I tried to do a photograph

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 12/18/2015 at 21:30 • Filed to: None

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I’m pretty bad at outdoors photography. Even worse at making them look half-decent in Lightroom. I seem to have an obsession with low-contrast low-fi vignetted looks-like-a-Kodak-disposable-camera aesthetics.

These are also some of the most Kansas shots EVER

jkm7680 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:34

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The last two look pretty good!

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:35

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have you tried popping the flash for some fill light? If the built in one on the camera cant do, try an external one.

JGrabowMSt > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:38

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I actually like that first pic.

What I would suggest most is shooting with the sun behind you and/or lower in the sky.

The brights are super bright, and the shadows are brightened which leads to more noise in the darker areas, try lowering contrast and playing with the blacks, whites and clarity more.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > JGrabowMSt 12/18/2015 at 21:44

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yeah, most of these photos were:

1. Lower contrast

2. Brighten shadows

2.5 Darken highlights if I was clipping

3. Turn up “clarity” a bit

4. A touch more saturation

5. VIGNETTE BITHCES

I just shot this real quick after eating lunch on my way back to work when I stumbled on this little road, didn’t have enough time to properly stage anything. Shooting into the sun is terrible.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 12/18/2015 at 21:45

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Honestly if I was pointing away from the sun I probably could have done alright. But yeah, the built in flash wouldn’t be doing much from how far away I was.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > jkm7680 12/18/2015 at 21:45

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Thanks! I really like that vertical one. Probably going to become my phone wallpaper.

toadterror > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:50

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Nice, try crouching down to headlight level next time :)

toadterror > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:50

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Opps.. just saw this..

rdamca > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 21:56

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91 in silverstone? I miss mine. Was my first Miata.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > rdamca 12/18/2015 at 21:57

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Yup. Badly in need of a re-paint but looks great from a distance other than the panel gaps.

Spaceball-Two > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 22:09

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It just looks so happy! Like a rescue puppy in a new home. Looks great!

ttyymmnn > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/18/2015 at 23:09

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You might be suprised. It seems counterintuitive, but using a flash on a bright sunny day can make all the difference, especially if the light is coming straight down. If you’re using a camera, and not a phone, you should have some control over the brightness of the flash. You might also experiment with putting your subject somewhere other than the center of the frame.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 00:19

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Too many trees, not Kansas enough.

(the NA looks sharp too)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ttyymmnn 12/19/2015 at 07:38

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Yeah, but the built-in flash on my D3100 is pretty weak, and I was shooting from a decent distance away and zooming in. I wanted to do a shot that would basically just be a prairie landscape shot with the car in the corner, but there was too much clutter for me to frame it without getting some random out-of-place building in frame so I didn’t bother.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 12/19/2015 at 07:39

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You’d be surprised how many damn trees this state has.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 14:47

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I’m from Wichita, I live in Manhattan, KS. “Most Kansas” is tallgrass prairie for me.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 12/19/2015 at 20:23

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Oh, yeah. When you get over into the flint hills it’s definitely majorly prairie. There are a ton of trees here in the Wichita area, though. Probably due to being close to the river.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 20:41

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Yep. Weirdly enough most were brought in by settlers, for wind breaks, then they spread. I do love Wichita (and the big ditch ) though, since I grew up there.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 12/19/2015 at 20:43

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I always wanted to drive a hovercraft through the Big Ditch and the canal inbetween I-135 and I-135.

That’s a pretty damn cool bit of trivia, though.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 20:51

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Have ridden four-wheelers in the big ditch, can confirm is fun.

rdamca > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 23:03

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Mine had some gap around the headlights and front bumper as well, like yours. Oh well, enjoy what you got. I’ll try to post some pics of my pristine 97 M when it gets done sleeping for the winter. Oh, know how I can get Oppo privileges? Thanks.

rdamca > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/19/2015 at 23:05

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I wish my 97M had this typography on the dash gauges. Strongly dislike the comic sans-y font.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > rdamca 12/19/2015 at 23:57

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I think I may have just given you oppo privileges, but I’m not entirely sure how these things work.