmm
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10-12-2010, 02:09 PM | #4910 | |
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10-12-2010, 02:12 PM | #4911 |
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10-12-2010, 02:16 PM | #4912 |
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Armin, wanted to share one more to get some insight. this was obviously shot a little bit faster... and i forget to photoshop out the dust speckle, which i know you will point out.
cropping ok? i shot out towards the least distracting area of the track. mid day lighting was harsh though! |
10-12-2010, 03:26 PM | #4913 | |
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10-12-2010, 04:12 PM | #4914 |
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hey armin, went to the track this weekend and tried to adhere to your critiques of my last track day shoot...let me know what you think....
no editing done...and photobucket sorta kills the quality, but you get the idea... got a bunch more...only put a few on photobucket... http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy252/subybeej/Octoberfest%20at%20VIR%202010/ let me know what you think. thanks in advance! |
10-12-2010, 04:19 PM | #4915 |
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All yall will like this ! I pic 2 of these up, 1 for me and the other for my brothers BDAY. His is way more legit ! it says "made in japan" and has "canon" logos all in the right places, and for some reason mine doesn't hahaha
either way....enjoy And here is a pic I took the other day |
10-12-2010, 07:13 PM | #4916 |
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hmmm... I'm not sure if I ever posted these here, but I took these with my old camera (D40X) at 1/125 shutter speed. It's tough creating good composition, so I just center the car. Here's one example:
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10-12-2010, 07:51 PM | #4917 | |
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10-12-2010, 09:39 PM | #4918 |
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D800......? Armin...?
I have two zooms (70-200 f/2.8 & 12-24 f/4) and 2 primes (50mm f/2.8 & 105mm f/2.8)... and then a kit lens (it doesn't count) I feel I've got a well balanced set of glass |
10-12-2010, 09:43 PM | #4919 | |
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Loved it on film. Hmm... |
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10-12-2010, 10:13 PM | #4921 | |
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It also looks like the focus wasn't quite tack-on either though |
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10-12-2010, 10:17 PM | #4922 | |
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10-12-2010, 10:20 PM | #4923 | |
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Your car photo is a good example of where not using a polarizer to get rid of reflections can actually be pretty cool. I don't really like the composition though...the R in the grille is a bit too close to being cut off, and it looks like part of the front bumper is already cut off. |
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10-12-2010, 10:22 PM | #4924 | |
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As far as compositions go, when it comes to panning shots, I ALWAYS do my crops in post processing. It's situations like this where a lot of megapixels actually DO help quite a bit. |
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10-12-2010, 10:36 PM | #4925 | |
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Yeah, the D800 is rumored for a February 2011 release according to NikonRumors.com. And yeah, I know I'm pretty covered as it is with my lenses, but moving to full frame presents new issues, such as selling my DX lenses. I'd still keep my D300 though for my second body at weddings and for shooting at the track (until I can afford the new 70-200mm ƒ2.8 VR II of course). |
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