The Venga Bus Is Coming...

[Ilovthevu']

I have know idea why so many people love Mr. Six, he is just someone in a Halloween costume.

Then again, seeing Wonder Woman (a girl in a costume) would excite me.

[SfGaMownz]

The article in tha Sun-Times didn't say what time, I'm guessing most of the day.

[juice_LP_cavs]

How long is the bus staying at the park? Because i'm going on July 4 and i want to get my picture by that beast! haha

[coasterfreak11]

I am gettin my picture by the bus, and with Mr. Six!!

[diggerg56]

How long is the bus staying at the park? Because i'm going on July 4 and i want to get my picture by that beast! haha

I think the promo email I got about it said it was there through July 10. No mention of Mr. Six actually being there though.

[juice_LP_cavs]

hahah cool! And thanks for the info!

[aejanis]

Not to be rude (long time lurker, first time poster)...

Does anyone have any pictures of this thing with a decent white-balance setting and proper exposure? These pictures are pretty bad...must have been a Sony Digital (the company that has never made a real camera ever, but tries to make digital cameras).

I am not going to be able to get to the park before July 10th and will be unable to get a good shot of the bus on my own.

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/holydumb26/Six%20Flags%20Bus/DSCF0029.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0028.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0027.jpg

[w00dland]

That probably had something to due with the sun going down in the background.

[aejanis]

That probably had something to due with the sun going down in the background.

Right...it did...but that is what white-balance adjustments are for

[highroller13]

I'll give a pic. I just have to find it.

[SFGA 11]

Not to be rude (long time lurker, first time poster)...

Does anyone have any pictures of this thing with a decent white-balance setting and proper exposure? These pictures are pretty bad...must have been a Sony Digital (the company that has never made a real camera ever, but tries to make digital cameras).

I am not going to be able to get to the park before July 10th and will be unable to get a good shot of the bus on my own.

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/holydumb26/Six%20Flags%20Bus/DSCF0029.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0028.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0027.jpg

I didnt take these but I found these.
http://groups.msn.com/nolanscoasterpict ... h2004.msnw

[aejanis]

Thanks...still not very good. Maybe I will have to make a special trip just to take a picture (season pass parking will get me in free just to take the picture, then I can leave).

Actually looks like the "not so good" pics were taken using a flash. Not a good idea When you are 40 feet from the subject the built in flash is useless...also the Camera was in "auto" exposure with the flash (which was flashing way out of its distance range). That resulted in a exposure time assumption of 1/60 (because of the flash) and a whitebalance assuming a flash within the flashes range. The results: A underexposed shot, with yellow coloring because of the lack of fill flash.

...and to correct my earlier post...it appears that camera used was a Fuji Finpix A200.

Not to be rude (long time lurker, first time poster)...

Does anyone have any pictures of this thing with a decent white-balance setting and proper exposure? These pictures are pretty bad...must have been a Sony Digital (the company that has never made a real camera ever, but tries to make digital cameras).

I am not going to be able to get to the park before July 10th and will be unable to get a good shot of the bus on my own.

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/holydumb26/Six%20Flags%20Bus/DSCF0029.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0028.jpg

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v13 ... CF0027.jpg

I didnt take these but I found these.
http://groups.msn.com/nolanscoasterpict ... h2004.msnw

[holydumb26]

What are you talking about. Those pictures were amazing the sun was so cool that day. Dont diss my pictures I find them to be rather good.

P.S dont tell me how to take pictures : )

[Papas]

The sun made the pictures turn out bad, or at least in my opinion.

[Timmy179]

I think it makes em look cool

[aejanis]

Not telling you how to take pictures...telling you that yours were not properly exposed.

Here is a few examples that I snapped off last time I was at the park...nothing special...although I took the camera off of AUTO

http://www.alexjanis.com/sfgam1.jpg
http://www.alexjanis.com/sfgam2.jpg
http://www.alexjanis.com/sfgam3.jpg
http://www.alexjanis.com/sfgam4.jpg
http://www.alexjanis.com/sfgam5.jpg

What are you talking about. Those pictures were amazing the sun was so cool that day. Dont diss my pictures I find them to be rather good.

P.S dont tell me how to take pictures : )

[Aero737]

Ooooo. Very nice pictures. Do you have any more, perhaps of V2 on a nice sunny day with blue sky?

Anyways, it looks and sounds like you definatly know what you are doing.

[aejanis]

Yes I have more...but they are on a memory card somewhere and not with me right now.

I only got a few good shots that day...it was raining on and off...blue skys one minute, gray and raining the next.

Here is a link to those above pics in a picture album...click on the thumb for a downsized image, and click again for the fullsize original.

http://www.bubye.com/gallery/sfpics

Ooooo. Very nice pictures. Do you have any more, perhaps of V2 on a nice sunny day with blue sky?

Anyways, it looks and sounds like you definatly know what you are doing.

[SFGAm Shock Wave]

I got some nicer bus pictures today. I'll have them up tomorrow morning.

[monopotassium]

Not telling you how to take pictures...telling you that yours were not properly exposed.

Whoa. Aren't you just a photography expert.... or not. "not properly exposed"? What? They were taken in what appears to be very late afternoon sunlight! And, thus, look that way!

No way his flash should be going off, if it was (and the soft focus is questionable), but the pictures do not suffer from a poor exposure length; most certainly not poor "white-balance setting." White balance is a purely digital processing of numbers, has nothing to do with photography, and is relevant in presentation of that which has been photographed.

However, the pictures on nolanscoasterpictures were not properly exposed, given the obvious need for a tripod.

[aejanis]

This is the last time I will be replying about problems with PICs...it has nothing to do with the topic at hand...I just wanted to see if someone had a good pic of the bus.

Anyway....
YES...they were not properly exposed...he was running at ISO100. ISO400 would have been better at sunset. Also according to the EXIF data the camera did fire the flash, which set the exposure time to 1/60. So ISO100 @ 1/60 in low light (with a flash that is good for 15 feet aimed at a subjust 40+ feet away) does equal poor exposer. Not enough light was allow to hit the CCD with the settings that the camara used. Just the fact that the flash was on and set the 1/60 exposure time because the camera was in AUTO. If the flash was off the exposure time would have slowed way down, and would have either bumped the ISO (if AUTO mode is that smart on this camera), or causes a major blur in the image because of hand shake.

Yes, I know what white-balances is. If you did you would also know that when using a custom white balance setting in the conditions that were present at the time the photo was taken, it could make it look less yellow.

Just a guess...but had I been taking the shot I would have used the following settings on my camera:

Flash:nope
Exposure Time: 1/500 Sec
Aperture: f/8
ISO400 (maybe 200)
White Balance: -1 or -2

As for nolans pics...there is NO NEED FOR A TRIPOD! The camera was again not set correctly for the conditions at hand.

Not telling you how to take pictures...telling you that yours were not properly exposed.

Whoa. Aren't you just a photography expert.... or not. "not properly exposed"? What? They were taken in what appears to be very late afternoon sunlight! And, thus, look that way!

No way his flash should be going off, if it was (and the soft focus is questionable), but the pictures do not suffer from a poor exposure length; most certainly not poor "white-balance setting." White balance is a purely digital processing of numbers, has nothing to do with photography, and is relevant in presentation of that which has been photographed.

However, the pictures on nolanscoasterpictures were not properly exposed, given the obvious need for a tripod.

[Bradley Papas]

Okay, it's a picture of the Six Flags bus, if you want a properly exposed one go take it don't tell other people to do your chores because i'm sure a lot of them have no idea what your talking about.

[Danhockey04]

what were you talking about aejanis, do you make any sense to me? none what so ever

[Timmy179]

He was trying to get someone to take a picture of the bus in a good frame, if you dont understand dont reply, he wasnt trying to start a fight.