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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: Nick on March 24, 2019, 12:43:48 am
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Nick, I must congratulate you on some awesome photos...so perfect, clear and well posed. You have gotten very good at taking pictures my friend.
Rog
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Great pics of an amazing looking engine Nick !!!
That new phototable certainly is a fine tool, when it comes to shooting clear pictures, in a nice clean undisturbed environment.
...and on an equally important note, did you run it yet...no, let me rephrase that... Where´s the movie? ;)
The "Steam Table" definitely beats laying down on the kitchen floor to take pictures, since that was the only other room in the house with bright lighting. And I'm glad I made it as big as I did.
I have not yet run the 95G, but there will be a movie when I do ;)
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Thanks! ;D
I like your photos and what type of camera did you use?
I use a 6-8 year old Nikon D5100, not the cheapest camera, but far from the expensive ones. The lens I use the most and in these pictures says Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm. For videos I picked up a cheap/used Nikon D3300 body that takes amazingly high quality 1080p60fps, far clearer than my Sony HD camcorder and I already had the lenses from my D5100
I am no professional photographer and far from having Jim's skills. I have tried over and over to teach myself how to use the different functions on my camera but the Auto setting seems to do better :D
What I have found works for my table and lighting (4 led shop light tubes) is to put the camera on a tripod. Set the wheel to "S" and change it to 3" (seconds). I set the lens to manual focus and focus the best I can. Then I use a remote ($3 on ebay) instead of the shutter button so I don't move the camera. I'm sure a professional can spot many of my mistakes, but at least they are clear (as I can get) and get the job done. :)
If Jim lived closer, I'd be bothering him both in the machine shop and with photography ;) :D
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Great pics of an amazing looking engine Nick !!!
That new phototable certainly is a fine tool, when it comes to shooting clear pictures, in a nice clean undisturbed environment.
...and on an equally important note, did you run it yet...no, let me rephrase that... Where´s the movie? ;)
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I like your photos and what type of camera did you use?
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Great photos Nick, very nice to see the details up close and it looks like a quality piece of kit. I'm sure it will run as good as it looks!
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Had a little photo shoot with the 95G before firing it up
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