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JDMist3hFastar
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 00:05
As a whole I'm not that excited with how these shots came out. There seems to be too much noise in a lot of these for what ISO I was at. Some are from my 50 some from my 17-85. I think my focus points were off a bit all day though. The guys on Rennlist seemed to like them so I guess thats good. Any comments would be great, thanks.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/1802057173_1d413338db_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/1802900252_48d793c165_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/1802900366_e356da3798_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/1802058375_9a9c8eedf7_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/1802900638_90c94878aa_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/1802900760_8ed31b811d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/1802058023_b103db0b45_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/1802901100_4800912971_o.jpg
JDMist3hFastar
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 00:06
EDIT: Sorry about that, heres the link to all of them

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15129201@N03/sets/72157602794846327/
Colombia
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 02:34
drool! Number 8 is very nice! The rest are also great; great color, and sharp! Thanks for sharing them. When did you take these?
JSJR4
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 13:26
Nice shots. lots or porsches. must have been fun
Charles Richards
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 14:39
oooh the gt3 ... how I want one so!

I just watched top gear season 10 episode 1 where they drive the 911 gt3rs .. drool :)

nice photos too! :p
JDMist3hFastar
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 15:30
drool! Number 8 is very nice! The rest are also great; great color, and sharp! Thanks for sharing them. When did you take these?

Took these last sunday (10/28.)...had to add the period because otherwise it made this face 8) haha
Colombia
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 15:43
Took these last sunday (10/28.)...had to add the period because otherwise it made this face 8) haha
:lol: hahaha. You should tell them to cruise out here next time and let me drive the 997 tt :lol:!
jeffahn
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 15:47
Man, look at those HIPS!
JDMist3hFastar
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 16:51
:lol: hahaha. You should tell them to cruise out here next time and let me drive the 997 tt :lol:!

haha Im actually back in CO at school now. That 997 Turbo was actually driven by a kid my age(20). It is his moms but she was out of the country so he took it for a spin! LUCKY!!!
asylumxl
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 17:13
The composition of these shots is great, and so is sharpness, but there is way too much contrast for my liking. That might also explain the noise too.
Jim G
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 17:21
That is. A. Lot. Of. Porsches. A very impressive gathering :p

What's the collective term for porsches, I wonder? :p
Colombia
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 17:55
haha Im actually back in CO at school now. That 997 Turbo was actually driven by a kid my age(20). It is his moms but she was out of the country so he took it for a spin! LUCKY!!!
Lucky kid! What i would give... Figured you were back here, i heard that sweet rumble the other night.
JDMist3hFastar
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 21:07
Lucky kid! What i would give... Figured you were back here, i heard that sweet rumble the other night.

wait I know you? Are you on AWD Pirates?

The composition of these shots is great, and so is sharpness, but there is way too much contrast for my liking. That might also explain the noise too.

I get that a lot about the contrast but there is VERY little PP done here. I actually tend to like shots with more contrast and saturated colors too so it works out for me.
Colombia
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 21:58
wait I know you? Are you on AWD Pirates?

Im the guy in the car club on campus that lives in building A across the street. Used to have a mazda3 (redish one) but now have a speed3.
PhotosGuy
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 08:01
There seems to be too much noise in a lot of these for what ISO I was at. Maybe 'cause you have the contrast cranked way up? It works for me in #3, but not the rest.
IMAGE POSTING RULES (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=74718) only allow 8 embedded pics by the OP per thread & they have to be no bigger than 800px, so I removed the IMG tags from the last ones. You can always just post a link to them, though.



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ieatstars
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:10
6 and 10 are awesome :D
JDMist3hFastar
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:34
Maybe 'cause you have the contrast cranked way up? It works for me in #3, but not the rest.
IMAGE POSTING RULES (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=74718) only allow 8 embedded pics by the OP per thread & they have to be no bigger than 800px, so I removed the IMG tags from the last ones. You can always just post a link to them, though.



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ahh sorry about that. But about that whole contrast business...what am I doing wrong? There isn't really any other PP in these shots other then a little sharpening.

Im the guy in the car club on campus that lives in building A across the street. Used to have a mazda3 (redish one) but now have a speed3.

haha holy crap...you live in the buildings behind me? The green ones? Thats ridiculously random haha.
asylumxl
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:40
ahh sorry about that. But about that whole contrast business...what am I doing wrong? There isn't really any other PP in these shots other then a little sharpening.

Dunno if you want my opinion, but I'll chuck it anyway. By turning up the contrast you are reducing the range of tones in your image (I believe). By doing this you then end up losing alot of shadow/highlight detail as the tones just below white become absolute white and just above black become absolute black. Also, as you increase contrast, the difference in brightness between the noise and the image becomes larger, emphasising it more. If you shot RAW maybe if you turn down the contrast and maybe up the saturation you'll be alot more pleased with them.
JDMist3hFastar
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:46
Dunno if you want my opinion, but I'll chuck it anyway. By turning up the contrast you are reducing the range of tones in your image (I believe). By doing this you then end up losing alot of shadow/highlight detail as the tones just below white become absolute white and just above black become absolute black. Also, as you increase contrast, the difference in brightness between the noise and the image becomes larger, emphasising it more. If you shot RAW maybe if you turn down the contrast and maybe up the saturation you'll be alot more pleased with them.

So shooting RAW would be the only way to get less contrast in my pictures? I only have one 2gb card though :(
asylumxl
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:55
So shooting RAW would be the only way to get less contrast in my pictures? I only have one 2gb card though :(

You could lower contrast in the menu of your camera too. Also, shooting in softer light reduces contrast. 2gigs is enough for over 200 or so RAWS :p surely that is enough?
PhotosGuy
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 11:58
There isn't really any other PP in these shots other then a little sharpening. Then what are the in-cam jpg settings? What about the defaults in the program you used to resize them?
JDMist3hFastar
1st of November 2007 (Thu), 15:16
Then what are the in-cam jpg settings? What about the defaults in the program you used to resize them?

Well, just checked the camera and the contrast was set way high. My friend who borrowed it must have changed it. That is probably the issue, thanks!