Interesting view of a Ford Focus...

[andy eccles]

Thought I'd share this photo, taken two minutes' cycle up the road. I'm very much a beginner, learning what tricks I can play with the manual mode of my camera:

This one is the best photo of a Ford Focus I've ever taken!



I didn't use computer editing for anything other than cropping the foreground out.

Any constructive criticism? I settled on ISO64, F8, Shutter 6.5 seconds and no manual exposure compensation. I think I achieved the effect I was looking for! The biggest problem I had was keeping the camera still, so I found a fencepost to put the camera on.

I also took this one over the M42:

[V6GTO]

andy eccles said:

That's a bl00dy quick Focus!

[RobDickinson]

Boy when they said they designed the new focus to blend in to the background and not stand out they realy meant it!

[beano500]

Turn those bl**ming Fog Lights ORFF!

[Zad]

I wish I could hold a camera that still for that long, even with a fence post to brace on! If you are going to a do a lot of shots like that, a tripod (even a cheap one) would be a good investment.

[andy eccles]

I have got a tripod, but in a small accident of knocking the tripod over with the camera on it, the threaded hole at the bottom of the camera was stripped. D'oh.

[Marshy]

Speaking of traffic effects... Took these in Vienna over Christmas, from my hotel room window. The camera was wedged atop my laptop bag for, er, stability. ISO100 (as low as the 300D will do), F22, 30s shutter speed. I really needed a longer exposure to get more traffic in, but F22 was it and I couldn't be bothered to play with exposure compensation (if, indeed, that would have helped).

Hanyway, my modest efforts:-

[bacchus]

great pictures!

I did these pictures a few weeks ago in Vianden (Luxembourg) (If you search in Google you'll see that it is one of the most beautiful towns...)



a bus


Guess the car !!


Cheers Yves

[beanbag]

Marshy said:

Speaking of traffic effects... Took these in Vienna over Christmas, from my hotel room window. The camera was wedged atop my laptop bag for, er, stability. ISO100 (as low as the 300D will do), F22, 30s shutter speed. I really needed a longer exposure to get more traffic in, but F22 was it and I couldn't be bothered to play with exposure compensation (if, indeed, that would have helped). Hanyway, my modest efforts:-

I was going to say I recognise that! That's the city gardeners house / office. I live about 5 minutes away from there.

Good photo though

>> Edited by beanbag on Wednesday 11th January 10:52

[kojak]

Great photos. Love night photography. Used to do loads years ago.

[badbeachbuggy]

Here's a few of mine....









Spot the odd one out!

[Mr Noble]

SNAP










How wierd is that Beachbuggy. Exactally the same place in Las Vegas. Mine was taken in November 2003. I think mines better too! Just kidding

Greg

[badbeachbuggy]

Mr Noble said:

SNAP How wierd is that Beachbuggy. Exactally the same place in Las Vegas. Mine was taken in November 2003. I think mines better too! Just kidding Greg

Cool Mine were taken may last year. Nearly got the same slots photo too...



More here...

www.grant.gb.com/vegas.htm

>> Edited by badbeachbuggy on Wednesday 11th January 20:02

[Mr Noble]

Cool, love them all! The Elvis one is cool, as is the Wynn one.

We stayed at the Golden Nugget first time and bigged it up in the Belaggio 2nd time round.

Can't wait to get back over there again!!

Greg

[badbeachbuggy]

Mr Noble said:

Cool, love them all! The Elvis one is cool, as is the Wynn one. We stayed at the Golden Nugget first time and bigged it up in the Belaggio 2nd time round. Can't wait to get back over there again!! Greg

Cheers. We got married in Vegas in 2001 and stayed in the MGM. This time we stayed in 3 different hotels just for variety I Love it there.

[Marshy]

Jeez, get a room you guys...

[badbeachbuggy]