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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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By The Rocks...

I got bored the other and decided to take pictures on a street with trees and at Vasquez rocks. Unfortunately my battery for my camera ran out, so I will be updating this thread when I go back for more pictures.

This was my first time using photoshop, so I still need to develop some better skills with it.

Less talk, more pictures...

One shot on the street (only one I edited)


Vasquez Rocks






Some Black and Whites



Changed the lighting


Messing around with Photoshop


All comments are welcome. Thanks for looking...
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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yo yo nice work... For the black and Whites. I would up the contrast a bit makes the picture a bit more vivid. possibly brighten it up too.

Was that photoshop or do you have a fisheye lens?
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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It was the lens I was using. 24-105mm lens. I have a fisheye as well but didnt use it this time.

Thanks for the tips, I will keep that in mind for my next batch
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Nice pics! Love the black and white shots. Out of curiousity, ever thought of running the Euro R front lip? It would really compliment the car.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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oh my, 4th and 5th shots are money
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 1slwTSX
Nice pics! Love the black and white shots. Out of curiousity, ever thought of running the Euro R front lip? It would really compliment the car.
I have thought about the euro-r front lip before, but I am not sure yet. I like it because it sits higher, which would allow me to g lower, but it looks kind of funny in silver. I think black and white are the best colors for the euro-r lip IMO.
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Thanks for the kind words.
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oh my, 4th and 5th shots are money
Haha, right after the 5th shot was taken, a LA county Police officer rolled into the park and stared at me, because I wasnt allowed t park there. He ended up waving high and driving right past me.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Looking very good D.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 10:15 AM
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^^^ Thanks man. We should meet up sometime for a photoshoot.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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^^^ Thanks man. We should meet up sometime for a photoshoot.
Sounds good...I'll let you know when I'll have time. Most likely Spring.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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You seem to have a pretty good eye for framing your shots. That's half of being a good photographer. The other half is managing the light, which is not so well accomplished in these shots. Next time you go out, time the daylight so that the sun is either behind you or high in the sky, like around noon.

All around though, those are pretty good shots. Photoshop takes a lot of time and playing around with to really master so just keep messing with it. Start messing with channels and layers. That's where you really start unlocking the power of the program.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PACman
Sounds good...I'll let you know when I'll have time. Most likely Spring.
Just let me know, so i can make sure I plan ahead for school.

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You seem to have a pretty good eye for framing your shots. That's half of being a good photographer. The other half is managing the light, which is not so well accomplished in these shots. Next time you go out, time the daylight so that the sun is either behind you or high in the sky, like around noon.

All around though, those are pretty good shots. Photoshop takes a lot of time and playing around with to really master so just keep messing with it. Start messing with channels and layers. That's where you really start unlocking the power of the program.
Thanks for the comment. I go to architecture school, and my teacher was giving us examples of how to frame a picture, and my dad does photography as a hobby, so both of those have helped me out a lot.

I figured the shots I took didnt have enough light, since it was around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Thanks for the advice.

I have some shots I took this morning, I am finishing them up right now in photoshop, and then I will upload them.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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Well I here are a few of the pictures I took early this morning...







And some that were tinkered with a little bit...




Any more tips and advice will be greatly appreciated.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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sweet shot nice ride clean....
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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Now we're talking. See how much more 3D they look with the direct lighting?

Something else to tinker with is using a flash in full daylight. It's called a foreground fill and it will cause what's close to you to stand out from background more. This only works if your foreground subject is significantly closer to you then stuff in the background and not more than maybe 20 feet away. For instance that first pic would really benefit from such a technique. You do need to be aware of specular highlights from the flash though. In other words, you need to position yourself so that you won't see a big old reflection of the flash in the windshield.

Good work though. It looks like you've got "the eye" for photography.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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Nice man where is this place looking at the surround it looks like people bring dead bodies out there lol...
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cl9_zx6r
sweet shot nice ride clean....
Thanks.
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Now we're talking. See how much more 3D they look with the direct lighting?

Something else to tinker with is using a flash in full daylight. It's called a foreground fill and it will cause what's close to you to stand out from background more. This only works if your foreground subject is significantly closer to you then stuff in the background and not more than maybe 20 feet away. For instance that first pic would really benefit from such a technique. You do need to be aware of specular highlights from the flash though. In other words, you need to position yourself so that you won't see a big old reflection of the flash in the windshield.

Good work though. It looks like you've got "the eye" for photography.
Thanks for the compliment and advice man. I definitely be trying that wt my next photoshoot and see how it turns out.

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Nice man where is this place looking at the surround it looks like people bring dead bodies out there lol...
haha, it isnt nearly as creepy as it looks. There are actually houses around it. This place has been all over TV though. Movies, shows, westerns, pretty much everything.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Really cool angles and set up man!!!
AmaZing....
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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I see you replaced your corner orange reflector with those clear ones. Where did you get them from??
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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I see you replaced your corner orange reflector with those clear ones. Where did you get them from??
nope.
he did not replace them for one, for two they are not clear.

the entire light housings were replaced with JDM ones from Japan.
the side markers are blue, not clear.

it's about $800 or so for the housings.

you will notice on the USDM lights, with the orange sides, there is also
an orange turn signal (the middle of the 3 lights) and in the JDM
ones above the turn signal lense is clear.
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Sick pics, sick car .

I think your car is the best representation of how good the 06+ A-Spec lip kit can look.
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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Sick pics, sick car .

I think your car is the best representation of how good the 06+ A-Spec lip kit can look.
Thanks man. I really like the A spec lip kit too.

BTW, you car is insane. You hav the fastest, and in my eyes, one of the cleanest ASM's out there. Im proud to be in the same color scheme as you

I will be doing another photoshoot soon with my new parts...
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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Car looks great!
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Old Jan 24, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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Man...nice backdrop!

I'm really diggin' these two pics.



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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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looking good man.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Car looks great!
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Man...nice backdrop!

I'm really diggin' these two pics.



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looking good man.
Thanks for the comments everyone.

I got another photoshoot coming up with some new parts on the car
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Cool...looking forward to it.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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The distortion in your first set is crazy! Ha. But they still look good.
I love your second set.

These are my favorites. Incredible! Especially the first one. I don't know what it is about it, but it's



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