Some photos of my car (56k!!!)

[Muttly]

I finally got a decent camera the other day, a Canon EOS 400d. I decided to go take a few pics today. Let me know what ye think, good or bad. Any tips are completely welcome. Other than reg plates and the last pic nothing has been changed from the original.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0630.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0635.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0637.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0640.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0651.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0689.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0708.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0709.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0712.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0719.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/IMG_0746.jpg

I used a tripod gor this one. Took 2 pics one with the bonnet down and the other with it up. I used Photoshop then to edit the 2 pics together.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/no-bonnet.jpg

[JJ]

nice pics :) Looks like a nice location for pics aswell :thumbs:

[Purplepower]

I don't know much about photography, but I think there's still some way to go with the camera :)

Car looks sweet btw :thumbs:

[Egon]

Looks nice mate...:nod:
kinda "moody" "angry" type pics..the sky says it all...
I got a 350d and theyre great cameras...:D
Juz is a hero with cameras..i'm sure he'll be along shortly...:D

[Muttly]

Thanks., I should mention that the pics are resized down a fair bit and the quality is dropped a good bit aswell. If anyone wants to see a high res of any of them just let me know.

[200tilidie]

looks cool, don't like the sticker on the spoiler though

[pablo_s15]

some of the pics are excellent and others not bad. love the car though

[Muttly]

I work for Prodrift, hence the sticker. It looks a bit strange in some pics becuase is a silver foil sticker.

[Alex]

What profile are them tyres?

Very nice car mate!

[Slarty]

Nice :thumbs:

Is that the Apex gb fmic by any chance?
Just wondered how you managed to fit the front air scoop back on? My hot pipe gets in the way :confused:

[Lynxy]

get a new exhaust :wack:

[200tilidie]

get a new exhaust :wack:

lol it did:nod: apex infact and someone took it off or cut the backbox off:rolleyes:

[doz]

some nice moody pictures there on one or two of the photos. Captured the weather nicely and the car of course :thumbs:

[JuZ]

Looking good there :nod:
A couple of pointers that always make car shots look good is
1. To make sure that the steering is turned so the wheel faces you ( like in the first 3 )

2. Brush up on you post processing, I spent less than 5 minutes working on 2 of your images and think I've improved them, and yes it's all cos of the black box I put them in :wack:

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=44670&d=1176670816

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=44671&d=1176670825

Hope you like them :)

[Mikesx13]

Really nice looking car :smitten: :)

[Jem]

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=44670&d=1176670816
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Far to much vignetting in that shot Juz:nod:

[Muttly]

Nice :thumbs:

Is that the Apex gb fmic by any chance?
Just wondered how you managed to fit the front air scoop back on? My hot pipe gets in the way :confused:Cheers. Its a GReddy Type M though, its a Apex hot pipe alright.
What profile are them tyres?

Very nice car mate!245/45/17 front (horrible tires), 255/45/17 rear.
get a new exhaust :wack:Its 3" the whole way back with a custum backbox. I'm not changing it because I love the sound however I will be changing the tail piece very shortly.
lol it did:nod: apex infact and someone took it off or cut the backbox off:rolleyes:Like I said its a custom back box.
Looking good there :nod:
A couple of pointers that always make car shots look good is
1. To make sure that the steering is turned so the wheel faces you ( like in the first 3 )

2. Brush up on you post processing, I spent less than 5 minutes working on 2 of your images and think I've improved them, and yes it's all cos of the black box I put them in :wack:

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=44670&d=1176670816

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=44671&d=1176670825

Hope you like them :)Yup, they do look very well.

Point 1, cheers didn't think of changing the direction of the wheels, I definatly will the next time.

Point 2, TBH I'm new at all this so any pointers on anything are more than welcome, I never thought of putting a black box around them.

Cheers.

Any more suggestions and comments are more than welcome!!!

[always_sideways]

I may be slated for this but i'm not a fan off the gtr wheels on the 200, other than that its a lovely car!!

[Muttly]

I may be slated for this but i'm not a fan off the gtr wheels on the 200, other than that its a lovely car!!How dare you.... Haha. Each to their own I love them however they're being changed shortly, I'm still deciding between which wheels I'm going to put on but since the car is getting new skirts, rear bumper and wide front and rear arches it'll be completely different. A nice set of 18 and coilovers will be gotten to drop it right down on some nice wide wheels.

And no I won't be getting Rota's, either Works or Gram Lights.

[bkvj]

looks amazing, this could go in the pic of the day thread! incredibly clean:)

[Mertle]

Looking very nice:thumbs: :smitten:

[Muttly]

Cheers everyone. :thumbs:

[JP]

Savage! :nod: Oh, & go for TE37s! :D Can you imagine the DISH???? :wack:

[Muttly]

Savage! :nod: Oh, & go for TE37s! :D Can you imagine the DISH???? :wack:They're gone far too common for my liking at this stage.

[JP]

They're gone far too common for my liking at this stage.

Rota GTRs yes, but how many people have GENUINE TE37s??? I've yet to see a pair! :confused: Either that or I'm looking in all the wrong places! :wack:

[Muttly]

Rota GTRs yes, but how many people have GENUINE TE37s??? I've yet to see a pair! :confused: Either that or I'm looking in all the wrong places! :wack:Copies are very common and most poeple wouldn't know the difference. Personally I'd rather something a bit more unusual and unique.

[Slarty]

Cheers. Its a GReddy Type M though, its a Apex hot pipe alright.

Did you have to modify the air duct at the front to get it to fit?

[AL_s13]

r33 gtr rims look lovely on s14's

[The Chef]

Very nice motor. :cool:
And some good pics - especially when 'enhanced':thumbs: :nod:
Juz - what did you do in you "5 mins" particularly - how did you selectively darken/lighten areas (Sky/car respectively) and why/how does the foreground (the car) look so much sharper now?

[slideordie]

What setting were u using? What ISO? Seems like an awful lot of noise tho that could just be down to u resizing and saving them as smaller files.

Car looks really well, tho I personally think the GTR rims are holding it back, they just look OEM which imo doesnt go with a kit.

[Muttly]

http://www.drifting-gear.com/sxoc/Pic.zip

Theres a pic un molested. Its in zip format and is just under 4mb.

As for the camera settings It was on auto. Like I said I just got the camera on Friday and its my first SLR so I'm only playing at the moment.

Finally for the rims, all will be changed very shortly. Its going to be wide arches and the only part of the kit thats staying is the front bumper. I'm getting a new rear and sides.

@Slarty, nope nothing was modified.

[slideordie]

Yea theres a lot of settings to get familiar with! That pic looks a bit cleaner, noise was just from it being saved as a lesser sized file I think.

[Muttly]

Ya I just realised I saved it in Photoshop as.... Save for web, jpeg low. oops. I'll resave them later as jpeg high.

[Muttly]

Right better quality versions of the ones above.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0630.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0635.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0637.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0640.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0651.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0689.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0708.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0709.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0712.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0719.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/IMG_0746.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/muttly_irl/cars/my_car/2007-04-15--Industrial/75/no-bonnet.jpg

[j4mes]

what kit is that. its exactly what i want mine to be like. even the bloomin spoiler!!

[Muttly]

The front bumper is a Vertex replica, possibly version select. I don't know what the skirts or rear spats are but I'm swapping them for Origin sides and rears. The spoiler is a Kouki one.

[always_sideways]

Those pics look class now martin! sweet machine

[JP]

What I think is cool is that you managed to get the reflection of the sky on the chromey coil-pack cover & the bonnet wasn't actually removed! Good job! :thumbs:

JP

[j4mes]

i'd be very interested in the skirts and spats if you come to sell them. :)

[Muttly]

i'd be very interested in the skirts and spats if you come to sell them. :)Sorry, they're gone already, not really sold but the guy thats painting my new ones is doing it for free if I give him my old ones.

[rice_rocket]

car looks awsome muttly :thumbs: , very very smart. Pics are great also. What kind of rear strut brace is that?

[rice_rocket]

doh :eek: just read your spec in the members cars bit. good old tein one :thumbs:

[Muttly]

doh :eek: just read your spec in the members cars bit. good old tein one :thumbs:Yep, gota love tein. Nice fit 2. Its hard to see it right but I had to cut it into the rear parcel shelf.

[rice_rocket]

looks very smart, that bit different to the cusco and apex ones, i like :) whole car looks great

[Muttly]

looks very smart, that bit different to the cusco and apex ones, i like :) whole car looks greatCheers. I can't wait to get it ripped apart and in the paint shop though!!!

[rice_rocket]

Whats it going in for? hopefully not moving away from blue lol

[Ari Vatanen]

that looks :cool: :thumbs:

but the 'S' bonnet badge needs turning 45oc to the left :smash:

[Muttly]

Whats it going in for? hopefully not moving away from blue lolOh god no, I love the blue. I wanted a damson one before and the one I wanted sold just before I had the money to buy it, then I looked at a blue with cream and swore I was going to have one. Quick plans are change the front seats to R32 GTR's but with a cream leather retrim, then put on wide arches front and back, along with the rest of the kit to match the front bumper and respray the whole car the exact same colour, along with my second de-spoilered boot. I'm also getting the boot thats on it now completely flushed and remounting the Kouki again. I want it flused as its got the original spoiler holes on it and they look awful.
that looks :cool: :thumbs:

but the 'S' bonnet badge needs turning 45oc to the left :smash:I know I don't have it on the "correct" way but when I was putting it on I tried it the "correct" way and I didn't like it. I much prefer it the wrong way. Its different anyway.

[rice_rocket]

Oh god no, I love the blue. I wanted a damson one before and the one I wanted sold just before I had the money to buy it, then I looked at a blue with cream and swore I was going to have one. Quick plans are change the front seats to R32 GTR's but with a cream leather retrim, then put on wide arches front and back, along with the rest of the kit to match the front bumper and respray the whole car the exact same colour, along with my second de-spoilered boot. I'm also getting the boot thats on it now completely flushed and remounting the Kouki again. I want it flused as its got the original spoiler holes on it and they look awful.


Awsome muttly, cannot wait to see this buddy

[JP]

WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE-arch! :nod: It'll be savage, especially knowing you lad! :thumbs:

[Muttly]

The new paint job will be done right 2. It'll be getting a full baking when its being sprayed.

[JP]

Baking? :confused:

[Muttly]

To get a really good finish on paint it needs to be heated after its been sprayed, therefore its put in a very large over and baked for a few hours to really harden the paint. I'll probably get it colour sanded aswell so it comes up looking absolutly perfect. All minor dents etc are gonna be sorted along with some new mirrors.

[JP]

Cool! How much extra does that cost? Also, why the new mirrors? You mean after-market mirrors don't you! ;)

[Muttly]

Cool! How much extra does that cost? Also, why the new mirrors? You mean after-market mirrors don't you! ;)I'm not too sure yet about the price as I haven't gotten the quote but a guy will be doing me a fovour so it shouldn't be too bad. And yes some aftermarket mirros.

[gibbon75]

Nice pics and nice car Martin :thumbs:
Did you get a good deal on the SLR? Did you buy any lenses,filter etc.?

[Muttly]

It was about €680 delivered. Just the standard lens for now.