Finally Some New Pics With The D40

[1BadBB6]

Thanks to oceanborn and dwend i was able to get some pretty good night shots for it being my first time taking pictures with my D40 in manual setting mode. I know I need some practice but I think I did pretty dang good. Let me know what you think and make any suggestions, bc I will be going out this weekend to get some more pics and then try and pick one for the calendar.

These first couple of day shots were taken on the auto setting before I learned about ISO, aperature, and shutter speed.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/Good1atField.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodFA.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/Good1atBarn.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodCU.jpg

And then the rest, these I took using different settings. I took about 40 pictures and these were my best ones.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/Good1onPG.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/Good1onPG2.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodbyUT.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodbyUT2.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodBldg.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodBehindBldg.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodatWFP.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodunderSL.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodunderSL2.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/1BadBB6/GoodonRoad.jpg

[ogsmakdade]

1. you have an amazing camera.
2. that is one sexy stealthy lookin lude!

[bmxfreak415boy]

nice!!!!!! bro those are some sick ass pics

[Dwend]

Very good I am uber impressed with the Photos.
I like:
5,The reflection of the wall is perfectly on the body seam
8, same as ^^
10, I love this one it is awesome
12, will look good if you correct the White balance. I hate those lights because there is no WB setting for them on the D40.

Did I forget to tell you:confused: I recommend getting the CP-L Filters (http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/241668409.htm?bct=t13031003%3Bcidigital-cameras-and-accessories%3Bcifilters%3Bcifilters-round) for the lens, it will help for those unwanted refection in the day photos.

[Brash22]

FANTASTIC shots mate. I can't believe how good your car looks, especially 11.

I think we need to make your thread required reading for anybody planning on posting up pictures. Truely a worthy ROTM, especially since winning hasn't ended the process, the car has continued to evolve after. Great work.

[91Si4WS]

wow man great pics, you should send that 10th pic to Kumho for an advertisement picture, for some reason kumho on your back tire just pops out and was the first thing to catch my eye other than the sexyness of the lude ofcourse

[99PreludeSh]

Great pics!!!

[98BB6SH]

great pics bro. that D40 takes some nice shots. i'm finally starting to learn ISO and what not to improve my shots as well. really nice job. the lude looks great.

[Dwend]

Man I wish my lenses were that dust free. I need to clean mine badly.

[twokexlv6coupe]

awesome pics, but the 10th one is sooo incredibly badass. i love how the wheels and tires just pop out, but not the rest of the car.


g/j :flowers:

[muha22752]

what lip is that?

[Brash22]

WWRS
(Wings West Racing Series)

[rc114]

1. you have an amazing camera.
2. that is one sexy stealthy lookin lude!

I was thinking the same thing.
How much that camera cost? I think I just saw that camera in a commercial with Asten Kucher( I know I didn't spell that right) LOL Great pics.

[1BadBB6]

12, will look good if you correct the White balance. I hate those lights because there is no WB setting for them on the D40.

Did I forget to tell you:confused: I recommend getting the CP-L Filters (http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/241668409.htm?bct=t13031003%3Bcidigital-cameras-and-accessories%3Bcifilters%3Bcifilters-round) for the lens, it will help for those unwanted refection in the day photos.

yeah you did forget to tell me about that filter. but thanks i will look into it.

so there is no way to correct the yellowish tint to the lights? is that what you're sayin?

[Dwend]

I think about it Adobe Lightroom can fix white balance on JPG files. I think GIMP can as well but that is probably more complicated. Windows vista Photo editor can fix it slightly but not all the way. It can be fixed but they always look funny.

[1BadBB6]

would it be better for me to go for a day shot for the calendar or should i go back to one of the previous night locations and fine tune the pictures a little better?

whichever one you choose, which would be the best setting do you think?

i personally love 1,5,6, and 12. i really like 11 too but the reflections get on my nerves.

[Dwend]

Do you mind if I do a quick PS with one of your pics?
IMO black cars look good against a white background, It is hard to see the car sometimes if the background is dark.

[1BadBB6]

not at all go ahead. i would like to see what you could do with them anyways.

[Dwend]

Here are some quickies I did in less than 10min. Remember Photoshop is a tool not a necessity.

This one I used the Smudge tool to remove some distracting relections and some trash on the ground. Then I applied the sharpen filter, then the reduce noise filter. And then brought some of the contrast down (a first for me). I love how the CF pops. The sharpen filter did that.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk151/dwend/Good1onPG.jpg

I used the desaturate sponge tool to remove the color from the back ground lights while leaving the reds on the car. Then took the smudge tool and removed some reflections. This one I think looks much better.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk151/dwend/GoodBehindBldg.jpg

Removed the reflection of you and some on the car. Then desaturated the background.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk151/dwend/GoodbyUT2.jpg

[1BadBB6]

wow that first one looks alot better as does the second one.

i like how you removed my front license plate holes too. :biggrin: awesomeness.

another thing, can i get those filters at a local camera store or best buy? or do i need to order them?

[Dwend]

Ya, most places that sell DSLR's will have the, They are 52mm.

[1BadBB6]

whats the difference between the polarizing lens and the uv filter?

[OneRedLude]

Hot. Amazing camera! I just got back from a "photo op" with my lude, and I think I'm just going to cry quietly now... I need a good camera. I got a couple buddies that have a D30 and a D40, maybe they can hook me up.

[Dwend]

whats the difference between the polarizing lens and the uv filter?

The UV filter only blocks out UV light, UV light is bad for the camera's internal senors. The UV filter can also help against accidental scratches.

The CPL filter is a polarizing filter that will reduce reflections. Just like you Polarized sun glasses do. you can twist the filer so that reduce reflections. if you turn the filter you can reduce the refection on a window so you can see inside. It is only good for sunny conditions.

I am also going to put this in the other thread.