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Old 05-25-2008, 10:34 PM
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one night my friend and i just decided to drive to downtown, LA to snap a few shots of his car and just random buildings. then another night we cruised along the PCH for some beach shots. stayed out all night. lol. comments and criticisms please.

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a few new pictures!
LOLz.. so heres the story to this batch of pictures..
my friend and i were just driving on wilshire passing by miracle mile and ran into this place next to some museum. i really wanted to take shots there and it got boring because i didnt have a car or a model to shoot. so my friend volunteered to be the model.... seems like he was a little too... enthusiastic? passionate? anyways... here you go.

#4 for you naruto fans... honestly i didnt know what the hell he was doing.

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Old 05-25-2008, 10:49 PM
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WOW Great pics! They turned out perfect
Old 05-25-2008, 10:55 PM
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WOW Great pics! They turned out perfect
thank you. deffinitely not "perfect" lol. there are many photographers on this forum that can teach me a lot. btw, all shots were taken with a D40 with kit lens.
Old 05-25-2008, 11:08 PM
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very nice! Good use of lines and angles
Old 05-26-2008, 12:12 AM
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12 and 15 = WALLPAPER. Very nice. Vehicle shots feel meh.
Feels like the focal point (car) does not pop. I am no pro,
but I think lack of lighting hurt there. The scenery demonstrates
some maturity imo.
Old 05-26-2008, 12:19 AM
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maturity? what do u mean by that? im no pro either which is why im asking for criticisms that can help me take better shots.
Old 05-26-2008, 10:31 AM
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great pics!
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next time, take pics of the z . great shots btw
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Originally Posted by haeshik
next time, take pics of the z . great shots btw
my z is stock.. i took too many shots of my z. its boring.
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for 10 and 11, did you stand in the middle of the street for those shots?
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Originally Posted by noodleman
for 10 and 11, did you stand in the middle of the street for those shots?
Yeah, that's some crazy stuff. I love the last pic. HUGE improvement my friend. Love the architecture/sculpture/skyscraper shots. Lets see more!
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Enjoying this! Wow. Crazy shot.

BTW, YOU NEED AN ULTRA WIDE ANGLE! Have you tried one? If not, wait till you see what you're missing at 10mm/11mm/12mm...

The ultra wide would give those skyscraper shots more dramatic as it allows you to get closer to the buildings.... and get more of them in there.... you would have gotten the third building (barely showing on the left) in from this shot:


Great composition in the following due to the diagonal lines!

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Originally Posted by erickim080387
thank you. deffinitely not "perfect" lol. there are many photographers on this forum that can teach me a lot. btw, all shots were taken with a D40 with kit lens.
I love your pictures! It makes me feel good too since I just bought a D40!
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17 is an amazing shot. they all look really good too
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Originally Posted by noodleman
for 10 and 11, did you stand in the middle of the street for those shots?
yes sir i did it was at 3-4AM so it wasnt very scary.

Originally Posted by ctwentytwo
Yeah, that's some crazy stuff. I love the last pic. HUGE improvement my friend. Love the architecture/sculpture/skyscraper shots. Lets see more!
hehe thank you so much.

Originally Posted by ctwentytwo

Enjoying this! Wow. Crazy shot.

BTW, YOU NEED AN ULTRA WIDE ANGLE! Have you tried one? If not, wait till you see what you're missing at 10mm/11mm/12mm...

The ultra wide would give those skyscraper shots more dramatic as it allows you to get closer to the buildings.... and get more of them in there.... you would have gotten the third building (barely showing on the left) in from this shot:

Great composition in the following due to the diagonal lines!
i want a sigma 10-20mm. i currently have other bills to pay off until i can pick that one up. lol
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Originally Posted by Fastway
I love your pictures! It makes me feel good too since I just bought a D40!
lol. D40 is a really easy to use camera!

Originally Posted by J_Dizzle
17 is an amazing shot. they all look really good too
thank you thank you.

anything i need to improve on guys?
Old 05-27-2008, 06:37 PM
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Lookin good Eric!!!
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What city is that? thats where I need to live!!
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Originally Posted by turtle503
What city is that? thats where I need to live!!
survey says.....LA
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Good shots Eric. Are you still using the dslr I sold you?


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