2008 Modena Terra di Motori Hi-Res Photoshoot

[LeonOfTheDead]

OH HAI folks!:D
i'm sorry but i'm a bit excited about this first day at Modena Terra di Motori, a little "autoshow" in the center of Modena with modenese, and not only, production of cars and of course supercars. the day started quite poorly, with the main square covered by Ferrari...:confused:...but none of them was really "special" except for a 355 Challenge. i'm not complaining like a local dude i heard telling "la 430 è la più lofi", which, in local language means "the 430 is the lamest one"....ehm, NO!
then i found some good ladies from the past (including an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI :eek:), and the new Granturismo S at the Maserati's stand and then............:eek::eek::eek:TWO ZONDA !!! :eek::eek::eek: i took 65 pics just of them...and some posters of the 'ring record run...very gentle people, i have to say, and even competent, not simply some hostess.
i took something like 207 pics at the end, at 8 Mpixels, including some "native" cars. it's about 3 mb for every pics, so i'm going to decide which pics to post and then resize them. if someone is interested in the whole set, let me now, we can find a way i geuss.

btw, here comes the list (next post, let me check!) of the cars, so you can tell me your preferences about which pics i should post the most...and tomorrow, DAY 2 !:D


EDIT: i finally decided to post ALL the pics, and i updated the index with the content of the whole thread.
pls, take a look at post #132
and now ENJOY!

[Colin17]

It would be great if you can post ALL those pics you've made!

[Ferrer]

Looking forward to the pictures. :)

[M_M]

OH HAI folks!:D
i'm sorry but i'm a bit excited about this first day at Modena Terra di Motori, a little "autoshow" in the center of Modena with modenese, and not only, production of cars and of course supercars. the day started quite poorly, with the main square covered by Ferrari...:confused:...but none of them was really "special" except for a 355 Challenge. i'm not complaining like a local dude i heard telling "la 430 è la più lofi", which, in local language means "the 430 is the lamest one"....ehm, NO!
then i found some good ladies from the past (including an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI ), and the new Granturismo S at the Maserati's stand and then............:TWO ZONDA !!! i took 65 pics just of them...and some posters of the 'ring record run...very gentle people, i have to say, and even competent, not simply some hostess.
i took something like 207 pics at the end, at 8 Mpixels, including some "native" cars. it's about 3 mb for every pics, so i'm going to decide which pics to post and then resize them. if someone is interested in the whole set, let me now, we can find a way i geuss.

btw, here comes the list (next post, let me check!) of the cars, so you can tell me your preferences about which pics i should post the most...and tomorrow, DAY 2 !

"Lofi"?!? :confused: ... never heard about that... o meglio, mai sentito :D
Talking about "Modena Terra di Motori", how much does it last? What do the owners of the cars do during the event? Do they show off their cars and that's it? Well, I think it could be enough...
By the way... I am someone interested in the whole set... :p

EDIT: Sorry, I've just re-read the post and noticed "tomorrow, DAY 2!" -.-'

[LeonOfTheDead]

check!:)

Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI 9 pics
Alfa Romeo 147 CNC Edition
Alfa Romeo Giulia GT 1.3 3 pics
Alfa Romeo Brera 2 pics
Alfa Romeo Spider 6 pics
Alfa Romeo GT 1 pic
Autobianchi A112 3 pics
Bentley Continental GT 5 pics
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 9 pics
Citroen C6 4 pics
Corvette C6 LS2 7 pics
De Tomaso Pantera GTS 10 pics
Land Rover Range Rover Sport TDV8 1 pic
Ferrari 355 Challenge 3 pics
Ferrari 355 2 pics
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 8 pics
Ferrari 308 4 pics
Ferrari F430 18 pics
Ferrari 400i 3 pics
Ferrari 412 2 pics
Ferrai 360 4 pics
Ferrari 512 TR 4 pics
Ferrari 430 Scuderia 20 pics
Ferrari Dino GT 28
Ferrari Mondial 4 pics
Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina 11 pics
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 7 pics
Ferrari Testarossa 5 pics
Ferrari 575 2 pics
Ferrari 348 2 pic
Ferrari F40 3 pics
Ferrari 187 F1 Michele Alboreto 14 pics
Ferrari group 4 pics
Fiat 124 Spider 7 pics
Fiat 500 Giardinetta 3 pics
Fiat 500 3 pics
Fiat Dino 5 pics
Fiat 1100 6 pics
Fiat Topolino 9 pics
Fiat Tipo 0 3 pics
Fiat Balilla 3 pics
Fiat Balilla Autocarro 1 pic
Fiat 507/F Carrozzeria Orlandi 1 pic
Fiat Topolino Firgone 1 pic
Fiat Campagnola 1 pic
Fiat Modena's carsharing (you would never imagine...) 1 pic is enough...
Fiat group 1 pic
Ford RS200 10 pics
Ford Mustang GT 3 pics
Ford Escort WRC 1 pic
Lancia Appia Furgone 2 pics
Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato 4 pics
Lancia Fulvia HF 3 pics
Lancia Delta HF Integrale 1 pic
Maserati Indy 1 pic
Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT-S 7 pics
Maserati Granturismo 9 pics
Maserati Granturismo S 35 pics
Maserati group 2 pics
Mercedes-Benz CLS 1 pic
Pagani Zonda F 73 pics
Pagani Zonda S 7.3 Roadster (with F components) 70 pics
Pagani Horacio and Me
Me and Horacio Pagani 1 pic
Porsche 996 cabriolet (techart's exhaust pipes) 1 pic
Porsche 968 1 pci
Simca Rallye 2 7 pics
Renault 5 Turbo 3 pics
Volkswagen Combi 1 pic
Yamaha Fazer Sidecar 1 pic


i hope i didn't miss something...:p

[faksta]

Yeah, go on and post them, sounds intriguing. :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

"Lofi"?!? :confused: ... never heard about that... o meglio, mai sentito :D

it's the local modenese language...

btw, the show last only 2 days, and i already missed the vintage races of two weeks ago, but i wasn't in Modena...:(

FOR THE WHOLE SET (also tomorrow pics...) PM ME:)

and i wouldn't mine if someone would like to move this thread in the hide-out even if it's not about a specific car. i swear i will post only hi-res pics!;)

[Gt1Street]

no Lambos, wasnt worth the time :p

[LeonOfTheDead]

i guess i will try to post everything...oh jebus...i'm resizing at the limit of the 1 mb per pic, quality first!, so it's quite slow
...and no, no lamborghini...and no 8C COMPETIZIONE !!! :mad:

[LeonOfTheDead]

sorry for the not in order sequence, i resize the pics and post them as they are on my pc...:o

[Gt1Street]

i guess i will try to post everything...oh jebus...i'm resizing at the limit of the 1 mb per pic, quality first!, so it's quite slow
...and no, no lamborghini...and no 8C COMPETIZIONE !!! :mad:

in two days im gonna see an 8C Competizione :)
along with an Audi R8, Infiniti FX50, BMW X6, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, VW Passat CC, Chevy Camaro Concept, VW Touareg R50 and the Mazda Nagara Concept. cant wait :)

Edit: Expect lots of pics !

[faksta]

Damn there was an RS200!??

[LeonOfTheDead]

three different models

[Ferrer]

and i wouldn't mine if someone would like to move this thread in the hide-out even if it's not about a specific car. i swear i will post only hi-res pics!;)
What you could do is post each car in its specific thread.

Quite a lineup attended, wish I was her. By the way the blue in the Quattroporte looks fantastic.

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics...i want the 8C!!!

[LeonOfTheDead]

be afraid of the last image...:D

[LeonOfTheDead]

more more more

[LeonOfTheDead]

ok...now i'm going to have my dinner...hungry!!!!:D i will continue later...if my girlfriend will allow me to do it...she's also present in some pics;)

[bmwpower]

Some really good shots in there, looks like quite the event, keep posting them up!!

[LeonOfTheDead]

more more

[LeonOfTheDead]

;)moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore moremore;)

[LeonOfTheDead]

one of the testarossa isn't really nice...and you didn't see the owner, awful! :eek:

[LeonOfTheDead]

i'm quite sure, for the air intake, that the red one is a 575M and not a 550...you will sorry me, right?!;)
the same for the F1 car, i didn't check if it is really an 187, btw, it was driven by Michele Alboreto

[LeonOfTheDead]

mmmooooooooooooooooore:cool:

[LeonOfTheDead]

....................

[basman007]

cool event. very nice pictures!

[LeonOfTheDead]

yes Faksta, there was an RS200...thanks a lot for the infos about volga&co btw!:)

[LeonOfTheDead]

IF SOMEONE WANTS SOME MORE PICS OF A PARTICULAR CAR, POST IT OR PM ME SO IF TOMORROW THE CAR IS STILL THERE I WILL TAKE SOME MORE PICS!!!

look at the index in the first page as a refference, since i didn't finish to post the pics of the first day. let me know, but i think i will wake up quite late tomorrow, so you have time to think about it:D

now it's time for me for some private life, 'night folks!:)

[henk4]

give us the mighty C6...

[faksta]

If it's not late already, I wouldn't mind that blue prepped Fiat behind RS200 on its first shot, it stands just between Balilla and Topolino. I'm not sure what model it is, maybe 1100? Also Lancia Fulvia HF and Delta would be great. BTW, what is the car before Autobianchi - cream-coloured one with dark stripe? Also very interesting :p Thanks :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

hai folks, i waked up about...10 minutes ago...so you are not too late. the creamed car is a talbot IIRC, pics to come, the blue fiat was...i don't remember but i will check, and still more pics to come. and i hope to find again the citroen C6 which i'm going to post this evening. i hope to find some new beauties too...:)

[LeonOfTheDead]

in the meanwhile...

[Ferrer]

the creamed car is a talbot IIRC
I believe it's a Simca 1000 Rallye.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I believe it's a Simca 1000 Rallye.

i guessed he was referring to the car at the left of the a112 in its first pic

[faksta]

i guessed he was referring to the car at the left of the a112 in its first pic

Yep, that one :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

not so sure about the indy:o

[LeonOfTheDead]

ok, now it's time for a shower and then, show time! i hope...the day is gorgeous btw:)

[faksta]

ok, now it's time for a shower and then, show time! i hope...the day is gorgeous btw:)

It's so georgeous here, too today... hell-knows-what falls from the sky all the day and should be called 'rain' maybe, but it's so annoying...:mad:

[Ferrer]

i guessed he was referring to the car at the left of the a112 in its first pic
I think it's the Simca. :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

I think it's the Simca. :)

yes, it's simca rallye 2 , but on its side there it's written "talbot"...

btw, day two just ended, with a romantic dinner at a japanese restaurant...other tons of pics, with a special guest:confused:...more than 300 pics, oh jebus...today a meet some Dino GT, a 550 Barchetta and a 412, then a De Tomaso Mangusta GTS, a Bentley GT, a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and a Corvette C6...and a couple of Fiat Dino, an Alfa Romeo Spider, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Porsche 928, some old Fiats and Lancias... i think that's all...:p
i will continue to post pics until the end...:)

[faksta]

the end of what? :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

...until the end of the pics...i probably will continue with the pics of Day 1, and then i will start with today pics, so you will find possibly the same car twice, i'm sorry for that, so keep looking.
Oh, Faksta, the blue fiat is, as you said, a 1100, i took some caption of it just for you (and also of the RS200):)

[LeonOfTheDead]

and now....special guest...guess who ?!:D

[faksta]

and now....special guest...guess who ?!:D

Alessandro Tassoni???
Oh, and thanks for the 1100 :D

[LeonOfTheDead]

Alessandro Tassoni???

....no no no....

[LeonOfTheDead]

mmmmmmore

[LeonOfTheDead]

m o r e

[LeonOfTheDead]

mmmooorrreee

[LeonOfTheDead]

picspicspics

[LeonOfTheDead]

three different models, more to come in the future since i took some more shoots today. i think i will update the index in the first pic or post a new one...

[LeonOfTheDead]

btw the man in post 43 is HORACIO PAGANI...:eek:
while i'm the dude on his side...i instantly recognized him, and asked for a pic, and he answered me we should take it together, so i gave my camera to his wife who took the shoot...oh god, i was nearly trembling...
THANKS HORACIO ! ! ! and thank you for building the Zonda :)

[faksta]

btw the man in post 43 is HORACIO PAGANI...:eek:
while i'm the dude on his side...i instantly recognized him, and asked for a pic, and he answered me we should take it together, so i gave my camera to his wife who took the shoot...oh god, i was nearly trembling...
THANKS HORACIO ! ! ! and thank you for building the Zonda :)

I didn't recognize him :o

[LeonOfTheDead]

i still have almost 380 (150 of the two zonda) pictures to post...up to now i think i posted something like 150 pics, so i think i will finish to post them during this week.

if it's not a problem, then i would like to post the pics of the zondas and some other cars, ALSO in their respective hide-out thread, some mod let me now if i could do that. thanks.

[LeonOfTheDead]

i came back !:)

the sound of this Fiat was amazing, even louder than the Ferrari F430, i swear!:D

[henk4]

i came back !:)

the sound of this Fiat was amazing, even louder than the Ferrari F430, i swear!:D

will you be at Villa Erbe this weekend?

[LeonOfTheDead]

someone can explain me that "talbot" inscription on the side?:o
i'm sorry but the upload is very slow...

btw, i really would like to go to Villa d'Este, but i'm very busy in this period...maybe saturday the 26, but i still don't know for sure. what about you Henk?

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

mmmmore

[Wouter Melissen]

btw, i really would like to go to Villa d'Este, but i'm very busy in this period...maybe saturday the 26, but i still don't know for sure. what about you Henk?

Villa d'Este is not open to the public on Saturday, only on Sunday.

[LeonOfTheDead]

for Group B fans...

[henk4]

someone can explain me that "talbot" inscription on the side?:o


Chrysler, owner of Simca at that time, had an interest in reviving the Talbot name, which actually resulted in miserable cars like the Talbot Tagora...

[LeonOfTheDead]

not my favorite ferrari...
thanks for the "talbot" explanation
unfortunately i think i won't be able to be in Cernobbio on Sunday since i have to be in Modena by Sunday evening...and i don't have a car of mine...:(

[LeonOfTheDead]

can someone explain me if this is an official ferrari, or if it is a"pinifarina", something like the P4/5?

[LeonOfTheDead]

pixpixpix

[henk4]

550 Barchetta is an official. If I remember correctly they build something like 450 cars...

[LeonOfTheDead]

alfa with the engine bay opened!

[LeonOfTheDead]

i didn't managed to shoot all of them since i was climbing ap the wall of the palace behind me, so there wasn't more space...:o

so the 550 Barchetta is like the 575 M Superamerica...thanks!

[LeonOfTheDead]

i re-shotted the stripped down car since there wasn't anymore the covers of the calipers...

[LeonOfTheDead]

more more

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

p i c s

[faksta]

Woah! Great, thanks for Fiat again (I knew it was a worthy thing :p ).

[LeonOfTheDead]

1965 Fiat Campagnola
1952 Fiat Topolino Furgone
1926 Fiat 507/F Carrozzeria Orlandi
1958 Lancia Appia Furgone
1934 Fiat Balilla Autocarro
1958 Lancia Appia Furgone

[LeonOfTheDead]

now i'm thinking about what to post next, i need a break:p
i still have some ferrari (testarossa, 512 tr, 612, 430 scuderia, f430, dino gt, 187 f1, 412 and 348). then the pantera, some shoots of the topolino's interior, corvette C6 and stingray and the two zonda. any requests? i still have to resize them...but i decided i will poste everything, just say if you want to see something first.

[Ferrer]

Chrysler, owner of Simca at that time, had an interest in reviving the Talbot name, which actually resulted in miserable cars like the Talbot Tagora...
I believe it was actually Peugeot rather than Chrysler who used the Talbot name when they bought Chrysler Europe. Since it looks like late Simca Rallye it was probably raced by the local Simca-Talbot dealer.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Since it looks like late Simca Rallye it was probably raced by the local Simca-Talbot dealer.

unfortunately i didn't read the sheet on the windscreen, too busy taking shoots for you, but from the old pic it seems it was raced by a local garage. i cannot say anything more than it is called 1965 Talbot Simca Rallye 2...:o
so now the question is: is it a Talbot or a Simca? i would like to know under which folder to archive it:)

[Ferrer]

unfortunately i didn't read the sheet on the windscreen, too busy taking shoots for you, but from the old pic it seems it was raced by a local garage. i cannot say anything more than it is called 1965 Talbot Simca Rallye 2...:o
so now the question is: is it a Talbot or a Simca? i would like to know under which folder to archive it:)
It is a Simca 1000 Rallye no doubt about it, altough I'm sure the year is wrong. The Rallye 2 was built from 1973 to 1978.

[Revo]

unfortunately i didn't read the sheet on the windscreen, too busy taking shoots for you, but from the old pic it seems it was raced by a local garage. i cannot say anything more than it is called 1965 Talbot Simca Rallye 2...:o
so now the question is: is it a Talbot or a Simca? i would like to know under which folder to archive it:)
Ignore the corporate mess created by PSA and Chrysler. It is Simca. There was no such thing as Talbot 1000 Rallye.

[LeonOfTheDead]

let's begin:cool:
the dark haired lady between the cars is Pagani's wife...she stayed at the "stand" for great part of day one, giving posters and answering questions, and she seemed to enjoy it. i am wondering if you know some others like Pagani or his wife, so gentle to be photographed with the first folk that recognize him, and walking trough the city as a normal person, one of us, and not as a sort of "super king"...you could say that "Mr P4/5" is not arrogant at all..yes, but i met Pagani first! sorry Napolis!:D

[LeonOfTheDead]

second

[LeonOfTheDead]

number 3

[LeonOfTheDead]

S Roadster 4
i would like to underline the helmet inside the car you can see in some pics...safety first!:D

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 5

[LeonOfTheDead]

number 6

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 7

check the hard top, they need just a few seconds to fix it, and it seemed an operation that a man alone can do really easilly, the most time spending operation is the opening of the rear part of the car because of the leather belt...but what a satisfaction

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 8 i guess

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 9

[vbtitan05]

beautiful

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 10 nd it's not over yet
i think i photographed every single centimeter of these cars...and the orange one is still missing...;)
in the meanwhile, some problems with the upload...:o

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 11
the car is moving! i wish you could here the music with some full throttle seconds...oh...:D...i need to thank the folk in the car for this special "goodbye"!

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 12
Adios Zonda! but don't be sad, next is the Zonda F in a brillinat orange/carbon scheme...:cool:

[LeonOfTheDead]

this car is in perfect condition...

[LeonOfTheDead]

Various: Fiat Campagnola, Lancia Appia Furgone and Fiat Topolino Furgone

[LeonOfTheDead]

more Ferrari

[NSXType-R]

Nice pictures!

That's a pretty amazing event.

What camera/equipment were you using?

[LeonOfTheDead]

american muscles...
third image, guess who?!:D

i'm using a steady shoot Sony DSC-H3, 3200 iso, 10x zoom, 8 mpixel, 350 € at last year Christmas. it's a pretty standard camera, but i managed to take some amazing shoots, imo. i definitely like. i guess it has a very good software.

i am still experiencing some upload problems...:(

[LeonOfTheDead]

I guess the C6 is an LS2 model, even if i can say from the plate it's a really new car. let me know if i am wrong.
sorry for the poor light.

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 1

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 2

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 3

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 4

[LeonOfTheDead]

three different models
part 1

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 2

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 3

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 4

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 5

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pix

[LeonOfTheDead]

coupe and spider

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pix

[Ferrer]

Those gold wheels in the F430 look horrible... :(

[LeonOfTheDead]

Those gold wheels in the F430 look horrible... :(

I HAD to capture this moment. o_O
there's all kinds of ugly going on in that picture.

[yesright]

hi new to this but just wondered if anyone was interested in the Invicta S1, as i have just been laid off from the company i have lots of inside info for relaunch etc (i dont sound bitter and twisted do i?)

[Gt1Street]

hi new to this but just wondered if anyone was interested in the Invicta S1, as i have just been laid off from the company i have lots of inside info for relaunch etc (i dont sound bitter and twisted do i?)

I'd like pictures very much :)

[LeonOfTheDead]

hi new to this but just wondered if anyone was interested in the Invicta S1, as i have just been laid off from the company i have lots of inside info for relaunch etc (i dont sound bitter and twisted do i?)

yes! post everuthing!

Zonda F 1

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 2

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 3

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 4

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 5

[LeonOfTheDead]

Part 6

[Gt1Street]

mmmmmmmmm, mango.......

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 7

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 8


mmmmmmmmm, mango.......

I think I have guessed your tastes...:D

[J_J]

l AM NOT WORTHY!!!!

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 9

[faksta]

hi new to this but just wondered if anyone was interested in the Invicta S1, as i have just been laid off from the company i have lots of inside info for relaunch etc (i dont sound bitter and twisted do i?)

I won't mind some pictures. It's the one interesting car.
Orange Zonda looks sexy...

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 10

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 11

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 12, finally moving! amazing sound again!:eek:


l AM NOT WORTHY!!!!

after two days in front of these cars and the meeting with Horacio Pagani i was really excited...:p


Orange Zonda looks sexy...

live is sexier
i stopped photographed it because of my embarrassment...:p:p

[LeonOfTheDead]

part 13

say "Goodbye Miss Zonda!":D

[LeonOfTheDead]

now, i just read this thread
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/multimedia/34065-bad-news-atspeedimages-com-closed.html
and i think the site closed for the best reason, as also Sauc3 underlined.
this is my first time posting pics of my own, and i am very proud of some of them, no matter if they are worthy or not, for me they really are since i walked for hours and didn't stopped a second, i could stand in front of the cars admiring them and studying them, but i took these pics. because i did want to do that, so i could involve some good folks on the forum.i was thinking about to add a micro watermark on them, a very small one, just to let you know that i'm very proud and happy with them, and not preventing you to spread them through the internet. but i didn't, not this time at least. i hate to use an image as a wallpaper if there's a stupid signature greater than the OS bar too.
i am just asking all of you to use these pics, considering all pics not only mine, as you like, but respecting who took them. i don't think to be a new pro photographer, but at the end of the second day i was pretty tired, just this.
thank you for understanding this point of mine and of other people who enjoy sharing their pics.:)

btw, i have some more pics to post, stay tuned!

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

Various: Ferrari 355 and F430

[LeonOfTheDead]

more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

and more pics

[LeonOfTheDead]

...and i think that's all folks!
i hope all of you enjoyed my photoshoot as i did doing it.;)
i will update the index in the first page soon, so to let you know which cars you could find through the thread.
see you next time.:cool:

[NSXType-R]

Nice!

Really like the photography you've done.

[LeonOfTheDead]

Nice!

Really like the photography you've done.

i hope someone find a new wallpaper...;)

[faksta]

Yeah, the whole shoot is great, thanks!

[Ferrer]

Why does the blue Scaglietti have a provisional plate?

Under it there seems to be regular registration plate...

[LeonOfTheDead]

Why does the blue Scaglietti have a provisional plate?

Under it there seems to be regular registration plate...

the Alfa Spider also was in the same conditions...i guessed, for as regards the 612, it is a Ferrari's car or of a dealer, but without a valid insurance, so they used a provisional plate to solve the problem. so for the Alfa probably...

[LeonOfTheDead]

ferrer, check your PM inbox plz

[alex1485]

awesome pics of awesome cars, but shame about the ropes/barriers being too close to a lot of them.

[Gt1Street]

Unfortunatly that is most oftenly the case in car displays

[LeonOfTheDead]

Unfortunatly that is most oftenly the case in car displays

the bigger problem the people surrounding the cars...;)

[Gt1Street]

the bigger problem the people surrounding the cars...;)

them on the other hand you can kick...

[LeonOfTheDead]

a lot of old men where there just to stand between me and the cars. they acted like they are a sort of "enzo ferrari failure", maybe that was their revenge...:D

[Gt1Street]

a lot of old men where there just to stand between me and the cars. they acted like they are a sort of "enzo ferrari failure", maybe that was their revenge...:D

what ?

[LeonOfTheDead]

i guess i didn't express myself properly...:o
what i was saying, is more or less, this. there were a lot of "grandfather", old men, especially the second day, in the square, looking at the cars. listening to them, to what they was saying an with which attitude, i felt they think to be as good as Enzo Ferrari, probably "one of us" they think, but they didn't have the same opportunities or what else, so they are blaming fate for the fact that now they are looking at a car with the name of a man that was in a way like them.
so i like to consider the fact they were continuously hindering me from taking the shoots of ferrari's cars as a sort of silly revenge...

i hope my english is good enough this time...

[Gt1Street]

i guess i didn't express myself properly...:o
what i was saying, is more or less, this. there were a lot of "grandfather", old men, especially the second day, in the square, looking at the cars. listening to them, to what they was saying an with which attitude, i felt they think to be as good as Enzo Ferrari, probably "one of us" they think, but they didn't have the same opportunities or what else, so they are blaming fate for the fact that now they are looking at a car with the name of a man that was in a way like them.
so i like to consider the fact they were continuously hindering me from taking the shoots of ferrari's cars as a sort of silly revenge...

i hope my english is good enough this time...

yeah, this time i got it :)

[alex1485]

Unfortunatly that is most oftenly the case in car displays

true but flip screen LCDs on cameras help (like mine)

[Gt1Street]

true but flip screen LCDs on cameras help (like mine)

because they can see through ropes right ?

[LeonOfTheDead]

because they can see through ropes right ?

i was thinking the same...

if a rope is at 1 centimeter from the car, there's no way to avoid it to be a part of your shoot. look at the pics of the pantera gts, for example.
on the other side, is easier to "momently" move a rope than to kick the grandpa...but i enjoy both, when i have some spare time and no one is watching;)

[alex1485]

because they can see through ropes right ?

no, because you can lift it way over your head and angle the flip screen so you see what you are taking a pic of, and angle it around the ropes (assuming the ropes aren't too close to the car)

example: "part 5" on page 8, the 3/4 outside angle pictures on the orange pangani wouldn't have been cut ;)

[Gt1Street]

its not like we can't do it aswell, it just might take a try or two.
but that's not the case since its not the angle you seek after mostly

[LeonOfTheDead]

no, because you can lift it way over your head and angle the flip screen so you see what you are taking a pic of, and angle it around the ropes (assuming the ropes aren't too close to the car)

example: "part 5" on page 8, the 3/4 outside angle pictures on the orange pangani wouldn't have been cut ;)

the fact is that if you want a frontal angle of a low shot, there's no way to avoid the ropes even with a flip screen. i'm sure in some cases it can be very useful but i also think it makes you taking shoot from different angles from the one that should be good in a particular occasion just because "you can".
my opinion: the ropes are there, and it's silly to take pics with unnatural angles just to make them disappear, people would think. oh, this shoot is so high just because i cannot see the ropes which i know are there. and then, you would always see the car from this high shot, which is a little strange.

[alex1485]

try it before you disprove of the screen, it has helped me, and it would help you (even if you didn't use it, it would still be there as a "just in case" - just like having too much memory)

[alex1485]

and then, you would always see the car from this high shot, which is a little strange.

not really. Just another perspective, but i guess i'm more picky than you on shots (of cars i might not see again).

[alex1485]

its not like we can't do it aswell, it just might take a try or two.
but that's not the case since its not the angle you seek after mostly

sure, i never said that, but maybe by then, you won't have a chance to shoot or too many people would be in the way or the perfect lighting would change.

[LeonOfTheDead]

try it before you disprove of the screen, it has helped me, and it would help you (even if you didn't use it, it would still be there as a "just in case" - just like having too much memory)

first of all, i had a camera with a flip screen, and i found it useless, so i do disprove of the screen.:)


not really. Just another perspective, but i guess i'm more picky than you on shots (of cars i might not see again).

second, i would appreciate you to write you thoughts in a single post and not in three different ones, otherwise i could think you are doing int his way to improve the number of your posts.:)


sure, i never said that, but maybe by then, you won't have a chance to shoot or too many people would be in the way or the perfect lighting would change.

third: taking a pic with a different angle thanks to the flip screen, imo is like to loose the shoot because of people or of lacking of light.:)

[alex1485]

first of all, i had a camera with a flip screen, and i found it useless, so i do disprove of the screen.:)



second, i would appreciate you to write you thoughts in a single post and not in three different ones, otherwise i could think you are doing int his way to improve the number of your posts.:)



third: taking a pic with a different angle thanks to the flip screen, imo is like to loose the shoot because of people or of lacking of light.:)

i didn't do the 3 posts intentionally, and i don't care about post count, to be honest. thats cool that flip screens didn't help you, they help me for making a poitn and shoot camera not so limited and more flexible than a DSLR for static non moving shots :)

PS- is taking a pic with a flip screen "imo is like to loose the shoot because of people or of lacking of light." I don't get that. It might be your english barrier. But hey, if you want to be limited and not try to get the best shots possible, go ahead! :) I was just trying to help you. But apparently you don't need it ;)

[LeonOfTheDead]

PS- is taking a pic with a flip screen "imo is like to loose the shoot because of people or of lacking of light." I don't get that. It might be your english barrier. But hey, if you want to be limited and not try to get the best shots possible, go ahead! :) I was just trying to help you. But apparently you don't need it ;)

my english could be not good as your, and i know, and i am trying to improve it. and my ability with a camera is far from being professional, but i think i am improving it. the tip: change your new camera (350 €) with one with a flip screen, it could not be a good tip, and i neither think that a camera with the flip screen is what could make my ability "not limited". i am fine with my camera and i don't like flip screen by now, it's a personal opinion, but i am not saying that you should get a camera without the flip screen, you can have your own opinion, and that's fine for me.

[NSXType-R]

first of all, i had a camera with a flip screen, and i found it useless, so i do disprove of the screen.:)



second, i would appreciate you to write you thoughts in a single post and not in three different ones, otherwise i could think you are doing int his way to improve the number of your posts.:)



third: taking a pic with a different angle thanks to the flip screen, imo is like to loose the shoot because of people or of lacking of light.:)

One thing that I've noticed with my Nikon DSLR is that it's extremely hard to take pictures unless I have my eye to the viewfinder. Difficult angles are hard to take pictures. How do you guys take pictures when you don't have the "live view" feature in a DSLR?

[alex1485]

One thing that I've noticed with my Nikon DSLR is that it's extremely hard to take pictures unless I have my eye to the viewfinder. Difficult angles are hard to take pictures. How do you guys take pictures when you don't have the "live view" feature in a DSLR?

thats why i don't use a DSLR for static shots. To answer your question, guestimate....

PS- leon of the dead, fine with me.

[LeonOfTheDead]

One thing that I've noticed with my Nikon DSLR is that it's extremely hard to take pictures unless I have my eye to the viewfinder. Difficult angles are hard to take pictures. How do you guys take pictures when you don't have the "live view" feature in a DSLR?

i'm sorry but i don't know what a "viewfinder" is...at least, i am not sure what its italian equivalent is...can you explain plz?:p

[faksta]

As far as I understand, viewfinder is a small 'window' where you can look alternatively to a display.

[LeonOfTheDead]

ah, now i figured it out...but i have to say some steady shot camera have the viewfinder...not mine btw. the old sony, can't remember the model, of my girlfriend for example.

[Gt1Street]

As far as I understand, viewfinder is a small 'window' where you can look alternatively to a display.

Yup, and it can be either electronical or optical

[faksta]

It's much more convenient for me to use a viewfinder than a display - especially in sunny weather.

[LeonOfTheDead]

It's much more convenient for me to use a viewfinder than a display - especially in sunny weather.

it's like with modern cell phones...oh jebus. i'm fine with the screen of my camera btw, its contrast was perfect in every situation...up to now...crossing fingers!

[alex1485]

It's much more convenient for me to use a viewfinder than a display - especially in sunny weather.

thats why i just rotate the screen so that i can view the pic with no glare, it can move horizontal and vertical.

[faksta]

well, I understood what you meant :)

[alex1485]

:) - didn't mean to butt into the thread, the pics are awesome and a huge variety of cars (classic and modern).

[LeonOfTheDead]

i guess it's simply a matter of opinion and points of view.:)

every time i pass where the two zonda were parked, i feel like that place was made to be fit with those cars, now it's so empty...btw, today my best friend call me saying there was a grey zonda in front of his house and that when the guy (his mom say it could be a very young one) parked the car he scratched against the sidewalk...:eek::mad:
i'm waiting for the only pic he managed to take from his cell phone.

[alex1485]

speaking of that, I saw a Maserati MC12 with a huge scratch (5-7inches?) across the side, in the blue area (near the bottom, kinda in the middle).... i'm sure it got fixed.

[LeonOfTheDead]

i'm sure it got fixed.

i'm sure i would like to say something to the owner...
the onwer ofthe 599 spotted in this photoshoot is another good one: he looked at everyone even at 3 meters from the car as if they could in anyway "infect" his car or ruin the paint job just looking at it. than he put his jacket in the boot and slammed the trunk as if it was that of an old...i don't know, a renault 19?!
as my friend said, translating: "you have to be very poor to spend so much money and don't take care of it"