Took some freehand long exposure pics... need advice

[spikedjack]

i think i had the apperture set a little too open,

what do you think?

the car is filthy mind.

its my mate 200sx and yes thats the real plate:)
running around 380-390bhp after we fitted the new stage 3a horsham development kit yesterday


what should i change to make them look better,
i know a tripod is needed but bleh
i think it was a 3.5 second exposure and i forgot the f value :(

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5020/dansx1kl4.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2500/dansx2wz0.jpg

[crossy]

Damn! That looks good for freehand. Especially with such ****ty light.

[M2C]

Over exposed slightly in some area's, looks mint though Jack.

[crossy]

# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 30/10 second = 3 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 45/10 = F4.5
# Exposure Program = normal program (2)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# Exif Version = 0221
# Original Date/Time = 2008:08:19 23:28:59
# Digitization Date/Time = 2008:08:19 23:28:56


f4.5 was the f number you were shooting at. You could have upped the ISO to get a faster shutter speed. Shouldn't lose too much quality, especially when its dark.

[spikedjack]

hmmmm, so upping the iso would have improved it?

what about lowering the aperture?

[crossy]

hmmmm, so upping the iso would have improved it?

what about lowering the aperture?

Upping the ISO would have shortened the time of the shutter. Meaning less blur but a little bit more noise. TBh, a tripod is a MUST when taking pictures in low light!

Lowering the aperture would have also shortened the shutter time but you would lose sharpness. You have to sacrifice one thing or another, or just buy a tripod.

[spikedjack]

surely not if i had shot in M

manual the shutter at 3second and the apperture at like 3.5 or summit?

[brad mole]

how the fook did you manage them pics without a tripod, were you resting the camera on a wall or something? they look spot on to me, just a little too yellow, white balance?

[spikedjack]

nah i sat on a mates cars boot and just remained very still tbh

the second one i lay on the floor ansd balanced with my arms raised so they were like a tripod

[l2ke]

tbh i wouldn't higher the ISO, they're perfectly good quality, why would you want to make em more piss poor??? just change the white balance....

[MarkyG]

I want that car. Give it me.

[l2ke]

http://a925.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/9/l_da03d7a44db5f35a0b74a0e23126d05c.jpg

what i might do with it :shrug: pics too small though jack, lost a shyte load of quality during copying, editing, saving and uploading :lol:

[spikedjack]

cheers luke:):)

lol at mark, get to drive it tonight,.

took the piss with fitting the new bits yesterday:( 13hours:(

meh its worth it, worthh all 380bhp of it:)
it now has 8pot brakes too:D:D


lol that pic looks poo luke:lol:
i have it un resized somewhere:)

will try some stuff when i return from work as im off now:(

[brad mole]

tried to take out the yellowness or them.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1921/dansx1kl4pd0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4127/dansx2wz0ul9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[l2ke]

good effort on brads behalf. what software?

[brad mole]

good effort on brads behalf. what software?

was just in photoshop lol, all i changed was the colour balance, moved the yellow bar along lol simple :D but makes me look like i know what im doing :lol:

[l2ke]

lol i went into full master RGB mode and just removed the yellow completely, think i went a bit too ott, but it looks good before i uploaded it into such **** quality lol

[brad mole]

lol yeah was a bit pointless editing them because they are the resized ones, but gives people an idea how they could look

[l2ke]

yours have stayed fairly good quality.

saving mine as jpegs then uploading to myspace ftl

[Gazza_DJ]

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7465/dansx2wz0bc6.jpg

Definately needed some white balance adjustment, but apart from that well good for freehand tbh!

[brad mole]

i normally use photobucket, but for some reason its not working, it comes up as a tiny webpage in the top left as if ive zoomed out, dont know whats happend lol, so i used imageshack for them