July Photo Thread

[barraspalding]

no no no no... my camera has auto and manual...

but how do you know its perfectly focused? old cameras used to have a split view thingy. This vid kinda explains it

[MaTBoY]

Ummmm. Look at the picture. is it focused on what you want? No? reshoot. Yes... move along. It does take a while to work out whats going on and you need to get your eye in, but you'll build confidence, I was happy snapping while strolling around after a couple hours of full manual, and that included light metering with out a guide on camera due to ancient lens.

Here's my first attempt at car lighting during sun up. Do you think it's a little over done, or just around right?

[barraspalding]

looks like the car has been shopped onto the background kinda... but the lighting itself on the car looks awesome.

[MaTBoY]

I adjusted the light in the sky a bit, it looked stuck on though because of the lighting. Maybe I'll try for a little more subtlety next time.

anyway, put up a rough 'feature layout' on the site. What's been written is pretty gay, just for space filler i guess and better than lorum ipsum

Thoughts?

http://mattheweveringham.com/?page_id=60

[FST513]

Nice shot of your Evo! Like it a lot. Lighting definitely brings out the pop factor!

Checked out your website, few typos/spelling mistakes Besides that, seems like it will be getting on track!

Checked out your galleries, need more panning! That cloud shot from WTAC is friggin epic!!!!!

Nice work in getting your site up though You getting a blog or anything seeing as it is wordpress

Edited July 22, 2010 by FST513

[siddr20]

From a wedding I photographed on the weekend:

Will upload more later on.

[NA_Goodness]

Thought I'd throw this up quickly before going to bed:

Yes, I have a TV screen in the middle of my cluster now No it doesnt work yet No I dont actually have photos of it ready to upload, lol.

[Prue]

A couple I took for my blog. Sorry about the size.. they're either small or massive.

[MaTBoY]

What do you use to resize them Prue?

We need to organise a Sydneysider shoot.

[Prue]

Didn't use anything to resize them, just copied them from my blog.

[MaTBoY]

Gran Turismo

[GoldZilla]

Gran Turismo

LOL, awesome idea!

[NA_Goodness]

Great shot, Mat!!

Just got back from Perth Autosalon, will chuck some pics up soon!

[Pezhead]

Earlier this month was in Queenstown NZ. That place is so perfect for practicing those really wide panoramics. So I got to working on a few. Really pleased with how a few turned out.

[MaTBoY]

Wow! they're amazing!!! That 2nd one could proudly be framed and hung on a wall in anyones house. Top effort man!

2nd attempt at strobist setup during sun (partially) up. The car is more evenly lit. The sky is natual, there's a shadow between the sky and car to seperate the two. I think it's a lot cleaner has a bit more pop.

[Pezhead]

Thanks Mate, I thought they turned out pretty good too especially considering how much of an amateur I am. Helps to have the scenery and when the weather cooperates.

[siddr20]

Outstanding shots from NZ!!! I would print and hang all of them!!

Will be there end of august, so cant wait to take some shots. You got me even more excited.

[GoldZilla]

Agreed with Matt and Sidd, Eric - those are some awesome shots!!!

[Tenchi12]

Damn I really want to go to NZ now... might be going next year actually lol

[FloydWestwood]

Hey Erci i was in Queenstown two weeks ago too. I was up that mountain that you took those shots from. Best driving roads up that mountain