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50mm 1.8

i guess i'll just keep all of my pictures in this thread.



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Like this one the best, I think it would be better if the dark light post wasn't over the top corner of the building.

Originally Posted by distorto

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i agree about the light post, but maybe i can make it artsy and say i was trying to show how cluttered the city is.

kodak z612, i had to use it because my kit lense couldn't reach the spiders...





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xti 50mm 1.8...

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booo, i just realized that the forum is resizing my pics...there are a couple that should be taller and it makes the blurriness blocky instead of smooth.

Go take pictures of something naked.

i need to figure out how to stabilize my mount a little more.

your cat appears to be a much more patient subject than mine.

As I said in OT's photo thread, you need to get your mount much more stable. What year/type impreza do you have? My mount is bolted in using the rear seat bolts, then I installed a crappy ebay strut bar so I could drill and bolt to that.

i have a 2003 wrx.

did you build yours from a tripod?

i saw a post on iwsti.com where someone was selling a mount that bolted behind the back seat.

Not sure what the iwsti version is... The harness bar with a tripod head maybe? I was going to go that route but being 6'4" I can't do that and still fit my seat in it's normal position. It's like $250 if I recall for a harness bar (w/o harnesses, which IMHO shouldn't be used w/o a cage, but it's cool for a camera mount)...

I have a 2004 wrx so I can't use the headrest (one piece seat in mine). Not sure how you're doing yours but I've heard if you lower the head rest onto whatever you've built and get it to "lock" into place they will be much more stable... Anyhow, here's what I built last summer:

i still haven't found the actual IWSTI one, but here is a replica.

Originally Posted by Acejam2k

Over on IWSTI, AndrewSS sells a camera mount exactly like this, but for $60.
I took a trip to Home Depot, and all of this was made for $6.

found it.

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60066

he wants $65 for the quick fit design and it comes with a tripod head.

damn, I need to go take out my back upper seat now...
I didn't know those vertical supports where there like that or I'd be using them (I need to see if they're on the WRX too, or just the STi (since it doesn't have the pass through)... But yeah, I could see me making 2 of those verticals then putting in a horizontal to connect them and getting the actual camera centered... Also if you keep the camera low enough and far enough back on that setup, then the cushion might actually help stabilize it. I'd bet a DSLR weights more than a camcorder, but I'll have to try it to see. That flat stock is super cheap at home cheapo. Also the removable aspect is nice. Mine takes 10~15 minutes to do, so after I took it out last year it hasn't gone back in. Also you can't use mine (or that one) with people in the seat... I need one that works centered with hopefully someone back there like for out last road trip. Also with mine the pass through needs to be open which is loud.

i want to make a centered mount based around his.

would you mind posting pics of the ends of your mount, where they bolt down?

It'll take a while as I have to put it back in the car...
I have a regatta this weekend AND the folk festival my wife is dragging me to, so who knows when.

Ben

don't worry about it.

did you just find longer bolts for you seats, to go through the stock?

yes

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

damn, I need to go take out my back upper seat now...
I didn't know those vertical supports where there like that or I'd be using them (I need to see if they're on the WRX too, or just the STi (since it doesn't have the pass through)...

i didn't catch this before. i have taken out my backseat before and the supports are there on a WRX.

nice.
I'll get to it eventually, but not this weekend and probably not this month.

i know it isn't perfect, but here it is anyways.

BTW, Parade has a national pet photo contest starting now/soon.

My Megaman can beat up your Megaman!

(I was playing around with CWB ... still can't get the background completely white, but I think that's my crappy homemade lightbox (and a pretty easy fix in photoshop)).

megaman is next to go into the lightbox. yours is good, where did you get him?

Man, I got this thing a LONG time ago ... I *think* it was a promo for a Megaman video game that my manager gave me when I was working at Software, Etc. (i.e. Babbage's/GameStop) way back when I was still in college. I have no idea which game it was for, though.

i rented a 70-200 2.8IS and a 14mm wide angle for the weekend.













unfortunately, i like both lenses.

Originally Posted by distorto

I love this one! If only all mcdonald's looked this way.

Can I ask why you use Manual White Balance all the time?

It seems your WB is off in about 75% of the shots, and in all those it's set to "Manual White Balance" in all of those... It fixable in PS, but I'm just wondering why you're doing that? The shots that are off are all have a cyan cast to them.

Your composition is getting good fast though. And FYI, I try not to rent stuff I can't afford...

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

Can I ask why you use Manual White Balance all the time?

It seems your WB is off in about 75% of the shots, and in all those it's set to "Manual White Balance" in all of those... It fixable in PS, but I'm just wondering why you're doing that? The shots that are off are all have a cyan cast to them.

Your composition is getting good fast though. And FYI, I try not to rent stuff I can't afford...

i honestly keep forgetting to make adjustments while taking pictures. i always leave it on the settings from the day before and i usually notice about halfway though shooting.

i really don't know how to use the white balance settings, and i have just now started messing with custom white balance. i use auto levels and auto colors in pshop, and on my monitor, it works most of the time.

would you mind editing a picture so i can see the difference?

sure, I'll try to remember tomorrow I'm on a laptop at home so color adjustments wouldn't help too much...)

any good? what about the sig, should i just use my name instead?

sig off until i can figure out one that i like.

Originally Posted by distorto

any good? what about the sig, should i just use my name instead?

I like the reflection with in a reflection.
The sig is alright but it looks like a lot of other peoples sigs out there. If you decide want your name on there maybe have distorted photography in the top left and photo by in the bottom right.


Scott

yeah it is like everyone else's ...
But if you want it to be "distorted photography", DISTORT it...
And change up the font before I call the copywriters...

I wasn't going to say specifically whose it looked like.

Scott

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

yeah it is like everyone else's ...
But if you want it to be "distorted photography", DISTORT it...
And change up the font before I call the copywriters...

it's all in the name of progress...is it really the same font, i thought yours was more bubbly. :P

Originally Posted by distorto

i thought yours was more bubbly.

Bubbly Ben size=10pt

it will be hard figuring out this one. i thought about distorting it, but my first attempts didn't make me happy. all trial and error.

My font is courier new, but I make it bold. It's 18pt, but that varies by DPI (I learned that today BTW!).

Try playing with opacity settings too so maybe it's lighter on the top or bottom... Or maybe fade it out so pat is missing (but your brain can still read it).

I can teach you how to do "reflections" like this if you want:

But smaller is better. It needs to be just readable.