Getting MORE from your photos !

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Hi Steve,

I have a Canon EFS 18-55mm lens, that is currently getting stripped into pieces, when its time for me 2 put it back together could you guide me as 2 what bits go where please?

haha I'm in the same boat as NissanGQ4.2.
After reading the thread initially I thought I'd go find the dslr and have a play only to find that our 18-55 kit lens only has a bit of zoom play left and right, and there is bit of lens on the inside just loose. So that's fubar. Camera I believe is still ok. Ours is a Nikon D40X.

oh dear, maybe we need a camera mechanics workshop thread as well (lol)

(trying to go for a 4wd action cover shot hahaha)



this photo i think is good but could use some tips with it if possible guys thanks

Ok so your first one obviously the front and top of the car is cut off because you standing too close, most likely because the flash won't cover a great distance ?, if so, its a easy experiment to find out at what distance your flash will still be effective, and that's to take your camera and car out to a dark location, try taking pics as you step backward a few metres at a time, take note of the maximum range that still works good, this may allow you to get back from the subject further, but still allow the camera to get a pic.


The other thing is the time/date stamp, always looks bad on any pic IMO.


Love how the driver has tongue out (lol)







The second one is really very good , of course still has the time and date stamp, I would normally like to see a little more room in front of the car, but.....you are showing the track behind, and this greatly adds to the pic, it also looks like a crappy overcast day, these can be difficult to get anything looking "nice", I think from the two pics you have posted, the first tip, is to just stand back just a little more.

Another thing that looks good on overcast days, is if you can put the cars headlights on.