gaterose
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Looks like you've been busy! Great stuff Josh, thanks for sharing. Hope you're still getting out and stretching the 4Runner's legs on occasion.
**Photography Talk**
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LINY4Runner
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lol orange :wow:
Stick Figure
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Well I said a while back that I was going to work on shooting more people and recently shot a few photos to advertise the upcoming MR2 meet here:
lighting was the biggest challenge as you can see by the glare off the red MR2. I am pretty happy with the results, but I need to pick up something better than the bounce sheet that came with the flash to help illuminate the model with out using the full flash and killing the cars look. Open to comments, and I can post the actual EXIF data later since the originals with out the propaganda are on my desktop.
lighting was the biggest challenge as you can see by the glare off the red MR2. I am pretty happy with the results, but I need to pick up something better than the bounce sheet that came with the flash to help illuminate the model with out using the full flash and killing the cars look. Open to comments, and I can post the actual EXIF data later since the originals with out the propaganda are on my desktop.
Hepar
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yota-runner
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....now i want a camera
Stick Figure
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I will have to order it up. Its one of those which one of the million options do I choose type of deals. My list has just been too long recently to spend anytime researching who likes what. I'll give that one a shot and see how it works out at the actual event.
NYRT4R
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Anyone heading to Photoshop World in Vegas in September? I'm flying out early and spending 4 days in Zion National Park before the conference starts.
Stick Figure
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I'm jealous on both accounts. I could probably learn a LOT from a convention like that and Zion is a beautiful place. I might do it backwards though... I think if I had just taken a ton of photos before going to the convention that I would be sitting there the whole time going "damn it why didn't I try that". lol
Tig
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Old but not forgotten
I was first introduced to photography at the age of 10 by my Grandfather, a very keen/serious amateur.
He had a vast array of equipment but restricted me to use of an old medium format Rollie-flex + Leningrad meter....his reasoning was simple, I was to learn the basics, including manual metering, shutter speed & DoF through F-Stop.
He must have taught me well as I went on to dabble in some freelance for major UK motoring magazines such as 'Performance Bikes,' 'Bike' & '100% Biker'
Sadly my grandfather passed away 15 years ago but I still have that Rollie to remember him by - below are two examples of my work, taken at the 1994 Motorcycle GP, Donington using Canon EOS 1n/USM 300 2.8/50 ASA E36 Fuji Velvia.
American 'John Kocinski' - Cagiva 500
German 'Ralph Waldman' - Honda NSR250
I did progress & made the leap on to digital with Canon's first attempt at a body with the D30 & then a couple of years later with the 10D, both of which I still posses but rarely have the time to use......technology does seem to have taken over somewhat, a good example of which would be the image of the moon (below) that I took in April of this year, remarkably with a entry-level 'HTC Wildfire S' cell phone, hand held over an aging TAL1 telescope.
I was first introduced to photography at the age of 10 by my Grandfather, a very keen/serious amateur.
He had a vast array of equipment but restricted me to use of an old medium format Rollie-flex + Leningrad meter....his reasoning was simple, I was to learn the basics, including manual metering, shutter speed & DoF through F-Stop.
He must have taught me well as I went on to dabble in some freelance for major UK motoring magazines such as 'Performance Bikes,' 'Bike' & '100% Biker'
Sadly my grandfather passed away 15 years ago but I still have that Rollie to remember him by - below are two examples of my work, taken at the 1994 Motorcycle GP, Donington using Canon EOS 1n/USM 300 2.8/50 ASA E36 Fuji Velvia.
American 'John Kocinski' - Cagiva 500
German 'Ralph Waldman' - Honda NSR250
I did progress & made the leap on to digital with Canon's first attempt at a body with the D30 & then a couple of years later with the 10D, both of which I still posses but rarely have the time to use......technology does seem to have taken over somewhat, a good example of which would be the image of the moon (below) that I took in April of this year, remarkably with a entry-level 'HTC Wildfire S' cell phone, hand held over an aging TAL1 telescope.
NYRT4R
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That would've been the best way but I have to be home the week after the convention. Buuuuut.. I'm flying out to SLC and visiting the Teton's and Yellowstone the last week of September so I'll have some time to apply anything that I've learned then. :cheers:
Intruder
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Lately I've been reaching for my prime lens more often than my zoom just for the extra sharpness and speed. Doing some research for tips I found suggestions that my prime (Nikkor 50mm f/1.4) works very well without the hood and just a UV filter instead, so I decided to give it a try. I'm guessing that people who say this are talking more about posed shots, shots where they have the benefit of waiting for the right lighting angles, or can move to the right position instead of more situational shots. The reason I say this is that most of my pictures are taken out on trail runs where you sometimes have to snap a few off from where you happen to be before the other driver clears the obstacle or whatever. I found the pictures with the UV filter and no hood were generally a lot more washed out and soft when the sun was out and darker (though not richer colours) without bright light. I tried shooting at different apertures, both a stop up and down from what I'd normally use in various lighting, and I
So right now I'm looking at this as a failed experiment for my style of shooting and plan to go back to using the hood without a filter. Do my results sound about right or should I be doing something differently before giving up on the UV filter/no hood combo entirely?
So right now I'm looking at this as a failed experiment for my style of shooting and plan to go back to using the hood without a filter. Do my results sound about right or should I be doing something differently before giving up on the UV filter/no hood combo entirely?
alexb
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D7100 f/2.2 1/500 Played with color and boosted sharpness in lightroom. What y'all think?
Tucker Sunset by Alex G Burnett, on Flickr
Tucker Sunset by Alex G Burnett, on Flickr
Vlaak
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I'm no expert about shooting without a hood because everything I've read says you should keep it on at all times, which I do. Now that I've heard your experience I'll stick with it. IMO, just call it a fun experiment and move on
(actually, the truth is, now I'm going to go try that too lol, what a fun hobby!)--
I recently joined this forum while researching a potential 4Runner purchase. I like photography and wanted a vehicle that could take me places my old car couldn't so I could get some more interesting landscapes (especially in winter time!). I'm looking forward to reading through this thread and contributing. For now, a pic of my new truck:
flickr link
NYRT4R
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You aren't doing yourself any favors shooting with a UV filter, unless you're shooting in a situation where a lot of rocks or objects are getting thrown towards your camera. A UV filter does absolutely nothing for your photos. It's especially bad if you're using a cheap filter with expensive glass. They had a purpose in film but no purpose in digital unless you're very careless with your camera and need the added protection. I always have my lens hood on though.
Edit: Here's a link with some UV filter tests. UV filters test - Description of the results and summary - Lenstip.com
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Intruder
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Yeah, I think I'm pretty convinced that the issue was the filter and not me. I'll be going back to shooting with the hood and no filter.
I was actually using a Hoya HMC, which came out at the top of their test. Scares me to think what some of the lower ranked filters will do to an otherwise good picture.
MCObray
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/masoncobray/9544295604/" title="Wakesurf Drifter. by Bucky Images, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/9544295604_115f330358_b.jpg" width="1024" height="714" alt="Wakesurf Drifter."></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/masoncobray/9550407862/" title="Port side wave is mackin'. by Bucky Images, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5493/9550407862_ee27b1ca2c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="523" alt="Port side wave is mackin'."></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/masoncobray/9550407862/" title="Port side wave is mackin'. by Bucky Images, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5493/9550407862_ee27b1ca2c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="523" alt="Port side wave is mackin'."></a>
Tig
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MCObray....awesome, if only I could live my life over :thumb3:
I have to admit to being a big 'action' fan - I'm often drawn to anything that involves movement, be it motorsport/athletics/aircraft/watersports...anything or combinations thereof.
I really like the 'Wake surfing' shots, however my eye tended to be drawn away from the subject matter by unnecessary clutter & distractions...please forgive the intrusion but I felt this best explained by way of an example, hence the cropped/cloned reproduction of your image below.
My reproduction is in a fairly low-res but by all means let me know if what I have done offends you in any way & I'll remove the image along with all backed-up copies.
I have to admit to being a big 'action' fan - I'm often drawn to anything that involves movement, be it motorsport/athletics/aircraft/watersports...anything or combinations thereof.
I really like the 'Wake surfing' shots, however my eye tended to be drawn away from the subject matter by unnecessary clutter & distractions...please forgive the intrusion but I felt this best explained by way of an example, hence the cropped/cloned reproduction of your image below.
My reproduction is in a fairly low-res but by all means let me know if what I have done offends you in any way & I'll remove the image along with all backed-up copies.
Vlaak
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