Car Photography tech talk

[HKS-GT2835R]

setting :
ISO - 100
Aperture - F8~F11
Shutter Speed - 1/200
Flash power - 1/1 (Full power)
Camera - 1000D
Shooting mode - Manual
Focusing mode - One-shot

hard to believe part. damn!

 

[TitanRev]

Actually I think any cam also can get good pictures. I wish those using entry level DSLR like myself won't get looked down...

Just some questions

Is 1000D really that bad?? My E510 is also having some problems at the on off button and the mode selection button. How much will it cost to get it repair?

 

[z34]

i have owned the 1000D for 4years.

the bad side about it is
slow focusing
poor iso performance

other than that, its all good to me.

 

[Tom]

some of my work in Tokyo in 2008 and very privileged to have the Z-Tune and 400R for a day. Thanks to Alan Khoo from Nismo malaysia for the opportunity. Not so much brilliant photography but a brilliant subject.

http://www.zerotohundred.com/gallery/zp-core/full-image.php?a=Life+after+GT-R+V-Spec&i=nismo+z-tune+daikoku+futo+tokyo+%283%29.jpg

Remus and Jess way before their recent wedding. coloured the headlight beams blue to achieve the just-turned-on xenon effect

http://www.zerotohundred.com/gallery/zp-core/full-image.php?a=Life+after+GT-R+V-Spec&i=nismo+z-tune+daikoku+futo+tokyo+%281%29.jpg

At the car park in Nissan gallery at Giza. very expensive hourly rate but was definitely worth paying for. you can just notice the 400R in the background

http://www.zerotohundred.com/gallery/zp-core/full-image.php?a=Life+after+GT-R+V-Spec&i=nismo+z-tune+daikoku+futo+tokyo+%2814%29.jpg

big mistake with the hood not completely closed.

http://www.zerotohundred.com/gallery/albums/Life%20after%20GT-R%20V-Spec/nismo%20z-tune%20daikoku%20futo%20tokyo%20%282%29.jpg

Majestic. copied the moving background onto the windows to black out the interior and driver

http://www.zerotohundred.com/gallery/albums/Life%20after%20GT-R%20V-Spec/nismo%20400R%20daikoku%20futo%20tokyo.jpg

removed all unnecessary materials from the background

Life after GT-R V-Spec? The Nismo 400R & Z-Tune – Special Tokyo Feature : Zerotohundred.com

 

[TitanRev]

Z34. Do u do a lot of pp on your shots?

 

[z34]

normally - just edit contrast + exposure + noise reduction in lightroom + watermark

but i do occasionally edit a picture that i really like to make it better.

such as

1st version edit (straightened, noise reduce, exposure + contrast edit)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/315633_238236232894068_203870389663986_703899_809145966_n.jpg

2nd version edit (better exposure to the wheel, edit background pattern for cleaner look)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/294767_243839029000455_203870389663986_722195_123080263_n.jpg

 

[shawnzz]

wow! alot of nice techniques to learn and experiment! how i wish i had the equipment to do it! heh


anyways, here are my car photos from my recent melbourne trip. C&C welcomed :)

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9109/p1000033q.jpg

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http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1364/p1000144l.jpg

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http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5228/p1000313u.jpg

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still trying to capture panning shot, but always failed.. camera not made to do so i guess, heh. Still using a prosumer camera

 

[Izso]

daamn.. so many PP sifus here. I've been dying to learn a thing or two about how to PP the best way. Removing the lines and what not always seems to leave a halo on my edits. I'm not good at all! I assume you folks are on Photoshop?

 

[z34]

I use photoshop + 3 hours of songs and I'm good to go. LOL

another picture which i took during time to attack final

1st version edit
(contrast + exposure + noise reduction)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/155350_1631388097905_1032705129_1725125_1286180_n.jpg

2nd version edit
(a lil bit more exposure + reflection on the floor + tidying up background)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/294371_242982872419404_203870389663986_720197_1579672611_n.jpg

 

[wsukun]

hemm
Content Aware do come in handy right Zahid?

 

[z34]

Oooo. Just get it. Content aware function in PS? I think it only available in PS CS5 right? I only use clone tool. Dont know how to use other complicated tools. lol

 

[wsukun]

Yes..
U should see their recent sneak peek deblur function..
It's madness what calculation can do..

 

[z34]

I'll try the trial version if any. lol. can't afford to buy the ori one.

 

[Temujin]

Thumbs up bro Zahid! :top:

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

Here are some of the rolling shots i took over the years.. it's all the while same thing.. no rig .. no nothing.. just one fat fella holding his dslr shooting the other ride driving parallel next to his with the window down..

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/demo/FD3S.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0146.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0152.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0174.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0177.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0158.jpg

missed que... but ok la

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/DSC_0167.jpg



http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/2010/event/skygat/convoy/eDSC_0166.jpg

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http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/events/09/aug/mid/bye/DSC_0810.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/events/09/aug/mid/bye/DSC_0805.jpg

This were earlier shots taken when i 'was experimenting'

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/Blog/08/sept/ran/forshawn.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/Blog/08/sept/ran/ws1.jpg

 

[wsukun]

what is this?
so bias... why skyline only? no Z cars?

 

[BLaCkHoWLiNG]

u bring us some ..we shoot la... but pls bring those non-rusty ones... lol

 

[TitanRev]

Z34, I'm using lightroom only most of the time...I'm still not good at PS tried a few times...most PP I do is lightning, contrast, exposure and some clone then background a lil bit...still need to learn...

wsukun, any link for the trial version?

BH, the night shot what setting you using? I like the clearness you get at night shot..

 

[xbalance2002]

some time very hard to get the right lighting to shot a moving object.

 

[HKS-GT2835R]

why y'all prefer photoshop to lightroom lar? if i may ask?

been using PS fer years now, then i forced myself to use lightroom, and with raw files, i won't use anything else fer editing. only lightroom.