Dallaz 370
 

UPDATE: Current Look....
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My first thread! I'm just starting by posting some photos of my Z. only had it since June. http://images.us.viewbook.com/20ea80...b587_large.jpg
One of my first photos of the Z shot with my DSLR, just weeks after purchase. I had just been driving on the highway and out of nowhere a rock smashed into the windshield with no one in front of me for probably a quarter mile and immediately cracked all the way to the top of the windshield (you can see it in front of my rearview mirror. It has since been replaced.
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Rear perspective before I did any mods. took me a minute to get the right angle with this one but it turned out good IMO.
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smoked lights edited in Aperture. smooth fade towards the front & once again before any mods were done. This one was shot at f/2.8 on my D700 using the VR1 70-200mm 2..8 lens using a circular polarizer filter which is on the lens for almost all of my car shots to avoid reflections.
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Shot here in the Dallas area at the Monthly ZCOT meet. I didn't have my tripod so I pretty much had no option but to get the ground perspective for an un-blurry photo. Turned out though thank goodness cause the other 3 or 4 were blurry.
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Took the Z out for the first photo shoot since blacking out some stuff (handles, emblems, side blinkers, & roof) and I really like this simple shot. as usual I've got my 70-200 on the D700 for this one.
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There is a pretty distracting reflection on the bottom right and yes the car is very dirty, but I had no time to wash it... it was do or die as far as photography conditions; Seamed like the first overcast day we've had all summer here in North Dallas yet as soon as I get on location and set up clouds are gone and the sun is out........ grrrreaaaaaaaaaaaat!
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This one really showcases the stuff I have blacked out so far, most notably the roof. Would have really liked some cloud cover here to avoid that shadow but they were gone and weren't coming back lol.
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Straight out of the steeeeeeeepest parking garage ever! aside from probably needing an alignment from leaving it parked like this for a moment the shot was worth it to me. let me know what you guys think. and by the way I love taking Pictures so if anyone in the Dallas area ever wants to take their cars out for photos just let me know.
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Well here we go guys, the sky was on my side with this one, and also this is the first shot in this series using a D90 with the sigma 30mm f1.4. Believe I had the aperture set to f/8 for this one. All of my images are shot in raw and generally post processed using Aperture 3.
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Here is my first silhouette shot of my Z with more to come in the future. A friend mentioned it may have looked better with the lights on and the brake light as well (was probably right) but we'll never know.
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And last but not least to end this series of photos is an interior shot of the Z.
This one was shot with a Nikon D90 using the Nikon 10.5mm fisheye at f/4 and I think 1/15th of a second shutter speed. I tried it from the center first but then settled on the upper left hand view mainly because I didn't have much light and held the camera steady on the top of the drivers seat. I looked like a retard in my parking garage sitting in the back of my Z with the trunk open but thats what it took. My (now neglected lol) 3KGT is also in this photo along with a slight glimpse of my chicks Synergy Green Camaro, and if you look you can see me in the rearview mirror.... all of which was unintentional. HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY, much more to come and thanks for looking!!!!!

Nice picures! When I first saw your avatar, I thought it was one car photoshop and layered! haha

wonderful shots! Glad you could join us :)

Thanks for the comments guys! I have a lot more to do to the Z of course. @boost I've been on your pages b4 serious stuff man, I'm sure we'll meet one day your not to far away from here. @hdskull thanks, that would be pretty tricky in photoshop. The most Extensive I've gotten with my editing is to change the background.

your car looks very nice. i love that your pictures doesn't wash out the blue on the z. :tup:

Thanks. A lot of it is in the post processing were I try to correct the blue, but sometimes I will check the cameras histogram right when taking the photo to see if certain colors wash out and then correct it by dialing down the exposure before hand. If any shots misrepresent the color at all I would say it's the rear bumper area of the side profile shot against the wall. Thanks again for the great comments guys.

Great shots, that last one is my fav. Fish eye (or whatever) FTW!

Thanks. I was just getting back from the shoot and realized I didn't take an Interior shot while I was out and that is the reason for the crappy picture outside the car. I'm gonna be retaking that shot soon with some buildings in front of the windshield or a nice landscape in front or somethin.

Looking good man! :tup:

Beautiful.

More photos!!
 

Here's a couple quick shots I took the day of the once yearly courtesy nissan meet hosted by the Z club of Texas. this one was at about 5:30am!! Washing it before I headed to the meet.
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And this one is after the show on the drive home. Shot at 1/15th of a sec. on F/9 at 100 ISO. any slower and I was too blurry. this was the one shot out of 46 that looked OK and I brought a lot of extra shadow detail out using Aperture.
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Looks awesome! Taking care of the z! :tup:

How did you mount this?

How did you mount this?

My friend took it from the passenger side at 17mm on full frame. I had him hold it against the window at the base so it would move as little as possible against the door panel

Huh!?!?!?

Here is a quick edit I made (like 30 minutes) in Pixelmator. It is three layers; the exterior, interior, and photo inside the nav screen. It's not perfect but let me know what you guys think.... more edits like this to come whether you like it or not!

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Looks amazing, great job! :tup:

Thanks.... Got more photos to post tonight after I edit a few.

Nice shots. Always love for a fellow mb z.

Much appreciated comments guys, thanks for the support. I was going to post more photos last night but my camera won't connect with my computer(dropped it the other day)..... No Bueno!

clean your car dude! jk nice pics dude

Recent meet with a local forum member for photos on top of a parking garage near home during a thunderstorm.......:roflpuke2:

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Nice----^

Thanks

You met up with Nina? :rofl2:

Nice pic though :tup:

Yeah. I had Planned on more locals coming out but it ended up just being us. Trying to get in contact with people last minute for a photo shoot through the forum is more difficult than I thought.

Thanks!

I just got my full Aero Jacket (sunline/shine auto) carbon fiber lip kit in! Thanks to forum member Flushnismo for the sale. I won't be installing it for a while though because I'm now waiting to get the carbon fiber fang cover from the Z store(order placed on 9/21/11 for fang cover, carbon top peice for front bumper, black nismo shift knob, GTR ignition button, and carbon B pillars) and which will obviously need to be installed before the front lip and I will also wait to install them until I get the Evo-R rear diffuser in carbon fiber so I can have all the peices installed at once. I will post pictures of the lip kit soon and update as my orders come in.

a couple new photos of my Z at our weekly meet.


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#3 This one was shot just after the meet. Ive been wanting to get a shot like this for a while but 1. the fountain lights weren't on 2. kind of needs to be closer up 3. just not what I expected so i'll probably post a newer vision of this shot soon
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Looks great man! Can't wait to see it when all your new parts come in :tup:

Just after install. Shot using Pro HDR app on iPhone
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limited lighting but it's the best angle so far
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shift knob looks good. lol i wouldve helped if u asked. post pics of the lip!!

I have the carbon fiber fang cover, upper trim piece, and B pillars from the Z store installed and will be posting a picture update later tonight probably around 3am because of work. I've also installed the black nismo shift knob and GTR start button but didn't take any interior shots today while I was out. Loving the look and feel of the interior with these additions. And last but not least I've also just aquired a 40th anniversary Z car cover, thanks to forum member cowzrul for the sale.

The quality of the cover is amazing, nicer than the softest bed sheets money can buy I'd say :roflpuke2: and took me about 30 seconds to cover the car up so I will more than likely be using it everyday as I park in a parking garage.

looking good westin

How hard was it to install the sideskirts and gtr button?? I want!

gtr button is easy, plenty of DIYs here on the forum. sideskirts were a bit of a pain in the *** he said

oh yes.

update your sig westin

uuuuuuuggghhhhh!!! I havent been able to do squat all day cause I had to go in to work so I was trying to update my iPhone to iOS 5 before my shift and the long and the short of it is my phone was playing retard on me and wouldn't sync so I just left it at home and couldn't get on the forum.

But anyways back at home on my computer and its working now so......

I'll update it now.