Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots

midnit · 05-08-2008, 04:15 PM

Hey all, just went out the other night and took a couple photos of this spot my buddy found last week. I'm not really sure what I was trying to accomplish with the shots or angles, just thought the lighting in the area was prime for a night shot.

Comments and criticism welcome and wanted, as I'm very new to photography still. These were shot with my Nikon D40x and the 18-55mm kit lens on a tripod with between 8"-20" exposure.

And these shots, I played with the tone-mapping in Photomatix a bit with the HDR-Effect set to as realistic as possible, as I had never done that before really. The results look very similar to just saturating the **** out of the picture in Photoshop, personally.

panda.sti07 · 05-08-2008, 04:24 PM

nice pics

UltimateLurker · 05-08-2008, 04:35 PM

I would change about a million things about this shot, and I still like it. Good job.

midnit · 05-08-2008, 05:25 PM

I sort of wish I had some additional light sources of my own, so that I could light the hood/roof/interior of that shot, but I liked how the side/front came out, so I decided to post it.

jph · 05-08-2008, 05:31 PM

nice.

what size wheels/tires are on the white one?

J.

blindfold · 05-08-2008, 05:32 PM

Are those Volk TE37 on the white one, looks good

rs_wrx_sti · 05-08-2008, 05:33 PM

**Alex** · 05-08-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltimateLurker

I would change about a million things about this shot, and I still like it. Good job.

Like what? Angle maybe? I would have shot same position, however, I would have tried lowering the camera and shooting up as opposed to down. Maybe lengthen exposure a tad bit more to allow more light on the darker spots of the car?

...SCOOBY-NEWBIE... · 05-08-2008, 05:59 PM

Nice avatar Midnit!

midnit · 05-08-2008, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jph

nice.

what size wheels/tires are on the white one?

J.

18x8.5 +30 Titanium Silver TE37, 245/40zr18 Stock Dunlop SP Sport 600

Quote:

Originally Posted by blindfold

Are those Volk TE37 on the white one, looks good

Yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Like what? Angle maybe? I would have shot same position, however, I would have tried lowering the camera and shooting up as opposed to down. Maybe lengthen exposure a tad bit more to allow more light on the darker spots of the car?

I had 2 different exposures on that (one for the side of the car, and one for the front bumper), but you're right, I probably should have done another one or two even longer for the hood/roof to light the rest of the car.

UltimateLurker · 05-08-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Like what? Angle maybe? I would have shot same position, however, I would have tried lowering the camera and shooting up as opposed to down. Maybe lengthen exposure a tad bit more to allow more light on the darker spots of the car?

The position/angle of the car, the twisted horizon, the trash can - yellow tape - window sticker, the wheel face, the angle of the shot (too high up), the contrast/saturation, the amount of bokeh, etc. It's just not my kind of pic. However, I really like it despite all these things, which to me, makes the shot work. Make no mistake, I'm not downing the OP's pix at all, just saying I would have done it differently.

UltimateLurker · 05-08-2008, 07:25 PM

blindfold · 05-08-2008, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltimateLurker

The position/angle of the car, the twisted horizon, the trash can - yellow tape - window sticker, the wheel face, the angle of the shot (too high up), the contrast/saturation, the amount of bokeh, etc. It's just not my kind of pic. However, I really like it despite all these things, which to me, makes the shot work. Make no mistake, I'm not downing the OP's pix at all, just saying I would have done it differently.

wow, please give some hints next time I post some shots, thanks

kaazuumaa · 05-08-2008, 07:31 PM

sexy!

KiTsuNe · 05-08-2008, 07:39 PM

are all 08's pinstriped like that around the grill?

05-08-2008, 04:15 PM	#1
midnit Silver Member Car: 08 Aspen White STI Location: Northern, VA Posts: 594 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots Hey all, just went out the other night and took a couple photos of this spot my buddy found last week. I'm not really sure what I was trying to accomplish with the shots or angles, just thought the lighting in the area was prime for a night shot. Comments and criticism welcome and wanted, as I'm very new to photography still. These were shot with my Nikon D40x and the 18-55mm kit lens on a tripod with between 8"-20" exposure. And these shots, I played with the tone-mapping in Photomatix a bit with the HDR-Effect set to as realistic as possible, as I had never done that before really. The results look very similar to just saturating the **** out of the picture in Photoshop, personally. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-08-2008, 04:24 PM	#2
panda.sti07 Junior STI Driver Car: 07 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: COBB ftw Location: So.Cal Posts: 76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots nice pics

05-08-2008, 04:35 PM	#3
UltimateLurker Spec C Club Car: PSM '05 STi Fav Mod: S203 BBS RE's Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo Posts: 1,717 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots I would change about a million things about this shot, and I still like it. Good job.

05-08-2008, 05:25 PM	#4
midnit Silver Member Car: 08 Aspen White STI Location: Northern, VA Posts: 594 Join Date: Feb 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots I sort of wish I had some additional light sources of my own, so that I could light the hood/roof/interior of that shot, but I liked how the side/front came out, so I decided to post it.

05-08-2008, 05:31 PM	#5
jph S204 Racer Car: the wagon Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,803 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (9)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots nice. what size wheels/tires are on the white one? J.

05-08-2008, 05:32 PM	#6
blindfold Silver Member Car: 2004 WRB STi Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 1,892 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (14)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots Are those Volk TE37 on the white one, looks good

05-08-2008, 05:33 PM	#7
rs_wrx_sti Junior STI Driver Car: 07 GDB-G WRB STi Fav Mod: shift knob Location: SoCal Posts: 148 Join Date: Apr 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots nice

05-08-2008, 05:59 PM	#9
...SCOOBY-NEWBIE... Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STI Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 104 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots Nice avatar Midnit!

05-08-2008, 07:25 PM	#12
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05-08-2008, 07:31 PM	#14
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05-08-2008, 07:39 PM	#15
KiTsuNe Spec C Club Car: The Vroom-mobile Fav Mod: JDM Gears Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,332 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Yin & Yang 08 STIs - Night shots are all 08's pinstriped like that around the grill? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.