EPIC Sunset Pics
2/22/11, 07:53 PM
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2/24/11, 09:14 AM
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Takes me back to almost a year ago when I went to the Ford dealer after work to finalize the order for my '11...I was going to get Grabber Blue, but when I saw the way the setting sun looked on one of their leftover '10 Kona Blue cars, I changed my mind then and there...
2/24/11, 11:21 AM
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Aw geez man this is just heartbreaking to see. I really do applaud the effort here and the sky turned out pretty good but when shooting a sunset especially with a really dark car, the camera simply cannot do what your eyes see any justice when only shooting 1 shot.
Most SLR cameras (and even a few point and shoot cameras) have a feature called auto bracketing where it will take 3 shots in a row. First will be proper exposure, second will be about 2 stops under exposed and the 3rd shot will be 2 stops over exposed *but you can always dictate how much over/under exposure to use*
Using the 3 levels of exposure, you can use software like photoshop or even better, photomatix to combine them into an HDR picture that will flat out knock your socks off when you see the results. It takes the properly exposed areas of each section of the shot and combines them into a single picture where everything is perfectly exposed.
anyways, I don't want to come across as a debbie downer here in your thread but I'd feel bad NOT telling you about this because with a car and sky that look that good, it's not doing them justice.
Trey is who I consider the worlds best HDR photographer and has an amazingly well written how to guide on HDR shooting and post processing.
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial
Again though, the shots you guys took aren't bad by any means (the exposure of the sky is great) but when shooting dark objects up against a major light source (like the sun
) the camera simply cannot achieve perfect exposure on the whole scene. It's either one or the other. 
If you decide to start shooting HDR though, I'll caution you to not get carried away with the "dreamy" effect that can be achieved. It's easy to take it over the top with the HDR rendering effect and blow all the colors way out of proportion. It can be tastefully pulled off though if the scene is right but other times, it's gaudy and out of control.
Most SLR cameras (and even a few point and shoot cameras) have a feature called auto bracketing where it will take 3 shots in a row. First will be proper exposure, second will be about 2 stops under exposed and the 3rd shot will be 2 stops over exposed *but you can always dictate how much over/under exposure to use*
Using the 3 levels of exposure, you can use software like photoshop or even better, photomatix to combine them into an HDR picture that will flat out knock your socks off when you see the results. It takes the properly exposed areas of each section of the shot and combines them into a single picture where everything is perfectly exposed.
anyways, I don't want to come across as a debbie downer here in your thread but I'd feel bad NOT telling you about this because with a car and sky that look that good, it's not doing them justice.
Trey is who I consider the worlds best HDR photographer and has an amazingly well written how to guide on HDR shooting and post processing.
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial
Again though, the shots you guys took aren't bad by any means (the exposure of the sky is great) but when shooting dark objects up against a major light source (like the sun
) the camera simply cannot achieve perfect exposure on the whole scene. It's either one or the other. If you decide to start shooting HDR though, I'll caution you to not get carried away with the "dreamy" effect that can be achieved. It's easy to take it over the top with the HDR rendering effect and blow all the colors way out of proportion. It can be tastefully pulled off though if the scene is right but other times, it's gaudy and out of control.
3/1/11, 01:23 PM
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Hmm. Flickr is the only thing i can think of off the top of my head.
I have a paid Photobucket that i THINK allows me unlimited size/bandwidth, if you'd like I can PM you my e-mail address and you can e-mail em' to me and I can post em'.
OR if they're too big to even email (25mb per file) - the only thing I can suggest is to zip them all up in one folder and then use a site such as megaupload to host em'.
I have a paid Photobucket that i THINK allows me unlimited size/bandwidth, if you'd like I can PM you my e-mail address and you can e-mail em' to me and I can post em'.
OR if they're too big to even email (25mb per file) - the only thing I can suggest is to zip them all up in one folder and then use a site such as megaupload to host em'.
3/4/11, 05:13 PM
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I didn't have much time at all to look at it due to a busy day and a screaming kid, but here is a quick job of one pic. Will get more when I have time, whenever that is.
I will also try to get the colors of the sunset better on this one, too.
I will also try to get the colors of the sunset better on this one, too.
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3/4/11, 05:32 PM
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I'd love to see what you can do with some of the others.
3/4/11, 07:56 PM
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I do not know if you like them more realistic or more colorful, but, I had just a bit more time.
Edit: By the way, I will email you the full size pics when I finally do finish with them all. Photobucket automatically makes the file sizes smaller, making the small ones even smaller and less vibrant.
Edit: By the way, I will email you the full size pics when I finally do finish with them all. Photobucket automatically makes the file sizes smaller, making the small ones even smaller and less vibrant.
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3/5/11, 05:51 PM
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Wow, those do look amazing! Very nice car, and very nice editing. The pics were nice before, but this does bring it to the level that really shows off the car like it should be shown.
3/5/11, 07:54 PM
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I'm digging this thread!! It's giving me that itch to get back into photography...so much has changed since the 90s when I used 35mm film 
BTW, Nice car and awesome pics to highlight it.
BTW, Nice car and awesome pics to highlight it.
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