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I'm not really happy with the way the colors came out on that one, so I tried a B&W conversion.
Again, all shots on my nikon 4300. I'd really like to try this new setup with the D70 when it gets back from Nikon. Hopefully that will fix the color issue I'm having with this type of lighting.
Dave - I think the last one of the garage pics is one of my favorites. What I like about it is that the car, because of the lighting, seems to really pop out of the background blur. Also, I really like that the car is rounding the corner...it helps tell a story.
Beautiful stuff Dave. It only reinforces my thinking that a cheapie point and shoot can do incredible stuff in the right hands! Ok, it's not that cheap, but it's a lot less than an SLR, and it's a discontinued model. For those that don't know, I have one too.
I love the pics, but there is one strange thing, and maybe it's cause I have an MC an not an MCS, but is that an indentation between the headlight and bonnet scoop??? There is a shadow there--I can see a fluroescent light reflecting in the bonnet.
Btw, your pics have a color that oddly reminds me of something from the Matrix. I think its the green from the florescent lights (Will I ever figure out how to spell that word). It makes the pics almost seem rendered--almost not real--which is really cool. Did you do any post processing to enhance the background blur??
Excellent Dave! I really like the shot from the rear quarter. It is my dream to shoot a shot like this in a tunnel. There is a tunnel downtown that I'd love to hit at about 3am and try it out. Need the equipment first though. Still, gorgeous stuff, keep it coming!
MyPocketRocket: I'm using a 2+ year old Nikon Coolpix 4300. It's a 4 MP camera with a 3x optical zoom. For those pictures I'm also using a spin on WC-E63 Wide Angle Converter Lens. As OctaneGuy pointed out the 4300 has been discontinued now.
Clover: The issue I have with them color wise is the greenish and sometimes purple tinge in some areas of the shadows. Look at the "turning" picture in the area on the ground just to the right of the front tire.
Mark: I like the turning picture a lot too. It's the same reason I really like the Cabrio picture that wound up going into the NAM calendar. It's just so characteristically MINI.
Richard: Reflection on Hood
The Cooper S hood has a very hard curved surface right next to the headlight, where the hood dives down to meet it. The hood sits higher in the middle to clear the intercooler on the S. That's where that reflection is coming from.
Natural Background Blur I have done nothing to enhance the background blur. That's exactly as it came off the camera.
Green Tinge I actually tried to play with the levels a bit to correct the tinges and it helped some. With the D70 it's quite a bit easier to correct for this since you can shoot RAW format and then custom edit the white balance and make custom curves.
Hafid: I have had the same thought. There are a couple tunnels here I wouldn't mind shooting in, but you're right any traffic going through a tunnel in either direction would be a major problem considering what's involved to shoot one of these.
Hey DiD,
I have a Circular Polarizer for my 4300 that I rarely use if you want to give it a go on your next 4300 shoot.
Richard
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Originally Posted by DiD
Another reason I'd like to be doing this with the D70 is that I could use my circular polarizer to try to knock down some of the reflections that may be adding to the tinge problem. At least I'd like to have the polarizer on there to eliminate that possible source. The fact that the car is in motion and sweeping through different lighting while the picture is being taken makes it a little hard to predict how the reflections are really going to average out over the course of the capture.
I knew the wide angle was threaded for filters, but you're the first person I know of that has the right size filter for it. Cool. I'll have take you up on that.
Sorry I goofed. I have the Circular Polarizer that fits the 4300---I forgot you also have the wide angle. But coincidentally, I noticed the thread size of the wide angle is 72mm which is the same size threads on my professional video camcorder, but turns out I only have a UV and a 812 Warming Filter in 72mm. I sold my 72mm Circular Polarizer awhile back cause I wasn't using it.
Sorry!
Richard
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Originally Posted by DiD
I knew the wide angle was threaded for filters, but you're the first person I know of that has the right size filter for it. Cool. I'll have take you up on that.
There are a couple tunnels here I wouldn't mind shooting in, but you're right any traffic going through a tunnel in either direction would be a major problem considering what's involved to shoot one of these.
I know of a tunnel . . . (it's not on westside though).
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