September Photo Thread

[Jay019]

sorry, double post.

i love my bike.

best $500 i ever spent as each year it will earn me $25k working just 3 days a week.

now if only i wasnt so lazy, i really should have either cleaned that bird shit off the shed or cloned it out in photoshop, haha

[wilorichie]

i probably shouldnt have said 'frame it right' as there is no right or wrong, but i said it because the sun seems to attract my eyes first and being slap bang in centre of frame my eyes just keep going back there instead of exploring the whole scene out properly. probably just me tho, its an awesome shot otherwise (exposure works so well, sky isnt too blown out and its not so dark that the car loses too much detail), i just would have tried getting more balance in there with different framing. like, sitting the sun over the end of the straight so the eyes grab the sun then follow the track back to the car, but other people probably dont see things in the strange ways i do. hence why im a bike messenger and not media.

Funny you say that - I didn't mention, I actually enjoy looking at the sun. I feel the car and the person are the 'extras' in this photo. This probably applies to no one else, but this is what I enjoy about this photo!

[MaTBoY]

I like the sun shot how it is, both the car and driver are facing the sun directing you back to it. If its a picture of the sun and hot day it works, if its supposed to be a shot of the driver or car then what j says is correct. Sun should be in a secondary position. Perhaps just poking out from behind a bill board so your attention can sit on car driver. Either way I like it. It has a nice feel.

[Jay019]

The feel of the shot is awesome, the lighting is beautiful

[pistol-pete]

Any advice is always welcome, like I said I take photos for fun every now and then. I don't really know much about stuff like composition, framing etc.

Btw Jay I'm pretty sure I saw your ride past my site just now…on your back wheel lol

[siddr20]

Sexy lokoing bike Jay I like the shot of the wheels you posted on the last page.

Isnt she just cute!!! Love her smile

Rest can be found on my blog.

[MaikuL]

i probably shouldnt have said 'frame it right' as there is no right or wrong, but i said it because the sun seems to attract my eyes first and being slap bang in centre of frame my eyes just keep going back there instead of exploring the whole scene out properly. probably just me tho, its an awesome shot otherwise (exposure works so well, sky isnt too blown out and its not so dark that the car loses too much detail), i just would have tried getting more balance in there with different framing. like, sitting the sun over the end of the straight so the eyes grab the sun then follow the track back to the car, but other people probably dont see things in the strange ways i do. hence why im a bike messenger and not media.

That's cool, I just like to see how other people think.

Matt your light painting shots are so awesome. Headlights and tail lights are what can make a car look so much nicer for me and you have made them pop nicely, so juicy. I would love a couple of those shots eventually.

[luke gtr]

some i took today with my phone(NOT i-phone)

one in the morning, one in the afternoon

[wilorichie]

some i took today with my phone(NOT i-phone)

one in the morning, one in the afternoon

Phones can take some pretty neat photos now.

If only there wasn't a tonne of noise on the left hand side of that afternoon shot.

Noise annoys me to hell now.. especially since I am using a 1000D... Looking to get my hands on a 7D very shortly because of it hehe

[luke gtr]

Phones can take some pretty neat photos now.

If only there wasn't a tonne of noise on the left hand side of that afternoon shot.

Noise annoys me to hell now.. especially since I am using a 1000D... Looking to get my hands on a 7D very shortly because of it hehe

thanks mate. yeah, i like my phone because the cameras not THAT bad, after all, it is a phone with a camera, not a camera with a phone.

my bdays coming up, looking at getting my first decent camera, an EOS600D, dropping hints to the missus like crazy

i think shes caught on, now i play the waiting game....

[Jay019]

Btw Jay I'm pretty sure I saw your ride past my site just now…on your back wheel lol

probably, i was sitting in the young street car park watching the trucks getting loaded (lol) for a while.

monos on fixies are scary, haha. no back brake to help bring the front down if it gets a bit hairy, you just gotta stay committed.

[siddr20]

I hated the noise on the 7d and sold it soon after.

Love her eyes!! cant get over how long her eye lashes are.

[luke gtr]

What are you using now?

[MaTBoY]

Are any of you shooters in here in VIC and planning on attending the SAU NATS?

[siddr20]

What are you using now?

I use two 5dm2s. I shoot weddings so having a backup camera is a must. Also I like both cameras to be the same.

[wilorichie]

Have you got any photos from when you used the 7D man? Would love to see them...

[MaTBoY]

Kory (FST513) uses a 7d. it's a great bit of kit.

here's a (more than a) couple from the SAU Drag day.

[siddr20]

Have you got any photos from when you used the 7D man? Would love to see them...

I will see if I can dig some up for you. But just remember im alwys shooting in low lit areas so the whole night im between iso1600-2500.

I could notice big difference between noise on the 7d and the 5dm2. Hense why I sold the 7d (backup camera), and bought another 5d2.

Another reason was that I didnt like the feel of the 7d in my hands (felt weird). Also I wanted two full frame cameras as it makes it easier to manage and quickly change settings etc.

Dont get me wrong the 7d is an excellent camera and I love its focus system (something the 5d2 lacks).

[R33 Eddy]

Have you got any photos from when you used the 7D man? Would love to see them...

I will see if I can dig some up for you. But just remember im alwys shooting in low lit areas so the whole night im between iso1600-2500.

I could notice big difference between noise on the 7d and the 5dm2. Hense why I sold the 7d (backup camera), and bought another 5d2.

Another reason was that I didnt like the feel of the 7d in my hands (felt weird). Also I wanted two full frame cameras as it makes it easier to manage and quickly change settings etc.

Dont get me wrong the 7d is an excellent camera and I love its focus system (something the 5d2 lacks).

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/canon-5d-mark-ii-vs-canon-7d-6265-article.html

I found this a great review for the 7D and 5D and i think im sold on the 7D for price and useful features for learning.

[siddr20]

Little silly comparing a full frame camera against a crop one. Also one that came out more than 2 years ago.

But yes for starting out and owning some efs lenses already, then the 7d will be the way to go.

Also I have had my 5d2 soaked in the rain from a modelshoot and it was totally fine. Was out in the rain for more than an hour.

But worth it