I like pictures.

[Capt. Obvious]

I have a lot of friends that are very talented photographers and into cars. Because of this, I have a lot of pictures of my car.

With that said, I decided that instead of making a new thread every time someone takes some cool pictures, I am just going to make an "official" Capt. Obvious whoring/update thread.

Enjoy.

Thanks to my friend Shawn for this batch of pics.

[Capt. Obvious]

And my favorite shot from this weekend:

[PRY4SNO]

Great shots.

He's certainly maxing out the angles' advantages for interesting photos.

[Grenade]

Your car sucks, wanna trade?

[Maverick]

damn
love that favorite pic of yours. my screen was moving with the car. lol

[tkilA4]

i am jealous makes me want to get some switches..

[geoshu]

I'm a big fan, absolutely love it.

[RAVI]

makes me excited ;)

[jbrown7815]

What camera/equipment he use?

[04QuattroTurbo]

What camera/equipment he use?

Being a part time professional photographer myself, I can tell that the camera used is only part of the big picture. If you are asking because you are interested in shooting pictures like his, then here's my .02 cents:

I'm a Canon shooter so my equipment choice will be bias a little towards the line I know; Canon. However, honestly any decent DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera can produce great picture. But start with say a Canon 40D or Xti or even a Digital Rebel or a Rebel XT. Get some good glass in front of it.

These cameras have a "cropped factor" so if you would like to get some wide shots of your car without needing to be real far from the car, then a Wide or ultra wide angle lens. The "kit" 18-55 f/3.5-4.5 IS lens on a sunny day should/would work ok. If you want some tack sharpness and is willing lay out some money for a lens, then either the 17-40 f/4L ($550) or the 16-35mm f/2.8L ($1000 - $1200) will suit just fine. For close ups or just parts of the car you can use 50mm f/1.8 (~$50-80, cheap but fast and sharp) or use the legendary 35mm f/1.4 L (~$1250).

A good external flash unit. I recommend the Canon EX580 II ~ $400. on a light overcast day, which is ideal for pictures, because there will be plenty of sunlight, yet the clouds can "diffuse" or soften the light a bit, to avoid the harsh highlights or shadows.

You would also need a reflector or a big poster board (white) to bounce and reflect the light, again to control it so your shadows are soft and the brights will not be all over the place.

Shot around f/8 to F/11 to maintain a long depth of field. If you want to close in on a particular part of the car, then you would want to use the smaller (bigger opening) F-stop like f/2.8, f/4. This will allow you to get the foreground in focus while the background will bokeh or blur out.

If you are shooting without a decent tripod and/or you want to hand hold the shot, then keep the flash at ETTL, set your apeture at f/8-f/11 (depending on how shallow or how deep the depth of field of your choice) and set your shutter at 200 or 250 (whichever your sync speed is) to stop the blurs due to motion.

[04QuattroTurbo]

BTW, I noticed your avatar, are you a photog? LOL Well, Someone else here can benefit from what I posted

[Psy-kx]

Nice car!!!!

I really like!!!

EURO STYLE RULES

[jbrown7815]

Being a part time professional photographer myself, I can tell that the camera used is only part of the big picture. If you are asking because you are interested in shooting pictures like his, then here's my .02 cents:

I'm a Canon shooter so my equipment choice will be bias a little towards the line I know; Canon. However, honestly any decent DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera can produce great picture. But start with say a Canon 40D or Xti or even a Digital Rebel or a Rebel XT. Get some good glass in front of it.

These cameras have a "cropped factor" so if you would like to get some wide shots of your car without needing to be real far from the car, then a Wide or ultra wide angle lens. The "kit" 18-55 f/3.5-4.5 IS lens on a sunny day should/would work ok. If you want some tack sharpness and is willing lay out some money for a lens, then either the 17-40 f/4L ($550) or the 16-35mm f/2.8L ($1000 - $1200) will suit just fine. For close ups or just parts of the car you can use 50mm f/1.8 (~$50-80, cheap but fast and sharp) or use the legendary 35mm f/1.4 L (~$1250).

A good external flash unit. I recommend the Canon EX580 II ~ $400. on a light overcast day, which is ideal for pictures, because there will be plenty of sunlight, yet the clouds can "diffuse" or soften the light a bit, to avoid the harsh highlights or shadows.

You would also need a reflector or a big poster board (white) to bounce and reflect the light, again to control it so your shadows are soft and the brights will not be all over the place.

Shot around f/8 to F/11 to maintain a long depth of field. If you want to close in on a particular part of the car, then you would want to use the smaller (bigger opening) F-stop like f/2.8, f/4. This will allow you to get the foreground in focus while the background will bokeh or blur out.

If you are shooting without a decent tripod and/or you want to hand hold the shot, then keep the flash at ETTL, set your apeture at f/8-f/11 (depending on how shallow or how deep the depth of field of your choice) and set your shutter at 200 or 250 (whichever your sync speed is) to stop the blurs due to motion.

Yeah, I know :)

I shoot just a little bit


I'm a noob, but I'm learning.

Right now I shoot mostly people/models. Trying to learn cars

Thanks for essay though

Oh and I have a 50mm 1.4 to use

[mxrz]

If you want some tack sharpness and is willing lay out some money for a lens, then either the 17-40 f/4L ($550) or the 16-35mm f/2.8L ($1000 - $1200) will suit just fine.

The 16-35 is a bad recommendation for APS-C sized bodies, which is what most people buy. It only makes sense on a full frame body. But if you have the ability to mount EF-S lenses, there is no reason to spend 1350$ (after rebates) on a 16-35 II vs. less than a grand on the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 that even has IS. The EF-S lens is actually sharper than the L lens, and the 1mm difference on the wide end is a very small price to pay, in favor of extra 20mm on the long end, and optical stabilization.

f you want to close in on a particular part of the car, then you would want to use the smaller (bigger opening) F-stop like f/2.8, f/4. This will allow you to get the foreground in focus while the background will bokeh or blur out.

The DOF is what's in focus, both the foreground and background of the DOF are not in focus.

[02SILVANT]

Captain,your car is simply sexy. keep up the good work!

[joe.audi]

[jrau13]

The Sickness!

[Quatime]

Your car is awesome!

I love the gif by the way!

[04QuattroTurbo]

The 16-35 is a bad recommendation for APS-C sized bodies, which is what most people buy. It only makes sense on a full frame body. But if you have the ability to mount EF-S lenses, there is no reason to spend 1350$ (after rebates) on a 16-35 II vs. less than a grand on the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 that even has IS. The EF-S lens is actually sharper than the L lens, and the 1mm difference on the wide end is a very small price to pay, in favor of extra 20mm on the long end, and optical stabilization.



The DOF is what's in focus, both the foreground and background of the DOF are not in focus.

Your Opinion on the 16-35, I use it on my XT and 30D, works great. I sidestepped the $1000 17-55 since I am getting a 1D3 soon.

Did you read my post? I said to use f2.8 f/4 to get closer to get Bokeh to shorten the DOF. I know what you are saying, but I did not want to complicate things. I guess, "properly" it I should have said: "If you want to shorten the DOF, use a larger opening F-Stop. I used "foreground" to mean what you want in focus and "background" to mean bokeh. It is simpler to understand for non-photogs, I thought.

[pandaudi]

The trunk looks too clean.......and very lonely.

[Capt. Obvious]

The trunk looks too clean.......and very lonely.

Huh?

[gotdubd]

im guessing he means why dont you have a huge stereo back there?

i could be wrong

[mxrz]

im guessing he means why dont you have a huge stereo back there?

More space for dead hookers...

[A4TUNE]

I see HDR. nice pics,, cropped a bit too much for my tastes tho.

[Capt. Obvious]

im guessing he means why dont you have a huge stereo back there?

If that's the case, I have that stuff sitting in the garage waiting for me to have some free time.

[evola4]

Capt' Your car sucks! you need to get a new one. If you drop that one off at my house I would be glad to take care of it for you though. haha

[acbaseball186]

great lookin car and shots....for some reason it looks in some pics as if the paint is flat or something along those lines...am i crazy or something or is there something i dont know about lol

[Capt. Obvious]

No flat paint for me, it just kinda looks that way because of the post-processing done to the pics.

[Redgoat]

that gif reminds me of Transformers

[Snow White]

Darrick, i've seen enough pictures of your car, time for pictures of Lucy =-)

[pondside36]

Sick as usual and yes lets see some updated photos of ^^^ your sweet white A4

[Capt. Obvious]

Darrick, i've seen enough pictures of your car, time for pictures of Lucy =-)

Fair enough, I guess I never said this thread was ONLY for pics of my car, huh? LOL

Here's my other current buildup:

Day I got her (3.5 pounds!)


With my girlfriend's 8-month old nephew:



A couple more recents pics:

[Snow White]

Sick as usual and yes lets see some updated photos of ^^^ your sweet white A4

Up until this week, the city of Seattle had been having the coldest weather for this time of year in all of the citie's history. It's been 50 degrees and raining, so i havent taken any recent pics of my car, other than my new tail lights, but i do have a picture of Lucy's boyfriend Tank!

[pondside36]

Nice... is Lucy a Boston Terrier? Those dogs are awesome..

[Capt. Obvious]

Lucy and Tank are both Boston's. They're awesome dogs.

[Capt. Obvious]

I've decided I definitely like my new wheels now.

[sambrody44]

Mike Kippen is an artist. You know what, so are you Darrick.

[member]

sick car, bro

[akaEsCo01]

Great pictures. The new wheels are hott, but I like the old wheels more. The step lip was nice

[golgo13]

PSHHH trying way to hard Just trying to be better than me at taking pics I guess j/k gorgeous pics bro. jealous