Pics aren't that great, but it was the first time it's snowed this year and I wasn't at school. A few turned out ok, but I needed my tripod and didn't have it Of course my new sig pic is derived from another pic I took tonight. I've also noticed my camera doesn't deal with light sources real well, i.e. my HID projectors. Not sure what to do with that, any suggestions? Please ignore the wheel gap





I suppose the main purpose of this thread is for suggestions on how to take better pictures. Still not used to this camera since I hardly use it, so besides using the tripod next time, what can I do?

 

You have been through OT yes? I'm sure Endus or +ErV+ among others could help.

 

Don't really post there much, no. I suppose I could take a look, though. I know to avoid Gone

EDIT: I never realized how bright my clearance lights are, holy crap.

 

Nice footprints!

 

 

I know, I know. Not something you think about at the time

 

night time photo clearness = Tripod
I always have at least my mini tripod on the car eheheh

or if not tripod, then increase your iso, by doing so, shutter lens sped should be faster but you sacrifice in quality ( picutes become grainier).. well, with my camera anyways

also, if you want to take pic with your lights shining, try lowering the "brightness" level of your camera..

 

For the record, it's a Sony CyberShot DSC-S500 (6.0 MP). Very "simple" camera. Not sure what all I can even adjust on it

 

When you have something high contrast like that and you want to capture details in the highlights, try underexposing it a bit as it will wash out the highlights otherwise. If your camera can't do that then you will just need a better damn camera before you can take better pictures. If you are not sure if it can, start pushing buttons on the camera.

 

Man the retrofitted HIDs look good!

 

Thanks. The crappy pictures do no justice to just how awesome they look at night. They need some MAJOR revision, though. Two years of use and changes has taken it's toll.

 

yea i agree, the lights really good. What temp is that

 

4300k (average OEM temp). The look more of a pure white in person, but of course the cutoff is colorful and for some reason the camera captures a lot of blue from them.

 

If you want some great night shots with your lights, heres what I suggest:

Use a tripod with a long shutter speed, 5-30 seconds(the longer the better). Get a buddy to sit in the car. Turn your lights off, and start the exposure. About 9/10 of the way through the exposure, have your friend turn on your lights.

Always use as low of an ISO as possible. Better quality. A higher Fstop is better too, more in focus, but may be impossible if light conditions require a smaller Fstop.

 

and if you do what he is talking about...it will turn out like this.

he took it lol



thats 30 second exposure turned lights on last 5 seconds, should have waited for last two

 

You should be able to adjust your ISO on that camera. The higher you go the grainer the photo will turn out (as previously stated), the higher ISO means less light is needed to activate/hit the "film" and therefor helps with a quick shutter in darkness. The problem is that you'll need to sacrifice this quality without a tripod, because without a tripod you can't keep it steady for a long enough shutter speed.

If you do get a tripod you can have a long shutter and low ISO. This will allow you to have a better quality picture. I don't know if your camera will allow shutter time though.