1/18 Orange Lambo Gallardo With Clear Engine Cover

HeXy SG

bryanw SG

want to sell Laughing

gp3 SG

How you all take the pictures then the camera dont focus just on one point?

Because when I take the photo of a car, the camera only focuses on one point, then the rest of the car all blur blur in the picture!

How do I make it, so that the whole car is clear, just like in Hexy's shot 6 and 5?

HeXy SG

That can be achived easily by adjusting the aperture of the camera lens, also known as f-stop. If you want the whole car to be in focus, use high f-stops, that makes the aperture small and the whole car will be in focus.. Laughing

gp3 SG

Can tell me how to do that?? I am using Canon EOS 40D

HeXy SG

Shocked EOS 40D!
Ok, turn the dial to 'Av', then turn the control knob fully to the right, and viola, there you go..
Alternatively, you can refer to the user manual, lots of stuff can be found in there.. Laughing

gp3 SG

but then there is this problem:
OK, so this is in macro mode:

then when I turn to AV, aperture I set to 33, the picture becomes like this!:

FatPenguin SG

LOL add some mountains and it'll become Cameron Highlands Laughing

HeXy SG

LOL what did you do? Try using the Av mode, not the macro mode. Dont fire the flash. Laughing
Read up the user manual, maybe the operation of the 40D is different from my 400D..

HeXy SG

Yea looks like the car is on fire.. Seems like got some smoke.. Laughing

HeXy SG

Gallardo fever completed!

gp3 SG

I shall try again..

gp3 SG

hey, I did turn it to AV and set the aperture to 33(max). How come my photo sill blur blur, not clear one??? And when I take the photo, after I snap, I must wait for about 3-4 sec for the preview to come out.. is this normal?

HeXy SG

I got no idea why your pics would turn out blur. Shouldnt be the case..
But after u shoot, the shutter will open longer due to smaller aperture, needs more time for the correct amt of light to pass thru, so that 3-4 second wait is normal.

HeXy SG

Oh i know why your shots blur liao.. Since the shutter open for so long, you need a very stable tripod and best if you use the timer so as to eliminate shake when you press the button.

gp3 SG

wah so ma fan..and I cannot find the timer also, can help?

BTW Hexy, I saw your photo on your blog!
You look very different from what I imagined! Laughing Very Happy

Oxide SG

My Canon Ixus 70 shutter open so long,drives me mad

yongkiat SG

wah.. 40D...

haha.

set ur dial to aperture mode aka av, then use either f/8.0 or f/11 would be ok.

watch ur iso, dun set too high. try using the range of iso 100 to 400.

because if i'm not wrong.. u would be using table lights also right?

for normal exterior shots, u dun really needa use ur flash.

just adjust ur table lights.

unless u wanna fill flash to fill up the shadows den use ur flash.

rember to use a tripod or place ur camera firmly to cut down any shake to ur camera. stablise it.

u should be able to get some nice shots already.

the bigger the aperture, meaning the smaller the f/ number, the more out of focus background and lesser in focus area in the photo.

if u wanna get a gd clear photo, set to f/8 or f/11.

wads len using the 40D with?

yongkiat SG

u dun hav to set ur aperture to the max at f/33.

the normal sweet spot of different lens are f/8 or f/11.

hmmm... waiting for 3-4 secs for preview to come out...

is it after u press the shutter button, u hav to wait for 3-4secs for the shutter to snap? as in a SNAP sound?

or after u press it, already snap and u hav to wait for 3-4secs for the preview?

got different...

haha.

but my guess is that bcos u set ur aperture to f/33, due to lesser light going into the len, it will need longer exposure, thus cos you hav to wait for 3-4secs for your shutter to snap to take the photos.

due to the long exposure and i guess u shot it hand held, thus with camera shake also, causing your photo to hav the blury and smoky effect.