San Leandro Meet(Jan 19th, 2008)

[zasboy]

Here are some pictures I took during this meet:

1)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2208437206_9fd795fab4_o.jpg

2)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2374/2208534540_b34710eef4_o.jpg

3)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/2207646829_38bc06d23b_o.jpg

4)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/2207647251_2dcc6c1440_o.jpg

5)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2207648021_707832a817_o.jpg

6)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/2207648613_34f7f82d1c_o.jpg

7)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/2207648831_755bfa5a77_o.jpg

8 )
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2207648435_1b399688cb_o.jpg

Again. Quick 15min post-processing job. All the pictures came out very good to my standards. The lighting was still causing me trouble but I'm thinking of new ideas to combat the lighting problem. So until next time...

Official album and more pictures for this serie are located here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danpham22/sets/72157603761210022/"> Click Me to view Dan's Gallery </a>

[bricel24]

nice pics man!! :D

[zasboy]

Picture #6 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wish I had a cute girl riding passenger next to me :(

[mtsevovii]

Picture #6 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wish I had a cute girl riding passenger next to me :(


:lol:


nice photos.

[t12uspeed707]

Nice Pics Danny... thanks for coming out and hanging out.. see you next time

[Mike_N_Ike]

Thx for postin up pics zasboy. Pics looking good. Dont worry man, a cutie will come ur way. You gots an evo!! gets the hotties way more than teh vtak!!1

[missred]

nice pixs bro!

[wilson1]

nice pixs bro!


+1

Canon Rules...............

[DirectorSe7en]

Whoa, Yellow Evo! Super rare.

Nice pics!

[Jay]

Thats mine.
Nice shots btw.
Canon does do a little better than Nikon for low light. that is for sure.

[DirectorSe7en]

^Yup, I figured. I met you at the SubyDude meet a while back. Nice ride 8)

[BOOSTX2]

Nice pics Danny... Oh wait my BBY didnt get any love:( j/p your pics allways nice..
It was nice seeing/meeting everyone.. :)

[caliEvoIX]

Picture #6 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wish I had a cute girl riding passenger next to me :(


don't worry, just be like me and spoil your car like its you girl....no need to by your car a purse! hahahaha....you guys know who i'm talking about!


very nice pics...and nice to meet you

[exp_arcee]

nice pics Dan, that meet up in uc was koo haha. pic 2 looks good! when you comen back to the tuesday meet?





Picture #6 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wish I had a cute girl riding passenger next to me :(


don't worry, just be like me and spoil your car like its you girl....no need to by your car a purse! hahahaha....you guys know who i'm talking about!


very nice pics...and nice to meet you


+1 spoil your evo!!!! cause if you have a girl.. your gonna lag :? hahaha jk









hope my gf doesnt see this post.... hahaha.

[wilson1]

Thats mine.
Nice shots btw.
Canon does do a little better than Nikon for low light. that is for sure.


Respectfully disagree...
not the latest Nikons,

:D

[Jay]

;)
Ya but I aint a baller like you Wilson.

[DaveLC2]

Thats mine.
Nice shots btw.
Canon does do a little better than Nikon for low light. that is for sure.


Respectfully disagree...
not the latest Nikons,

:D


Awesome shots! What lens are you using? I'm guessing you used a small tripod? The Canon shots always have a warm look. Wilson's right about the D3. It was built to kick some serious arse in low light conditions & it has a maximum ISO of 25,600 :shock: :shock: :shock:

Dave

[wilson1]

Thats mine.
Nice shots btw.
Canon does do a little better than Nikon for low light. that is for sure.


Respectfully disagree...
not the latest Nikons,

:D


Awesome shots! What lens are you using? I'm guessing you used a small tripod? The Canon shots always have a warm look. Wilson's right about the D3. It was built to kick some serious arse in low light conditions & it has a maximum ISO of 25,600 :shock: :shock: :shock:

Dave


Dan used a Tripod for his night shots.
Current gen of Canons really have less noise under low noise vs the previous Nikons.
But ya, the new Nikons , D3, D300 are just awesome in low lights., won't be surprise if the new Nikons coming out soon may share some of it's capabilities.

Canon isn't sitting still either, i bet the next new camera from the Canon camp will be another winner.

[DaveLC2]

Dan used a Tripod for his night shots.
Current gen of Canons really have less noise under low noise vs the previous Nikons.
But ya, the new Nikons , D3, D300 are just awesome in low lights., won't be surprise if the new Nikons coming out soon may share some of it's capabilities.

Canon isn't sitting still either, i bet the next new camera from the Canon camp will be another winner.


I think I want to start saving for the D300 body since it's much more in reach for me than the D3.

Dave

[wilson1]

Dan used a Tripod for his night shots.
Current gen of Canons really have less noise under low noise vs the previous Nikons.
But ya, the new Nikons , D3, D300 are just awesome in low lights., won't be surprise if the new Nikons coming out soon may share some of it's capabilities.

Canon isn't sitting still either, i bet the next new camera from the Canon camp will be another winner.


I think I want to start saving for the D300 body since it's much more in reach for me than the D3.

Dave


Dont want to hijack Dan's thread, but you should see some of the reviews coming in on the D300, and soon on the D3. We should get together one day and you can play with my D3.

[bricel24]

Picture #6 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Wish I had a cute girl riding passenger next to me :(


don't worry, just be like me and spoil your car like its you girl....no need to by your car a purse! hahahaha....you guys know who i'm talking about!





who are you talking about Uncle Dave?? :lol:

[DaveLC2]

Dont want to hijack Dan's thread, but you should see some of the reviews coming in on the D300, and soon on the D3. We should get together one day and you can play with my D3.


Sweet! You go to regular meets?

Dave

[zasboy]

I don't mind the thread hijacking. If it's related to photography and cars, it's all good :)

That is correct. I used a tripod for my night shots. I can indulge more if that would help you.

Here's what I used:
1) Tripod
- Very essentially for taking night shots. Tripod > handheld :)
2) Shutter cable release cord
- This was used to help reduce shakiness. Pressing the shutter button induce shakiness. If you don't have one, a self-timer would work fine.
3) Polarizer
- To reduce as much unwanted reflection as possible.


For camera settings, here's what I used:
1) File type: RAW
- I like to do post-processing. This gives me greater control if I need to change anything such as white-balance, exposure, etc.
2) Picture mode: AV
- I used this for the majority of my shots. I can explain why but that would take a while. So I'll save it for another time :)
3) Aperture: Minimum of f/8.0
- I found that f/8.0 is around the sweet spot for my lens. So I try to keep it around there if I can.
4) Custom Settings: "Mirror-Lockup"
- What this does is that when you first press the shutter button, it will lock the mirror up exposing the sensor. BUT! It will not take the picture. This will help with shakiness because when the shutter flips up, it will shake the camera a little. So having the mirror lockup before taking a picture will help reduce shakiness. So first button, mirror lockup. Wait a few seconds for everything to settle down, press shutter second time to take the picture.

If you need more info on why I chose my settings, ask me. I'm more than happy to explain them :)

[zasboy]

Nice pics Danny... Oh wait my BBY didnt get any love:( j/p your pics allways nice..
It was nice seeing/meeting everyone.. :)


That's a LIE! Your BBY was too cool to be easily passed by. Check the gallery I posted in the original post. It's near the bottom. I only showed a sample of what I took. The gallery has much more! Just for you :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2208439406_0dfb1b0324_o.jpg

[tkeirin]

great pix :)

[BOOSTX2]

Nice pics Danny... Oh wait my BBY didnt get any love:( j/p your pics allways nice..
It was nice seeing/meeting everyone.. :)


That's a LIE! Your BBY was too cool to be easily passed by. Check the gallery I posted in the original post. It's near the bottom. I only showed a sample of what I took. The gallery has much more! Just for you :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2208439406_0dfb1b0324_o.jpg


Ohoh my bad I didnt see the linkie at the bottom of the page.. Man the cars look
Soooo nice when u shoot em!!

[DirectorSe7en]

Ohoh my bad I didnt see the linkie at the bottom of the page.. Man the cars look
Soooo nice when u shoot em!!


Sure does! Nice Gary!

[gohdunlam]

Here are some pictures I took during this meet:


5)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2207648021_707832a817_o.jpg

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what bumper is that? pretty nice

[missred]

Here are some pictures I took during this meet:


5)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/2207648021_707832a817_o.jpg

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what bumper is that? pretty nice


Thats the Truth bumper/ JUN bumper

[06IXMR]

oh crap i forgot he had that bumper.