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Title: Symmetry shoot
Post by: illektronik on March 21, 2010, 01:02:18 am: Had a quick shoot of my GTI in a local car park after a DIY detail job. The detail took me 6 hours (and a couple of fag breaks) to do, so I wasn't going to let it get dirty without a having a few pics.

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Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: WhiteGTI on March 21, 2010, 07:44:14 am: Those photos are stunning!!!!!!! And the car is even better! Oettinger front bumper??

Your link doesn't work by the way.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: matsu on March 21, 2010, 08:03:39 am: :congrats:
right click....save as...
and we have a few new desktops...amazing loking caramazing photots!!
me wana learn!
matsu
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: illektronik on March 21, 2010, 08:09:54 am: Thanks for the heads up on the link. Now fixed. I'd copy and pasted the code from other threads.

Yeah, it's the Otty front & rear bumpers.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: Gene Hunt on March 21, 2010, 10:45:23 am: Very nice. :smiley:
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Post by: Blake-R on March 21, 2010, 10:53:02 am: Awesome photos mate, i especially like 2 and 4 very very cool.

Can i ask how you achieved that effect?
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Post by: Sparky Craig on March 21, 2010, 11:43:45 am: Love the Pictures :congrats: :grin:
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Post by: john_o on March 21, 2010, 11:51:50 am: incredible, pic no2 for me :happy2:
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Post by: Andy on March 21, 2010, 12:03:27 pm: excellent photo skill :congrats:
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Post by: Hurdy on March 21, 2010, 12:11:49 pm: Photo 3 does it for me :drool:
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Post by: jt1 on March 21, 2010, 02:58:25 pm: Amazing pics mate :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
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Post by: T88OMM on March 21, 2010, 04:50:55 pm: Lovely pics dude :drool: :drool:
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Post by: Moschops on March 21, 2010, 06:27:14 pm: Very nice.. :happy2:
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Post by: VC on March 21, 2010, 06:53:07 pm: HDR?

very nice shots, you have a good eye :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: MR02LOW on March 21, 2010, 07:54:06 pm: awesome pics mate :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: wigit on March 21, 2010, 09:49:38 pm: wow simply stunning pics and car :notworthy:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: Greeners on March 21, 2010, 09:53:18 pm: Amazing! :drool: :notworthy: :congrats:

The only problem is...................

Which do have as my wallpaper! :laugh: :wink:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: illektronik on March 22, 2010, 01:16:53 am: Thanks all! Nice to know they'll get used! :drinking:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: Top Cat on March 22, 2010, 08:39:08 pm: WOW! You got talents. :congrats:
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Post by: clive_gti on March 25, 2010, 10:19:38 pm: amazing pics (and car) :jumping:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: gtipirelli on March 26, 2010, 11:45:26 am: looks amazing

I would be scared to leave it parked anywhere
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: NEWEY on March 26, 2010, 12:20:56 pm: amazing pictures. your work is fantastic
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: gobbleplease on March 26, 2010, 07:12:55 pm: Come on ...................................Admit it the 6 hours wasnt spent cleaning the car ! it was spent sweeping the car park ! bloody clean as fook car parks them, not even a stone on the deck !

the photos and the car are :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

Defintootly magazine rivaling :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: vwrascal on March 26, 2010, 07:16:54 pm: Simply stunning :congrats: well done sir :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: illektronik on March 28, 2010, 11:40:48 am: Quote from: gobbleplease on March 26, 2010, 07:12:55 pm
Come on ...................................Admit it the 6 hours wasnt spent cleaning the car ! it was spent sweeping the car park ! bloody clean as fook car parks them, not even a stone on the deck !

the photos and the car are :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

Defintootly magazine rivaling :happy2:

LMAO. Well I was sharing the carpark with the street sweeper that night. Perhaps he's already done that floor. It's actually a pretty crap car park.

:happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: S2 Ant on April 05, 2010, 01:20:23 pm: Out of interest, could you post 1 or 2 of the originals? Just interested in how they looked before the effects were added.

BTW Fantastic pictures, what camera did you use?
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: markymark on April 08, 2010, 04:03:57 pm: Only just seen these pics, they are awesome :drool: The car looks amazing :notworthy:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: p3asa on April 09, 2010, 01:16:29 am: They are amazing. Great pics.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: illektronik on April 09, 2010, 08:59:05 am: Quote from: S2 Ant on April 05, 2010, 01:20:23 pm
Out of interest, could you post 1 or 2 of the originals? Just interested in how they looked before the effects were added.

BTW Fantastic pictures, what camera did you use?

Hey S2 Ant. I would, but that would kill the whole effect. It's a bit like asking a magician to show you how he did a trick. Makes the trick seem pretty lame. Not that I'm a magician. I couldn't think of another parallel.

I shot them with a Nikon D90, and unfortunately, at a very his ISO. I won't make that mistake again.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: S2 Ant on April 09, 2010, 02:47:40 pm: Worth an ask :)
I noticed on the higher res pictures they were a little grainy so assumed a higher ISO setting was used.

Was only curious to see how the original looked to get an idea of what to aim for with my camera and how much of it was Photoshop :) I've had a Canon EOS 350D for a while but not used it that often and as a result never really got to grips with some of these really vivid night pictures in car parks and without seeing originals its hard to know where to aim for if that makes sense. Although its fun learning :) and will carry on experimenting :)
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: MR Pap on April 14, 2010, 05:54:08 pm: one word, wow! :notworthy:

What camera did you use? and how much did the front and back bumper cost you?
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: p3asa on April 14, 2010, 10:35:07 pm: I used to take pictures (haven't for a while) and always just laughed when folk asked me what camera I had. :grin:
As really at the end of the day it doesn't matter what you have unless you need to do be doing something like 10 frames per second!!
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: MR Pap on April 15, 2010, 07:35:12 am: Dude I'm an amature photographer and am looking upgrade my d40 and am looking for a DSLR that's good for night photos as my current camera has to much noise in the dark for my likeing. And to say that it doesn't matter what camera you have, I'm sure wouldn't go down to well with the proffessionals that spend well into the thousands on theirs lol. :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: cmdrfire on April 15, 2010, 01:23:54 pm: Superb shots. Very atmospheric and brooding - I'll have a look through the hires stuff after lunch.

@Mr Pap, Canon 5d Mk2 or maybe a Nikon D300s. Both have superb high ISO performance, but the Canon offers a full-frame sensor (<3 fullframe) vs. the Nikon's APS-C.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: MR Pap on April 15, 2010, 02:02:21 pm: Quote from: cmdrfire on April 15, 2010, 01:23:54 pm
@Mr Pap, Canon 5d Mk2 or maybe a Nikon D300s. Both have superb high ISO performance, but the Canon offers a full-frame sensor (<3 fullframe) vs. the Nikon's APS-C.

Good work, yet upgrading would hopefully be to something like the d90 price range, yet as that model has been out for a few years inevitably a new one should come along soon, so I guess i'll wait till then.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: p3asa on April 15, 2010, 05:20:57 pm: Quote from: MR Pap on April 15, 2010, 07:35:12 am
Dude I'm an amature photographer and am looking upgrade my d40 and am looking for a DSLR that's good for night photos as my current camera has to much noise in the dark for my likeing. And to say that it doesn't matter what camera you have, I'm sure wouldn't go down to well with the proffessionals that spend well into the thousands on theirs lol. :happy2:

I wasn't having a dig. Only stating it used to amuse me.
I'd still argue that buying a camera worth thousands wouldn't guarantee any better pictures. It still needs to be composed and metered properly.

A good photographer should be able to take good pictures with a Â£50 camera.
And similarly a person with no camera experience isn't going to take better pictures going from a Â£50 camera to a Â£2000 camera.
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: kbish73 on April 15, 2010, 07:28:45 pm: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: stunning photos top job!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: da_ansa on August 02, 2012, 01:53:37 pm: Quote from: illektronik on March 21, 2010, 01:02:18 am
Had a quick shoot of my GTI in a local car park after a DIY detail job. The detail took me 6 hours (and a couple of fag breaks) to do, so I wasn't going to let it get dirty without a having a few pics.

1920 wide wallpaper versions are here: http://www.illektronik.com/vwgolf/illektronik's_GTI_B%26W_1920.zip (http://www.illektronik.com/vwgolf/illektronik's_GTI_B%26W_1920.zip)

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Think ive found my new wallpaper for work :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 02, 2012, 02:32:11 pm: ^^^
Wow what thread revival!!!

But glad you did as those photos are :drool: :drool: :drool:

illektronik if you visit this thread again can you please either update the link to the full res pics or email them to me, they would be amazing wallpapers :happy2:
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: JimmyC92 on September 22, 2014, 09:41:37 pm: Some great photos and a cracking looking motor! Nicely done my friend!
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: Stevie Steve on September 28, 2014, 07:45:59 pm: Being a bit of a photo nut myself and this may have been answered already. The camera not really matter. Its all in the set up.

A tripod/still camera will help the most. Then the noise (from high ISO) will be non existent as you can choose 100.
Plus you can have a narrow aperture f8 f16 etc to get more in focus
Also the exposure at night be a few seconds - but no matter as its on the tripod/wall/bag etc
Title: Re: Symmetry shoot
Post by: DANBOY66 on September 28, 2014, 09:08:11 pm: stunning :congrats: