Got together with a buddy so he could practice some photo shooting. These aren't the best but a start. He mentioned the yellow lighting was hard to overcome.

 

Love the rims! I really like the shot of the Z and the outside the parking garage.

 

Thanks.

 

the pics seem kinda grainy...maybe a lower ISO speed with slower shutter to clean up the pic next time? and find a garage with fluorescent lighting

and looks like someone jacked up the contrast as well.

but the car is hoooooooot.

 

Thanks. He's new so this was practice.

 

Weird, no ISO info in the exif. I think you can blame the noise on the Sony sensor. From what I've read, the high ISO performance of the Nikons really aren't the best.

You friend can adjust White Balance to get rid of the orange cast of the tungsten bulbs like the example below:




Or you can refer to the "Processing with DPP" thread up top for some ways to process your pics to improve them.

 

Thanks. I'll share this info with him.

 

Those are NOT tungsten bulbs. If they were, the shots would look better than they do. Tungsten is used in incandescent lights, which have a warm appearance and can render colors extremely well. (a lot of film is specifically designed for this type of light to produce neutral results)

The lighting in the pictures is from HID lighting (high intensity discharge). More specifically, HPS (high pressure sodium). Sodium bulbs are extremely efficient at producing light, but instead of having a smooth output, they are very peaky. Certain wavelengths heavily outweigh others, thus colors look heavily distorted. HPS, much like mercury vapor lamps, render colors very poorly. All bulbs have a CRI rating(color rendering index).

The problem with shooting under HPS or mercury lamps is that very little color information is recorded, other than where the light peaks in intensity. Singh-Ray makes Lucalox filters designed for shooting under sodium. This would be the best bet to getting a high quality shot under that type of light.

 

You can take pic's at our meet roast..!!! lol

 

Not bad.

 

Thanks!

 

DAYUMN!!! NIEEEZZ!! Robert is IN THE HOUSE!!!

 

Thanks.

 

Nice pics. Does that ingalls dampener make a difference to you? Also, you need a good polish by a machine. Your car looks severely swirled.

 

Thanks. The pics give that "swirled" look. I did notice a difference in launching with the InGalls Stiffy. There is a whole thread about it.

 

God Robert, your car needs a detail............ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

 

Well grab your thong and get you ass to washing!

 

Robert,
Looking awesome!

 

Looks great, not feeling the lip though.

 

I like the combo. Good choice on the wheels.