some 5th gen night shots... - Honda Prelude Forum

schwett · 01-26-2002, 10:05 PM

it seemed like a nice night, so i pulled off the bridge and took a few pictures. unfortunately i didn't have a tripod so they're blurry.

this one probably would've been the money shot, but it's way too shaky. another time i'll bring the new camera and the tripod too....

spin_r_g · 01-26-2002, 10:19 PM

Nice shots of the car.

I've always wanted to do that. Where off the bay bridge did you stop at?

schwett · 01-26-2002, 10:22 PM

treasure island... the left hand exit coming from the city. make a u when you get to the naval base entry gate, then park illegaly in front of the guardrail like i did. there are a bunch of spots too, but they're usually full of losers peering through the telescopes and making out.

it would be pretty sweet to go there one night with a dozen ludes or so and take all the spots, then get the money shot of a bunch of preludes at night. it would probably have to be some obscene hour to get all the spots.

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Originally posted by spin_r_g
Nice shots of the car. I've always wanted to do that. Where off the bay bridge did you stop at?

Jacques · 01-26-2002, 10:26 PM

Nice pics! Is it me, or your car looks kinda gold due to the limited lighting?

schwett · 01-26-2002, 11:05 PM

white balance is probably off... the camera most likely used an auto balance more suited to the moonlight or city lights in the distance, whereas the car was lit by a street lamp above.

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Originally posted by Jacques
Nice pics! Is it me, or your car looks kinda gold due to the limited lighting?

Jacques · 01-26-2002, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by schwett
white balance is probably off... the camera most likely used an auto balance more suited to the moonlight or city lights in the distance, whereas the car was lit by a street lamp above.

I see. If it were tweaked any more, it would look like one of those brownish-tinted black and white pics.

vooboo13 · 01-26-2002, 11:26 PM

Looks soooooo nice. Very beautiful city...

I haven't been there but all the pics I see are so nice. I need to find a place to take a picture like that.

2kPreludeSH · 01-26-2002, 11:39 PM

I wish I could take pics like that. Sweet pics by the way.

White98SH · 01-27-2002, 06:59 AM

Wow awesome pics... I had no idea SF had such a great skyline. The rims are phatty also.

My trick for taking night shots is use the timer function and place the camera on a stable surface (another car or my toolbox).. can't always get the best composition, but that's what cropping's for.

jkoc · 01-27-2002, 07:44 AM

i said it b4, and i'll say it again... nice CARRRRR. nice RIMS

1PreLude2NV · 01-27-2002, 08:46 AM

amazing picture! im jealous, i wish i can get a shot of my car like that.

schwett · 01-27-2002, 11:20 AM

that's funny, i thought our skyline was pretty recognizable. here's one that's not out of focus, from a long time ago...

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Originally posted by White98SH
Wow awesome pics... I had no idea SF had such a great skyline. The rims are phatty also.

My trick for taking night shots is use the timer function and place the camera on a stable surface (another car or my toolbox).. can't always get the best composition, but that's what cropping's for.

Smitdog · 01-27-2002, 12:23 PM

BADD ASS LOCATION, THAT IS SOME MAD QUALITY!!!!!!

BoYgUaN · 01-27-2002, 02:52 PM

schwett also is good at takin pics haha. maybe next time ill take a pic like that with you haha. i went there with my biker buddies. very nice spot to just chill

brendon2k · 01-27-2002, 07:19 PM

Those look nice. Wish there was a backdrop like that around here.

01lude · 01-28-2002, 09:26 AM

What kind of body kit is that on your car???

schwett · 01-28-2002, 09:42 AM

odd.... it's the oem kit.

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Originally posted by 01lude
What kind of body kit is that on your car???

ShadowSonic · 01-28-2002, 12:51 PM

Man my camera bites if i leave the flash on it will make things to bright, if i take the flash off it turns the pic darker, what a waste of $400.00 digi cam

schwett · 01-28-2002, 01:02 PM

you don't want to use the flash for these kinds of pictures unless you can also keep the shutter open for a second or so. you need a tripod to do it right. there was a post on this a while back, search for "f-stop" and "aperture" and "night" and you'll see it.

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Originally posted by 99Interlude
Man my camera bites if i leave the flash on it will make things to bright, if i take the flash off it turns the pic darker, what a waste of $400.00 digi cam

ShadowSonic · 01-28-2002, 01:11 PM

I dont have a tripod either its a little Digicam its a Fujifilm.