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ej8 · 04-19-2010, 10:59 PM

I've been a member of the forum, albeit an inactive member, for some time now. I recently decided to venture into trying my hand at car photography. Here are some shots from a roadtrip me and a few of my friends took to pittsburgh last weekend. Please criticize and let me know what you guys think! I'll be posting some of the shots on my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/harris7139

The first one is unedited, minus the signature in the corner. I added some effects to the second one. Mainly selective coloring and a vignette. I think I like the feel of the unedited photos more than adding the effects, but thought I would play around with it. What kind of editing tricks do you guys like to use, if any?

Not really a quality photo, but it's just sweet:

justinlansdale · 04-19-2010, 11:22 PM

great rolling shots! what shutter speed did you use? they look awesome.

telopyros · 04-19-2010, 11:28 PM

they look freaking good to me

ej8 · 04-22-2010, 11:19 AM

I know the first photo was taken at 1/15 of a second, with an aperture of f/22, and and ISO of 100. The second was with the same ISO and aperture settings, but I can't recall the shutter speed. I know it was similar to the first. The third picture, the one in the tunnel was taken at 1/13 of a second, with an aperture of f/3.5 and an ISO of 400.

I was originally shooting the outside rolling shots at a much lower aperture than f/22 but it didn't capture the motion like I wanted. The car appeared to be going slow or not moving fast. With the high aperture, I thought it really captures the speed of the car.

ASIAN JUL · 04-22-2010, 11:53 AM

I like the first one best

sleeper15 · 04-22-2010, 12:40 PM

that first rolling shot is awesome man. And the thrid one in the tunnel would have been better with a slower shutter speed, to get more of the blurr effect. But, awesome pics man!

ej8 · 04-22-2010, 02:23 PM

I did do a few variations on the tunnel shot, messing with different shutter speeds, etc. I'll post some of the those shots when I get a chance. Thanks for the input!

driftingrx5.7 · 04-22-2010, 02:29 PM

i like the third one in the tunnel! looks good to me

MX5 · 04-22-2010, 02:33 PM

Nice shots man. What kind of equipment are you using?

JerseyKid · 04-25-2010, 03:33 PM

Great shots all around. I like the first one, wish it had the backround of the second picture though.

Nice none the less!

97TurboDSM · 04-25-2010, 03:42 PM

using f22 is unnecessary and can really diminish the quality of your photos. somewhere around f11 will be fine and 1/60-1/80th is usually the norm for rolling/panning shots. that said, your shots do look pretty good.

JerseyKid · 04-25-2010, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97TurboDSM

using f22 is unnecessary and can really diminish the quality of your photos. somewhere around f11 will be fine and 1/60-1/80th is usually the norm for rolling/panning shots. that said, your shots do look pretty good.

I was surprised to see 22 too, but they dont look bad. f22 is usually a still shot setting imho.

97TurboDSM · 04-25-2010, 04:08 PM

even for stills, thats a terribly small aperture. i don't think theres ever a time i'd go over f16 and even thats quite a stretch.

ej8 · 04-25-2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MX5

Nice shots man. What kind of equipment are you using?

I am using a Cannon T1i with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97TurboDSM

using f22 is unnecessary and can really diminish the quality of your photos. somewhere around f11 will be fine and 1/60-1/80th is usually the norm for rolling/panning shots. that said, your shots do look pretty good.

I was originally shooting at a low aperture (f/3.5) and it wasn't capturing the movement like I had wanted. Even though the car was moving, the shutter speed was fast enough to make it seem as if it were standing still. In attempt to capture that movement better, I (in my limited photography experience) just cranked the aperture up as high as I could go and continued shooting. The photos seemed to be turning out well, so I didn't really adjust or play with the aperture much after that. Next time I'm out shooting I'll try what you suggested and see how things go. Thanks for the tips!! Much appreciated.

ej8 · 04-25-2010, 08:29 PM

Here is another one from the same series. Taken, again, at f/22 and 1/30.

You'll notice my composition is quite similar in all of these... still working on getting more creative angles. Have you guys found any cool angles you really like to use?

JerseyKid · 04-25-2010, 08:36 PM

^
That looks good too. You definitely have something working for you!

04-19-2010, 10:59 PM	#1
ej8 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Member #7741 My Ride: 2000 honda civic iTrader: (0)	trying my hand at photography I've been a member of the forum, albeit an inactive member, for some time now. I recently decided to venture into trying my hand at car photography. Here are some shots from a roadtrip me and a few of my friends took to pittsburgh last weekend. Please criticize and let me know what you guys think! I'll be posting some of the shots on my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/harris7139 The first one is unedited, minus the signature in the corner. I added some effects to the second one. Mainly selective coloring and a vignette. I think I like the feel of the unedited photos more than adding the effects, but thought I would play around with it. What kind of editing tricks do you guys like to use, if any? Not really a quality photo, but it's just sweet: Last edited by ej8; 04-19-2010 at 11:13 PM.

04-19-2010, 11:22 PM	#2
justinlansdale Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montgomeryville, PA Member #4286 My Ride: old BMW & obnoxious bike(s) iTrader: (5)	great rolling shots! what shutter speed did you use? they look awesome. __________________ // To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-19-2010, 11:28 PM	#3
telopyros Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nazareth, PA Member #15126 My Ride: 06 MS6 iTrader: (0)	they look freaking good to me __________________ 06' MS6 liquid silver/CP-E excel nano SRI/JBarone SSP/CP-E RMM/MSD dashhawk

04-22-2010, 12:40 PM	#6
sleeper15 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moscow, PA Member #14620 My Ride: 08 Civic Mugen SI, 08 S2000 CR iTrader: (0)	that first rolling shot is awesome man. And the thrid one in the tunnel would have been better with a slower shutter speed, to get more of the blurr effect. But, awesome pics man! __________________ 2000 Dodge Durango R/T - Going bye bye soon 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD - Daily pimp mobile 2008 Honda S2000 CR - Fanboy toy To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-22-2010, 02:29 PM	#8
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	i like the third one in the tunnel! looks good to me __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-22-2010, 11:19 AM	#4
ej8 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Member #7741 My Ride: 2000 honda civic iTrader: (0)	I know the first photo was taken at 1/15 of a second, with an aperture of f/22, and and ISO of 100. The second was with the same ISO and aperture settings, but I can't recall the shutter speed. I know it was similar to the first. The third picture, the one in the tunnel was taken at 1/13 of a second, with an aperture of f/3.5 and an ISO of 400. I was originally shooting the outside rolling shots at a much lower aperture than f/22 but it didn't capture the motion like I wanted. The car appeared to be going slow or not moving fast. With the high aperture, I thought it really captures the speed of the car.

04-22-2010, 02:23 PM	#7
ej8 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Member #7741 My Ride: 2000 honda civic iTrader: (0)	I did do a few variations on the tunnel shot, messing with different shutter speeds, etc. I'll post some of the those shots when I get a chance. Thanks for the input!

04-22-2010, 02:33 PM	#9
MX5 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: E. Brunswick, NJ Member #14964 My Ride: 91 Miata 1.6T iTrader: (0)	Nice shots man. What kind of equipment are you using? __________________ I can haz turbo nao? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-25-2010, 03:33 PM	#10
JerseyKid Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Jersey Member #3157 My Ride: 2011 WRX Sedan iTrader: (0)	Great shots all around. I like the first one, wish it had the backround of the second picture though. Nice none the less!

04-25-2010, 03:42 PM	#11
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	using f22 is unnecessary and can really diminish the quality of your photos. somewhere around f11 will be fine and 1/60-1/80th is usually the norm for rolling/panning shots. that said, your shots do look pretty good. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

04-25-2010, 04:08 PM	#13
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	even for stills, thats a terribly small aperture. i don't think theres ever a time i'd go over f16 and even thats quite a stretch. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

04-25-2010, 08:29 PM	#15
ej8 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Member #7741 My Ride: 2000 honda civic iTrader: (0)	Here is another one from the same series. Taken, again, at f/22 and 1/30. You'll notice my composition is quite similar in all of these... still working on getting more creative angles. Have you guys found any cool angles you really like to use?

04-25-2010, 08:36 PM	#16
JerseyKid Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Jersey Member #3157 My Ride: 2011 WRX Sedan iTrader: (0)	^ That looks good too. You definitely have something working for you!

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