Good times.
Good times.
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
Indeed. So who's coming Friday?
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
if i go, im just gonna make it for the cruse on congress friday but ill be there all day sat at the show
me cook and weston some how made it to the rod run tonight after chilifest, tons of badass **** but we were too drunk to take pictures. Ill never miss this show again!
Ryan Clarke
(214)695-7901
It has grown a lot since the last time I was there. Good times for sure. Next year we need to get a big group together and carve out an area on S. Congress.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
I'm down. I am still a little bitter I went out of town the past three weekends for relatively unexciting stuff, but missed a lot of crap this past weekend. oh well. pics?
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
I think it would be awesome to take a few rigs for the cruise
Ryan Clarke
(214)695-7901
We had a good time last night and today. The show continues to grow. Probably 100+ cars more than last year. Saw Grayson. Just happened to run into him.
I posted about 200 pics.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1160702...OmDjv7wzaz-Gg#
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
Nice pics Dave. What lens were you using on your camera when you shot these?
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
Thanks! I just got a new fisheye lens and this was the first time I really got to use it. Some of those pictures I was less than 2 ft. away from the car and still got the whole car in. I had to ask people standing right next to me to step back some.
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
Pretty sweet. That's the lens I was going to guess you were using. Little out of my price range currently.
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
Nice....I'm a little jealous of the fisheye too Maybe if I show Scott that it can also take cool pictures of "cars" then he'll be more open to me buying one....
Lynda
Project "CJ" in the works: http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6982&highlight=lynda
Yeah, this one was more than the whole camera initially cost. But it's been totally worth it. Between this one and my macro one (which was <$100 cheap), IMO "good pictures" are mostly a combination of:
1. Good equipment - lenses during the day. flashes at night. backdrops, fans and lighting in the studio.
2. Shooting a ton of pictures - Sheer numbers. If you shoot a lot, you'll find some that work.
3. A little touch-up skills - A little contrasting, B&W, sepia, or color tweaking can go a long way in making it unique.
The "pro" effect then becomes maximizing the camera body settings, knowing how to judge right time right place before it happens, and the ones just have an amazing eye for stuff (staging/ideas).
The bling is in the glass for sure. I had been told that, but now I can really see it. My old lenses were **** and it shows. I'm amazed at the vivid color differences. I need a good daily lens now, but will likely wait until it comes with the next body I buy.
My next camera setup might cost more than my Miata. With a large memory card, I'll be halfway to charging people.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
As an example of the difference that equipment makes, here are some more pictures from the show:
https://picasaweb.google.com/gascomp...at=directlink#
If you look at the windows of my thumbs and theirs side by side in your browser, you'll just see a haze/dullness on their pics. A specific example of the same car:
Mine: https://picasaweb.google.com/1160702...85855443348994
Theirs: https://picasaweb.google.com/gascomp...80792585749618
Huge difference in the contrast and colors, that has nothing to do with talent, just $$. Discouraging for hobbyists on a budget. I always wondered why my pics were not as good as I thought they should be. They just didn't pop like others. Now I know. Open up the checkbook and you're halfway there. ~dso
Last edited by davido; 04-04-2011 at 02:40 PM.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
Scott's doppelganger?
Definitely not Lynda, though.
Last edited by bburris; 04-04-2011 at 02:56 PM.