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Old 03-10-2009, 05:52 PM
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Figured I might as well make my own thread to post everything in instead of starting a new thread every time I take the camera out again.

I shoot with a D60. My current lenses are the 18-55mm VR and the 55-200mm VR.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 05:53 PM
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I took these at the brevard zoo.








 
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Old 03-10-2009, 06:00 PM
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Damn dude, they look good! I cant wait to get out to the denver soo this year.

oh yah, You should link this thread it in your Sig.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 07:41 PM
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< jealous.
Why do you keep doing the black outline?
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JackThe Ripper
Damn dude, they look good! I cant wait to get out to the denver soo this year.

oh yah, You should link this thread it in your Sig.
Thanks! Also, that's a good idea. I'll put it in my sig.

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< jealous.
Why do you keep doing the black outline?
Pictures always seem to look better when they have a border around them.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Switch
Pictures always seem to look better when they have a border around them.
Agreed. It helps the viewer actually see what's going on within a photo. Minus the border, your eyes put more effort into seeing the borders and that little extra focus makes it harder to see the in-depth colors and textures....
...if that makes sense.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:06 AM
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hey guys havent posted on here for feels like a couple months now! sweet pics man your crazy good at it!
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 98mustangv6
hey guys havent posted on here for feels like a couple months now! sweet pics man your crazy good at it!
Yeah, he is a bad bitch if I must say.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 11:01 AM
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Sweet pics man. The colors in the pics are amazingly vibrant. Do you do much post editing?
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 00blkstanggt
Sweet pics man. The colors in the pics are amazingly vibrant. Do you do much post editing?
Yeah, I have to brighten up the pictures a lot cause my camera doesn't perform well in high ISOs. Then I just push the vibrance up a bit.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 12:24 PM
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Dang these are really sick photos man!
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 02:04 PM
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What do you do yer post processing in?
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 02:29 PM
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Everything is done in lightroom 2

I swear by that program.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Switch
Everything is done in lightroom 2

I swear by that program.
i should look to see if i have that...

CS3 has been kicking *** for me so far. Plus with the new books im learning how to use the Bridge and Raw editor along with CS3.

its amazing what that program will do.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 03:31 PM
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Yeah, that raw editor kicks some serious butt. How user-friendly is lightroom?
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by King
Yeah, that raw editor kicks some serious butt. How user-friendly is lightroom?
Lightroom is extremely user friendly. I can't even explain how easy it is to use. I do all my adjustments in under a minute for every picture.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 03:42 PM
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Nice, I'll look into it a bit more....what capabilities are different between lightroom and the raw editor?
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 10:20 PM
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Nice, I'll look into it a bit more....what capabilities are different between lightroom and the raw editor?
It has all the raw editor functionality plus a bit more. Play with it for 5 minutes and you'll fall in love.
 
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Old 03-11-2009, 11:04 PM
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Proud new owner of it now. It works wonders on my photos.
 
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Old 03-12-2009, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by King
Proud new owner of it now. It works wonders on my photos.
Haha, isn't it awesome! It only gets better when you check out some of the plugins they have for it.
 
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Old 03-12-2009, 11:17 AM
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wow, great shots!
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BikerSk8rKid
< jealous.
Why do you keep doing the black outline?
because he wants to, it looks better

Anyways, great shots..they look very vibrant.
 
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:03 PM
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As usual, the pics can be viewed in high resolution at my web site. These pics were a pain in the *** to even get semi-decent cause they were all in direct sunlight, so no bitching about how it's not as high quality as they usually are.

















































 
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Old 03-14-2009, 11:28 PM
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Sick dude, just sick.

EDIT:
I've been meaning to ask, but do you have any tips for taking pictures of yellow stangs? My problem is that nothing really reflects off of it so a lot of my pictures of it come out "flat" and it's like the paint has no depth.
 

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good pics man. all the stangs look great.
 
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Old 03-15-2009, 06:49 AM
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Yeah Awesome pics! I love this one as I slow from 120+ mhp racing Brandon's cobra lol. Damn the chin spoiler really makes it look much better on the front end of the car.

 
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by spike_africa
Yeah Awesome pics! I love this one as I slow from 120+ mhp racing Brandon's cobra lol. Damn the chin spoiler really makes it look much better on the front end of the car.

um 2V power, we need to have a re-match at OSW when we both get sticky tires.
 
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:05 AM
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Who won?


and boo for street racing lol.
 
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by King
Sick dude, just sick.

EDIT:
I've been meaning to ask, but do you have any tips for taking pictures of yellow stangs? My problem is that nothing really reflects off of it so a lot of my pictures of it come out "flat" and it's like the paint has no depth.

Don't take them in the sun, go to shady areas. Behind buildings, parking garages, etc.
Switch, sweet pics dude. I'm really jealous of all of you bastards with dark cars that show up good in sun
 
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Old 03-15-2009, 08:43 AM
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I loved this place minus the guy i thought was gonna call the cops on me
 


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