MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring

fj0 · #1 11-04-2005, 04:20 PM

Looks sooooo good lowered.

chows4us · #2 11-04-2005, 04:27 PM

Wow, that car is beautiful with the black offset by the checkerboard. Man you need checkered mirror caps to match!

VERY VERY NICE

That is black ... well it looks black to me

dave · #3 11-04-2005, 05:35 PM

really nice. I like that a lot.

Black cars are always hard to photograph well. It seems like the best way is to not use a polarizer so that you do get some reflections off of it. It looks like this photo was taken that way, am I correct?

fj0 · #4 11-04-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chows4us

Wow, that car is beautiful with the black offset by the checkerboard. Man you need checkered mirror caps to match!

VERY VERY NICE

That is black ... well it looks black to me

Thanks! I've thought about the mirrors, we'll see what happens.

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Originally Posted by DiD

really nice. I like that a lot.

Black cars are always hard to photograph well. It seems like the best way is to not use a polarizer so that you do get some reflections off of it. It looks like this photo was taken that way, am I correct?

Thanks David!

You're right I didn't use a polarizer, I wish I had one. :(
A great tool always, but especially when photographing dark cars is the shadow/highlight tool in Photoshop.

ScuderiaMini · #5 11-04-2005, 06:21 PM

that looks real nice, sorry for the hi-jack, but what did you use to drop the car, springs, coil-overs? I really like your car a lot.

fj0 · #6 11-04-2005, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ariercetinberk

that looks real nice, sorry for the hi-jack, but what did you use to drop the car, springs, coil-overs? I really like your car a lot.

Photoshop. ;)

That's what I meant with the title, I'm dropping it after winter, no use in dropping it now.

dave · #7 11-04-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by fj0

That's what I meant with the title

Sly. V. sly.

ChiliCooperS · #8 11-04-2005, 07:06 PM

Just curious, DiD and I have had a dialogue about cameras, which one do you use fj0? I really would like to take pics that would look like this, do you do anything in photoshop to make it look this perfect? OMG, I wish I could that!

Chili aka Mikey

fj0 · #9 11-04-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DiD

Sly. V. sly.

Mikey, I use a Canon EOS 300D(Digital Rebel), this shot was taken with the Canon EF 50mm/1.8, great great lense! A must have, best bang for the buck, ever! My usual workflow in photoshop is Shadow/Highlights, Levels, Saturation, Colors, Contrast, of course it depends on the photo.

I usually say that 50% of photography is post-processing.

dave · #10 11-04-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fj0

I usually say that 50% of photography is post-processing.

Junk In = Junk Out

Good Stuff In = The Possibility for Potential

I totally agree. And it's the critical 50% at that.

fj0 · #11 11-04-2005, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DiD

Junk In = Junk Out

Good Stuff In = The Possibility for Potential

I totally agree. And it's the critical 50% at that.

Yes indeed, you are very right, without good material you can't do much, first you take the photo, then you work it.

I love people that think post-processing is cheating.

Here's the original, untouched, only resized, this was a very good original as well.

dave · #12 11-04-2005, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fj0

I love people that think post-processing is cheating.

JMO and you can take it for the two shiney pennies it's worth (if that)

Post processing is where the art happens.

fj0 · #13 11-04-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DiD

JMO and you can take it for the two shiney pennies it's worth (if that)

Post processing is where the art happens.

And that my friend is why you're a good photographer!

ChiliCooperS · #14 11-04-2005, 08:17 PM

Okay, is there anywhere online that I can get like a tutorial on Photoshop? How about photoshop itself?

Can't wait till' christmas. There's like five things on my list!

Granted they equate to about 15-20 normal gifts!

ChiliCooperS · #15 11-04-2005, 08:18 PM

My I have a dream speach:
I have a dream to create pictures that win photocontests, make my MINI looking stunning and clear, and to be pulbished in the NAM Calendar! There's always next year!

Mikey

scooby · #16 11-05-2005, 07:11 AM

always nice to play with an original

here's my take

danbanger · #17 11-08-2005, 09:36 PM

Nice pics! The original, without ps, is that on stock springs?

fj0 · #18 11-09-2005, 10:07 AM

Thanks everyone!

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Originally Posted by danbanger

Nice pics! The original, without ps, is that on stock springs?

Yes, stock springs.

Here's a modified version, removed the yellow reflection in the sidewindows.

J0kER · #19 11-08-2005, 09:47 PM

where on the same boat righ now!
it's about to hit (old MAN WiNTER) here!!!!
& im debatin' on this very subject cuz w/a lowered stance everythin' is affected as far as 'ride safety' and all......

but again 'SEXY' the roof sets it off MATE.... =0)

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