More practice with the D40...pics of the Rex!

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

Just trying to get some more practice in I went around and shot some pics at some random places around Athens. I have not edited any of these pics, and want to know more about what to do to make them look a little bit better. Thanks for checkin em out, and suggestions are appreciated!












I figured I would throw in a couple of pics of the engine bay, I have been cleaning it up and painting. I am about to get the whole car painted, and just tryin to get the engine bay lookin good too!



^^^ALSO IGNORE THAT WIRING UNDER THE MOTOR MOUNT IT WILL BE GONE SOON TO COMPLETE MY WIRE TUCK!

[yogi08]

did you use a tripod? good pictures!

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

Yeah I did. And thanks man!

[SiLkY_JohnSon]

yeah bad azz rex dude

[FasTech]

The CRX is looking good as always...lol, but the pictures look really good! I'm not a Photographer, but I see no need for editing.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

^Thanks a lot guys! Reps administered!

[CHADbee]

be a little more anal about your backgrounds. rex looks good

[osnap]

lookin good.... though like chad said, I'd play around with some new scenery so you can really work on getting some cool pics.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

^Cool, question...are you saying not to use backgrounds like buildings and walls?

[osnap]

not necessarily, im just saying to find some more interesting backdrops, some areas that are lit in an unusual fashion, or just a generally more attractive place to take some pictures. it'll make your shots stand out a lot more.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

not necessarily, im just saying to find some more interesting backdrops, some areas that are lit in an unusual fashion, or just a generally more attractive place to take some pictures. it'll make your shots stand out a lot more.

Ok thanks man! I will definately be lookin around for some good spots. I have one in mind that will be a glass background. Might give it a try tonight when they close.

[flak_monkey]

The Nikon D40 is an amazing camera. I LOVE the shot on the rooftop with the lense flare. The overexposure is really interesting.

[CHADbee]

the backgrounds you are choosing arent bad they just have districting stuff like trucks, trash cans, poles, ect...

you dont want anything to draw your eyes away from the rex.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

the backgrounds you are choosing arent bad they just have districting stuff like trucks, trash cans, poles, ect...

you dont want anything to draw your eyes away from the rex.

I definately see your point. Thanks for the help.

[CHADbee]

double post

[Halfwit]

6th one is hot.

["ridge"racer]

looking good man, i need to brake out the d40 and practice myself.

[Black4DrEK]

cool Pix, Nice looking Crx.. I miss mine..

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

cool Pix, Nice looking Crx.. I miss mine..

Thanks man!

[DB4LYFE ™]

clean car!

~DB4LYFE

[87 Turbo II]

Nice pics of what I refuse to call a "rex". you're getting there with that d40 and your engine bay is awesome. How long have you been in DSLR photography?

The day pics are fine but there is a small exposure problem with the ngith pics. Most of them, if not all, aren't metered for the car. To better meter (these is a MUCH easier way to do this on my Canon but I don't know how Nikon's focus and exposure lock work so this is gonna be a bit difficult for you to pull off), Put your camera on the tripod in "P" mode, compose the shot and autofocus (or manual if you do so anyway). then switch it to manual focus mode. Take it off the tripod(leave the tripod where it is) and walk right up to your car. go to the side of the car that is facing the camera when the camera is on the tripod, and without shadowing your light source, FILL the frame with the solid red from the car, at an angle so that the lighting still hits the spot, then hit the shutter halfway down and take note of the shutter speed an aperture(what you're doing is telling the camera "Things in THIS light need to come out looking perfect, so tell me what speed and aperture I need to be using to make everyhting in this light come out properly exposed" i's called metering). Attach it back to the tripod and switch to manual mode then dial in the shutter and aperture. Take the picture. The car should be properly exposed.

Now if your picture comes out like this where the car is exposed properly, but the ground or other surrounding elements are blown out or too dark, you can slightly adjust the shutter speed to help.



but it's still better than:


where the cieling is beautifully exposed (actually a little underexposed still) and the car, the subject, is WAAAAY underexposed.

Hope this helps.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

^For like 3 weeks now.

[87 Turbo II]

^For like 3 weeks now.

edited to help you out a bit.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

edited to help you out a bit.

Thanks man that does a lot!!!

[.:Stirfry:.]

ah i see you hid the clutch cable ..

&& great pics too man:..

[92ludevtec]

its always nice to shoot the car with the front wheel turned facing youand the car's at an angle if ya kno wat i mean...clean reX!

[csmiths]

nice pics did you do the wire tuck your self?

[VTECking]

I'm lovin the wire tuck. Nice CRX man!!!

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

^Yeah I did the tuck myself. I have actually done everything myself.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

^Yeah you were the one who suggested that right!

[.:Stirfry:.]

yep that was me..

[csmiths]

well would you like to do another tuck, you seem to know what your doing, and did a damn good job

[pbstarr1]

Really nice pictures and car man, I'm thinking about selling or building my rex. It just sits in the driveway lonely!!!!

[Bud]

looking sick bro. keeps it up.

[Andr3w]

Nice pics. I'm thinking about getting a camera and can't decide which one yet. Does your D40 have any special lenses or is yours just like it came out of the box?

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

Nice pics. I'm thinking about getting a camera and can't decide which one yet. Does your D40 have any special lenses or is yours just like it came out of the box?

Na nothin special, just like it came out of the box.

[EJ_Allmota]

decent shots...


damn i need to upgrade.. everyone and their mother literally has a D40 these days.. im not playing either, i sold two this week to regular ass people that are looking for a great entry level DSLR..

[junior_tm]

i like the wires tucked in gotta stop being lazy and do dat in my car

nice pics love the car

[lude66]

sick rex dude

[J-ROCK]

nice pics man! rex looks really good