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k20z3 · 08-12-2011, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

a tad nicer...(?)

Sorry I'm critiquing earlier on, as a professional and to add that extra OOMF to your photos, make sure you clean your gps. Be careful to mix tungsten (3200) strobes 6000k

can get nice effects but for cars its ALL ABOUT gradations.

kenchan · 08-12-2011, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k20z3

Sorry I'm critiquing earlier on, as a professional and to add that extra OOMF to your photos, make sure you clean your gps. Be careful to mix tungsten (3200) strobes 6000k

can get nice effects but for cars its ALL ABOUT gradations.

ok, got it! thanks!

actually i have no such equipment as strobes and tungsten...

only the sun and low-tech shadeless ikea lamp with twisty white bulb

which i did not use in that shot.

that shot was taken in my garage with the garage door open. hahaha.

k20z3 · 08-14-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

ok, got it! thanks!

actually i have no such equipment as strobes and tungsten...

only the sun and low-tech shadeless ikea lamp with twisty white bulb

which i did not use in that shot.

that shot was taken in my garage with the garage door open. hahaha.

Flash would work on your camera, if you had a remote system with the TL system I think it called; Tungsten lights are your home lights the ORangeish ones.

Try One light source then, if its all tungsten put it on AWB then take a picture of an ALL WHITE surface or an (18% gray card if you have one you can buy them online) then it will calibrate all your colors.

Once you've shot a picture of an all white wall go to WB settings, and choose custom white balance find the picture with the white wall and press okay, you should be good to go for better shots.

OR as I always do is play around with my Kelvin temperature until I get something I wnat!

kenchan · 08-01-2011, 05:47 PM

i couldn't recover the SRS indicator overexposure enough, i'll re-take the shot.

for now i guess i'll use a another angle for the knob closeup..

kenchan · 08-01-2011, 06:07 PM

phelan- you mentioned 'low resolution'...

i did a quick resolution comparison between Nick's squirrel shot (240 pixels/inch) where as mine is 300 pixel/inch while image side is smaller to meet the370z.com limit.

i used a tripod with 2 sec delay to take the interior picts with the garage door open. other than the lens and camera limitation, i think my f-stop and focus point is out of wack.

will re-take using a larger f/stop number...

nick- is there anything else to look for with resolution in mind? im using maximum jpeg file size on PSElements9.

phelan · 08-01-2011, 06:23 PM

resolution is the wrong word i think, the image size is what i'm looking for. it's tiny enough that i can't see the details

Nick911sc · 08-01-2011, 07:40 PM

Shots look great! My only suggestion, and this is because I'm anal with that kinda stuff. I would try to clean up a little bit of the noise in a few of the pictures.

And if we're talking about insects...

Alchemy · 08-01-2011, 07:47 PM

Nick911sc - Love the last pic, very nice

Nitex - Some awesome shots there esp towards the end. Damn still snow up in them mtns. Id be grabbin my board and hiking like a mofo to get some summer runs in

BeachZTT · 08-01-2011, 07:51 PM

Nice macro work, Nick!

Nick911sc · 08-01-2011, 07:54 PM

Thanks guys, I'm glad someone appreciates my amateur work lol

Nitex · 08-01-2011, 08:38 PM

Beach and nick really good stuff guys! Haha the spider below the dragon fly is epic.

haha and im really just a few days into the whole thing. Ive owned decent cameras in the past but never really got into it.

Yeah some of the ferry shots had some noise, many of the close ups also. But im sure the canon 55-250 at full zoom will have some noise. Maybe it will improve when i have a tripod or better lens for such things

BeachZTT · 08-01-2011, 08:05 PM

It's good stuff! I need to get back to shooting for myself a little. We have been so busy with client stuff... We have real jobs, the photography is our side gig.

Here is one of my favorite macro shots because I had no idea the spider was there until editing. And if you look closely, the dragonfly has been eating Cheetos.

Nick911sc · 08-01-2011, 08:07 PM

Love the shot

I have been waiting forever to get a proper macro shot of a dragon fly

Photography is also one of my many hobbies lol

I sell insurance and the only photography involved in that is photo inspections with a POS point and shoot lol

BeachZTT · 08-01-2011, 08:29 PM

Thanks!

I hear ya! I am not permitted to have a camera anywhere near my day job.

Nick911sc · 08-01-2011, 08:46 PM

I agree that a lot of shots (of mine) inherently have noise/grain in them. I usually take it out in light room.

And I noticed that shot of the seagull you posted, you were using your camera set at F/9. I wouldn't really use the 250mm end of the lens past 8 and the 50mm past 5.6. Those are the optimal F stops(for that specific lens) before you actually lose picture quality.

08-01-2011, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 40 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3408	resolution is the wrong word i think, the image size is what i'm looking for. it's tiny enough that i can't see the details __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

08-01-2011, 07:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 22	Shots look great! My only suggestion, and this is because I'm anal with that kinda stuff. I would try to clean up a little bit of the noise in a few of the pictures. And if we're talking about insects... Last edited by Nick911sc; 08-01-2011 at 07:42 PM.

08-01-2011, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 46 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3526	Nick911sc - Love the last pic, very nice Nitex - Some awesome shots there esp towards the end. Damn still snow up in them mtns. Id be grabbin my board and hiking like a mofo to get some summer runs in __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

08-01-2011, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 18	Nice macro work, Nick! __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

08-01-2011, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 18	Beach and nick really good stuff guys! Haha the spider below the dragon fly is epic. haha and im really just a few days into the whole thing. Ive owned decent cameras in the past but never really got into it. Yeah some of the ferry shots had some noise, many of the close ups also. But im sure the canon 55-250 at full zoom will have some noise. Maybe it will improve when i have a tripod or better lens for such things __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic Last edited by Nitex; 08-01-2011 at 08:40 PM.

08-01-2011, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i couldn't recover the SRS indicator overexposure enough, i'll re-take the shot. for now i guess i'll use a another angle for the knob closeup..

08-01-2011, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	phelan- you mentioned 'low resolution'... i did a quick resolution comparison between Nick's squirrel shot (240 pixels/inch) where as mine is 300 pixel/inch while image side is smaller to meet the370z.com limit. i used a tripod with 2 sec delay to take the interior picts with the garage door open. other than the lens and camera limitation, i think my f-stop and focus point is out of wack. will re-take using a larger f/stop number... nick- is there anything else to look for with resolution in mind? im using maximum jpeg file size on PSElements9.

08-01-2011, 07:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 22	Thanks guys, I'm glad someone appreciates my amateur work lol

08-01-2011, 08:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 18	It's good stuff! I need to get back to shooting for myself a little. We have been so busy with client stuff... We have real jobs, the photography is our side gig. Here is one of my favorite macro shots because I had no idea the spider was there until editing. And if you look closely, the dragonfly has been eating Cheetos. __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

08-01-2011, 08:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 22	Love the shot I have been waiting forever to get a proper macro shot of a dragon fly Photography is also one of my many hobbies lol I sell insurance and the only photography involved in that is photo inspections with a POS point and shoot lol

08-01-2011, 08:29 PM	#14 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 18	Thanks! I hear ya! I am not permitted to have a camera anywhere near my day job. __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

08-01-2011, 08:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 22	I agree that a lot of shots (of mine) inherently have noise/grain in them. I usually take it out in light room. And I noticed that shot of the seagull you posted, you were using your camera set at F/9. I wouldn't really use the 250mm end of the lens past 8 and the 50mm past 5.6. Those are the optimal F stops(for that specific lens) before you actually lose picture quality.

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