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#1 WillC

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 10:57 PM

Watch out if I see your car it might get EPIC CHOPPED!

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EPIC 300KW+ MONSTAR wagon ! EPPIC faning MACHine

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Retouched S2K, this time tried to do it alot more mild

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Again tried to get this alot more eye friendly

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DYLAN doing BLUE STEEL - Zoolander

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From the previous pic to this one there it is toned down ALOT. Should be eye friendly now

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S15 front shot.

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Godzilla back up

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Marulan Track Day

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Marulan Track Day fake 2JZ. .. . might have NAS :D

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GTR being a little tail happy. I was disappointed that I didn't fully recreate the drifting sensation in the shot. I did my best though

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Here's a picture of a trailblazing EVO. He was going so fast he almost escaped my shutter

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Another EVO, EVO 9 tho. Although the panning shot just doesn't look right, can anyone help me with some pointers on panning shots?

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 11:01 PM

lol oh do me next Will!!!

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 08:42 AM

Could you please chop one of these? http://www.subyclub....ewimage&img=379 http://www.subyclub....ewimage&img=209 http://www.subyclub....ewimage&img=425

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 08:59 AM

Hi, Possibly the best thread on these forums. Maybe if you tone down the photos a touch they might not be quite so in your face. Some look like you've gone a bit far on the levels. Also, instead of taking photos of the cars on extreme angles, try aligning with the road, angle shots can work well if you are only taking a photo of a section of the car, but when it's the whole car - especially for a whole set of photos - it can make it unpleasant to view. ...Oh yer, more photos of Subaru's please! :) Cheers, Nik

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:05 AM

Hi,

Possibly the best thread on these forums.

Maybe if you tone down the photos a touch they might not be quite so in your face. Some look like you've gone a bit far on the levels. Also, instead of taking photos of the cars on extreme angles, try aligning with the road, angle shots can work well if you are only taking a photo of a section of the car, but when it's the whole car - especially for a whole set of photos - it can make it unpleasant to view.

...Oh yer, more photos of Subaru's please!

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Hi Nik,

Thanks i'll keep that in mind next time I do some photos. Most likely to be the B4 and the EVO.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:05 AM

About time the cleanup was done.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:06 AM

Thanks for photos Will. This is a good idea and I don't think there are any problems with posting up pictures of other car types. You (and anyone else who wants to do similiar) are welcomed to post up pictures of any cars, obviously with the preference being on Subaru's. Dylan

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:06 AM

Hi Nik,

Thanks i'll keep that in mind next time I do some photos. Most likely to be the B4 and the EVO.

Cheers,

Will C


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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:16 AM

Wow!

What a funny thread.

Bad day Alex?

Will, The shots aren't too bad. I can see what you're attempting here.

A great rule of thumb for photography beginners (I'm only assuming you're a beginner) is to use the rule of thirds. Below is some info relating to the rule of thirds... Trust me, it really helps in producing some amazing shots.
It works like this:
Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect. Imagine youre viewfinder is broken up into thirds as in the diagram below:
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As well as using the intersections you can arrange areas into bands occupying a third or place things along the imaginary lines. As you can see it is fairly simple to implement.
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Good places to put things; third of the way up, third of the way in from the left , you get the idea. Duff places to put things; right in the middle, right at the top, right at the bottom, away in the corner.

Using the Rule of Thirds helps produce nicely balanced easy on the eye pictures. Also, as you have to position things relative to the edges of the frame it helps get rid of ' tiny subject surrounded by vast empty space' syndrome.
One last thing about the Rule of Thirds for the time being. Once you have got the hang of the Rule of Thirds you will very quickly want to break it ! This is fine. As I said earlier these 'rules' are best used as guidelines and if you can create a better image by bending or ignoring rules then fire away.

As previously mentioned, try to reduce the crazy angles, having to tilt your head to understand what an image is detracts from the purpose/story/composition of your photo. Of all the great photos that have been taken over time, have you ever seen any that are taken using a crazy angle? Not many I can guarentee that... Use the horizon line as much as you can, it's something we can all relate to.

As for your photoshop skills??? I'm no expert on that front, but your chps look OK to me. It looks as though you were trying to cartoonise or give the cars a comic book feel of sorts?? Yes?

Keep it up mate, practice, practice, practice. I couldn't care less if the pictures you post aren't of Subarus, It keeps it interesting and after all, it is your thread.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:20 AM

Will, put the other cars back up mate.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:21 AM

A close mate of mine is a great photographer (Won a couple of awards) http://ronza.smugmug...#83317987_o8Bfg Not bad :D But considering he has 2 13 grand camera bodies + his own online camera accessory store it makes it a little easier :)

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:24 AM

A close mate of mine is a great photographer (Won a couple of awards)

http://ronza.smugmug...#83317987_o8Bfg

Not bad :D But considering he has 2 13 grand camera bodies + his own online camera accessory store it makes it a little easier :)


Some nice photos ther Tom.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:27 AM

I've never looked at the rule of thirds, this looks interesting. So the main focus of my subject should be in or at one of those intersections?

For most of these shots i've had the main focus right in the middle. Does this have anything to do with the focus area? as in, if I recall one stop before and after will be in focus?

Will, put the other cars back up mate.


will do when i get home :D


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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:29 AM

The rule of thirds doesn't have much to do with the actual focus of the shot, it's more to do with the composition of the entire photo. Shots taken with the subject smack bang in the middle tend to have a lot of wasted space surrounding the main subject body, which makes the subject matter harder to view. Just head out there and experiment with this rule. It's easy to implement and you'll be surprised at the results.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:35 AM

This is a photo taken with my Digital SLR (iPhone)

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I too fail at photochopping.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:36 AM

That is a brilliant post up Chris. I am amazed at some of the shots taken by people and would love to learn more about photography!

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:46 AM

Nice interesting thread guys.. keep it coming :D... if anyone has any other technical input about photography please post what you can :D... Mainly because I don't know what half the stuff is on my Nikkon DSLR lol.

 


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Posted 05 February 2010 - 09:54 AM

This is the best HDR he has one to my old rex i reckon.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:15 AM

Nice interesting thread guys.. keep it coming :D... if anyone has any other technical input about photography please post what you can :D...

Mainly because I don't know what half the stuff is on my Nikkon DSLR lol.


What Nikon do you have? Ill be using the Mrs's D80 on Sunday for the photoshoot.

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Posted 05 February 2010 - 10:17 AM

That's not bad. The only advice I would offer for a shot like that is to take the shot from further away and zoom in. When shots are taken (especially of cars) too close, you tend to get a bulbous look in the front of the image, which distorts the proportions of the car.




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