Fnick Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Evening all Finally got round to dusting off the DSLR and taking some pics. For those of you who are interested here is a link to the WIP. And the last one with the rest of the garage. Got a while to go before Jay Leno gets jealous! 😋 Thanks for looking. Nick 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 That's lovely - really like the colour! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 As Keith said the colour really suits her, lovely build👌. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I know the build gave you some problems, but the end result is amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Looks good. From the thread title I'd expected the modern version - didn't realise another of the same name had gone a long time before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thank you all for the kind comments. 9 hours ago, galaxyg said: didn't realise another of the same name had gone a long time before. Have to admit didn't know either existed until I was browsing the car section of an online model shop! 🙂 Originally wanted to build revell's Cadillac Eldorado but couldn't find any that were not silly money and really wanted to build a 50s chromed up American car and found the Chrysler. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Super looking 300C and as said before the colour suits it perfectly Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Looks great Nick.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Excellent work on this, it's ended up looking very nice despite the battles you had with it. And it's also photographed well too. Time for the next one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 A very impressive result, well highlighted by your excellent skills in photography 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Top job, I enjoyed following your WIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 Thank you very much all! ☺️. I'll let the camera take the credit for the photography! I did try to follow the method Spiny had described in his Jaguar RFI post but couldn't replicate his setup (don't know much about cameras...) On 11/02/2021 at 21:31, Spiny said: Time for the next one! @Spiny here you go: the next one 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Now that looks bloody lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Fnick said: Thank you very much all! ☺️. I'll let the camera take the credit for the photography! I did try to follow the method Spiny had described in his Jaguar RFI post but couldn't replicate his setup (don't know much about cameras...) @Spiny here you go: the next one 😁 It doesn't look as though you did a bad job of it - whatever you did works. To be fair, my camera is a decent bridge camera although getting on a bit now (Canon SX40) which helps. And I have a full height tripod as well as a mini one which is only about 3" high so I can set up on the floor if I need to which helps with getting the right distance away. Not sure what settings you have on yours, but as a rough idiots guide (so sorry if any of this seems too simplistic): Macro - you'll probably want to enable this setting (may look like a flower) as it's for close-up work Aperture/f-stop - a narrower aperture will let less light in and give you a greater depth of field (i.e. the area in focus will be further from front to back) but will need a longer exposure time. A higher f-stop will give you a narrower aperture allowing more of your model to be in focus; a lower f-number will mean less is in focus which is useful if you want to highlight one specific thing. ISO number - a lower number will mean you need a longer exposure time or more light, but will give a less grainy shot. As you're not taking a photo of a moving object, try to set this as low as possible. Exposure time - just what it says. If you follow my advice above you will find that you end up with quite a long exposure time unless you can get lots of light on the subject which increases the chance of camera shake, hence me recommending a tripod. And if you use a tripod try to set a delay so you can let go of the camera before the shutter opens - I forgot to set the timer on one shot with a 10-second exposure and had to retake as the shake from me pressing the button was noticeable! As a rough guide, you should be ok to take a handheld shot with times less than 1/50th second if you try to hold steady, and if you can brace your arm and hold your breath you can get sharp shots up to 1/10th second on a reasonably reliable basis. Any longer than that I'd recommend a tripod, although on rare occasions I have got away with exposures as long as a second. But, as with modelling, it's all down to practice and I'd say you've made a cracking start here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Oh, those 'letter' cars. power and beauty. A lovely model, display it with pride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) Thanks Spiny for the info. I have a nikkon D3100 which in auto mode is fantastic. I do have a macro mos but again it is automatic. There is a manual mode eher I can set ISO and f number but I ended up with shots where the white background looked blue! I probably should download the manual to make sure I am using the settings properly... Nick Edited February 14, 2021 by Fnick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Sounds as though the white balance is out (it will be somewhere in the settings somewhere) and is probably set for tungsten lighting and trying to counteract a non-existant redshift - if you took the phtoos during daylight it will turn things particularly blue. If you can find the white balance menu, either set it to automatic (the Canon version at least is very good so I presume Nikon will be similar) or manually select whatever type of lighting you have. If LED, try flourescent setting, but play around until you find what works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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