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GENERAL => Photoshop, Media, & Artwork => Topic started by: bumblebeemer on October 11, 2007, 09:15:36 PM

Title: night pics
Post by: bumblebeemer on October 11, 2007, 09:15:36 PM: i got an SLR not too long ago and i got a tripod for my bday so ive been shooting alot lately. these are some of the pics i took earlier tonight. let me know wat you think and if somebody could make me a sig. it would be awesome

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/bumblebeemer8/e30night2.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/bumblebeemer8/e30night.jpg)

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/bumblebeemer8/e30blurr.jpg)

im shooting with a Nikon D40x
Title: night pics
Post by: jpod999 on October 11, 2007, 10:27:53 PM: Oh hey bumblebeemer. I recognize you from E30tech.

#1 has some wierd distortion, the car looks like someone cut a chunk out of the middle.

#2 is alright, but there is a lightpole going through the car. Try to avoid any objects going through the car.

#3 is pretty sick. Did you just stick the camera through the sunroof and use a long shutter speed?
Title: night pics
Post by: bumblebeemer on October 12, 2007, 09:33:35 AM: yea when i added a border on the first one it went retarded. i tryed to fix it a lil but i was tired so i left it. yea the last one was kinda tricky. i had my tripod mounted crazy inside the car with seatbelts and stuff and i had it pointed out the sunroof. i had a 30 second shutter while i was cruising at about 45 throught traffic lights so i got all kinda colors on it from the resturants and stuff on the sides. that is probably my favorite
Title: night pics
Post by: sumyungguy on October 12, 2007, 01:35:49 PM: I think there are pretty good. There is definitely some resize distortion going on. What are you using to resize?. The white balance is perfect in all 3, not bad for a new dslr owner.

Compostion wise:
1.The car is really small in the picture, crop that down with either your lens/distance/crop tool. There is a light pole and tree growing out of your car.
2.Composition is much better (using thirds, good), again the light pole.
3. Excellent, these are one of my favorite things to do.

one of mine...
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa76/shutterflick/IMG_5869.jpg)

Keep at it! More pictures you take, the better you will get.
Title: night pics
Post by: bumblebeemer on October 12, 2007, 04:55:13 PM: thanks soo much man and seriously right after i got home i thaught of doing a shot like that. i kept moving the tripod in the car till i got it to see out of the sunroof and sturdy. then i got home and thaught why dont i just mount it in the car. im going out tonight prolly and getting that done. thanks man.
Title: night pics
Post by: Pedro on October 25, 2007, 05:45:49 PM: Quote from: sumyungguy;35595

one of mine...
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa76/shutterflick/IMG_5869.jpg)

Keep at it! More pictures you take, the better you will get.

What did you do to get the lights to look like that?
Title: night pics
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 25, 2007, 05:51:33 PM: Quote from: Pedro;36569
What did you do to get the lights to look like that?

He just drove and the movement was all capture in the picture because the lense was left open so long... granted im no pro at photography
Title: night pics
Post by: jpod999 on October 25, 2007, 05:59:22 PM: Yup, that's what you do.
Title: night pics
Post by: sumyungguy on October 26, 2007, 02:13:54 AM: Quote from: Pedro;36569
What did you do to get the lights to look like that?

Tripod and a camera that allows you to manually control how long the shutter is open.
Title: night pics
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 26, 2007, 11:46:04 AM: Quote from: jpod999;36573
Yup, that's what you do.

Haha glad i took photography for like 2 weeks back in high school!
Title: night pics
Post by: bumblebeemer on October 29, 2007, 12:12:35 PM: yea its just a slower shutter speed. i used a 30 second shutter on a Nikon D40x tripod mounted out the sunroof for that shot.
Title: night pics
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 29, 2007, 01:29:34 PM: Quote from: bumblebeemer;36795
yea its just a slower shutter speed. i used a 30 second shutter on a Nikon D40x tripod mounted out the sunroof for that shot.

Out the Sunroof.. didn't notice that at first but nice touch.
Title: night pics
Post by: ChItalian1027 on November 07, 2007, 11:24:49 PM: i like the third one!!! i gotta do that!!