What did you do with your Z today IV

happytheman · 07-15-2012, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

67 in a 45.

Oh crap!

Did you bat your eyelashes and get out of a ticket?

Pintsize725 · 07-15-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Oh crap!

Did you bat your eyelashes and get out of a ticket?

Didn't even try. I just wanted to cry to be honest. Icing on the cake of a bad week.

kenchan · 07-15-2012, 12:16 PM

oh noez...

GaleForce · 07-15-2012, 04:53 PM

RAW files must/need editing and have more available options for editing over jpeg. If you took two pictures at the same time of the same subject, straight from the camera, the jpeg will look better than the RAW because the camera adds its own ideals (contrast, saturation, etc) to the jpeg. If you don't have time for editing, or can get everything "right" (exposure, white balance, etc) from the start, then jpeg is fine.

LunaZ · 07-15-2012, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

I think I'm going to learn advantages of RAW data vs JPEG. I've only been using jpeg.

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

RAW files must/need editing and have more available options for editing over jpeg. If you took two pictures at the same time of the same subject, straight from the camera, the jpeg will look better than the RAW because the camera adds its own ideals (contrast, saturation, etc) to the jpeg. If you don't have time for editing, or can get everything "right" (exposure, white balance, etc) from the start, then jpeg is fine.

RAW is so much easier to tweak than JPEG because you have a lot more parameters by which to fine tune adjust the photo.
It's not that you can't get it right in camera with a RAW picture, but every shot can benefit from a little nudge on the sliders for white balance, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, sharpness, etc...
I work in Adobe Lightroom with my before and after side by side. This way I can see my changes and also make sure that I'm not straying too far from the truth. Not that digitally altered pictures aren't an art form in and of themselves, but I like to try to stay faithful to what I saw unless I'm blatantly putting out something that's not supposed to look like reality.

kenchan · 07-15-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

RAW files must/need editing and have more available options for editing over jpeg. If you took two pictures at the same time of the same subject, straight from the camera, the jpeg will look better than the RAW because the camera adds its own ideals (contrast, saturation, etc) to the jpeg. If you don't have time for editing, or can get everything "right" (exposure, white balance, etc) from the start, then jpeg is fine.

Ahhh, Thank you mr.gale.

I think for the most part I can use jpeg. I read that white balance correction especially for indoor or night shots is one major benefit over jpeg.

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

RAW is so much easier to tweak than JPEG because you have a lot more parameters by which to fine tune adjust the photo.
It's not that you can't get it right in camera with a RAW picture, but every shot can benefit from a little nudge on the sliders for white balance, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, sharpness, etc...
I work in Adobe Lightroom with my before and after side by side. This way I can see my changes and also make sure that I'm not straying too far from the truth. Not that digitally altered pictures aren't an art form in and of themselves, but I like to try to stay faithful to what I saw unless I'm blatantly putting out something that's not supposed to look like reality.

Hey Luna.

yah I think for those hard to edit situations raw appears to be the way to go.

I think i will start taking raw + jpeg and have raw as backup just in case I run into a shot I can't get the color corrected in jpeg.

LunaZ · 07-15-2012, 04:54 PM

Took it out to The Speakeasy for Sunday, Bloody Mary Sunday and then over to Asia Mall to pick up some ingredients for tomorrow's dinner.
Got rained on. It was a bit slippery on the concrete ramps, but fun nonetheless. Car showed its understeer side today.

onzedge · 07-15-2012, 04:54 PM

WOW! This is what, 1971? 72? It looks like Los Angeles with the Vincent Thomas bridge in the backbround.

kenchan · 07-15-2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

WOW! This is what, 1971? 72? It looks like Los Angeles with the Vincent Thomas bridge in the backbround.

nice!

wow, new cars were pretty beat up back then at the harbor, huh?

onzedge · 07-15-2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

nice!

wow, new cars were pretty beat up back then at the harbor, huh?

No kidding -- no wrap on them, garbage blowing around -- geesh. But oh, to have one of those in still factory-new condition.

kenchan · 07-15-2012, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

No kidding -- no wrap on them, garbage blowing around -- geesh. But oh, to have one of those in still factory-new condition.

you da man, mr.onzedge aka hero captain of battleship movies look.

onzedge · 07-15-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

you da man, mr.onzedge aka hero captain of battleship movies look.

That's Glorious and Honorable Captain of Battleships Movie look.

Srenity · 07-15-2012, 07:57 PM

Changed the engine, tranny, and diff fluid today. All with Redline. The hardest part was getting the stupid cheap transfer pump to actually pump the fluid up into the diff and tranny. In the process I got to take a real good look at my bald rear tires. I knew they were ready to be replaced but damn they are about to have holes wear through them. New tires are needed yesterday. Have to decide if I want to just buy tires or get wheels and tires. Do I want to spend $ or do I want to spend $$$ for some

onzedge · 07-15-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Srenity

Changed the engine, tranny, and diff fluid today. All with Redline. The hardest part was getting the stupid cheap transfer pump to actually pump the fluid up into the diff and tranny. In the process I got to take a real good look at my bald rear tires. I knew they were ready to be replaced but damn they are about to have holes wear through them. New tires are needed yesterday. Have to decide if I want to just buy tires or get wheels and tires. Do I want to spend $ or do I want to spend $$$ for some

onzedge says "spend $$$" Oh yeah, go Pilot Super Sports.

kenchan · 07-15-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

onzedge says "spend $$$" Oh yeah, go Pilot Super Sports.

07-15-2012, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
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onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684737	WOW! This is what, 1971? 72? It looks like Los Angeles with the Vincent Thomas bridge in the backbround. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R Last edited by onzedge; 07-15-2012 at 04:58 PM.

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