Wow! Nice lighting. Magic hour, or pp?

Cindy, listen to linelink. To keep things short and light, the 35mm 1.8 lens sounds really good. If you shoot from the horse's back (which is ALWAYS in motion), any kind of long lens, prime or zoom is going to be hard to focus unless you dis-mount. Also you want that fast 1.8 lens because you are on a moving platform. Image stabilization is a GOOD choice if available and not out of your budget. Because of their physical size, you could carry one or two Prime lenses in you pocket. Given a choice, underexpose a photo. It's amazing what details post processing can pull out of the shadows. There are several post processing programs available on line free of charge. Keep your P&S in your pocket. Ride, enjoy, shoot when you can, but above all else, have fun!

As a John Deere parts man for 10 years, I ran across this topic a few times in construction equipment. Sometimes they are the same parts and computer wise, and sometimes they are not. When not, it causes the owner problems when getting repairs.
As far as cameras, I have no experience, so I can't comment. Personally, I will spend the money go the warranty.

I hope you guys are all buddies.

Never said I was great.

All I knew was auto settings didn't work. Air Force security was not going to let me climb ladders to put filters on THEIR spotlights. With my little bit of knowledge of the photographic process, I had to try something to get an image to work with. An airplane nose and tails with a big white glare in the middle can't be saved any where, any way, by any means. How much detail do YOU need to understand the process I went through and how many images I trashed to get a few to work with.

AND, if you actually read my post you know I worked on them PP. Some images were of the placards I did not have time to read. Some images were of details that no one, including you would care about. So they are fine as is.

Again I say. Any fool can criticize. Try offering some help instead of putting yourself on a pedestal.

I know one professional wedding photographer I would not ask. Shot my niece's wedding. To me everything looked over exposed. And she cut the tops off everyone's heads.

Don't know if it happened when she squeezed the shutter or the mouse.

Would you call that, professional?

I love Max.

If I keep looking at everyone's photos I will be buying an RV to travel and see the sights.

I feel your pain. Have paid $3000 to remove 10 smaller ones. Four more big ones to go.
Nice video.

Dook:
What is your car? Got any more photo of it? Looks interesting.

One of my favorite saying is: SR71, V-12 Peterbilt, 427 Nova.
I'm not rich so guess what's in my garage.
What makes the SR71 your choice for an avitar?

This sounds like a model car builder's forum.
For most of us, this is a HOBBY!
We shoot the photos to capture and remember. Sometimes the composing and focusing helps us to see details we might overlook. Sometimes we get so involved in one aspect, we mess up, like a crooked horizon or what is that on the edge of the picture. Post processing can fix a lot of oops.
Try shooting custom cars all day long. Nothing like having the whole side of a car disappear in sun glare. God bless the digital review screen. Now you start twisting dials, end up in fully manual mode and shooting frame after frame adjusting shutter, aperture, ISO one or a third stop at a time until a photo jumps out. Take it home, load it into the computer, pull it up. Maybe you can improve the image. Maybe not. Maybe a little color saturation will make it look like what you "remember".
The bottom line is, help us all improve. Ridicule me and I'll leave. I don't care if you like Nikon, or Sony, or an old Brownie. We are gonna use what we like, or can afford. Canon is comfortable in my hands an makes me want to go shoot. That's half the battle.
Some things are easy to photograph, yea! Try shooting airplanes in the third hanger of Dayton AF Museum. Everything is black; ceiling, walls, floor. Add the spotlights. I got a lot of nose and tails with a glare in the middle. Ah, the challenge. Learn fast how to use my new camera or go home empty handed. I have big smiles after each shoot. I learn something new every time. I bring home new memories every time. THAT is what it is all about. Now I know to try my circular polarizing filter on sky shots. Simple.

Wow! I thought car guys were bad about arguing about which brand was best?!?!?!?!

Wwoowww!

Did you use any filters or anything other than the camera? I haven't had much luck shooting the sky.

Sorry fo the delay, thunderstorms causing havoc with internet. According to info on Amazon, file format is JPEG (Exif v2.3). Records in L A2 16.5 x 23. .4 in, M1 A3-A5, M2 postcard, S email
Shoots in Manual,Av, TV, Program, LIVE, Auto, Sports, SCAN, Movie, +.
Hope this helps.