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Old 02-07-2012, 11:56 PM
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Cars & Coffee Dallas February (56K? Give it a sec)

So, it was apparently the first Saturday of the month again, & for once, I decided to re-visit one of Dallas' biggest meets to see what was now appearing every month; my last visit was nearly 6 months ago due to the same cars.

Despite an early accident, the meet this month was worth the drive. Appearances included a MP4-12C, F40, GT500E SuperSnake, XK-RS, an Aventador, & four Fisker Karmas. I did quite a lot more editing than I normally do as well, but I decided to experiment more with this set. I also tried to give a couple of the cars (MP4 & Aventador) a bit of a "personality" by editing the headlamps to give off a more menacing look.

Hope you guys enjoy. There's around 60 images & hi-res is available.






























































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Nice shots as always...only critique is it seems you might have pushed the contrast a bit much in a few...and this is me, the contrast king
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Nice shots as always...only critique is it seems you might have pushed the contrast a bit much in a few...and this is me, the contrast king
The more I look back, the more I agree. I know what I wanted to go for, but I need to learn when to step back & stop with the editing.

Appreciate the comment coming from you, though.
Old 02-08-2012, 12:12 AM
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Great collection of photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
The more I look back, the more I agree. I know what I wanted to go for, but I need to learn when to step back & stop with the editing.

Appreciate the comment coming from you, though.
Im guilty of it myself...sometimes once you've stepped away from the images for a bit and come back to them, you can see them in a while new light and redo them.
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Awesome pics man.
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Very nice. Is that a twin turbo setup on the G35C?
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Very nice. Is that a twin turbo setup on the G35C?
I honestly don't know, to tell you the truth.
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Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing. The Focus RS was a treat to see.
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Cool pics and great cars...with one exception - Crosstour.Did.Not.Belong.
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Good pics, Rick. I haven't been to C&C in forever, and by you posting pictures of it that means I don't ever have to go!

I saw one of my douchebag neighbors leaving the neighborhood the other day filling his Karma with a 7-11 gas can.

...and for once, I have proof. Pictures of Pictures.


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Thanks. Awesome cars and great pictures.
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Wow, some amazing cars there.

I was really surprised to see the Focus RS. I wonder how they got it legalized here given the ridiculous grey market laws we have.

That McLaren looked fantastic too.
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Awesome pics!! Our Feb C&C was rained out, so was nice to see yours!!
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Nice shots!

Definitely some new cars since the lats time I was out there which also was more than half a year ago. Love the Focus RS and the Jag.
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The Focus RS had Mexico plates on it, so that may be how it got through.
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Nice pics. Wish our cars and coffee looked like that here in Charlotte.
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Thanks for sharing. I keep saying I'm going to make it up there one of these days.
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Wow, absolutely amazing turnout.
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Wow.. thanks for sharing!

That Jag looks fantastic imo.
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Jealous we don't have a C&C here...
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
The Focus RS had Mexico plates on it, so that may be how it got through.
Ahh, I didn't catch that. Thanks for the tip, Rick.

Badass car. I can't believe they are in Mexico but not the US.
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Ahh, I didn't catch that. Thanks for the tip, Rick.

Badass car. I can't believe they are in Mexico but not the US.
Same here. Unless we all became Ken Block, I guess.
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