Comp 115 Weekly Automotive

[Piacki_117]

[CENTER]Congratulations to Black 300ZX for winning comp #114

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243044&d=1178744216



• The deadline is Saturday
• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• The photograph must be taken no earlier then 3 months before start date
• Only one photograph per person and weekly contest allowed; you may not change your photograph once it has been entered. Only cars photographs may be entered in the automotive competition. Bikes, boats and trucks are to be entered in the general photo competition.
• The photograph must be the original upload and not edited in any way other than mild adjustments in contrast and saturation, cropping and black & white conversions
• The photograph must be attatched using the UCP system.
• Your image must be a resolution of 800x600 or lower. If it is not, your picture will not be in the voting thread.
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others.
• Any users who enter and vote for themselves automatically recieve a 2 week penalty from the competition and all votes previously given to his/her photo are removed.
• The entry must contain the following information in the same order:

User name
Name of car
Where taken (or event)
Date taken
Camera type & name


Standings 2007


Black 300ZX: 8
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Sauc3: 2
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cmcpokey: 1 / McReis: 1 / <AAA-MOD> : 1 / Laxplayer98: 1 / Piacki117: 1 / Wouter Melissen: 1 / Fumacher: 1 / Dydzi: 1

[netburner]

netburner
Alfa Romeo Brera
around Nurburgring
29-04-2007
Canon Eos 300-10D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243674&stc=1&d=1179325195

[Cotterik]

now thats a fine ass. normally i'd settle for just that to stare but i got a nice background too :)

[Pinin]

Pinin
F430s
Silverstone
May 6
Canon 20D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243678&stc=1&d=1179326582

[jorismo]

jorismo
BMW F1 Car
Autorai 2007
27/03/2007
Fuji FinePix S5600

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243827&stc=1&d=1179501924

[paul]

Paul
Honda
Touring Cars (British)
2 months ago
Canon 350D




http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243682&stc=1&d=1179326775

[baddabang]

Drakkie have you gone color blind?

[Piacki_117]

straightening by 0.1 degree


The photograph must be the original upload and not edited in any way other than mild adjustments in contrast and saturation, cropping and black & white conversions


Seriously...

[Wouter Melissen]

Wouter Melissen
Iberians doing the impossible (Overtaking)
Valencia, Iberia
05/05/2007
Canon 1D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243696&stc=1&d=1179331140

[drakkie]

Seriously...

oops... :rolleyes: I'm sorry but I do that to almost every picture if neccesary and have done for quite a while. Will you let me enter another picture then ?

[derekthetree]

Drakkie
My little red monster
April 11th
Fuji Finepix S5600
The Maasvlakte


Edits are straightening by 0.1 degree,cropping, resizing and brushing of my license plate.

the final picture is a completely different colour from your PS screenshot...

[Piacki_117]

oops... :rolleyes: I'm sorry but I do that to almost every picture if neccesary and have done for quite a while. Will you let me enter another picture then ?

And as Derek pointed it out, the white balance seems quite different on the pic you submitted compared to the screenshot...

[Piacki_117]

Piacki117
Porsche 996 Turbo
Rue Pierre Charron, Paris 8th
April 2007
Sony DSC-R1
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243702&stc=1&d=1179332704

[john14]

john14
Alfa Romeo Duetto (?)
Adelaide, Australia
March, 2007
FujiFilm A700 Finepix


http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/mash569/Picture009.jpg

[drakkie]

And as Derek pointed it out, the white balance seems quite different on the pic you submitted compared to the screenshot...

Yea i noticed that too. I have no idea why actually. The screensht was taken just after the saving. I couldn't figure out what it could be, but i thought to myself it must have been the angle of my laptop-screen. Nothing intentional here anyway.. I have nothing to hide. The 0.1 was just something I overlooked.:o:o:o

I'll have a look at the .psd file and the original RAW edit in .dng format to look what went wrng where. I can send them too if you like... But first some homework.

[Leo_Ant]

Iberians doing the impossible
Iberians don't know it's impossible, so they usually do it...

[Wouter Melissen]

Iberians don't know it's impossible, so they usually do it...

Usually they are very slow or at lunch, or both.

[henk4]

Henk4
Canon20D
Valencia 5-5-2007
Peugeot 908Hdi-FAP

[Pinto_PT]

Pinto_PT
Ford Focus WRC
"Allgarve" Stadium
April 1st, 2007
Fuji S5600

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243706&stc=1&d=1179334498

[Kitdy]

Henk4
Canon20D
Valencia 5-5-2007
Peugeot 908Hdi-FAP

Many bugs sacrificed their lives for the Peugeot to win...

[Wouter Melissen]

Many bugs sacrificed their lives for the Peugeot to win...

That's mainly rubber.

[drakkie]

That's mainly rubber.

Bugs with a fetish then :D

[Waugh-terfall]

Drakkie, are your eyes ok?


Waugh-terfall
Aston Martin DB9
Harwoods Aston Martin & Jaguar
31-3-07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC W70b
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243715&stc=1&d=1179336489

[henk4]

Many bugs sacrificed their lives for the Peugeot to win...

this is the car that broke down:)

[Timothy (in VA)]

jorismo
DAF LF and E-One Crashtender
Exercise at military airport
15/05/2007
Fuji FinePix S5600


Great shot, but the rules of the automotive photography competition were changed recently to exclude trucks.

[derekthetree]

Great shot, but the rules of the automotive photography competition were changed recently to exclude trucks.

what!! where was the poll. why weren't we all given our chance to air our opinions and have massed arguments about whether trucks constitute the pinnacle of automoblia

:D

[Ingolstadt]

Great shot, but the rules of the automotive photography competition were changed recently to exclude trucks.

And was the rules updated to allow drakkie's shot?

Pinto, grrrrreat shot.

[McReis]

the final picture is a completely different colour from your PS screenshot...
Owned.

Usually they are very slow or at lunch, or both.
If you ever stay at my place I'll feed you with a single bean so that you can't complain. Now stfungus!

[henk4]

If you ever stay at my place I'll feed you with a single bean so that you can't complain. Now stfungus!

so what will you be eating for the remainder of the year?

[McReis]

so what will you be eating for the remainder of the year?
I'll join him at McWouters! :D

[dydzi]

dydzi
Lotus XI (original :D)
public road, arriving to vichy
third week of april
sony alpha 100 @ 150 mm F5,6 1/250s ISO320

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243720&stc=1&d=1179340474

[Ferrer]

Usually they are very slow or at lunch, or both.
But when we are on the road we drive fast. Maybe only second to italians.

[Fumacher]

Fumacher
Lamborghini Gallardo
Nikon D70s
Oss
24-03-2007

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243723&d=1179342534

[Waugh-terfall]

Woah, superb shot Fumacher, the lights on the Gallardo are awesome!

[Fumacher]

Woah, superb shot Fumacher, the lights on the Gallardo are awesome!

Thank you :) I was very pleased with this photo and so was the owner :)

[Sledgehammer]

Sledgehammer
Late January
Sunset on the road to Wyoming
Nikon

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/Sledgehammer_Vet/100_1567.jpg

[Sledgehammer]

Hey Fumacher, did you use a filter to get the horizontal lines originating from the lights?

[Fumacher]

Hey Fumacher, did you use a filter to get the horizontal lines originating from the lights?

Yes I did

[Waugh-terfall]

What's a filter?:)

[henk4]

What's a filter?:)

mostly used to make coffee...

[my porsche]

a piece of glass you put on the end of a lens to get different effects, usually colored or polarizer, but then there are ones that give different light streaks, like a star burst pattern etc

[jorismo]

Great shot, but the rules of the automotive photography competition were changed recently to exclude trucks.

I'm sorry, but I think that's a bit OTT... I mean I can understand the banning of bikes, but trucks? Plus, I didn't read it anywhere :confused:

[Waugh-terfall]

mostly used to make coffee...

HAHAHA, Quote of the day:D


a piece of glass you put on the end of a lens to get different effects, usually colored or polarizer, but then there are ones that give different light streaks, like a star burst pattern etc

Oooh, right, thanks, I need to learn more about photography, I'm pretty uninformed when it comes to things like lenses, filters and stuff like that. ISO, shutterspeed etc I can do though, cheers C

[Cotterik]

Great shot dydzi. I love how it leads the eyes down the road.

Fumacher: nice shot, but its very under exposed. Was it a dull day? :p

Wouter: I usually find your shots a little 'same old', though extremely good. This photo though, its fantastic. So sharp and well panned. :) where's the hi-res?

[The_Canuck]

where's the hi-res?

You'll have to pay for that.....:p

[backo]

backo
taken 10.02.2007
parking in Mostar
mobile phone motorola z3

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2848/2603071144zg2.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2603071144zg2.jpg)

[Timothy (in VA)]

I'm sorry, but I think that's a bit OTT... I mean I can understand the banning of bikes, but trucks? Plus, I didn't read it anywhere :confused:



• Only one photograph per person and weekly contest allowed; you may not change your photograph once it has been entered. Only cars photographs may be entered in the automotive competition. Bikes, boats and trucks are to be entered in the general photo competition.


I don't make the rules; I don't even always agree with them, especially considering how photogenic trucks can be. Such is life. :) :rolleyes:

[Ingolstadt]

sledgehammer.... dydzi .... NICE !!! awesome pics this week! and as usual, fumacher's pic is just surreal~~!

[Wouter Melissen]

where's the hi-res?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

[Cotterik]

oh dears

[drakkie]

I'm sorry, but I think that's a bit OTT... I mean I can understand the banning of bikes, but trucks? Plus, I didn't read it anywhere :confused:

I agree to that. The term Automotive includes many things, including trucks. For example we learn just as much about trucks/lorries as we do about cars on Automotive Engineering...

Apart from cars, trucks are in my field of interest too. If possible I go to meetings and stuff with my neighbour. I have no idea why they should be banned... :confused:

Anyway. I tried to save my own picture a few other times and see where what went wrong. Because my entire laptop is doing weird things I think that might have something to do with it. Maybe also some compatability issues between the CS3 Lightroom version .psd's and the CS2 version's might have to do with it... Because of this, I feel it is best to retreat from this competition. I will delete my post with the entry. I hope i'll be back next week...

[Vaigra]

Anyway. I tried to save my own picture a few other times and see where what went wrong. Because my entire laptop is doing weird things I think that might have something to do with it. Maybe also some compatability issues between the CS3 Lightroom version .psd's and the CS2 version's might have to do with it... Because of this, I feel it is best to retreat from this competition. I will delete my post with the entry. I hope i'll be back next week...http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28908
What happened?

[clutch-monkey]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28908
What happened?
LOL
this is why i love you.

[jorismo]

• Only one photograph per person and weekly contest allowed; you may not change your photograph once it has been entered. Only cars photographs may be entered in the automotive competition. Bikes, boats and trucks are to be entered in the general photo competition.


Sooooo.... I guess my entry wont be in the voting thread then? That's pretty f**ked up... You may find me a complainer or something, but I honestly think that trucks should be allowed in the automotive comps, they are practically the same...

But you guys tell me, shall I remove it or not? (Any decision is cool with me, I respect the rules but hope an exception can be made)

[Ingolstadt]

, they are practically the same...


Just to be ready... you never know .... everything is similar to something else.. :p

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243751&stc=1&d=1179406909

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243752&stc=1&d=1179406909

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243753&stc=1&d=1179406909

[Leo_Ant]

Enter it in the general competition...

[zeppelin]

Zeppelin
Wiper Bladez
May 17 2007
Canon EOS 350D

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=243808&stc=1&d=1179468460

[Piacki_117]

But you guys tell me, shall I remove it or not? (Any decision is cool with me, I respect the rules but hope an exception can be made)


Errr, according to the rules, yes... But you can enter it in the General Photo Comp.

[jorismo]

Errr, according to the rules, yes... But you can enter it in the General Photo Comp.

But since I already entered something in the General comp, I'll just replace this (if that's allowed)...

[Pinin]

But since I already entered something in the General comp, I'll just replace this (if that's allowed)...
Ofcourse it is.


Out if interest, why are trucks not allowed in an Automotive photo contest?

[jorismo]

Out if interest, why are trucks not allowed in an Automotive photo contest?

That's what I'm wondering too...

[Piacki_117]

Because the Automotive photo contest is dedicated to car photography only.

[Pinin]

Because the Automotive photo contest is dedicated to car photography only.
Where do you draw the line? Can I enter a photo of a Toyota pick up truck?

[zeppelin]

By definition an automobile is a (typically) 4-wheeled vehicle designed to carry 1-8 people primarily on roads. By definition pickups and SUVs fit this description, so your Toyota pickup (and other vehicles like it) should be acceptable.

[The_Canuck]

and the definition of "car" is anything with 4 wheels...

[Piacki_117]

His truck had 6 wheels, didn't it?

[The_Canuck]

I dunno, never saw it :)

[Pinin]

and the definition of "car" is anything with 4 wheels...
So a Kamaz 4911 is a car, but a similar truck of similar size but with 6 wheels is not?

I'm confused by all this.

[F1_Master]

I don't mean to pick on Sledgehammer, but if jorismo can not post an entry of a truck, why can Sledgehammer? Unless that happens to be a car quite a bit off the ground.