New Camera & Dirty Car

[gizmo]

I picked up a new camera yesterday and need to practice using the thing..

What better subject than a 135. It has rained for the past 8 days here in PDX, so please forgive the semi-dirty car.

I think I need to play with the exposure setting... A few of my pictures seem a bit "washed". They were shot in raw mode and other than the jpeg conversion haven't been touched.

If anyone has any pointers, let me know.

[scs]

nice pics, i actually like the "used look" the car looks like it's being driven like it should. the color in the first photo is unique, which is why i really like the sedona. so many different colors come out with different light.

[scs]

are you using an slr or point and shoot camera?

[gizmo]

Thanks!

SLR - Nikon D60

My first non-point'n'shoot.

[128er]

Get some interior shots please!

[TagMan]

Originally Posted by gizmo

I picked up a new camera yesterday and need to practice using the thing..

What better subject than a 135. It has rained for the past 8 days here in PDX, so please forgive the semi-dirty car.

I think I need to play with the exposure setting... A few of my pictures seem a bit "washed". They were shot in raw mode and other than the jpeg conversion haven't been touched.

If anyone has any pointers, let me know.

I remember Sedona bing my very first choice, until I actually saw it at a car show... then I quickly changed it. If Sedona actually looked like THIS awesome pic in real life, I would absolutely love it. It's so strange the way that color can not accurately represent itself in a photo. It's obviously an extremely complex and sophisticated paint color blend.

Anyway, thanks for those GREAT pics, and you are obviously off to a talented start with your shiny new digital camera.

It reminds me that I still need to get one soon.

[gizmo]

Taken a couple weeks ago with the old camera... I'll get some with the new camera in a bit.

[gizmo]

Originally Posted by TagMan

I remember Sedona bing my very first choice, until I actually saw it at a car show... then I quickly changed it. If Sedona actually looked like THIS awesome pic in real life, I would absolutely love it. It's so strange the way that color can not accurately represent itself in a photo. It's obviously an extremely complex and sophisticated paint color blend.

Anyway, thanks for those GREAT pics, and you are obviously off to a talented start with your shiny new digital camera.

It reminds me that I still need to get one soon.

Hey Thanks,
I've taken quite a few pictures of the car and not a single one looks like the same color.

If you're "on the fence" about SLR or Point and Shoot, I'd really recommend trying out a SLR. Initially I thought that it'd be way over my head, but read the manual and give it a try, it makes taking photos fun.

Definitely off topic, but I just snapped this, playing around with aperture.

[scs]

the slr's have huge learning curve, but in the end (which i haven't found yet) some amazing pictures can be had. i suggest joining a nikon/photography message board, i learned a ton of stuff from the canon forums floating around the net.

rockstar can shot with a canon 30d and 85mm f1.2L

[gizmo]

Originally Posted by scs

the slr's have huge learning curve, but in the end (which i haven't found yet) some amazing pictures can be had. i suggest joining a nikon/photography message board, i learned a ton of stuff from the canon forums floating around the net.

rockstar can shot with a canon 30d and 85mm f1.2L

Nice!

I agree, once you are proficient with the camera it can be amazing. I also feel like right out of the box a lot of the entry-level slr's take better pictures in "auto" mode than most point and shoot cameras. Under those circumstances you are not using the camera to its fullest potential.

[RobLS]

Nice pics and nice cam, I plan on getting the Sony Alpha A700 soon.

[TagMan]

WOW! Thanks, gents... I will definately consider a digital SLR. I am convinced to take a good look.

[blackbubblebum]

What kind of camera is it? If its a DSLR, never use auto. Learn to use the manual settings. On my Nikon D80 I bump up the sharpness and saturation of a less washed out look.

Or if you dont want to hassle with settings on a DSLR then upload the pics to your computer and then open it up in photoshop or lightroom and change the settings/ contrast there.

[coco_m3]

[Nice1]

those d60s are a great deal for the features you can get. nice pics.

[gizmo]

More... Better... & un-dirty

[roldan]

Beautiful pics. Those industrial-looking parts of PDX make for a great backdrop.

Also: they totally confirm my decision for Sedona. Awesome.

[lilsudds7117]

looks really good. cool pics

[Oregon]

Tips? A tripod and Photoshop can make for very high quality pics.

[gizmo]

Thanks Everyone,

Tripod, yea, I need to get one, I just feel like a geek when I use it in a public setting....

I've been converting the photos with Apple's Aperture program and it has some post processing adjustments(not as sophisticated as photoshop) that I might try out.

[Bizall]

Looks great. Nice pictures/car.

[thurst0509]

Sedona for the win!