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Alchemy · 08-05-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i downloaded a free app from droid market called DofF calculator. it's a handy tool for me cause im still not familiar how focal length plays with DOF.

Lol I pretty much have no clue either, I wing it

Earlier I stated how I went out shooting yesterday and came home uninspired and empty handed. Ken, you said something like "at your level Im sure you cant just shoot anything" or something like that. I have no level, you really probably have a better grasp on photography then me at this point. I just have a good eye and usually shoot and adjust till I get it right. I wish I had a better grasp on how it all works.

kenchan · 08-05-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Lol I pretty much have no clue either, I wing it

Earlier I stated how I went out shooting yesterday and came home uninspired and empty handed. Ken, you said something like "at your level Im sure you cant just shoot anything" or something like that. I have no level, you really probably have a better grasp on photography then me at this point. I just have a good eye and usually shoot and adjust till I get it right. I wish I had a better grasp on how it all works.

Well you have natural talent then cause your picts have hell of a lot more character than mine.

I'm trying to learn the technical side first like learning the scale on a piano. Next comes Mary had a little goat (my version)

BeachZTT · 08-05-2011, 08:40 PM

You guys rock! I am going to have to find a dof calc myself.

Going to meet some Z club friends at a hydroplane regatta car show tomorrow. Taking the Sigma "bigma" 50-500. Hope to get some decent shots. My buddy that went last year said the Z show guys had the best seats in the house. Hope the weather holds out.

kenchan · 08-05-2011, 08:53 PM

Beach- looking forward to your shots!

I gotz the mini tripod. I luv this thing very solid! No tipping over.

Alchemy · 08-05-2011, 10:00 PM

Another shot from a few weeks ago. I need some new material

kenchan · 08-05-2011, 10:05 PM

^^ nice deep color and balance! even the pillar (yellow) matches the plate you have on the dash. do these things just come naturally to you? do you actually think through wat colors matches with wat, etc. or do you just look through the view finder and feel 'ok, looks good, snap it!' ???

the color and lighting of dirt, etc is perfect too.

Alchemy · 08-05-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

^^ nice deep color and balance! even the pillar (yellow) matches the plate you have on the dash. do these things just come naturally to you? do you actually think through wat colors matches with wat, etc. or do you just look through the view finder and feel 'ok, looks good, snap it!' ???

the color and lighting of dirt, etc is perfect too.

Lol, thanks Ken. Sometimes I will try to color match but not in this instance. It was pretty much an ok this looks good, snap.

Red__Zed · 08-05-2011, 10:27 PM

I like the composition, but it feels underexposed.

I think a little tweaking of the shadows and it'd be perfect.

Alchemy · 08-05-2011, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

I like the composition, but it feels underexposed.

I think a little tweaking of the shadows and it'd be perfect.

Yeah it is a tad underexposed but I was kinda lookin for a darker shadowy shot. It could be a tad more exposed tho

Red__Zed · 08-05-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Yeah it is a tad underexposed but I was kinda lookin for a darker shadowy shot. It could be a tad more exposed tho

Yeah, I just feel like too much detail is lost in the shadows...but that's the tough part about dealing with real world lighting.

Alchemy · 08-05-2011, 10:35 PM

Which DOF app you using Ken?

Nick911sc · 08-06-2011, 05:56 AM

lmao you guys are crazy with your dof calculators. i dont mean it in a condiscending manner.
I just never even thought of us ing onef or how id evewn use it properly. all i do is shoot and change my aperture accordingly. back in the day they had to do way more manual calculations than we do now so i saydrop the calculator and learn dof on the fly

kenchan · 08-06-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick911sc

lmao you guys are crazy with your dof calculators. i dont mean it in a condiscending manner.
I just never even thought of us ing onef or how id evewn use it properly. all i do is shoot and change my aperture accordingly. back in the day they had to do way more manual calculations than we do now so i saydrop the calculator and learn dof on the fly

In high luminance situations I can see via the view finder but at low lighting I cant see DOF all that well. Also in some low angle shots I have to rely on live view which at least on my camera I don't have a good reference. Thus the calculator to estimate what I'm going to be getting out of the shot, shoot about 5-6 different aperture settings and walla.

I'm not sitting there with a ruler or anything btw. Just eyeballing distance.

kenchan · 08-06-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

Which DOF app you using Ken?

I'm using one called "DoF Calc" and it has 4 red dots as its icon.

Red__Zed · 08-06-2011, 08:42 AM

Yeah, the d3100 is pretty hard to tell on the fly. I just snagged a calc.

08-05-2011, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
BeachZTT Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 746 Drives: '10 BC ZR T/S/Nav Rep Power: 18	You guys rock! I am going to have to find a dof calc myself. Going to meet some Z club friends at a hydroplane regatta car show tomorrow. Taking the Sigma "bigma" 50-500. Hope to get some decent shots. My buddy that went last year said the Z show guys had the best seats in the house. Hope the weather holds out. __________________ '10 ZR Black Cherry Sport/Touring/Nav, Swift Springs, Stillen G3s, 15mm-F 20mm-R Spacers, SPC, Spoiler Solutions Rear Wing, Stubby Antenna

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Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 45 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3525	Which DOF app you using Ken? __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

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Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 21	lmao you guys are crazy with your dof calculators. i dont mean it in a condiscending manner. I just never even thought of us ing onef or how id evewn use it properly. all i do is shoot and change my aperture accordingly. back in the day they had to do way more manual calculations than we do now so i saydrop the calculator and learn dof on the fly Last edited by Nick911sc; 08-06-2011 at 06:00 AM.

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08-05-2011, 08:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Beach- looking forward to your shots! I gotz the mini tripod. I luv this thing very solid! No tipping over.

08-05-2011, 10:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	^^ nice deep color and balance! even the pillar (yellow) matches the plate you have on the dash. do these things just come naturally to you? do you actually think through wat colors matches with wat, etc. or do you just look through the view finder and feel 'ok, looks good, snap it!' ??? the color and lighting of dirt, etc is perfect too.

08-05-2011, 10:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	I like the composition, but it feels underexposed. I think a little tweaking of the shadows and it'd be perfect.

08-06-2011, 08:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	Yeah, the d3100 is pretty hard to tell on the fly. I just snagged a calc.

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