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Old 16 August 2009, 02:49 PM
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Default DSLR Photoshoot after wash/clay/wax.

After the purchase of my new DSLR camera i wanted to take some fresh pics of the car, so after its weekly wash, I then clayed & waxed it, then set about finding a good spot to take the pics, found this narrow country lane round the corner, could easly be a WRC stage (an easy one mind lol).

Lots of settings on the camera to play with, I was messing about with the focusing points and shooting in black&white (think they look pretty mean and moody).

See what you guys thinks, and any camera tips would be a great help









Bright work all polished up nicley

Black & white shots, I like these


Can you tell what it is yet?
Old 16 August 2009, 03:01 PM
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Lovely clean car there! Good shots, though some look over exposed. Have a look at the histogram on each of them.
Old 16 August 2009, 03:19 PM
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Most were took on the Auto setting, others the "P" program, aperture changed.
I will have to train my eye to spot the changes lol, but so much better than my old camera was.
Old 16 August 2009, 06:05 PM
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MINE LIKES HIDING BEHIND HEDGES TOO!
Old 16 August 2009, 06:09 PM
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LOL, nice one. Now that one really could be on a rally stage.
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Originally Posted by DarrenSTI
Most were took on the Auto setting, others the "P" program, aperture changed.
I will have to train my eye to spot the changes lol, but so much better than my old camera was.

this one was taken by slowing the shoot down......
Old 16 August 2009, 08:07 PM
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here's a link to some pics my mate took of my car at speed etc
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Stunning car mate

can i ask where you got all your blue bolts please?
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Originally Posted by wrighty338
Stunning car mate

can i ask where you got all your blue bolts please?
Oh yes the blue bolts lol, they do get a lot of questions these do, guess it proves they look good.
Anyways, although you can buy them in some sizes you cant get all of them,(and they are so bloody expensive) so I have painted the ones I though you can see the most, turns out its a lot, and in genuine WR Blue paint too I might add lol.
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looks cracking

may do mine illuminous
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Originally Posted by DarrenSTI
Most were took on the Auto setting, others the "P" program, aperture changed.
I will have to train my eye to spot the changes lol, but so much better than my old camera was.
Oh yes for sure. Still great shots. How'd you get the diff like that?
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Looks great
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Originally Posted by psigeek
Oh yes for sure. Still great shots. How'd you get the diff like that?
All done with a HUGE tub of elbow grease one sunday afternoon. Used wet and dry 2000grit paper, an abrasive flap disc on the end of a drill, and Megs NXT metal polish, then a buffing fleece wheel that i can get from my Dads company, end result one shinney diff casing.
Same procedure for the tracking arms, all look good when u are the car behind
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looks great, mega work on the diff, what camera did you buy ?
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Originally Posted by F1 CJE UK
looks great, mega work on the diff, what camera did you buy ?
Cheers, Camera is a Canon 450D, pics took with standard lens, but have a 300mm zoom also.

American car show this sunday, next sunday bank hol off to silverstone for the BTCC, try the camera then.
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