andy watson
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Not Porsche I know but thought I would share, for a change a great day for cleaning...
My 944's big brother
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andy watson
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Then don't be!
The number plate wouldn't really be much good to you now would it?
And if we all had the same style, it would be a very boring world
GlennS
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Mmmm... shiny! [
] Lovely looking car, Andy.
I'll put my photographer's hat on for a moment and give some advice, particularly relevant for shooting black or indeed white cars.
A camera's auto-exposure algorithm assumes that the world is, on average, 18% grey. When you present it with a scene which is way outside that assumption, it goes a bit wonky as it tries to bring the world back to 18%. In a case like this where there's a large black object dominating much of the frame, if you want to use auto-exposure you need to dial in some negative exposure compensation otherwise highlights blow out and the car doesn't look as black as it should. For a white car you need to go the other way, forcing the camera to over-expose otherwise the picture will come out dark and the car will look grey-ish.
Also a circular polarizing filter (as opposed to a linear polarising filter) will work wonders in turning the glass clear and calming down the reflections on the paintwork.
] Lovely looking car, Andy.I'll put my photographer's hat on for a moment and give some advice, particularly relevant for shooting black or indeed white cars.
A camera's auto-exposure algorithm assumes that the world is, on average, 18% grey. When you present it with a scene which is way outside that assumption, it goes a bit wonky as it tries to bring the world back to 18%. In a case like this where there's a large black object dominating much of the frame, if you want to use auto-exposure you need to dial in some negative exposure compensation otherwise highlights blow out and the car doesn't look as black as it should. For a white car you need to go the other way, forcing the camera to over-expose otherwise the picture will come out dark and the car will look grey-ish.
Also a circular polarizing filter (as opposed to a linear polarising filter) will work wonders in turning the glass clear and calming down the reflections on the paintwork.
andy watson
Moderator
Cheers Glenn,
I will order a filter, and tap you up for a bit more advice []
I will order a filter, and tap you up for a bit more advice [
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