More trucks in the dark.

robertwsimpson wrote in post #11769072
you've got the wrong angle to your subject for a nice panning shot. As you move with the cab of the truck, your perspective changes with the trailer, making it blurry. In my opinion, you should rethink what you're going for.

Great shots, although they are blurry. I agree with robertwsimpson about the angle to your subject. Perhaps try "moving your feet" to get another perspective

NicholasP wrote in post #11892479
Pretty outrageous to recommend "browser calibration."

I must have wasted a couple hundred dollars on my calibration suite and another grand on this monitor.

no matter.

Is there a way to calibrate the noise out of a photo, through my browser?

nicklk wrote in post #11892886
Is there a way to calibrate the noise out of a photo, through my browser?

I'm pretty sure there's an extension in Chrome for that.

I'm still trying to find one to calibrate my browser... All the photos in this thread look underexposed to me, stupid Firefox, I'm going to go try IE.

nicklk wrote in post #11892886
Is there a way to calibrate the noise out of a photo, through my browser?

Not sure if that's possible...
OP, have you tried using noise ninja or LR to remove noise to decrease the levels? You might lose some details, but the end result would be less noise. There's various tutorials on how to remove noise. Also, make sure to shoot in raw!

I can see all of the bars on that calibration chart..

pics still look underexposed, not to mention that half of them have the subject cut off in someway.
practice makes perfect!

Wow, lots of wildly varying camera settings, with very little shot success and nothing really interesting compositionally.

Seems like the content in this thread might be better suited to a C+C / advice thread, but instead the original poster is just argumentative and rebutting any pointers. Not a very good attitude to have

davie rogue wrote in post #11895342
Wow, lots of wildly varying camera settings, with very little shot success and nothing really interesting compositionally.

That's okay though, we all had to start somewhere. Practice makes perfect right?

MSIGuy wrote in post #11895573
That's okay though, we all had to start somewhere. Practice makes perfect right?

Good advice!

jigelow wrote in post #11892378
Hello. I am new here and find this very interesting. I see you suggest calibrating my browser.

Is it a special version of Internet Explorer? I cannot find how to change browser calibration. Should I use a different browser? Netscape?

I posted a link, but maybe this will make more sense to you: WEB BROWSER COLOR MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL
http://www.gballard.ne​t …embeddedJPEGpro​files.html
And see my comment to MSIGuy, below.

Cesium wrote in post #11892429
What? There is a technique for underexposing?

Here's just one example:
http://www.wonderhowto​.com …o-night-photoshop-214630/
Like color balance, the "correct" exposure may not be the "right" exposure for a particular image. But like anything else, whatever you do, someone will love it, someone will hate it, & the vast majority will just yawn & go on to something else.

NicholasP wrote in post #11892479
Pretty outrageous to recommend "browser calibration."

You think that all 250,000+ members here are already aware of it?

lblaod wrote in post #11892533
Great shots, although they are blurry. I agree with robertwsimpson about the angle to your subject. Perhaps try "moving your feet" to get another perspective

Reread the first post. The majority of the subject in the shots is supposed to be blurred. I've included other shots that didn't work out very well for me, but might work out for someone else. For instance, you liked some of them, but they're still not what I'd like to get. So I'll keep at it.

MSIGuy wrote in post #11894841
I'm pretty sure there's an extension in Chrome for that.

I'm still trying to find one to calibrate my browser... All the photos in this thread look underexposed to me, stupid Firefox, I'm going to go try IE.

A dark image isn't necessarily underexposed. Maybe it was done for a purpose?

See the WEB BROWSER link above. You don't have to "calibrate your browser". You need to use a browser that recognizes embedded ICC profiles.
Firefox is one of the good ones. Except for the IE9(beta), IE wasn't the last time I checked.

davie rogue wrote in post #11895342
Wow, lots of wildly varying camera settings, with very little shot success and nothing really interesting compositionally.

Yup, light levels were changing. And I'd rather shoot something difficult like this than something easy.

Did I ask for C&C?
I posted the purpose of taking the shots, "the idea is to get the front sharp & the rest with some motion blur." This thread is just another 'step on the road' to getting them.

Too dark for my taste, and the location isn't the best either considering it looks residential. Push the ISO, shoot more during the day, or become a ninja with panning to make them brighter. 1 is close, but I don't think in any situation these are appropriate, even for "day for night" photography. Try those techniques, and look for a different location... say an industrial area, and I think the results will be MUCH better. Keep it up, practice practice practice, you'll get there.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #11895827
Did I ask for C&C?
I posted the purpose of taking the shots, "the idea is to get the front sharp & the rest with some motion blur." This thread is just another 'step on the road' to getting them.

Thats my point. If you took the advice of other successful photographers on board instead of this bad attitude of blind refusal, maybe next time you go out you'll be closer to your target.

But as they say, practice makes perfect!

Can you show me how to calibrate my web browsers? I am using Chrome primarily. Secondary is Safari.

I am using a Mac Pro with a calibrated monitor. Perhaps I need a better computer.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #11895827
I posted a link, but maybe this will make more sense to you: WEB BROWSER COLOR MANAGEMENT TUTORIAL
http://www.gballard.ne​t …embeddedJPEGpro​files.html
And see my comment to MSIGuy, below.

The instructions given do not seem to work on my iPhone or my Packard Bell Pentium II desktop. I will check tomorrow at work. I am to be thanking you for advice.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #11895827
See the WEB BROWSER link above. You don't have to "calibrate your browser". You need to use a browser that recognizes embedded ICC profiles.
Firefox is one of the good ones. Except for the IE9(beta), IE wasn't the last time I checked.

Is Netscape 9 any good? I've heard of the fireFox but I'm just so used to Netscape!