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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: 08micsta on 30 July 2008, 15:08
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To loving the Jetta! Its beautiful.
It belongs to a guy called Dubsesd on VW Vortex and I rate it as my favourite car.
Its a GLI so it has a GTi engine but the mods are perfection.
The pics...
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/air6.jpg)
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/air5.jpg)
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/air4.jpg)
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/air3.jpg)
And the money shot.....
(http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x255/08micsta/air2.jpg)
Hopefully this counts as MK5 related content :undecided:
Mike
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Looks like a MKV from the front, looks good, so I'll let it stay here :cool:
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Nice car and some of those look like HDR shots, nice stuff.
Nick
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The shots are all HD. I have a few more but not with me right now. I love the lens he has. The way it pulls the front end on the last picture.
Mike
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Yeah it's a wide angle lens of some kind although not an extreme one.
Nick
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I think he said its a Canon 40D and I cant remember the lens.
But then again. Photoshop does that too....
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Canon 40D
12mm focul length
Shutter speed 1.250th sec
f/8
ISO 100
Aperture priority
To get the correect exposure on the sky he may have used a graduated neutral density filter or used the IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS - SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS function in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
Pictures are very well composed.
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Not sure the EXIF data will tell you what physical lens was used but it'll certainly give you the focal length so if it's 18mm or below you know it's a wide angle jobbie.
Nick
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
I know that... But in America they get a Jetta GLI which is a Jetta with a GTI engine, GTi bodykits and everything.
My photoshop does not give that info... I can find out though.
Mike
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Think it only works if the image was shot RAW. I may be wrong though.
That car is done very well though.
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Nope, all images taken by digital SLR cameras will write this infor to files. Interesting to see how people took the photos.
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Canon 40D
12mm focul length
Shutter speed 1.250th sec
f/8
ISO 100
Aperture priority
To get the correect exposure on the sky he may have used a graduated neutral density filter or used the IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS - SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS function in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
Pictures are very well composed.
I think it's more likely he shot it in RAW and then used several different layers of the shot with different exposures and combined them as the range in that shot is out of scope for most image sensors. I don't think he used a ND grad either as the low lights in the foreground are correctly exposed as well as the sky.
As you say though, great composition and the data shows he used a lens that is reasonably wide on a 40D
Nick
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Here we are. I found the thread again:
canon 40d....50mm 1.4, 17-85mm is usm, 10-20 hsm.
Horney or anybody? Whats that all mean?
He said he used Photoshop to tweak the contrast and saturation...
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canon 40d the camera....50mm 1.4 Nice fast Prime (non zoom) lens often called the nifty fifty, 17-85mm is usm Standard 40d Kit lens with image stabalistion (IS) and Ultrasonic motor (USM) for fast and quite focus, 10-20 hsm wide angle zoon lens but don't know what HSM is he made the last shot with this one .
Nick
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Canon 40D
12mm focul length
Shutter speed 1.250th sec
f/8
ISO 100
Aperture priority
To get the correect exposure on the sky he may have used a graduated neutral density filter or used the IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS - SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS function in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
Pictures are very well composed.
I think it's more likely he shot it in RAW and then used several different layers of the shot with different exposures and combined them as the range in that shot is out of scope for most image sensors. I don't think he used a ND grad either as the low lights in the foreground are correctly exposed as well as the sky.
As you say though, great composition and the data shows he used a lens that is reasonably wide on a 40D
Nick
Ahhh High Dynamic Range or HDR is a function introduced in CS2 where you set the camera up on a tripod and take 3 or more pictures of varying exposures (sky, foreground, middleground...etc) and then let Photoshop merge them into a HDR image. This solves a lot of panoramic/landscape pictures that have lots of shadows in the foreground and bright sky. Normal photos would either have:
1) Sky percfectly exposed and the foreground underexposed or
2) The foreground perfectly exposed but the sky overexposed or burnt out
HDR images resolves this age old problem.
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There is more to photography then I thought... I just point and shoot. :laugh:
Can any camera take a HD shot?
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canon 40d the camera....50mm 1.4 Nice fast Prime (non zoom) lens often called the nifty fifty, 17-85mm is usm Standard 40d Kit lens with image stabalistion (IS) and Ultrasonic motor (USM) for fast and quite focus, 10-20 hsm wide angle zoon lens but don't know what HSM is he made the last shot with this one .
Nick
HSM is not a canon name, i thinks its Sigma's version of canon's USM motor technology.
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canon 40d the camera....50mm 1.4 Nice fast Prime (non zoom) lens often called the nifty fifty, 17-85mm is usm Standard 40d Kit lens with image stabalistion (IS) and Ultrasonic motor (USM) for fast and quite focus, 10-20 hsm wide angle zoon lens but don't know what HSM is he made the last shot with this one .
Nick
HSM is not a canon name, i thinks its Sigma's version of canon's USM motor technology.
AH right that makes sense as I recognised it but couldn't think waht it was. I've got a couple of sigma lenses but they're all the old noisey variety.
Nick
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There is more to photography then I thought... I just point and shoot. :laugh:
Can any camera take a HD shot?
Yes, as long as you have manual control over shutter speed and aperture. Manual controls in other words. Very few compact cameras have this function (Leica compact cameras have full manual control AFAIK).
So if you have a digital SLR and a tripod then yes, if you have a compact point and shoot then probably no.
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There is more to photography then I thought... I just point and shoot. :laugh:
Can any camera take a HD shot?
It's easier to cheat it in photoshop or buy a graduated Neutral Density Filter (that screws onto the frotn of your lens) to have your sky and landscape exposed perfectly.
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The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Canon 40D
12mm focul length
Shutter speed 1.250th sec
f/8
ISO 100
Aperture priority
To get the correect exposure on the sky he may have used a graduated neutral density filter or used the IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS - SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS function in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
Pictures are very well composed.
I think it's more likely he shot it in RAW and then used several different layers of the shot with different exposures and combined them as the range in that shot is out of scope for most image sensors. I don't think he used a ND grad either as the low lights in the foreground are correctly exposed as well as the sky.
As you say though, great composition and the data shows he used a lens that is reasonably wide on a 40D
Nick
Ahhh High Dynamic Range or HDR is a function introduced in CS2 where you set the camera up on a tripod and take 3 or more pictures of varying exposures (sky, foreground, middleground...etc) and then let Photoshop merge them into a HDR image. This solves a lot of panoramic/landscape pictures that have lots of shadows in the foreground and bright sky. Normal photos would either have:
1) Sky percfectly exposed and the foreground underexposed or
2) The foreground perfectly exposed but the sky overexposed or burnt out
HDR images resolves this age old problem.
I love HDR but I reckon he did this from one shot rather than 3 using exposure bracketing. I think true HDR give funny EXIF data for the Apature, I could be wrong though.
Mike: Any camera can take HDR shots if you can change it's apature settings. Some cameras have a function marked +/- EV. Set the camera up on a tripod and take one shot at -2 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +2 EV and then you combine the 3 shots in Photoshop or another piece of software specificaly for HDR that the name of completely escapes me! These tools then automaticly pick the correctly exposed parts of each shot and combine them seamlessly for you.
Nick
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We are going slighly off topic... But in Horneys pictures and some of this Dubsesd guys pics I see the edges around the picture seem darker and most of Horneys pics have like a darkish tone to them. IS this a Photoshop effect or camera?
Horney can I please call you Nick? Writing Horney the whole time is getting kinda funny :undecided:
So CS3 can do this HDR thing? I just spoke to Mike at Jag. HE says the camera they are supplying has this function. Yay!
Mike
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Ha ha of course you can call me nick!
The darkened edges is called vignetting (Excuse my poor spelling!). It's usually a sign of a poor camera/lens but it's an effect some people, myself included, like. I do it in photoshop and it's easy peasey.
1) Open picture
2) New layer
3) Fill new layer black
4) Using the round selection tool select the black image layer so the edges of the circle touch all 4 sides of the shot.
5) Feather the edges by 150 - 200 pixels depending on the res of the original image. (I use elements so I don't know what menu feathering is under in CS2/3)
6) Edit>Cut. You shoul now see your image with a black outer fading into a light centre.
7) Reduse Opacity of black layer to taste.
8) FLatten image
9) Crank up the contrast a bit.
Jobs a gooden!
Nick
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As for HDR have a search on google for HDR plugins for CS3 as I don't think it comes with it out of the box.
My Photoshop knowledge is a bit sketchy as I use the cut down version called Elements.
Nick
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Thanks Nick. I will search the net for a program that convert to HDR shots. Im sure there must be some programs out there.
I thought you had to have a certain camera for HDR shots.
I will try that on Photoshop :wink:
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Photoshop CS2 and CS3 can make HDR shots out of the box.
FILE - AUTOMATE - MERGE TO HDR (in CS2). Not sure about CS3 as I am at work and they only have CS3.