Progress Pics/Shop Pics/Digi Cam Mastering

[Humboldt Cat]

While saving for a decent digi cam, I don't why I'm determined to master the finicky nature of this cheapo Argus, but I am.
That said, here are some shots of the F-100's rear fenders I've burnt the midnight oil trying to perfect. Still some finishing work to go on both, but gettin' there.

[Humboldt Cat]

Don't understand how I get so many blurred shots when holding it still.
It's a bit blurry, but this is the "done" side, covering patch panelling and sand blasting done wrong.

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[Upchuck]

I seem to get lots of blurry pictures as well and don't know why

[Humboldt Cat]

Upchuck- been thinking about it, I wonder if it's because of low light; mine has no flash, and while it works best under overcast skies, the fender shots were under an overcast dusk. Wonder if the blur (the 10 unusable shots were way beyond fixing) was the camera trying to compensate for lack of light. What kind of camera do you have?
This is shot of the bed box, passenger-side tailgate end, it's currently upside down. Not much of it needs filler, but definitely the end "beams" where the 'gate bolts on to.

[Humboldt Cat]

Tried to get a good one of my workspace; in a single-car garage used for storage, I'm "borrowing" more than my back corner, lately, for the truck bed, which holds up a make-shift bodywork workbench. Got a benchgrinder as a birthday gift, but without a workbench, yet, had to work one out of an end table. It works... for now... The crappy weather's contained me to fender-fill work and cleaning bolts and rails.
I'd be ready to snap, were it not for the bitchin' car events in Shasta County, this past week.

[Humboldt Cat]

AAAGGH- HUGE THUMB!!
Some before-shots of the fenders & bed... right before disassembly...

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Other side...

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Final before-shot...

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Last thing on the to-do list: tailgate. Was orignally gonna buy a new one from Mar-K, but need the paint job much sooner. Can't rid the top of it from its bow, but need to at least smooth out the dents throughout.

[Humboldt Cat]

With the Burgundy-to-be, am trying to figure out a color for the letters and bars, or maybe a fade-up of colors that'd go with it. Any ideas?

[autocol]

it's definitely the light conditions. notice your sunny shot is nice 'n' crisp?

in low light conditions, the shutter has to open for longer to make the shot bright enough, and if your camera moves *even a little bit* when the shutter is open...? BLURRY.


shoot in the sun, is the moral of the story.


or have a gigantic spot light handy.

[james]

Or chuck that camera out the nearest window!

[Upchuck]

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Upchuck- been thinking about it, I wonder if it's because of low light; mine has no flash, and while it works best under overcast skies, the fender shots were under an overcast dusk. Wonder if the blur (the 10 unusable shots were way beyond fixing) was the camera trying to compensate for lack of light. What kind of camera do you have?


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I've got a fujifilm finepix 1300 (1.3 mega pixels)
its got a flash on it but no zoom, it is pretty clear for close up shots but when I am more than a few feet away it gets blurry, I haven't got the steadiest hands so I chalk it up to that, the film is free and development time is a fast turn over so I just keep plowing away til I get a somewhat decent picture http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

mine seem to come out dark all the time unless its just the way I see things on my computer

[Smokin Joe]

Get a cheap tripod for those indoor shots. The problem with most digital cameras is that you never get used to the delay between when you mash the button and when it finally gets around to snapping the pic. Also they are so small and light it's really hard to hold them still. Once you get used to using the tripod and see the amazing difference it makes, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Even the bright daylight pics will look crisper. A tripod often makes the difference between a snapshot and a photograph.

As for the slightly dark shots, that's easy to fix. Look for a Gamma correction slider on your vewing software and boost it a bit then resave the picture when it looks right.

Better to have more light on the subject, or less light so the flash will work, but the gamma correction will save a lot of shots.