Autopia Featured Ride Submission Thread

Mikek9965 said:
1st Picture is recent with the new wheel/rim set up.
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the graffiti and razor wire is a nice touch in your pic. :bigups
 
Congrats to.....4u2nvinmtl !


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PM me your email address and I'll add the points to your Autopia account :)
 
ShawnF350 said:
Congratulations...
Now how do you get a photo like that?
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I used a Cannon T1i at the Montreal Auto Show. This picture was taken about 5-7 years ago I remember like it was yesterday... The showroom floor was very crowded and hot (normally, I only go on press day for photos). I was frustrated because my 2-year-old son was crying and throwing a tantrum. My wife took him and gave me a few minutes to set up my tripod and snap some shots before cutting the car show short.

This is the only shot I had time to take, of the Chally (shot in full manual mode). I did some very light post processing in photoshop to darken the background a little more and lighten up the car slightly, but I didn't play with the colors hue or saturation (didn't even crop or straighten the photo).

Honestly, the shot came out so great not because of my camera or the tripod. It was mostly the right lighting (car shows a great for that) and the right settings in manual mode (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, lens, etc.).

If you're serious about taking good pictures check out the photography posts in forums even, I had some tips to learn (e.g. using a flash to get the wheel wells to show) and pick up an SLR-Camera (used they are a great deal).

Good luck Shawn!
 
4u2nvinmtl said:
I used a Cannon T1i at the Montreal Auto Show. This picture was taken about 5-7 years ago I remember like it was yesterday... The showroom floor was very crowded and hot (normally, I only go on press day for photos). I was frustrated because my 2-year-old son was crying and throwing a tantrum. My wife took him and gave me a few minutes to set up my tripod and snap some shots before cutting the car show short.

This is the only shot I had time to take, of the Chally (shot in full manual mode). I did some very light post processing in photoshop to darken the background a little more and lighten up the car slightly, but I didn't play with the colors hue or saturation (didn't even crop or straighten the photo).

Honestly, the shot came out so great not because of my camera or the tripod. It was mostly the right lighting (car shows a great for that) and the right settings in manual mode (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, lens, etc.).

If you're serious about taking good pictures check out the photography posts in forums even, I had some tips to learn (e.g. using a flash to get the wheel wells to show) and pick up an SLR-Camera (used they are a great deal).

Good luck Shawn!
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Thanks 4u2, I've never used a SLR but we bought my son a T3i a few years ago.
I'll have to take a better look at it. I was thinking of buying him a lens for Xmas that benefits taking car shots.
 
ShawnF350 said:
Thanks 4u2, I've never used a SLR but we bought my son a T3i a few years ago.
I'll have to take a better look at it. I was thinking of buying him a lens for Xmas that benefits taking car shots.
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I'm a big fan of the 50mm 1.8f (EF) prime lens, it's cheap (~$75) and takes really clear shots (low noise, lets lots of light in), but it's not the best for car photos. If anything get him a tripod and a IR remote for the camera, maybe a nice flash as the stock lens kit is fine for automobile photography.

T3i is a great camera to start with, he's lucky!
 
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