My 2003 Mach 1, R1, ZX-10R, Photoshoot with the new camera!

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sftempest66

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Well I finally got a Digital SLR, and a pretty nice one at that. I got a Nikon D80, along with the 18-55MM kit lens, as well as a Nikkor 55-200mm :)



I went out with Louis and his Dad, and took some pictures of their bikes, as well as a few of my car, I hope you guys like them, and this was my first official shoot with the new camera, so I'm sure I can only improve from here!



My car is wearing Caranuba Jett, and both bikes are wearing NXT, they take GREAT care of their bikes/vehicles!!! (I use Meg's HD cut 2:1 for the tires, Collinite's 476s for all of the exterior trim, 2:1 for the shaker/lower chin spoiler, and my wheels are kept up with Poliseal/AJT...)



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All in all, I LOVE this camera...I used to shoot a lot with my Nikon FM, an older film SLR, so I was very familiar with this type of camera to begin with, so it wasn't too bad of a transition...



All of the shots were taken with a tripod, UV filter, and every shot was on completely manual. I know the shots of my car were a little blown, but hey, white is a blessing and a curse!



I also have a few HDR images that I may upload, but for now, hopefully these will do!
 
JoshVette said:
Wow, those pics look absolutely professional. Very nice.



Have they been doctored at all in any way?
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Thanks! And as for being doctored, no not really, for some of them I burned the pavement a little bit, just to give it a little darker look, and the shots of my car I applied a warming filter, b/c with white it's very had to get an even balance, usually comes out too red/blue, and in this case, it was a tad blue.



The moving shots were brightened just a hair, and sharpened to help bring out the details a little more. They were taken in very low light so it was hard to get them as crisp as I wanted...

Monte78Carlo2k1 said:
Nice pics! Those bikes are curvy and sexy I love them!

Do you visit any camera forums?
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None, but I may check out some Nikon forums....
 
sftempest66 said:
None, but I may check out some Nikon forums....
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I've found the popphoto.com forums very helpful. Some users give some pretty harsh critique, but I like that better. They tell you what's wrong and what you can do to make it better.
 
Great pictures...



Did you try a polarized filter when shooting the white car. I know you mentioned a UV filter, but was it polarized...



And not to sound like a dad here, but at least wear a textile jacket when you ride your bike, and some gloves to boot...



The R1 is damn sexy...



Thanks for sharing..
 
Wow, amazing quality. I attend UCF and I'm pretty sure it's your car that I see in the parking garage all the time.
 
pics are amazing. Very impressed - looks like you also know your way around the software as well, as you have really made the most of the colours, contrast and cropping.



always makes me chuckle when I see posts like "must be a hell of a camera...." :lol: Truth is it must be a hell of a photographer :D
 
The pics look really good. You get what you pay for in an expensive camera. Here is a pic of my Z-28 with a FujiFilm S3 Pro with a 17-35mm lense? I'm not too sure on the lense.



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This picture was taken by me and photography isn't too great but my father is a CPP.
 
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