Febuarary 2012

[Jay019]

couple of random shots from my crappy job

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[89CAL]

Put some new springs/shocks in car after work yesterday. went out after the storm to grab a shot of it at it's lowest and dirtiest ;p

Hats off to you, that looks Amazing!

[barraspalding]

Wont it get lower as the springs settle?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Nice Nissan El Grand pic.

That car has so much potential to make it look so good.

[Jay019]

Nice Nissan El Grand pic.

That car has so much potential to make it look so good.

and why does it need to look good? it seems to work perfectly how it is, lol

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

and why does it need to look good? it seems to work perfectly how it is, lol

I have quiet the interest in modifying JDM vans.

El Grands in particular.

Some might think it's impractical and 'why-would-you-do-that-to-a-van'...

I quiet like it as a cruiser.

[Jay019]

would be nice, but way too expensive

[MaTBoY]

Thanks Callan!

JAY GOTZ A J.O.B.??????????????????????? f**kIN RAD!!!!!!!!! Good work man. Nice shots too

This is something from a meet. was trying a few random things while i was stuck at home today. Feedback on the style is appreciated...

and here's a couple from yesterday's little adventure to the city.

[Jay019]

JAY GOTZ A J.O.B.??????????????????????? f**kIN RAD!!!!!!!!! Good work man. Nice shots too

cheers, but its 'jay had a job'. being a hopeless labourer my services are no longer required, lol.

Edited February 17, 2012 by Jay019

[God_speed]

Love the bridge closeup Matt and congrats once again on the Zen Garage opening last Thurs.

If anyone is in the Leichhardt area they should go check it out. http://zengarage.com.au/2012/02/zen-garage-gallery-opening-night/

[kuma j]

has any here tried a lightning trigger to capture lightning during storms?

[GoldZilla]

has any here tried a lightning trigger to capture lightning during storms?

Nope, John, have you found anything? Do they look easy to set up?

I'm kinda keen (and have been searching) for an "intervalometer" which is a remote with a timer built in. With our Canons, we can also run the interval timer off a computer using the Canon software included with the camera, but having to lug even a laptop (and its power supply so it stays on long enough) around everywhere and keep it plugged in would be a PITA.

[GoldZilla]

Oh, and seeing as I haven't contributed in ages, here's a few that I took a few weeks back... These two kids are brother and sister. Both are very cute and very photogenic!

This first shot, I was trying to get a natural candid shot, but little Andre knew a camera was being pointed towards him, so he was watching me from the corner of his eye.

Chicken!!! Om-nom-nom-nom-nom.

[MaTBoY]

By the time the lightning has struck, your camera has realised and clicked I'd be suprised if you even got half the shot in. Unless it was a super bright/long crack.

Best method I think is just to have super fast fire, and shoot when you expect it. I could be wrong, but lightning happens pretty quicky.

Nicks, You need to tidy up the white balance on all the last 3 shots. I'll show you when i come over later on.

Here's a wallpaper shot. Can be found through my sig if you're clever (and can be botheredd)

[kuma j]

Yeah ive been looking at some recently and while they seem good im just not convinced that they are work it, they rance from about $100 to $350 from what ive found. the ones ive been looking have a hot shoe mount and then plug into where the remote shutter cable goes,

I believe that depending on the model you buy as to how quick it reacts. they seem to vary in sensitivity so you can either set it only to shoot when there is bit flases or set for for smaller ones. but i agree with Mat in thnking the reaction time may not be fast enough to get a decent shot, hence why i thought i would try and find someone thats used one, i dont really want to spend the money on one if its not going to do the job.

But on the other hand if it does work well then it would make the task of captureing lightning a whole lots easier.

I will continue to investigate anyway and see if i can come to a conclusion on these things.

[Jay019]

even easier is to just have the camera take a long exposure at the time you think lightening might flash. 80/100 ISO, f22, 5-10 sec etc. only issue with this method is if there is too much lightening, but you can always put your hand or something in front of the lens to 'stop' the exposure. ive seen some epic shots from lightening triggers, there was a vid somewhere, i'll try and find it again

EDIT: i guess this would only work at night tho, lol

Edited February 21, 2012 by Jay019

[siddr20]

Love that opera house shot matt. So clean and simple. Love it

Been an extremely busy month and haven't posted anything lately.

Photographed 5 weddings in the past 3 weeks!!!

Just some randoms and teasers from the days:

One of the biggest challenges I have found with weddings is turning a boring location into something usable. Basically just weeds and grass growing in this park but still looks nice.

Do you usual tight close up smiley/lovey shots.. but then the bigger landscape shots.. what do you do? Just find an interesting angle that you wouldn't normally think off.

So I got this shot below.. Makes weeds looks sexy lol

Sometimes just taking a simple pic in the middle of the photo can be effective:

Love taking Mehendi shots:

Sometimes you gonna come across videographers who use flood lights. Nothing you can do about it:

Biggest example was when I shot a wedding in India: http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/overseas/highlights-from-my-cousins-wedding/

Tho I do find that sometimes it can help, but just hate the colour cast you get.

If you dont get in there you will miss out on lots of key shots.

Basically the brides side of the family demanding money for his shoes. Gets pretty funny Oh and check out the video guy in the back nearly falling over lol.

Another example:

South indian weddings.. Always filled with colour!!

I love cute little babies!!!

Did an e-session at la perouse.. Cant wait for their wedding in Fiji in couple of weeks

Rest here: http://sidd-rishi.com.au/blog/2/tamara-graemes-e-session/

oh and cant forget my cousins wedding I photographed two weeks ago:

One from a pre-wedding event:

Indians love to party it up before the big day

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

I like the lighting in this photo.

It's purely a photo setup in a studio..? I you don't mind sharing some hints and tips

[siddr20]

^ looks like light painting to me. That is long exposure and painting the light onto the car.

[Jay019]

love this shot Sidd. Its only recently that I've started to appreciate wider angle shots in places where the norm is to get in close.

Such an awesome location! lights made a slightly harsh shadow tho, no diffusion?