[bossboy]

My friend is teaching me to use the manual settings on my camera. What do you guys think? I know the spot was not ideal but it was freezing cold so we were not being picky with location and frame.
All Comments and Criticism are welcome!!!!!
Full size image here: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/bossboy2000/Mazda3/DarkNight1280.jpg

 

[Colombia28]

Thats a great start! The only thing is like you said, you need to find a better location with less background clutter and the lighting on the car is not to great, try to find even lighting. What type of camera and lens?

 

[bossboy]

File size: 1022045 bytes
File date: 2006:12:29 03:20:20
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Date/Time: 2006:12:28 17:35:10
Resolution: 1280 x 960
Flash used: No
Focal length: 7.2mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
CCD width: 3.46mm
Exposure time: 10.000 s
Aperture: f/8.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

8mp digital camera.
Canon Powershot Pro1.


Thanks for the suggestions man When it gets warmer, I'll give finding a better location a try.

 

[zoom_craigy_zoom]

I was going to say the exact same thing as Columbia did.

 

[dimaorlov]

also, to reduce the "star" effect - use a lower aperture setting - unless of course you like it

 

[bossboy]

Thanks for the tips guys! Much appreciated as always!
I think I'll wait for spring to play around more. Its getting colder and I hate standing outside at night

Might drag some of the local 3's around for a few photoshoots

 

[BoostThat3]

I'm still trying to find out how to edit my arperture setting...

 

[franck]

looks good!
since your car is dark, i would have turned the headlights off, shoot it a little brighter, and then contrast it up in photoshop. But it's tuff to decide between overexposed headlights/underexposed car...

 

[Saint]

Another way to control the star effect that you are seeing in the picture is to lower your ISO. I didn't see the ISO setting on your list of....settings but I'm willing to bet that a lower ISO would really help. Lower the ISO and up the shutter speed a bit and you should be good.

Also you can adjust you apature or f/stop. Setting smaller apertures will create and exaggerate the star-like radiating shafts of light that can appear to emanate from small points of light in a scene. These flares are actually caused buy the number of leaves that make up the diaphragm of the lens. An eight leave lens will produce an eight tipped star. So for sharp lights use the lowest f/stop like a 2-5. For more of a star look like what you have above use a f/16 or higher. Lastly make sure you are not using any UV filters at night. The light passing between the UV glass and the lens glass will create unwanted reflections. Just my .02 cents of over doing it/rambling while tipsy on the 31st when it comes to night shots. haha.

~Saint

 

[neeldub]

[quote author=bossboy link=topic=65643.msg1125828#msg1125828 date=1167472732]
File size: 1022045 bytes
File date: 2006:12:29 03:20:20
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Date/Time: 2006:12:28 17:35:10
Resolution: 1280 x 960
Flash used: No
Focal length: 7.2mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
CCD width: 3.46mm
Exposure time: 10.000 s
Aperture: f/8.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

8mp digital camera.
Canon Powershot Pro1.


Thanks for the suggestions man When it gets warmer, I'll give finding a better location a try.
[/quote]

Ha..

wait till i get my Canon EOS-400D... lol... all the pics are gonna be sooo freakin cool from that camera... :lol: :lol: :klavergreg:

 

[Saint]

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Ha..

wait till i get my Canon EOS-400D... lol... all the pics are gonna be sooo freakin cool from that camera... :lol: :lol: :klavergreg:
[/quote]

Got the same camera. Yes, the pics from it will be good BUT. You will still need to do post processing. I would suggest shooting in RAW so you can play with your ISO's, apature, and shutter speeds after the fact. Just got some new lenses for mine. The kit lens will get you going and provide great shots. Just remember with the XTi or any pro-sumer camera, you gotta work for those really good shots!

Either way, get the XTi, you'll love it and good luck!

~Saint

 

[BoostThat3]

Saint - I demand pictures from you of your car using that camera!

 

[bossboy]

iso in that pic was as low as it goes I believe.

I only have 4 or 5 iso settings on my camera


The canon powershot pro1 doesn't shoot in actual raw. Its in some other format but raw equiv. Pictures take forever to save.

 

[BoostThat3]

I have the Canon Powershot A80... When I use the lowest ISO setting, it does the same thing. It's the amount of exposure that I give it. More exposure would produce the more glare/star effect.

 

[bossboy]

[quote author=BoostThat3 link=topic=65643.msg1128189#msg1128189 date=1167679262]
I have the Canon Powershot A80... When I use the lowest ISO setting, it does the same thing. It's the amount of exposure that I give it. More exposure would produce the more glare/star effect.
[/quote]

I had it up pretty high.
Thanks again for all the help and comments!

Love it!

 

[BoostThat3]

You had the ISO high? When I do night shots with the ISO up high, I get a lot of noise in my pictures.

 

[bossboy]

iso low.
exposure high

errr i think.

lol im at work. hard to think. lol sry for confusing you, me and everyone else. LOL

 

[BoostThat3]

haha its ok.. heh i just want to figure out my arpeture settings

 

[Saint]

Well remember that your Exposure settings wont have as much affect of the flares as your apature will.
Oh and as for pics of my car with the camera....there are some floating around the forums. Here is a macro I did today with a little lens trick I learned.

Here is a somewhat close up of a lighter. No touch-ups done.

Here is even closer.


~Saint