Lonestar Roundup

[BMFScout]

Good times.

[davido]

Indeed. So who's coming Friday?

[Reckless]

if i go, im just gonna make it for the cruse on congress friday but ill be there all day sat at the show

[RCcola55]

me cook and weston some how made it to the rod run tonight after chilifest, tons of badass **** but we were too drunk to take pictures. Ill never miss this show again!

[davido]

It has grown a lot since the last time I was there. Good times for sure. Next year we need to get a big group together and carve out an area on S. Congress.

[Seth]

I'm down. I am still a little bitter I went out of town the past three weekends for relatively unexciting stuff, but missed a lot of crap this past weekend. oh well. pics?

[RCcola55]

I think it would be awesome to take a few rigs for the cruise

[davido]

We had a good time last night and today. The show continues to grow. Probably 100+ cars more than last year. Saw Grayson. Just happened to run into him.

I posted about 200 pics.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1160702...OmDjv7wzaz-Gg#

[Fredo]

Nice pics Dave. What lens were you using on your camera when you shot these?

[davido]

Thanks! I just got a new fisheye lens and this was the first time I really got to use it. Some of those pictures I was less than 2 ft. away from the car and still got the whole car in. I had to ask people standing right next to me to step back some.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens

[Fredo]

Pretty sweet. That's the lens I was going to guess you were using. Little out of my price range currently.

[Lynda]

Nice....I'm a little jealous of the fisheye too Maybe if I show Scott that it can also take cool pictures of "cars" then he'll be more open to me buying one....

[davido]

Yeah, this one was more than the whole camera initially cost. But it's been totally worth it. Between this one and my macro one (which was <$100 cheap), IMO "good pictures" are mostly a combination of:

1. Good equipment - lenses during the day. flashes at night. backdrops, fans and lighting in the studio.

2. Shooting a ton of pictures - Sheer numbers. If you shoot a lot, you'll find some that work.

3. A little touch-up skills - A little contrasting, B&W, sepia, or color tweaking can go a long way in making it unique.

The "pro" effect then becomes maximizing the camera body settings, knowing how to judge right time right place before it happens, and the ones just have an amazing eye for stuff (staging/ideas).

The bling is in the glass for sure. I had been told that, but now I can really see it. My old lenses were **** and it shows. I'm amazed at the vivid color differences. I need a good daily lens now, but will likely wait until it comes with the next body I buy.

My next camera setup might cost more than my Miata. With a large memory card, I'll be halfway to charging people.

[davido]

As an example of the difference that equipment makes, here are some more pictures from the show:

https://picasaweb.google.com/gascomp...at=directlink#

If you look at the windows of my thumbs and theirs side by side in your browser, you'll just see a haze/dullness on their pics. A specific example of the same car:

Mine: https://picasaweb.google.com/1160702...85855443348994

Theirs: https://picasaweb.google.com/gascomp...80792585749618

Huge difference in the contrast and colors, that has nothing to do with talent, just $$. Discouraging for hobbyists on a budget. I always wondered why my pics were not as good as I thought they should be. They just didn't pop like others. Now I know. Open up the checkbook and you're halfway there. ~dso

[bburris]

Scott's doppelganger?
Definitely not Lynda, though.