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Good Camera + New Xmod = Cool Pics
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:19 pm
by skylinekid
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:28 pm
by sg219
Pics 1 and 5 are cool.
The rest suck ass.

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:34 pm
by skylinekid
They are a bit, well maybe alot dark but on my screen they look kinda cool

Thanks for the input SG

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:43 pm
by Maxximum Attack
I like pic 3, but it's lacking a small light source. Maybe a small beam of white light aimed at the headlamp. 2-4 are too dark, I like 1, lose 5.
Maxx
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:55 pm
by sg219
Maxximum Attack wrote:I like pic 3, but it's lacking a small light source. Maybe a small beam of white light aimed at the headlamp. 2-4 are too dark, I like 1, lose 5.
Maxx
I am, by NO means a pro photographer.
A bit more light would do you ride some justice.

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:56 pm
by Maxximum Attack
sg219 wrote:Maxximum Attack wrote:I like pic 3, but it's lacking a small light source. Maybe a small beam of white light aimed at the headlamp. 2-4 are too dark, I like 1, lose 5.
Maxx
I am, by NO means a pro photographer.
A bit more light would do you ride some justice.

Neither am I

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:56 pm
by skylinekid
Thanks Maxx, Im still on the hunt for more light sources, for this I mainly used the Sun for #5, and a mix of flash and my desk lamp and a keychain flashlight for the others
EDIT woah, the 2 last posts came fast, lol

I do need for you to be a pro or not, just more expirianced than me, i appriciate any help i get

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:31 pm
by Namuna
The biggest problem, as already stated, is lack of good light.
Unless you can afford a seperate Flash unit for your Cam, your best bet is to shoot out in the sunlight. Desk Lamps and built-in flash just don't cut it, not by far.
Just to give a rough idea...The equivalent wattage you'd need, to get decent fill lighting, indoors, would be in the neighborhood of a 150watt lightbulb. And that's still barely cutting it.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:36 pm
by SuperFly
Another trick that I use is using a tripod long exposure, and white balance instead of complex lighting. If you use a tripod, you can use a shutter speed longer than 1/30 of a sec, and this also allows you to stop down the lens for a greater depth of field.
I don't know if your camera has manual controls, but at any rate a tripod is a good thing to own and you can find a decent one for not much money. It will allow you to make better use of various natural lighting situations.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:14 am
by 99skyline
Pic one is my favorite. I was thinking about getting that same XMOD but i didn't have enough money.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:00 pm
by sg219
99skyline wrote:Pic one is my favorite. I was thinking about getting that same XMOD but i didn't have enough money.
I was thinking of getting a Jaguar, but I didn't have exact change. Damn pocket change!!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:12 pm
by steelwoolghandi
99skyline wrote:Pic one is my favorite. I was thinking about getting that same XMOD but i didn't have enough money.
I was thinking of getting every Xmod they made but well I dont have the cash either. humm Maybe I could sell my wife on the Black Market?
Hey SG you know a good Black Market?

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:59 pm
by skylinekid
LOL! I'd LOVE a BMW, hummmm, if only i had a few more pennies
Thanks for the tip Superfly, I like that idea and will go pick up a tripod at my local Big Lots and try it out

I really would like to become a half decent photographer so i greatly appriciate all the help i am getting!!!!!

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:18 pm
by sg219
steelwoolghandi wrote:99skyline wrote:Pic one is my favorite. I was thinking about getting that same XMOD but i didn't have enough money.
I was thinking of getting every Xmod they made but well I dont have the cash either. humm Maybe I could sell my wife on the Black Market?
Hey SG you know a good Black Market?

I know a good green market.
How much you lookin' to get?
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:54 am
by betty.k
well if we're just talking good pics in general then i'd say pics 2 & 3 are the best. i like that moody sepia stuff, great work
