Both of these were shot in a dark underground. No flash or lighting was used. The only difference was a second in the shutter speed. Cool.
I love messing around with my D80. Although I haven't touched that thing in a while, it's always interesting to learn something new! Nice observation Ken.
I'll post some close ups. That P car was HAMMERED!! Owner is using it for a track car so is not interested in perfect paint.
Assuming you metered for light the same, in this case it's not really the extra time that made the difference, well not directly. By having a longer shutter speed you would have to compensate with a higher aperture. A higher aperture will reduce depth of field and increases capture of fine detail. For others wanting a similar effect adjust your f-stop to something higher and you'll get similar results. If you just increase how long the shutter is open without also increasing your aperture you're pictures will be overexposed.
I currently have a Canon S90, but am by no means a proper photographer. Works well for me, but just kicking the ISO up a bit and choosing the right F-stop usually does it for me.
A good technique is to bracket your shots. When shooting dark vehicles, depending on your camera exposure characteristics it can cause cameras to over expose. You can at least take 1 shot at metered exposure and then 1 shoot at least 2/3 or .7 stops under. You can always tweak an under exposed but clipped highlights are lost forever. Some cameras have bracketing features so it takes them automatically.
Al, what is bracketing? My Nikon D3000 is the entry level and probably doesn't have it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Bracketing is an option on the D5000. With a bracketing setting, you can configure to take a shot below or above (or both) of the metered exposure by just pressing the shutter additional times. You can usually select exposures at 1/3 stop increments to several stops over and under. If you really have changing light, you may want to shoot 1 shot -1 stop, the metered setting, and then +1 stop over. This way you have a better chance to get a properly exposed pic. If you are unsure always underexpose since these can be saved more than anything over exposed. Otherwise, you would need to adjust the exposure compensation after each shot to get the same results.
