Pics from Saturday(no 56K)

[87 Turbo II]

tripod not fully locked in place (kept folding and unfolding because I also wanted to walk around without the camera for a bit, would see something I liked, ran back to car, got camera, took pic, replaced camera, walked back, repeat. The whole rushing of the previous mentioned. Not using mirror lockup and timer, using f/1.8, shooting ISO400 and being impatient, trusting the autofocus without painstaking double checking(it is painstaking in the dark), not reviewing LCD for sharpness. Most of all it was the fact that it ws my first Saturday out to this thing and I was a bit caught up in excitement. I might as well post this pic of my car while I'm here. This is much more controlled and better thought out.



The main reason I post all of that, is because I just got a 20D (traded in my XT) last week, so I was eager to use the shots out of that body only.

[speedminded]

tripod not fully locked in place (kept folding and unfolding because I also wanted to walk around without the camera for a bit, would see something I liked, ran back to car, got camera, took pic, replaced camera, walked back, repeat. The whole rushing of the previous mentioned. Not using mirror lockup and timer, using f/1.8, shooting ISO400 and being impatient, trusting the autofocus without painstaking double checking(it is painstaking in the dark), not reviewing LCD for sharpness. Most of all it was the fact that it ws my first Saturday out to this thing and I was a bit caught up in excitement. I might as well post this pic of my car while I'm here. This is much more controlled and better thought out.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ywallpaper.jpg

The main reason I post all of that, is because I just got a 20D (traded in my XT) last week, so I was eager to use the shots out of that body only.

I understand. No need in rushing, it's not a race and it's not like you're getting paid to shoot as many cars as you can in a parking lot....just survey the area and let the shot come to you. Don't go out hunting for it.

If you shoot a higher f/stop you can help prevent some of those focus issues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocal_distance

On the shot of your own car why was the vehicle cut out in photoshop? Is that artificial bokeh?