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02-20-2013, 09:37 PM | #10276 |
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02-20-2013, 10:21 PM | #10277 |
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Zoom, preferably. I already have a 50mm prime... I'm just looking for a good walkaround lens to use instead of that. I've got my eye on a 70-200 as well, but that's not for a while.
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02-20-2013, 10:31 PM | #10278 |
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You can always buy my 55-250 that I have for sale.
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02-20-2013, 10:38 PM | #10279 |
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I was thinking this would suit my needs pretty well:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._DC_Macro.html Suppose I'll read up on the reviews. |
02-20-2013, 10:45 PM | #10280 |
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02-21-2013, 02:15 PM | #10281 |
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IMO for walk around/carshow you need less than a 50mm. so a 70-200 would still be inconvenient. look into a good 18-XXX lens or a 20-70ish mm lens. i have my 18-270mm for general car show crap and i use my 35mm when i know people wont be getting in teh way and i can back up from the subject matter.
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02-21-2013, 03:41 PM | #10282 |
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All I have is a 50 1.8 and the kit 18x55. @ car shows I always use the kit, trying my best to keep it in it's sweet spot between 30-35mm. I would prefer a crisp 18mm or less, but without spending some bucks that's not gonna happen.
There is just not enough room for 50mm+ in most car show scenes, unless you are going for something very specific (gauges, emblems, close-ups etc) something where the 1.8 is really going to make the difference. The only advantage I can see is the 1.8, as indoor car shows tend to not have the best lighting. But that's what iso is for right?? |
02-21-2013, 04:39 PM | #10283 |
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I'm looking at the Canon 17-40 f/4 L for car show stuff. Should be decent
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02-21-2013, 06:51 PM | #10284 | |
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02-21-2013, 07:03 PM | #10285 |
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That's exactly why I bought the 70-200. I also go to Limerock for events. I'm excited for the season to begin!!
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02-22-2013, 07:30 AM | #10286 | |
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Do you think the angle is too exaggerated in this one? (Sorry about the stupid parking pass on the mirror... I need to remember to remove that next time) I retried the night shot a little closer to the lights from the opposite direction. Is the white balance any better this time? Thanks again! Your advice is very much appreciated! |
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02-22-2013, 11:32 PM | #10287 |
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I know these aren't of cars but my new toy arrived today and I'm very excited!
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02-23-2013, 11:08 AM | #10288 | |
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Overall, most of your shots are a little underexposed as well, need a little straightening, and don't really have your car posed for the camera. Instead, it just looks like the car's parked and you just decided to snap a quick photo. More effort into composing the shot and thinking about the photo as a whole will help you go farther, no matter what camera you're using |
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02-23-2013, 11:13 AM | #10289 | |
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Just keep in mind that portrait lenses tend to be in 85mm - 135mm range, since they have little/no distortion. |
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02-23-2013, 11:19 AM | #10290 | |
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The night shot definitely has better white balance, but you've got another problem that often happens with night shots -- uneven lighting. The front of the car in particular is a lot darker than the rest of the car since the main light is to the rear of the driver's side. To fix this, most people either position the car so that more even light hits the car, use their own artificial lighting (strobes or light painting) or get really creative (often too much) with post-processing. Either way though, nothing quite replaces a big ball of fire 93 million miles away, especially in terms of making things look natural. |
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02-23-2013, 11:20 AM | #10291 |
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02-23-2013, 11:21 AM | #10292 |
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I couldn't sleep last night, so I did another edit from my little shoot last week. I was going to scrap this one at first, but I was able to get creative with some of the technical bits.
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02-23-2013, 03:25 PM | #10293 |
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trying another go at rollers again, man its hard to drive and shoot
any tips for rolling shots? and editing question. what can i do to make this one better? was thinking of completely making the backdrop/everything but the total front end black but idk how to do that right in aperture. any tips? |
02-23-2013, 11:13 PM | #10294 | |
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Seriously though, to get good rolling shots, you really need to hang out the window. Here's an example of me hanging out the window for a rolling shot: That's me being safe about it too. Now, I don't condone doing this, but if you really want to get some good shots, you have to hang out the window even more, and often kind of blind fire your shots while holding the camera out and closer to the ground. For example, I was most of the way out of the window on this shot, and the camera was maybe 2 feet off the ground: The key is of course making sure your settings are where you want them and your polarizer is in the proper place before hanging your camera down lower out the window. Using burst mode and continuous autofocus, you'll end up with a bunch of throw-away shots, but you'll still get a good number of solid, sharp photos in the process as well. I also usually stick with an ultra-wide angle lens for rolling shots, but a regular wide angle will work fine too. As long as the focal length is under 50mm, you should be in good shape to take sharp rolling shots. Regarding the edit of the last photo (which is taken at a bit too fast of a shutter speed, which is why it looks like the wheels aren't turning), what you're thinking doesn't sound like something that'll be easy to accomplish without Photoshop. Based on what you describe, I envision the car coming out of a dark tunnel, thus the front end is exposed while it gradually becomes dark as it goes toward the rear of the car. I'm not familiar with Aperture though, so I'm not sure if it's capable of doing that or not. |
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02-24-2013, 12:46 PM | #10295 | |
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i'm an idiot and posted the same photo twice meant to make the background black on this photo, or if anyone can do it and make the car look meaner. |
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02-24-2013, 12:55 PM | #10296 |
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I forgot who originally gave me the idea, but I did that style of shot once. Parked the car in the garage on a bright day with just the nose sticking out. It was easy enough to add shadow and make everything but the nose of the car black. Not the best shot in the world, but you get the idea...
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02-24-2013, 05:52 PM | #10297 | |
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02-25-2013, 07:23 AM | #10298 |
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I normally do not like doing shop pictures because the lighting sucks and there are far too many distractions given the limited space. But...I do like how this one has the car sitting "in its element" so to speak.
The SV by rsutton198 | oneninety8.com, on Flickr Last edited by rsutton1223; 02-25-2013 at 07:33 AM. |
02-25-2013, 09:31 AM | #10299 |
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look great, i would just expose the bottom of the car more, brighten the shadow there to see more of that diffuser!
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02-25-2013, 04:05 PM | #10300 |
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Sutton, what the hell is that 999 car?
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