My black 1er, nighttime shots

Venom · 09-07-2011, 11:12 AM

I recently washed and waxed my car over the weekend and got some decent night shots taken.
Enjoy

SV Concepts II · 09-07-2011, 12:51 PM

Beautiful car! Need to get rid of those chrome kidney grills.

peepsdayz · 09-07-2011, 12:58 PM

Great shots!

Im going to try something like this, i like those grills!!

i think thet look awesome on a black car.

bogart · 09-07-2011, 12:59 PM

hmmm, what kind of camera and lens did you use?

Mr. Nice · 09-07-2011, 01:00 PM

Elsabor67 · 09-07-2011, 01:38 PM

Nice. Specs on the rims?

Venom · 09-07-2011, 01:52 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments!

I am still debating black kidneys and a black badge.

The camera is a D3100, f/2.8 17-55 lens and 1.8 35mm.

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Originally Posted by bogart

hmmm, what kind of camera and lens did you use?

The rims are forgestars 19" F14 in matte black.

adobeee · 09-07-2011, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan@Jlevi SW

Beautiful car! Need to get rid of those chrome kidney grills.

I personally think the oem chrome ones look better. just my 2 cents

infinitekidM2C · 09-07-2011, 03:23 PM

Shots remind me of some sort of 1950's horror film...

Venom · 09-07-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

Shots remind me of some sort of 1950's horror film...

Thanks

Not the image I was going for, but I'll take it.

elanus · 09-07-2011, 03:51 PM

nice shoot! springs?

Venom · 09-07-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by elanus

nice shoot! springs?

Koni Sport Yellows (F+R) + Koni Lightblue shocks

SPB PELICAN · 12-18-2011, 05:40 PM

rims need a little more offset imo, I have some F14s being forged as we speak. So excited to get them. Your car looks really good though

Venom · 12-18-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SPB PELICAN

rims need a little more offset imo, I have some F14s being forged as we speak. So excited to get them. Your car looks really good though

Thanks man, Hope to see yours!

oman135 · 12-18-2011, 11:22 PM

Nice ride ..Chrome kidny looks better on black car..I feel black kidny with black car reminds me of testing car before they get launched hehe

sparkyblue · 12-19-2011, 04:33 AM

Looks great! I love the wheels.

And jesus, so many 1addict members in NorCal on this thread. We really should get a meetup going!

DARK PHX · 12-19-2011, 08:16 AM

Good shots. I'm thinking of going black with my grilles...we'll see! I have a D5000

HPFREAK · 12-19-2011, 05:16 PM

I have been meaning to do this with my 1er. What ISO were you using? It looks like in a few of them it may of been a little high since I see some increased noise in the shadows along with some Jpeg artifacting around the light blooms. That happens though with jpeg compression. Only way around it is if you have Photoshop and save it in maximum quality jpeg format. I have run into this issue a lot. The 3100 and Nikons in general do well in the noise area unless you crank the ISO far too high. The D700 is the king of the ISO game for any camera body under $3k that is also a full frame sensor. It has the same sensor as the D3s which is twice the cost or more. The D800 is around the corner and I may hold out for one of those. I only have a canon T2i right now.

Are you using any software to process other than what nikon gives you? It is hard to get a black car to look detailed in night shots, I am not very good at it yet.

Rated M Roadster · 12-19-2011, 11:05 PM

Like the wheels, but my phone can take better pics than that... Learn to use your camera; it can do much better than that!

Venom · 12-19-2011, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rated M Roadster

Like the wheels, but my phone can take better pics than that... Learn to use your camera; it can do much better than that!

I'd like to see this cameraphone and such pictures. =b

Rated M Roadster · 12-20-2011, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NurEinser

I'd like to see this cameraphone and such pictures. =b

I'll further explain: terrible composition, bad lighting, looks like you used the flash in a few, way too much noise, white balance is off, camera is in the reflection... The car should be the focus of the pic and, well, I can't even see it. Put your camera in manual mode and learn to use it. Also, find an area with good, white lighting.

Venom · 12-20-2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rated M Roadster

I'll further explain: terrible composition, bad lighting, looks like you used the flash in a few, way too much noise, white balance is off, camera is in the reflection... The car should be the focus of the pic and, well, I can't even see it. Put your camera in manual mode and learn to use it. Also, find an area with good, white lighting.

Never claimed to be a pro with a camera haha, but thanks for the advice. I wanted to get a few nighttime shots of the car, daylight pics are easy to get(any smartphone can snap those). I'd like to see some of your sample work.

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HPFREAK Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,884 Posts Drives: C6 ZO6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Socal iTrader: (8)	I have been meaning to do this with my 1er. What ISO were you using? It looks like in a few of them it may of been a little high since I see some increased noise in the shadows along with some Jpeg artifacting around the light blooms. That happens though with jpeg compression. Only way around it is if you have Photoshop and save it in maximum quality jpeg format. I have run into this issue a lot. The 3100 and Nikons in general do well in the noise area unless you crank the ISO far too high. The D700 is the king of the ISO game for any camera body under $3k that is also a full frame sensor. It has the same sensor as the D3s which is twice the cost or more. The D800 is around the corner and I may hold out for one of those. I only have a canon T2i right now. Are you using any software to process other than what nikon gives you? It is hard to get a black car to look detailed in night shots, I am not very good at it yet. __________________ My Youtube Channel
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