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kdog

Somewhere in upstate Nevada on a long drive to Tahoe from AZ. The clouds were amazing, so I took a shot through the windshield. One of the first shots with my new 5DMII. Shot raw and very little in the way of PP. I think the windshield polarized it or something.

tisun

Your windshield so clean for such a long drive. What happened to the bugs?

Hikin' Mike

tisun wrote:

Your windshield so clean for such a long drive. What happened to the bugs?

It looks like it leans to the right a few degrees. Look at the horizon/road.

thapamd

I love road shots like this. Boy oh boy! Look at those awesome clouds!

dlplumer

Wow, very nice Joel. When did you get the new camera? Do you love it? Why did you go full frame?

kdog

Hikin' Mike wrote:

It looks like it leans to the right a few degrees. Look at the horizon/road.

You have a firm grasp of the obvious.

Richard

tisun wrote:

Your windshield so clean for such a long drive. What happened to the bugs?

Joel cleans it with the Copper Hill method.

kdog

thapamd wrote:

I love road shots like this. Boy oh boy! Look at those awesome clouds!

Thanks, Mahesh! I peeked in your gallery, and holy cow! You've got some incredible stuff in there. :wow

Cheers,
-joel

Awais Yaqub

Such a beautiful photograph ! lovely scene

thapamd

kdog wrote:

Thanks, Mahesh! I peeked in your gallery, and holy cow! You've got some incredible stuff in there. :wow

Cheers,
-joel

Hey...thanks, Joel! Well, I've been doing this digital photography thing for a while now. You know what they say...even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then.

Khristen

Thats an awesome shot!

kdog

dlplumer wrote:

Wow, very nice Joel. When did you get the new camera? Do you love it? Why did you go full frame?

Thanks, Dan!. I got it just before my trip to Tahoe in April. You may have seen the Mono Lake and Donner Lake shots that I posted a while back which were all taken with it.

I got the 5DMII for landscapes and people shots. I was hoping the full-frame sensor would give me an edge on getting better color saturation and lower noise. Plus, I've started to dabble into commercial photography, and wanted the best image quality I can afford.

I must say I've not been disappointed. I feel like the quality of my shots definitely went up a notch. I still use my 40D for telephoto shots, and will probably always keep a crop-body camera as a backup for that reason. Plus, the video feature is an amazing perk to have, especially with kids.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Richard wrote:

Joel cleans it with the Copper Hill method.

Yeah, that's the ticket! :lol4

kdog

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Such a beautiful photograph ! lovely scene

Thanks, Awais! It's always good to keep a camera in reach on your travels, as I know you know.

Cheers,
-joel

dlplumer

kdog wrote:

Thanks, Dan!. I got it just before my trip to Tahoe in April. You may have seen the Mono Lake and Donner Lake shots that I posted a while back which were all taken with it.

I got the 5DMII for landscapes and people shots. I was hoping the full-frame sensor would give me an edge on getting better color saturation and lower noise. Plus, I've started to dabble into commercial photography, and wanted the best image quality I can afford.

I must say I've not been disappointed. I feel like the quality of my shots definitely went up a notch. I still use my 40D for telephoto shots, and will probably always keep a crop-body camera as a backup for that reason. Plus, the video feature is an amazing perk to have, especially with kids.

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks Joel. That's what I was afraid of (the IQ is a notch better).

Nikolai

Cool shot fstop!
And fwiw, modern cars' windows are often polarized, at least to some degree. Po' man's CP... ANd since most of the windshileds has a tint on top... it makes them po man's split ND, too:-)

Thou shalt khow thy resources!

Swartzy

ROAD TRIP!!!!!! I am diggin those clouds too :D:D:D

coscorrosa

Wait... you're not supposed to get photos this good from your car, you're supposed to work for it!

schmoo

Woo! Glad to hear you got your 5D. it looks like it's doing you a real treat. Amazing - the shot and also your windshield.

(PS - those must be some awfully big swabs copperhill is selling these days)

Picture North Carolina

The horizon is a tad askew, but I really like this image. It almost looks sort of "pop artish."

rwells

Hey Joel,

I guess this is a little late, but welcome to the 5DMkII club


Personally, this camera brings back the joy of shooting that I last enjoyed from my Canon F1. It's just an awesome camera.

BTW, for shots from the car, hold the 5D2 close to the windshield. When you turn it on the "auto windshield cleaner" will do it's thing

Doug Solis

Very nice, it almost looks 3D

kdog

Khristen wrote:

Thats an awesome shot!

Thanks, Khristen!

-joel

kdog

Wow, TONS of great comments in this thread. Thank you everybody so much.

Meanwhile, I can't believe how many comments a simple shot-through-the-windshield generated.

And what Randy said is true -- I hate to say it, but the 5DMII is simply a gas to shoot.

Cheers,
-joel

CWSkopec

Wow! How'd I miss this when you first posted it?!

Great shot, Joel! But I agree with Ron... you gotta stop bragging that this was shot through the windshield! You're gonna make some of us (ok, me) feel bad we don't get shots this cool when we're all set up and waiting for the perfect moment!

kdog

CWSkopec wrote:

Wow! How'd I miss this when you first posted it?!

Great shot, Joel! But I agree with Ron... you gotta stop bragging that this was shot through the windshield! You're gonna make some of us (ok, me) feel bad we don't get shots this cool when we're all set up and waiting for the perfect moment!

Thanks, Chris. And believe me, I know the effect as well. I almost fell over when I looked on the LCD screen and saw how great the shot looked. Good thing I didn't though because I was driving. :wow

Cheers,
-joel

dogwood

Richard wrote:

Joel cleans it with the Copper Hill method.

rofl

Very funny! That would probably require hundreds of pec pads!