I could get better pics with......

hmmm i dont know a whole lot about metering so ill play with it and read the manual....see what happens....like you say if all else fails ill get a D90

 

this was last year with the same set up i used today
http://theyphotography.deviantart.com/art/Baylee-at-the-beach-165997496

 

800, f/9, iso 200:



and this:




notice how clear the road is behind the 4runner, almost 1/3 - 1/2 mile. your pic nice and blurred out. check your settings...

BTW: this is at 7d lowest fine setting, 4.5mp

 

took a double take at your backround, thats not lens blur, that has to be smudge. turn your cam to bulb, remove lens, expose and inspect sensor.

 

i just got the image sensor professionally cleaned

 

Have you tried locking the mirror up before taking the pic? The mirror flipping up and out of the way before the shutter opening will cause some vibration and you will not get tack sharp pics.

 

Have you tried manual focus?

 

drop it and get it replaced for free

I love this pic jake.

http://theyphotography.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2qs2ao

 

what?

yep


Took some more photos

all three on a tripod with a 10 second timer

1/125, f5.6, exposure mode: shutter

1/25 f10 exposure mode: aperture


1/100 f5.6 exposure mode: manual


i know those are random exposures but you get the idea.... thats with a different lens as well

 

thanks dude!

 

^yeah something might be wrong with you camera...however, you say your night pic come out great.... hmmm thats weird

if its real sunny I use like 1/250 especially in direct sunlight...

are you using auto focus or manual focus? stupid question but had to ask...

honestly I have no clue what might be wrong with your camera... have you dropped it? but if its taking great night shots but horrible days shots that is weird...

 

auto focus


image sensor, completely spotless

 

It's nocturnal!


When you shoot manual do you focus off eye or what the little circle at the bottom of the viewfinder tells you?

 

i do it off eye...

whats that circle thing? i see it, whats it for?

 

Tells you when you are focused in manual focus. It's cheating kind of haha. Maybe try focusing with the circle just for shits and see what happens. When the circle appears it's focused.

I would say your diopter is off if you manual focused all those previous pics by eye but I'm not sure.

 

ok well thats not right because when the viewfinder is completley blurry the circle flashes

 

Your over exposing. Post the EXIF information from the photograph, that will help a lot. I'm sure your histogram is heavy on the right. Cars as a rule are difficult to shoot due to the reflection. Dark colors red included can cause the camera meter to over/under expose. Not sure if your camera will let you, set the exposure on something neutral in the same light as your subject. As an example, set the exposure on the grass or trees around your truck. The camera metered off the dark truck and blew everything else out. Meter off something neutral in the same light and you give the camera a chance to keep everything within reason exposed properly.
The reason the the top picture looks so good, overcast day, no shadows, grey car with grey background, the camera meter will have a orgasm with those conditions.
Stop by the book store and flip through "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. If you like what you see and it looks helpful pick it up.

 

That's what it's supposed to do. When you get closer to focus it will go off and when you get really close it will go on and off pending your adjustment and movement away from or towards the subject. When it stays solid the focus is perfect according to the camera.

 

thanks gary

haha oh

 

Do u have other lenses? Try other lenses. I'm at work right now so it's hard to give detailed advice but a lens can become unsymchronizes overtime if it's knocked hard enough. Try a different lens. Shoot the same subject in the EXACT (same speed, f-stop, iso, distance, metering Mode, and focal point) then compare. If all else fails do what real men do...shoot canon. Lol