LockDots

1 person group buy

The Machine

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So much win in this thread J!

swoosh

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is it still a 1 person GB if he buys 2 camera's and gets more than 40% off msrp ?

i think it is

rockstar143

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Ha ha...well, they'd have to know about our conversation about the blackvue to REALLY find that funny.

Chip, you're always so kind, buddy. Thank you.

MEKO

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Just saw this
Why u no tell me

What can I say. AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!

rockstar143

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Thanks MEKO!
Was trying to space out the visitation of the thread...
Just kidding...felt like I was whoring out my other thread too much so didn't really promote this one as much.

swoosh

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Jeremy, I think some already know

but yeah if tell them the conversation between me and Matt (from Blackvue) then yes they might find it a little bit funny...

rockstar143

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Hey Steven, I'm not sure if it's cause my pics/vids end up in the 1st post so people think there's nothing new, but there seems to be no traffic in this thread. I'll try and keep my newest batch separate this time. Thanks for everything, as always!

J.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8377442973/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockstar143/8377442973/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/rockstar143/, on Flickr
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the 2nd Cut after going through them with Betty.
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bluetl04

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Car is looking fresh bro. Great job with the pics and car...

rockstar143

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Thank you very much, bud. I thoroughly appreciate the feedback, trust me.

bluetl04

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No problem, anytime...

Predatorbird

I like the rear end shot from that low angle. Car looks pretty mean (If a TL could even be considered "mean").

The Machine

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Great new shots J! Your getting quite handy with that camera now. Damn you and you're beautiful weather to take pics in.

rockstar143

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LOL...I take that ish for granted, man. But thank you very much...yeah, those last few shots were me in manual mode, finally "getting it" and also put my original zoom kit lens back on. I had forgotten how much I missed the ability to zoom in/out with it...the 50MM doesn't do that.

ebelp

Sweet Lincoln's mullet that car is clean.

rockstar143

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John. I love you. No homo. (minus the No).

Predatorbird

Are you using the 18-55 in all of those or some? What other lenses do you have in your arsenal?

rockstar143

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LOL...I have a super small arsenal.
50MM 1.8F
18-55MM kit lens, IIRC.

I'm sorry, I'm still a total newb.

ACCURATEin

Nice batch of photos Jeremy! Let's make this a weekly occurence.

I would like to see some bridge pics if you have some down there.

rockstar143

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Eric!
Thanks, man. I was on a weekly plan...every time I wash, I wanted to take new pictures...but then I think people started getting overwhelmed with them and stopped checking in! LOL...

Ok, I'll have to find a bridge nearby to do that...There's actually a bridge at Markham park I could likely use...gotta look around.

Thanks for stopping in though!
J.

MEKO

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rockstar143

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Thank you, buddy. Very much...your comments are always welcome.

MEKO

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Awesome shots J.
You ninja you always pick a nice background and it makes the picture much much better right

Forget the center speaker, creat a DVD-A mucis and try it.
It's not the surround system that it gives, it's the quality. Center or the rear woofer is not the key. I am serious, I can't listen to normal CD's anymore, sounds way too bad.

http://cirlinca.com/download.htm

Download the first one, HD-Audio Solo Ultra v4.3
You got 5 trials
Throw in like 20 songs
DVD takes like 60 songs but you will higher the quality

So select all the songs you threw in,
Output Sampling Rate = Make it 192 khz

Click "Export" ..and then click "Write to Disc" (as I remember)

Use Sony DVD-A dics
I don't know but TL didn't play Memorex DVD-A

Did you know about this?

Try it if you didn't I am serious
I have stock audio system and sounds so good
Can't imagine yours

rockstar143

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Hmmm...well, thank you for the information. I may give it a shot...although I'm a little leery these days as my CD player quit working on me for a friggin year almost...then all of a sudden started working again. I'm just happy to play some Lil Wayne on it right now! but if i have some extra tinker time, I'll give it a whirl. Thanks for taking the time, buddy.

Yeah, in most instances, the backround is more important than the subject!

Predatorbird

Look into a better quality lenses than the 18-55mm. Whenever I shot with the kit lens, it seemed like all the photos I took with it looked a little grainy no matter how much editing went into them. I just got the Canon 28-135mm and the photos are much more crisp. They go for around $200 used and are a big step up in image quality. I'm going to sell my old kit lens to make up some of that cost too.

50mm


18-55mm


Do you see what I'm talking about between these two? I know the top is shot with a Prime lens, which generally have better quality. The top photo is sharp while the bottom photo looks grainy. I looked at your ISO settings and they are way higher than I've ever shot at, which might contribute to some of that grain. Not trying to diss your photos (I'm no pro either), but you think you could take your pics to a new level with some better glass.

CLtotheTL32

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Gorgeous shots as always

rockstar143

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Thank you Tyler.
Predator...I'm always open to more criticism, buddy. Absolutely...
I'll look into that lens eventually because I do see exactly what you're talking about. Super grainy.
Thank you for taking the time to explain.

J.

LockDots

rockstar, while Predatorbird brings up a good point about better glass your ISO settings will be the first thing you can work with to improve on your existing lenses.

Try lowering your ISO sensitivity and decreasing your shutter speed. You'll definitely need a tripod to take advantage of this to the fullest. The lower your ISO sensitivity the longer you need to expose the camera to light, thus needing longer shutter time which leads to needing a tripod to prevent blurring.

Try this with night photography and you'll see it's almost a night and day difference. Just something to try to learn your camera a bit better.

Predatorbird

I wasn't even going to mention ISO until I looked at the photo settings. I was very shocked to see the top photo I posted shot at 1000. I usually shoot everything during the day at 100 and adjust the white balance depending on the weather. Just remember, the higher the ISO, the more chance for grain.

LockDots also brings up a good point about a tripod. If you don't already have one, get one! Turn off IS if your lens has it and I use a 2 sec timer to prevent any movement from taking the picture. It's not only needed just for night pics, it's good to use during the day too.

rockstar143

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I just read a website about ISO and it's use...
Probably should have done that first! Ok, so you guys are gonna fuckin laugh at me but I noticed that the higher I went with ISO, the lighter the pictures came out without having to set the exposure to super long (i HAVE a tripod, just didn't have it with me)...so I kept bumping the ISO up...some of my last shots...get this...1600 ISO...no wonder that bish is grainy!

Thanks again for all the advice!

J.

rockstar143

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Let me also say that the lens isn't the original bottom of the line lens that came with the camera...I bought it off of deltaboxxx (a member) and he had upgraded it. For the price I paid, i'm sure it's not the best...but it's not the worst one.

18-55MM efS with a .8 ft macro ability.

LockDots

You'd be amazed at how good a stock lens can be with the right settings. I'd consider myself a novice as well but one thing that's always stuck with me (outside of photography as well) is to max out what you can do with what you've got. Once you're at the point where you can't do any better, those same skills will take you that much farther with better equipment. Remember, the equipment doesn't make the photographer, the use of it does.

This one was taken with a Nikon D3100 with the stock lens, with minimal editing. I had my ISO at 100, F-stop at 3.5, with a shutter speed of 1/160. The lower your ISO sensitivity the more exposure or slower shutter speed you'll need to balance it out.

http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/s...4/DSC_0040.jpg
(i didn't post this picture as to not take away from your thread )
p.s. If you can, try to shoot in RAW. It takes up more memory but your pictures will be much more detailed giving you much more flexibility for editing.

Steven Bell

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Jeremy-I totally understand your request. I'm not sure why it's quiet, since there is a date in your title.


Either way, it's your thread and your call. Just let me know what you'd like to do.

ACCURATEin

I just recently started shooting in manual. Spent a lot of time on youtube watching tutorials on how to adjust the settings. Greatphotographytips and froknowsphoto were two of the names on there that i watched a lot of their videos.

Looking back at my photos from the previous years, ALL of them could have been better if i was in manual mode haha.

Now I pretty much leave the ISO at 200 which is the lowest my D90 will go and it nevers gets touched. If you're shooting where the is a lot of light, bring the F stop (aperture) to a higher number. If it's dark out try to bring your F stop to the lowest number it will let you. As for the shutter speed, daytime shots are usually 1/200 of a second. Nighttime..just put the F stop at a low number and try different shutter speeds until you get the right exposure or the exposure you're looking for.

Looking back, I don't know why it took me so long to try and figure out how to shoot in manual. I wish i would have learned a long time ago but was just too lazy. But those simple tips should help you out.

Also, if you get a zoom lens of some type, it will help you achieve bokeh. Bokeh is the blurry part of a photo. It tends to help the subject matter stand out. But you may already know this haha.

quanaman

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J: I F*cking love your tails man. yeesh.

Undying Dreams

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Very nice peekchurs, J.

They're a tad dark, but overall very nice shots, I'm liking the composition a lot and dat clarity doe.

rockstar143

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Thanks Steven, I'll keep em separate for now and see how it goes. Worst case, can always merge later for that CLEAN look! Thank you, as always for your flexibility and attention to detail. You're a good friend.
J.

Wow, GREAT shot, man! Thank you. Yeah, I honestly, I have been shooting for a while...but in manual only recently. It helps to get all that extra info to help me understand what I'm doing. I look forward to my next shoot and keeping the ISO down to get less grainy.

I agree TOTALLY about the saying...I've heard, it's not about the arrow, it's the Indian shooting it. A lot of people just keep buying more and more stuff but never really perfect. I think I got pretty good at mountain biking because of the year I spent on a piece of crap heavy one with bad brakes...so when I got the high end up, I was a champ.

Eric, thanks for all the tips, man! Yeah, I love bokeh...I can somewhat achieve it with the 50MM fixed...1.8F...my buddies ebelp and veggiemonster introduced me to that stuff and it's been good to me. One day, I want a wideangle...a good zoom lens...etc...I really appreciate you all taking the time to post up extra things for me to know. I'll have to youtube that info.

Quan, thanks, man...very much. I posted them in Ack's thread and guess what??!! Like 3 other people have asked him to make them. You only need 1 set of tails to make that happen. I was very nervous to do it myself, but ended up pretty happy with the outcome. They have imperfections...but overall they don't look bad. I won't lie, I'm very proud of them!

rockstar143

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Austin, I know it man...I'm learning...little by little. A doe doe...

Thanks!

06tl4life

Not trying to thread jack but while we are on the topic of the kit lens and iso settings, you can get some good pictures with the kit lens as long as you know how to use it correctly with the camera in full manual. Heres a pic of my car with my nikon d5100 kit lens. ISO was set at 100. It is possible to get good/crisp pictures using the kit lens:



and here is one shot at night with the kit lens but i used a tripod and a really low shutter speed. ISO was still set at 100:

rockstar143

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but why would you take such nice pictures of such a gawd awful car?!!?

LOL, thanks, man...if you check my other thread, I've gotten some pretty crisp ones, but I guess it was only when I was LUCKY enough to have set the ISO low! LOL.

Thanks again. (only 2nd paragraph should be black text bt dubs).