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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2014, 10:20:55 AM »
Polarizing filters are expensive so you want to minimise the number that you have to buy. Do both of your lenses have the same size filter thread? I use Tiffen, but Hoya, B&W and many other companies make them.

The other thing to consider is if you are going to like the look the filter gives. They are great at maximising the colour of an object, but for cars you might not like what they do to reflections.....

Let me know what your filter size is and if they are the same as mine i'll blast over one day and we can have a photography day...
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« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2014, 10:36:31 AM »
I'm 52mm

There are some for $59 (kenko) and hoyo are for $124. (stop laughing) I don't want super cheap and nasty but something that is usable and suited to my entry level $500 camera.

I am keen for a picture day or as you mentioned "getting the guys together" for a photo day with cars etc. What I am looking for as far as a polarizing goes is to reduce reflections on my windscreen and maybe shooting into water to see through it would be pretty cool as well but I'm not sure what I will get with a cheap filter to be honest.


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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2014, 11:55:12 AM »
The cheap filters will still polarize, they may produce a colour cast but nothing you can't fix.

Just remember that when the windscreen reflections go so do the bonnet and roof reflections...

I'll check and see if my lenses will fit on your body, what model do you have again? If they do then you can try a few good lenses as well as filters :)

This is an old film scan from the 80's showing my brother in law's old XA GT using a polariser



And without polariser...

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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2014, 12:45:12 PM »
Those Bathurst globes were on everything at one stage.

I know reflection will be lost on the paintwork, it will really just be a trial and error thing, I might take some car pictures and hate the polarize filter or I might love it.

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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2014, 03:24:17 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2014, 04:18:15 PM »

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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2014, 09:14:05 PM »
To lazy to get outside so I had a play inside with some toy cars, really want to start playing with nights shots.





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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2014, 09:51:18 PM »
Well, you'd better start scouting locations......
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« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2014, 02:53:47 PM »
Tried a cheaper Polarizer lens, took it back the next day. I liked the effect but decided to get one with tuffer glass.

Playing around again in the kitchen at night.

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« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2014, 10:44:43 PM »
C'mon Steve, surely you must have some expertise in flower arrangements from your truck driving days.

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« Reply #25 on: April 03, 2014, 08:46:14 AM »
3rd time lucky replying to this thread...

Nice to see your feminine side mate :)

Still life is all about the light, how did you light this?

Here is one of mine, i recently bought 2 elinchrom studio lights, this shot used both lights with 60 cm softboxes placed either side of the subject, from the exif you will see this was shot late morning in a very bright room with bright lights. Set your camera to M and select ISO100, f11 1/200th sec and take a shot, tell me what you see...

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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #26 on: April 03, 2014, 09:55:07 AM »
I tried those setting inside with a normal light and didnt see much. I saw that photo on your Flickr and that what inspired me towards flowers, did you use a macro lens there?? don't think I will do them again but there natural colours are amazing. Yours look like a nest of birds with there bird like beaks waiting to be fed.

I used my phone's led to light it. f22 10sec ISO100, I would have liked some more detail.... can I change settings?

Here's a mixture of off and on light painting  ;D



PS Snakey, what Camera do you have?

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« Reply #27 on: April 03, 2014, 10:27:38 PM »
I found some interesting pics of some old banger at Phillip Island, i mucked around and gave 2 of them very way out processing...



WOW..



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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2014, 06:41:31 PM »
Nice work Steve, the last looks like it has been painted.
The second one is a good shot of the car, it hides some of the "battle scars", thanks for posting these.
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Re: Post your pics.. Let's talk about photography
« Reply #29 on: April 11, 2014, 11:32:53 AM »
No worries Bruce,

I went to the Classic car show at Kalorama oval last weekend and grabbed a few shots...

Here is a convertible Ford, first shot with a 35mm lens and then with a 200mm..

35mm


200mm
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