Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Give me a brake, we all know he does it manual-ly. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <godd...@me.com> Subject: Re: Car photography hints? He's so good at it, he can probably do it on aut

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
ote: >> >> And he never tires of it. >> >> -Original Message- >>> From: Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: Car photography hints? >>> >>> He's the list's big wheel in car photography. >>> >>> >>>> On

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Gonz
You really drove the point home there... On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > > And he never tires of it. > > -Original Message- >>From: Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> >>Subject: Re: Car photography hints? &

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread Ken Waller
And he never tires of it. -Original Message- >From: Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> >Subject: Re: Car photography hints? > >He's the list's big wheel in car photography. > > >On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Hav

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
gt; wrote: > > He's the list's big wheel in car photography. > > >> On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> Have Paul S. come out and shoot the car. >> >> >> -Original Message- >>> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@ma

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread John
Un hunh ... but if he ain't gonna' go out and make those mistakes, how am I gonna' learn by reading about them? 8-) On 10/4/2016 12:47 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: There are three kinds of people, those who can learn by reading, those who can learn by observation, those who just go ahead and make

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
He's the list's big wheel in car photography. On Oct 3, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Have Paul S. come out and shoot the car. > > > -Original Message- >> From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> >> Subject: Re: Car photography hints? >>

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread P.J. Alling
There are three kinds of people, those who can learn by reading, those who can learn by observation, those who just go ahead and make mistakes. On 10/4/2016 2:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: John wrote: On 10/3/2016 6:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks a bunch. That should save me from making

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-04 Thread Larry Colen
John wrote: On 10/3/2016 6:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks a bunch. That should save me from making several mistakes. How do you ever expect to learn anything if you never make any mistakes? By letting other people make them for me. 8-) -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Alan C
Perhaps it's time to write a book? Esp. with a long Winter just around the corner. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 11:44 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Car photography hints? Yes, use your longest lens from a distance

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread John
On 10/3/2016 6:00 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Thanks a bunch. That should save me from making several mistakes. How do you ever expect to learn anything if you never make any mistakes? 8-) -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. --

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Have Paul S. come out and shoot the car. I was thinking the same thing! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Ken Waller
Have Paul S. come out and shoot the car. -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> >Subject: Re: Car photography hints? > >Yes, use your longest lens from a distance. Shoot on asphalt or concrete with >a clean background like trees or hills. Po

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shoot the 3/4 and 7/8 shots with a big ap. I usually shoot at 5.6, 6.7 and 8 with the 450 and use the 5.6 if all appears to be in focus. (I focus on the closest point, the headlight for example. Paul via phone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Buff

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks a bunch. That should save me from making several mistakes. Paul Stenquist wrote: Yes, use your longest lens from a distance. Shoot on asphalt or concrete with a clean background like trees or hills. Position the car as far away from the background as possible. Camera height for your

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Buff it out before shooting. A full car will just look dull. Paul via phone > On Oct 3, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > This question is mostly for Paul, but some other people might have some good > suggestions: > > My neighbor is trying to sell his 1970 Challenger

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, use your longest lens from a distance. Shoot on asphalt or concrete with a clean background like trees or hills. Position the car as far away from the background as possible. Camera height for your key shots should be about headlamp level. Shoot 3/4 and 7/8 front and rear as well as a full

Car photography hints?

2016-10-03 Thread Larry Colen
This question is mostly for Paul, but some other people might have some good suggestions: My neighbor is trying to sell his 1970 Challenger R/T. He's had it for 40 years and it's generally in pretty good shape (340 engine). He does not, however, have good photos of it. I've offered to take