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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
Well i finally got my pics uploaded from my camera today. I took about 300 that day and ended up with about 90 or so useful ones. I am going to post them all up so everyone can see their cars. Its a sh**load of pics so enjoy. They are a lot of data though so if your on your phone or 56K it might suck. hopefully photobucket did not resize them too small. Pictures were shot with a Cannon 50D on full auto/macro/micro with a manual focus. I need some more practice get perfect since its like the 4th time i have been able to use it

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Posted by Slowback67 (Member # 6348) on :
 
Did you guys drive up to Middletown and Konocti after Berryessa?
 

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Posted by 66_5.0 (Member # 9974) on :
 
Damn even the cop wanted in on the photoshoot haha
 

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Posted by EPIK (Member # 7481) on :
 
Nice pics T... The 1 thing you need to do different when you are taking car pics though are get the entire car in the frame unless you are trying to get close ups. Some of them are cut off...

[ July 12, 2010, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: EPIK ]
 

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Posted by 66_5.0 (Member # 9974) on :
 
Damn even the cop wanted in on the photoshoot haha
all nice cars
 

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Posted by 66_5.0 (Member # 9974) on :
 
Damn even the cop wanted in on the photoshoot haha
all nice cars
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
Nice pics T! I agree with Dustin on centering your centerpieces. Also, you wear jean shorts too huh? lol, I took a LOT of flack over this during my UCLA days as the So Cal folks hate!

And who is the lucky SOB who owns this these days?



And what, no pics of 8stang8 going wheels up at 60mph?!?

[ July 12, 2010, 09:55 PM: Message edited by: Luke87GT ]
 

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
A lot of the pics @ the lake or parking lots were chopped due to wooden poles or trees being in the way. Next round of shots ima have to "put it in the middle"
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
Nice Pics T! Thanks for the rolling shots of the Faleen...I've never seen how it looks going down the road
 

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Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :
 

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Nice pics T! I agree with Dustin on centering your centerpieces. Also, you wear jean shorts too huh? lol, I took a LOT of flack over this during my UCLA days as the So Cal folks hate!

And who is the lucky SOB who owns this these days?



And what, no pics of 8stang8 going wheels up at 60mph?!?

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isnt this nicks car streetfighter50
 

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Posted by At1Maverick69 (Member # 6177) on :
 
Thanks again Terrence and Ian for putting this one together. had a blast with a cool bunch of people.
 

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Posted by jordan_0806 (Member # 5888) on :
 
wow T, thanks for the rolling shots of the Cobra....your camera is badass....
 

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Posted by STREETFIGHTER50 (Member # 2973) on :
 
Thanks T, those are some cool ass rolling shots!
 

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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
Nice pics T! I agree with Dustin on centering your centerpieces. Also, you wear jean shorts too huh? lol, I took a LOT of flack over this during my UCLA days as the So Cal folks hate!

And who is the lucky SOB who owns this these days?



And what, no pics of 8stang8 going wheels up at 60mph?!?

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isnt this nicks car streetfighter50

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no..that was venomous99's car.. then streetfighter50, then fox gt, then ......

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Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on :
 
Great shots, T! I feel very privileged to have the only engine shot of the bunch.

What's up with the pic of Chad with his camera? Is he doing his best impression of the creepy old dude that was crawling all over his Vette? I think the guy needs a name... I will call him the "Vettaphile".

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Posted by Broke4.6 (Member # 9085) on :
 
Terrance...you definatly need to get out of auto and start practicing in manual...your pictures came out good but only half as good as the potential a 50d has...you also need photoshop..bad! ran this one through PS right quick to show you!
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Posted by ugotsmoked (Member # 6069) on :
 

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Great shots, T! I feel very privileged to have the only engine shot of the bunch.

What's up with the pic of Chad with his camera? Is he doing his best impression of the creepy old dude that was crawling all over his Vette? I think the guy needs a name... I will call him the "Vettaphile".

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Terrance...you definatly need to get out of auto and start practicing in manual...your pictures came out good but only half as good as the potential a 50d has...you also need photoshop..bad! ran this one through PS right quick to show you!

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Great shots, T! I feel very privileged to have the only engine shot of the bunch.

What's up with the pic of Chad with his camera? Is he doing his best impression of the creepy old dude that was crawling all over his Vette? I think the guy needs a name... I will call him the "Vettaphile".

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for sure, that guy was soooo effin weird.im gonna see my face photshopped on some creepy website now.

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I didnt catch his name but who was the guy rollin with us in his green Firebird? Is he on here?

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I didnt catch his name but who was the guy rollin with us in his green Firebird? Is he on here?

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his name is Rob and he's not on here....he's from Sacfbodyz...

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Ah ok nice...seemed like a pretty cool dude
 

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 

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Terrance...you definatly need to get out of auto and start practicing in manual...your pictures came out good but only half as good as the potential a 50d has...you also need photoshop..bad! ran this one through PS right quick to show you!
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Great shots, T! I feel very privileged to have the only engine shot of the bunch.

What's up with the pic of Chad with his camera? Is he doing his best impression of the creepy old dude that was crawling all over his Vette? I think the guy needs a name... I will call him the "Vettaphile".

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for sure, that guy was soooo effin weird.im gonna see my face photshopped on some creepy website now.

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Don't worry, man! You probably only made his "favorites" wall.

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The Chad and his new boyfriend Vettaphile were freakin cupcakin forever over there in the parking lot. It made me uncomfortable. See the kind of crowd you attract when you buy one of........ Those.......
 

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Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
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Yea, maybe it does But I like the colors to "pop" a little more and the original seems a bit "flat." I've just started messing with PS but hopefully I'll get a hang of it and stop using adjusting the pics so much
 

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Posted by iceman302 (Member # 7180) on :
 
What's up with the pic of Chad with his camera? Is he doing his best impression of the creepy old dude that was crawling all over his Vette? I think the guy needs a name... I will call him the "Vettaphile". [/qb][/QUOTE]for sure, that guy was soooo effin weird.im gonna see my face photshopped on some creepy website now. [/qb][/QUOTE]Don't worry, man! You probably only made his "favorites" wall. [/qb][/QUOTE]The Chad and his new boyfriend Vettaphile were freakin cupcakin forever over there in the parking lot. It made me uncomfortable. See the kind of crowd you attract when you buy one of........ Those....... [/QB][/QUOTE]

LMAO. Vettaphile got plenty of pics. Chad is damn lucky that he still has dealer plates on the car. Otherwise, I would have expected a DMV inquiry shortly so he could locate his new buddy.
 

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Posted by AbominableSnoman... (Member # 8290) on :
 
GREAT turnout guys! wish we coulda made it out, I just aint got nothing to show off for now. lmao.
 

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 

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The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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Originally posted by 2000BlackGT:
The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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I disagree..some of my best pictures are in the middle of a 100 degree day..thats what filters and photoshop is for..yeah the end of the day makes for a soft picture...but you can get just as good during the day...however i do agree with putting the "subject" of the picture in the center...that comes with practice, but to say change a cruise to sunset or sunrise...

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The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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When you gonna be back out this way so I can get some pointers? I got a chance to shoot some pics of a c6 Z06 last night around dusk and practiced some of the stuff you guys were saying. I will post them up so I can see what you all think.

I see the pics from the cruise look good but that's only because the camera has a high resolution, and not so much my skill. Ima noob so keep the advice coming. This way next time around I can improve my shots a lot more

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Originally posted by 2000BlackGT:
The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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I disagree..some of my best pictures are in the middle of a 100 degree day..thats what filters and photoshop is for..yeah the end of the day makes for a soft picture...but you can get just as good during the day...however i do agree with putting the "subject" of the picture in the center...that comes with practice, but to say change a cruise to sunset or sunrise...

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Great thing about photography is it's an art and there is no right or wrong answer. You have some great pics but take a look at your FordLovers pics. Every pic has the sky completely blown out. The cars look pretty good, but the rest is throw away. How much sicker would they look with a colorful sky?

Also, about putting the subject in the center....the rule of thirds is a rule of thirds for a reason...

And instead of stacking neutral density filters, colored grads, etc, why not just take a picture in the better time during the day?

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yup..thanks for criticising my pictures from the fordlovers event....the camera i was using was an old SLR with a kit lense and no filter...any other pictures of mine during the day are just as good as any sunset/sunrise picture...

theres obviously a difference of opinion here..or maybe its skill...maybe your reasoning for sunrise sunset pictures is cause thats when yours come out best...i dont know..two different photographers and styles!
 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
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Some things to note, ALL DSLR cameras need a bit of sharpening done in Post processing. Here i used 40. Also when zoomed in you can see the noise from the DSLR sensor (making the paint not as smooth as it could be. I used a value of 45 for noise reduction and a tad of color noise reduction.

Also bumped up the shadows, toned down the highlights a tad, and warmed the pic up.

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
Also 50 Deep, if you can get me an original or two (Were you shooting in Raw)

I can do a bit more with cropping/changing things around.

Let me know!

( Also I agree, dead noon is a terrible time to shoot pictures - with the son directly over head you get extremely harsh lighting, that washes colors out and washes contrast out. You do not get desirably highlighting to boot. Things that photoshop cannot fix without artifacting.
 

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Posted by 2000BlackGT (Member # 283) on :
 

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The first thing you need to do is change the time of your cruise. Sunrise or sunset are going to make the light absolutely tits, easier to take pictures of the cars and make all your pictures pop. The light will be softer and not as harsh bouncing off the cars.

Second, look in the eyepiece before snapping a pic. Like they said, you're chopping some pictures off. If you're taking pictures of a moving vehicle you have to give the car "room" in the front for the leading subject.

Blah blah blah, just take more pictures and have FUN. If they look sick to you that's all you need.

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I disagree..some of my best pictures are in the middle of a 100 degree day..thats what filters and photoshop is for..yeah the end of the day makes for a soft picture...but you can get just as good during the day...however i do agree with putting the "subject" of the picture in the center...that comes with practice, but to say change a cruise to sunset or sunrise...

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Great thing about photography is it's an art and there is no right or wrong answer. You have some great pics but take a look at your FordLovers pics. Every pic has the sky completely blown out. The cars look pretty good, but the rest is throw away. How much sicker would they look with a colorful sky?

Also, about putting the subject in the center....the rule of thirds is a rule of thirds for a reason...

And instead of stacking neutral density filters, colored grads, etc, why not just take a picture in the better time during the day?

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yup..thanks for criticising my pictures from the fordlovers event....the camera i was using was an old SLR with a kit lense and no filter...any other pictures of mine during the day are just as good as any sunset/sunrise picture...

theres obviously a difference of opinion here..or maybe its skill...maybe your reasoning for sunrise sunset pictures is cause thats when yours come out best...i dont know..two different photographers and styles!

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Some things to note, ALL DSLR cameras need a bit of sharpening done in Post processing. Here i used 40. Also when zoomed in you can see the noise from the DSLR sensor (making the paint not as smooth as it could be. I used a value of 45 for noise reduction and a tad of color noise reduction.

Also bumped up the shadows, toned down the highlights a tad, and warmed the pic up.

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shooting in raw definatley helps pictures out cause you can edit differant parts of the picture that photoshop cant!

lol...i dont know what kind of monitors you guys are using but that last edited picture looks like the picture was taken with a old camera phone and edited with paint! you ruined the lines on that car...i guess its difference of style...

to each there own i guess

my version of that car edited

 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
Must be a monitor thing lol cause your edited pic looks washed out with no contrast and no lines :/

Im using a Dell 30" Ultrasharp calibrated via Spyder3Elite with constant ambient light monitoring.

Thanks,
 

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Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :
 

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Some things to note, ALL DSLR cameras need a bit of sharpening done in Post processing. Here i used 40. Also when zoomed in you can see the noise from the DSLR sensor (making the paint not as smooth as it could be. I used a value of 45 for noise reduction and a tad of color noise reduction.

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Ah I see what you are getting at, I wasnt worried about the trees as I would have cropped them out of the hi-rez original, but there was not enough there to get them out was just getting the car, I need to look at this on a different monitor as Im not seeing the ruining of the car lines lol

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Or maybe you compressed it more, but yours I see jaggies. And you introduced grain when adjusted shadows. Not sure if you went with the image>>adjustments>>shadow highlights route. But that method ruins good manips at times. I only say this because I do this damn near all day e'erday if I am not coding....

Anyway back to topic.
 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
Im a dumbass I had my negative clarity filter on the whole time..... what i get for messing around with non-work stuff while working
 

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Ah I see what you are getting at, I wasnt worried about the trees as I would have cropped them out of the hi-rez original, but there was not enough there to get them out was just getting the car, I need to look at this on a different monitor as Im not seeing the ruining of the car lines lol

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Or maybe you compressed it more, but yours I see jaggies. And you introduced grain when adjusted shadows. Not sure if you went with the image>>adjustments>>shadow highlights route. But that method ruins good manips at times. I only say this because I do this damn near all day e'erday if I am not coding....

Anyway back to topic.

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Ya I see the jaggies now, but my original isnt showing them. I wonder if photobucket is messing with it, although it seems photoshop is scaling the size up. The original pic was 157k and the new pic was 357k. Im re outputting the image now with slightly different settings

Also for shadows, i usually only use the layer screen/black mask technique as shadow/highlight is a crap tool (not all the time)
 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
After not bieng a dumbass and in a hurry lol:



Also the jaggies are in the original, they are just underexposed so not coming out until you bring up the exposure/color balance


Just throwing in here to compare styling:

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
Damn man its pretty impressive what you can do when you have the right tools. I have the high res originals on a flash drive but nowhere to upload @ the moment. I really want you guys to mess with these Z06 photos I have
 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 

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Damn man its pretty impressive what you can do when you have the right tools. I have the high res originals on a flash drive but nowhere to upload @ the moment. I really want you guys to mess with these Z06 photos I have

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Yea bro you shoulda came out! We didnt really plan for a BBQ since it was a small cruise and we planned on more driving then chillin, but the next one that 50Deep sets up will most likely consist of some BBQ'ing
 

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
I went back through and looked at the photos and you guys were right about how you ccan really can see how too much light can wash out the photos. It wasn't until later in the day JR was telling about changing the light/dark settings on the camera and now I can see how it helps.

I'm wondering though how can I get my rolling shots to show the wheels as "blurred." In my photos you can see how the camera is able to pick up the individual spokes and not give it the blurred look. Is that just a matter of not shooting in sport mode, the quality of the camera to slow down moving shots or do I need to manually change the speed of the appeture?
 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 

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I went back through and looked at the photos and you guys were right about how you ccan really can see how too much light can wash out the photos. It wasn't until later in the day JR was telling about changing the light/dark settings on the camera and now I can see how it helps.

I'm wondering though how can I get my rolling shots to show the wheels as "blurred." In my photos you can see how the camera is able to pick up the individual spokes and not give it the blurred look. Is that just a matter of not shooting in sport mode, the quality of the camera to slow down moving shots or do I need to manually change the speed of the appeture?

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Hey kanye,

For this look you need to set a lower shutter speed and use a panning technique.

First set the camera to shutter priority mode. Next select a shutter speed between 1/60 to 1/160 (depending upon fast the car is moving). Then keep the camera dead centered (as close as can be) on one point of the car in frame and keep it there as you take pics. This works great if you are standing still and you pan with the car going by. Also if panning, you want to set the camera into AI-Servo mode, with high speed continious shooting. I think the 50d can do 4 pics per second.

This will keep the car in focus, while showing wheel blur. You can check out some technique I use at the races at www.110photography.com

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
sample image of this technique I took at the ALMS races:


 

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Posted by cagedblackgt (Member # 10090) on :
 
Aslo when framing a car like this, it is generally desirable to have more space in the frame in front of the car then behind, to give it the illusion that the car is going somewhere:




But this all comes down to personal preference and is just a guidline...just get out there, shootin in any mode other then full Auto to take full advantage of your camera, the 50d is a great cam!
 

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Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
Should have taken a shot with all the terminators...looks like there were a few out there...i wish i went out to this....looks like you folks had a good time.
 

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Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
Cagedblackgt That's the exact look I'm going for. Ima practice that for sure. No lie tho its hella hard taking pics while riding low in a car. I should have better luck in a fixed position

Autumnstang97 Bro is your car back together? And are you in the cobra or the cobra swapped GT?
 

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Posted by threethirty1 (Member # 7814) on :
 

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Terrance...you definatly need to get out of auto and start practicing in manual...your pictures came out good but only half as good as the potential a 50d has...you also need photoshop..bad! ran this one through PS right quick to show you!
WITH PHOTOSHOP

WITHOUT PHOTOSHOP

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