Rate my shots please PH Meet West Yorks

[jagdpanther]

I took the 10D along to last nights Pistonheads West Yorkshire meeting to see if I could get to grips with the old girl

Only problem was I only have the one lens at the moment and being a F4-5.6 70-300mm, it meant that I had to walk some distance to get the cars into the shot

I was wondering if you kind folks would offer your opinion and constructive criticisms upon my first autmotive shots

(Cant wait for Harewood on the 26th!)

Thanks

~S~

Images removed for IC reasons

Edited by jagdpanther on Tuesday 1st April 23:03

[2jamesl]

Very nice images, the first one is my favourite.

[jagdpanther]

2jamesl said:

Very nice images, the first one is my favourite.

first one is my fave too

[V6GTO]

If you'd post them at 750 pixels wide you'd lose the jagged lines and they'd look a lot better...I don't think I'm in a position to criticize those shots, they're fine!

Martin.

[jagdpanther]

V6GTO said:

If you'd post them at 750 pixels wide you'd lose the jagged lines and they'd look a lot better...I don't think I'm in a position to criticize those shots, they're fine!

Martin.

Ive reduced them down to 750x500

[V6GTO]

[jagdpanther]

V6GTO said:

Glad you approve mate

[r5gttgaz]

A picture of my 911 would have been my favourite.

[jagdpanther]

r5gttgaz said:

A picture of my 911 would have been my favourite.

Were you the guy in the grey 92 C2?

If so, I have a photo of it, but its a little under-exposed


ETA


Ive managed to brighten it up a little bit

Edited by jagdpanther on Tuesday 14th August 20:08

[r5gttgaz]

jagdpanther said:

Were you the guy in the grey 92 C2?

Thats my fave! Love the Gallardo, Mrs R5 wants me to get one now.

Edited by r5gttgaz on Tuesday 14th August 20:13

[drivin_me_nuts]

The black lambo is interesting - I was wondering, are you a tall chap? It's just that the angle seems a little high to me and the car looks compressed. Shooting from slightly lower down might have had an interesting result. Some of the others are great. Black and yellow side by side creates a great contrast.

[Lobstar]

The setting really flatters the shots. Dont get me wrong, they are pretty good, but just seem like some point and shoot while going for arty angles.

[jagdpanther]

I am indeed a tall-ish chap, but the problem was mainly due to the size of the lens

I had to walk that far back to get the vehicles in shot, that I was on uneven ground with nowhere to get down and shoot for fear of becoming covered in dog cack

I shall be buying a lens with a lower range in the not too distant future for this kind of thing

[burriana]

You need to put the surroundings in true context, get down and dirty, gritty even ... a nice 525 TDS SE Tourer for example?

[stigmundfreud]

nice quality on the images - as in colour etc but as you asked for them to be rated not one stands out.

As mentioned above do not be scared getting down on the ground or even altering the camera POV. Yes it may be a little tried and tested Top Gear style but it works. Cars by definition are boring to look at so you need to do something different to up the interest. Or just go for pure quality of image but get rid of any shit in the image. You dont want other things distracting your attention.

But what do I know, I do people! Speak to Le Gravy Noire or however it is spelt

[jagdpanther]

burriana said:

You need to put the surroundings in true context, get down and dirty, gritty even ... a nice 525 TDS SE Tourer for example?

Where would I find one of them I wonder


Stigmunfraud:

I know the photos arent exciting, it was primarily the composition I wanted rating...Im new to the SLR game

[BlueMR2]

What camera did you use before? i thought you had a Canon 300D but it didn't look like that when i saw you using it a few weeks ago.

Try a 50mm f/1.8 MKII, they are about £80 retail but can be bought new for £50-£60+. The best value for money you will get for now.

[jagdpanther]

BlueMR2 said:

What camera did you use before? i thought you had a Canon 300D but it didn't look like that when i saw you using it a few weeks ago.

Try a 50mm f/1.8 MKII, they are about £80 retail but can be bought new for £50-£60+. The best value for money you will get for now.

the camera I was using before was a Fuji Finepixe S5600 bridge camera, now using the 10d!

Im looking at a couple of the nifty fifties right now with the intention of buying one, but fancy something of a wider angle too

[stigmundfreud]

jagdpanther said:

burriana said:

You need to put the surroundings in true context, get down and dirty, gritty even ... a nice 525 TDS SE Tourer for example?

Where would I find one of them I wonder


Stigmunfraud:

I know the photos arent exciting, it was primarily the composition I wanted rating...Im new to the SLR game

good composition will give you something interesting to look at. Slr, compact, pinhole - principle is the same. Kit dont make the picture. The quality of the colours are as said good, everything else blurrrgh

Hope you dont see that as me being mean but if we were all to say fantastic shots etc you'ld never try owt new. Next time go out in your car to an empty location then stand up and take a pic around the car at your standard eye level

Then do the same pics getting lower and lower and lower. You'll then see what hight works for which profiles/angles and so on then just do the same and try funky close ups, twist the camera and most of all make sure thres no telegraph pole/tree/lamp sticking out of the car in the images

[jagdpanther]

I usually do go for lower angled shots (see the photos Ive taken at the PH meets in the past) and shall definitely go back to them