Quick impromptu photoshoot with my 250R and a buddy's F4i


http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3092/motorcyclehdrshotssizeddj4.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/513/kawi12345tonemappedon2.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/553/bikepeterhdr123tonemapp.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7606/rollingshot1yz3.jpg

Very nice bikes - especially the 250R :)

Also, do you plan on getting rid of that horrid fender?

Also, loving the rolling shot!

Is your friend wearing skate shoes?? :eek::eek:

wow nice pics..and either ur bike has amazing color or ur camera kicks ass lol.

what type of camera did you use if you dont mind me asking.

wow nice pics..and either ur bike has amazing color or ur camera kicks ass lol.

what type of camera did you use if you dont mind me asking.

No secrets on the web. He used an Olympus E-520 on the bottom shot. There are lots of apps that let you view EXIF info.

Tim

No secrets on the web. He used an Olympus E-520 on the bottom shot. There are lots of apps that let you view EXIF info.

Tim

heh wow..thanks.

im pretty good with computers and i never even heard of such a program that did something like that lol..

You don't need any special program. Just right-click on the photo to save it to your desktop, then right-click on the file on your desktop and choose properties. It will show you all of the photo's properties, and if you hit details and scroll down, you'll see all of that EXIF data. (works in XP and Vista)

Thanks guys... and yup the EXIF data is there. Olympus e-520 DSLR - the first three shots were touched up.

... haha and yeah, my buddy rolls on skate shoes - not the best in terms of protection but he does wear everything else.

Muffin,

Those are freakin INCREDIBLE shots! What programs did you use to touch up the first three? What did you do to them? I love them.

What was the exposure and the aperture on the last one?



Yeah, I'm a photography phanatic. That is part of what drew me to this forum.

Great shots :)

Kris - I can't tell you much about the touch-up, but the other info you want is in the exif data in the thumbnail a few posts up - digital photography is great like that :)

Nice! Thank you!



I love the effects in the touching up part, in the above photo's. :thumbup:


I can't explain what it is, but its smooth, yet the quality is still sharp and vibrant.

very very nice - looks great - sweet looking F4i as well

Props on the great pics, the bikes look beautiful (esp. the Ninja)!! :D

I can't explain what it is, but its smooth, yet the quality is still sharp and vibrant.
Looks like the photos got some HDR (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=hdr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) treatment

Thanks everyone. You guys are right-on... the first few photos received light HDR treatment. The first shot (with both bikes) were three JPEG's taken at three different exposure settings (-1, 0, +1). The solo shots were taken in RAW and manually adjusted to -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 through Olympus software.

HDR was done through PhotoMatix Pro (free trial available online)

For the rolling shot, I can't recall the exact settings but what I do remember is I set the camera to shutter priority (mess around w/ shutter speed... depends on the ambient lighting and speed). I also set the camera to Continuous Focus mode (rather than the usual single focus) and Continuous Shooting mode (camera continues to take pictures while the shutter is held). Disable "Image Stabilization", if any, hop in a buddy's car and pan the camera with the subject (motorcycle) as he/she goes by.

On a real good day, you'll get 3-4 usable shots out of 10

Thank you for the tips!


I never knew what HDR was, I will be looking into that.



In May, I will be taking a photography class. I can't wait.

love that rolling shot! :thumbup: