Racing is rough

[Beck]

I took this last night when i was learning about aperture. Any suggestions?



File Name IMG_0010.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shooting Date/Time 5/23/2008 11:14:22 AM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/30
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length 55.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
Red-eye Reduction On
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Flash
AF Mode AI Focus AF
Picture Style Monochrome
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Filter effect N :None
Toning effect N :None
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction Off
File Size 8807 KB

[jdepould]

Do you have any specific questions?

The thing that jumps out at me is that it's really cluttered and doesn't really have a subject.

[Beck]

Nope just curious to see what people think. It's subtle but the battery has "road rash" and the pack of ciggs was a reference to the stress of competing. (I think next time ill have the chassis of the touring car looming in the background) Does anyone else think its over crowded? Is the exposure good? Any other suggestion to make it a better picture?

[keets]

I recommend going with lithium batteries. Who uses NiCad’s anymore? Then again, I don’t really drive cars anymore. I’ve moved on to electric helicopters, and NiCad’s are way to heavy.

If you want a cool shot, put your car on a table, and shot up from the front bumper off to one side, and try to get the front of the car in focus, and the back blurry.

[Beck]

Actually there NiMHs, as for LiPo, the chassis was designed for NiMHs (weight balance)so when i run a LiPo in theory it throws off the chassis balance (although i never noticed a difference in handling...), and the car has an aluminum battery holder that my LiPo wont fit in. But i run LiPos in my stadium truck and helicopter.


I have taken a shot like that and posted it last weekend in the "share your shots" thread.

[ving]

not sure if i like the ciggies in the background. maybe the car would go better there... but then i am a non-smoker so thats gunna be my POV anyhow

i dont mind the batteries part of the shot at all. the focus and DoF are good and the b/w conversion works well. the "road rash" to a non-racer is not evident.

[Beck]

Yea smoking is a terrible nasty habit, Hopefully one day i can break the habit. I had forgotten that this is a non R/C related forum and should have initially said the pack was scarred from an incident involving carbon fiber, 52 mph and a concrete curb lol.