MINI's mini run & pix for fun, Saturday, Sept 22nd @ 8.30am. @ Hains Point, DC.
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MINI's mini run & pix for fun, Saturday, Sept 22nd @ 8.30am. @ Hains Point, DC
Ask for a September run?, here you go.....
a "MINI Show-Off" run & Pix for fun.
Saturday, Sept 22nd. @ 8.30am.
Here is the meeting location:
Hains Point, East Potomac Park, DC.
Last lot, right before the Awakening.
8.30am. Meet up early in the morning, have fun with a photo session at the nice backdrop of Hains Point, East Potomac Park and the famous sculpture "the Awakening". (I might be there early to get a nice early sun light)
The Awakening might be moved soon, so this might be the last time to see it at this location.The story
9.30am. Start motoring on scenery roads, winding through DC, GW Parkway, McLean, etc. Then enjoy lunch @ the Buffalo Wings Factory, Ashburn, Va.
Buffalo Wings Factory and Pub
43761 Parkhurst Plaza #100
Ashburn, VA 20147
Location
After lunch, if interested, be a witness a MINI dyno challenge at Mach V Motorsports
a "MINI Show-Off" run & Pix for fun.
Saturday, Sept 22nd. @ 8.30am.
Here is the meeting location:
Hains Point, East Potomac Park, DC.
Last lot, right before the Awakening.
8.30am. Meet up early in the morning, have fun with a photo session at the nice backdrop of Hains Point, East Potomac Park and the famous sculpture "the Awakening". (I might be there early to get a nice early sun light)
The Awakening might be moved soon, so this might be the last time to see it at this location.The story
9.30am. Start motoring on scenery roads, winding through DC, GW Parkway, McLean, etc. Then enjoy lunch @ the Buffalo Wings Factory, Ashburn, Va.
Buffalo Wings Factory and Pub
43761 Parkhurst Plaza #100
Ashburn, VA 20147
Location
After lunch, if interested, be a witness a MINI dyno challenge at Mach V Motorsports
Last edited by Krut; 09-20-2007 at 08:46 AM.
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Umm, isn't the majority of that road closed to traffic now? Last time I went through you couldn't go beyond the road between the north end of the golf course and the tennis courts.
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Very cool! I would love to have some pictures by that statue. Did you see that Mark F. has opened up the contest for the 2008 calendar!!?? I see some photos going to that
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Maxi,
Do you know how to do HDR photography? Can we try something like that?
I don't have much of a camera...but I do have nice Bogen tripod somewheres...should I bring it?
Do you know how to do HDR photography? Can we try something like that?
I don't have much of a camera...but I do have nice Bogen tripod somewheres...should I bring it?
#16
HDR, high dynamic range photography. Very interesting and very useful way to create picture. Here is a link about HDR photography
Actually, you can try at home taking 3 or more pictures of your house just before sun set with 1 stop explosure different on each shot (-1, 0, +1). Then follow the tip from the link by using CS2.
Easiest way to do, but not the best way, is to use D-lighting feature in Nikon Capture software. They use the same method, but from one original image instead of 3 or more, to create the effect, (usable result but not at the best quality).
"D-Lighting reveals details in shadows and highlights, correcting for underexposure, backlighting, or insufficient flash without harming the properly exposed areas or introducing unwanted artifacts. D-Lighting can also help reveal detail in overexposed areas in brightly lit scenes."
Last edited by Maxicooper; 09-16-2007 at 04:55 PM.
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Back to the topic.
The run will be ~45 miles long, total of 2 hours (included a 30 minutes break).
The route will go through parts of DC and VA, Potomac river, GW Parkway, Georgetown Pike, through twisty roads of the Great Falls area, parts of Sterling and Ashburn.
The run will end just in time for lunch at the Buffalo Wings Factory in Ashburn.
And if anyone interested, we will join our MINI crew to witness a dyno event at Mach V.
This is a casual run, no stress. It's also packed with interesting routes, especially, if you've never driven around local route of NOVA and Great Falls area.
You will love it.
The run will be ~45 miles long, total of 2 hours (included a 30 minutes break).
The route will go through parts of DC and VA, Potomac river, GW Parkway, Georgetown Pike, through twisty roads of the Great Falls area, parts of Sterling and Ashburn.
The run will end just in time for lunch at the Buffalo Wings Factory in Ashburn.
And if anyone interested, we will join our MINI crew to witness a dyno event at Mach V.
This is a casual run, no stress. It's also packed with interesting routes, especially, if you've never driven around local route of NOVA and Great Falls area.
You will love it.
Last edited by Maxicooper; 09-17-2007 at 05:17 PM.
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This sounds better and better ! I think we'll stay in the middle of the pack this time instead of puttering along behind a certain green pseudo-MINI that's shaped like a mustang.