DSLR Shots and Discussions

NickTurnon · 02-13-2013, 10:04 PM

Huck, you need to buy some spacers! I have the same setup and just added 20mm spacers all around. Its such a big difference when looking at your car and mine now!

Take a look at this picture. Its not a great pic. But my wheels fill the gaps now. I might get springs, but who knows..

Huck · 02-13-2013, 10:04 PM

I like using saturation, I'm all about the colors being vivid and amazing, but when I tried to use more the concrete became orange and yellow and was really distracting. Where is the polarizer?

Huck · 02-13-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NickTurnon

Huck, you need to buy some spacers! I have the same setup and just added 20mm spacers all around. Its such a big difference when looking at your car and mine now!

Take a look at this picture. Its not a great pic. But my wheels fill the gaps now. I might get springs, but who knows..

Actually I'm saving up for wheels. I have a set of brand new wheels that I'm trying to get rid of right now to help pay for the M368's I want, and when I order those I'll just get aggressive offsets so that they're flush. Then it's Swift springs! Thanks for the suggestion thought

Huck · 02-13-2013, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Looks great Huck

Thanks Mike, I appreciate it!

TreeSemdyZee · 02-13-2013, 10:09 PM

You'd have to buy a polarizing filter. I've got a Hoya DMC PRO1 Digital Circular Polarizer.

I don't use Photoshop much, but I know Lightroom has the ability to pump the saturation, etc in certain color ranges.

NickTurnon · 02-13-2013, 10:09 PM

Huck, have you tried using Lightroom?

I downloaded the free 30 day trial. But i've had awesome experiences with it so far for editing my photos.

Let me know what you think of CS6 after a week or two!

TreeSemdyZee · 02-13-2013, 10:09 PM

A couple of shots from an Italian festival last fall.

Huck · 02-13-2013, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

You'd have to buy a polarizing filter. I've got a Hoya DMC PRO1 Digital Circular Polarizer.

I don't use Photoshop much, but I know Lightroom has the ability to pump the saturation, etc in certain color ranges.

thanks man, I'll look into it. Mind if I ask how much yours was?

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickTurnon

Huck, have you tried using Lightroom?

I downloaded the free 30 day trial. But i've had awesome experiences with it so far for editing my photos.

Let me know what you think of CS6 after a week or two!

I haven't used it yet, but I've heard a lot about it. I'll try it out. I know this is totally noobish, but I've fallen in love with Snapseed on my iPad, it's crazy simple to use and actually has really good results. The only thing I don't like about it is that I can edit a 4mb pic on the iPad and then when I save the edited version it's downsized to maybe 1.5bm, so the picture quality is sacrificed. All of these pictures were taken with my D5100 and then edited with Snapseed.

TreeSemdyZee · 02-13-2013, 10:36 PM

I paid $90 for a 77mm.

Huck · 02-13-2013, 10:41 PM

Ok cool, I was seeing them for as low as $30ish online all the way up to $150

TreeSemdyZee · 02-13-2013, 10:42 PM

If you want a lot of latitude in processing, RAW is the only way to go. The pictures are huge. Mine range from 20 to 30 MB each, but you have so much more info to work with.

Cmike2780 · 02-13-2013, 11:38 PM

Huck, in Photoshop, you can play around with each channel. The blues/cyan can be adjusted independently for example. There are several ways to get just the sky darker or lighter without affecting everything else. The easiest is the dodge/burn tool.

Lr is awesome for editing and cataloging a lot of photos. I especially like how you can save and apply presets to multiple images. It saves a lot of time and makes your series of images more consistent, especially working with multiple RAW files. Not as powerful as photoshop, but a lot easier to learn and can do most of the light touch up work.

Huck · 02-14-2013, 08:31 AM

Thanks for the tips guys! Now I just need to decide what pictures to use and which ones to delete. My first impulse is to just edit all 90 something pics I took lol.

Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff

NickTurnon · 02-14-2013, 12:47 PM

Huck, those shots look nice with that camera. That app seems to make the pictures a little too HDR'ish for me but they are absolutely entertaining to look at.

I especially like the babe in the 4th pic...just sayin'

Good shots though!

Huck · 02-14-2013, 01:35 PM

Thanks man, I have a weakness for crazy amounts of effects, sometimes I go a little overboard.

The babe is my wife, that was at a car show went went to over the weekend. I'm pretty lucky to find a smokin girl who shares my enthusiasm for cars, video games, anime, and bloody movies

she's the perfect package.

Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff

02-13-2013, 10:04 PM	#1546 (permalink)
NickTurnon A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scottsdale Age: 33 Posts: 1,636 Drives: 09 BS 7AT 370z Rep Power: 18	Huck, you need to buy some spacers! I have the same setup and just added 20mm spacers all around. Its such a big difference when looking at your car and mine now! Take a look at this picture. Its not a great pic. But my wheels fill the gaps now. I might get springs, but who knows.. __________________ 2009 Brilliant Silver BASE 7AT \| TEIN S-Tech Springs \| K&N Drop Ins & z1 Maf Tubes \| AAM S-Line Short Tails \| 5% Tint \| 20MM Spacers \| Sport Spoiler NickTurnon's 370z Build

02-13-2013, 10:04 PM	#1547 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	I like using saturation, I'm all about the colors being vivid and amazing, but when I tried to use more the concrete became orange and yellow and was really distracting. Where is the polarizer? __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

02-13-2013, 10:09 PM	#1551 (permalink)
NickTurnon A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scottsdale Age: 33 Posts: 1,636 Drives: 09 BS 7AT 370z Rep Power: 18	Huck, have you tried using Lightroom? I downloaded the free 30 day trial. But i've had awesome experiences with it so far for editing my photos. Let me know what you think of CS6 after a week or two! __________________ 2009 Brilliant Silver BASE 7AT \| TEIN S-Tech Springs \| K&N Drop Ins & z1 Maf Tubes \| AAM S-Line Short Tails \| 5% Tint \| 20MM Spacers \| Sport Spoiler NickTurnon's 370z Build

02-13-2013, 10:36 PM	#1554 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	I paid $90 for a 77mm. __________________ Borla S-Type \| Motordyne \| Z1 (lots) \| South Bend \| K&N \| Nismo/Nismo S-Tune \| Eibach \| Aerojacket \| Fujimara \| Spl \| ZSpeed Performance \| Kenwood-Infinity-Sound Ordnance \| Whiteline \| Ecutek \| Hotchkis \| Clazzio \| VQ Vortex \|Morimoto XB \|Dynosty Tune 329.64hp 265.73 ft/lb

02-13-2013, 10:41 PM	#1555 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Ok cool, I was seeing them for as low as $30ish online all the way up to $150 __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

02-13-2013, 10:09 PM	#1550 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	You'd have to buy a polarizing filter. I've got a Hoya DMC PRO1 Digital Circular Polarizer. I don't use Photoshop much, but I know Lightroom has the ability to pump the saturation, etc in certain color ranges.

02-13-2013, 10:09 PM	#1552 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	A couple of shots from an Italian festival last fall.

02-13-2013, 10:42 PM	#1556 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	If you want a lot of latitude in processing, RAW is the only way to go. The pictures are huge. Mine range from 20 to 30 MB each, but you have so much more info to work with. __________________ Borla S-Type \| Motordyne \| Z1 (lots) \| South Bend \| K&N \| Nismo/Nismo S-Tune \| Eibach \| Aerojacket \| Fujimara \| Spl \| ZSpeed Performance \| Kenwood-Infinity-Sound Ordnance \| Whiteline \| Ecutek \| Hotchkis \| Clazzio \| VQ Vortex \|Morimoto XB \|Dynosty Tune 329.64hp 265.73 ft/lb

02-13-2013, 11:38 PM	#1557 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	Huck, in Photoshop, you can play around with each channel. The blues/cyan can be adjusted independently for example. There are several ways to get just the sky darker or lighter without affecting everything else. The easiest is the dodge/burn tool. Lr is awesome for editing and cataloging a lot of photos. I especially like how you can save and apply presets to multiple images. It saves a lot of time and makes your series of images more consistent, especially working with multiple RAW files. Not as powerful as photoshop, but a lot easier to learn and can do most of the light touch up work. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

02-14-2013, 08:31 AM	#1558 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Thanks for the tips guys! Now I just need to decide what pictures to use and which ones to delete. My first impulse is to just edit all 90 something pics I took lol. Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

02-14-2013, 12:47 PM	#1559 (permalink)
NickTurnon A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scottsdale Age: 33 Posts: 1,636 Drives: 09 BS 7AT 370z Rep Power: 18	Huck, those shots look nice with that camera. That app seems to make the pictures a little too HDR'ish for me but they are absolutely entertaining to look at. I especially like the babe in the 4th pic...just sayin' Good shots though! __________________ 2009 Brilliant Silver BASE 7AT \| TEIN S-Tech Springs \| K&N Drop Ins & z1 Maf Tubes \| AAM S-Line Short Tails \| 5% Tint \| 20MM Spacers \| Sport Spoiler NickTurnon's 370z Build

02-14-2013, 01:35 PM	#1560 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Thanks man, I have a weakness for crazy amounts of effects, sometimes I go a little overboard. The babe is my wife, that was at a car show went went to over the weekend. I'm pretty lucky to find a smokin girl who shares my enthusiasm for cars, video games, anime, and bloody movies she's the perfect package. Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff NickTurnon likes this. __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

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