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  Posted: Mar 21 2012, 09:21 PM


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So, I didn't do much shooting last year, and I want to change that for this year, and have so far gotten off to a decent start. Therefore, I'm making a thread where I can dump the highlights from meets and whatnot.

Minneapolis Auto Show 2012:

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  Posted: Mar 21 2012, 09:30 PM


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A few local enthusiast groups share a weekly Wednesday meet that I drag my camera to as well. I shot at last week's and this week's meets:

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These look amazing! What camera set up do you use?
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  Posted: Mar 21 2012, 10:20 PM


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QUOTE (THE_HONDA_CG2 @ 18 minutes, 52 seconds ago)
These look amazing! What camera set up do you use?

Thank you!

And the setup is the best part. All of these shots were taken using a 4-year-old Canon Rebel XS with the kit lens. My next upgrade is going to be a faster lens, anything with an f-number below 2 will be ideal to help contrast the background from the subject.
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  Posted: Mar 29 2012, 08:56 AM


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3/28 Sonic pics:

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  Posted: Apr 3 2012, 08:45 PM


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Bump, moved this from the Artwork forum to here due to relevance and higher subforum traffic.
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  Posted: Apr 4 2012, 09:04 PM


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Bump.

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Oh, hello there:
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Delicious blow-through:
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This was an interesting find off behind the strip mall:
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Over a decade of awesome right here:
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Ahh, the holy trinity that is the RX-7 family. The RX-8 is the retarded 2nd cousin.
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Woah. What are those two things popping out of the hood of that car? blink.gif
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They're called blowers, if I've got my vocab right. What you're seeing is basically where the engine get its oxygen from. A nose of sorts. When it revs, those two covers flip, allowing oxygen into the engine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_type_supercharger
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Grimmspeed STi, Gold BBS on Legacy,

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  Posted: Apr 5 2012, 06:37 AM


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QUOTE (Lonely_Driver @ 2 hours, 10 minutes ago)
Grimmspeed STi, Gold BBS on Legacy,

fap fap fap

That Leggy belongs to that chick who used to have the Bugeye wagon. The car with the GrimmSpeed vinyl isn't a shop car, the dude's just got a ton of their parts on it and figured "why not?" It's a WRX with an STi motor, all sorts of loud and fun.

As for the Vette, that's an enormous carb with forward facing intake/throttle plates (I'm not sure what they're called exactly, I only know EFI). It's only called a blower when there's actually a blower (supercharger) there. From what I hear, it's an old funny car motor, a 623, detuned for pump gas and street use, capable of 1800hp.
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Now this is a good thread, great photos Spaz.
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Posted: Apr 10 2012, 05:04 PM


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  Posted: Apr 10 2012, 07:48 PM


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QUOTE (Möbius @ 3 hours, 14 minutes ago)
Now this is a good thread, great photos Spaz.

Thank you, sir!
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Awesome pics bro. I look forward to seeing more.
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Is it bad that I'm looking forward to more pictures from you when you get your next camera upgrade? Did you take photography classes or something back in the day?
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this thread has potential of greatness
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  Posted: Apr 11 2012, 10:20 PM


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QUOTE (THE_HONDA_CG2 @ 2 hours, 37 minutes ago)
Is it bad that I'm looking forward to more pictures from you when you get your next camera upgrade? Did you take photography classes or something back in the day?

I've taken a single photography class, and I learned very little in it. As with cars and computers, I'm mostly self-taught.

And thanks for the votes of confidence, guys. I really appreciate it. In return, I give you MORE PICS!

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If you saw the shots disappear a bit this morning, and noticed the ones that came back were a bit different... I made the mistake of processing these on my laptop last night, where the screen is far too bright, so I lost a stop of exposure on every shot. Current ones are fixed.

Also, figured I'd post a pic for Tessou:

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DO IT.
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Sexy shots, Spaz! I'm loving that white RX7.

Now I kinda want to start a thread of my own. laugh.gif
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QUOTE (Fast @ 3 hours, 17 minutes ago)
Sexy shots, Spaz! I'm loving that white RX7.

Now I kinda want to start a thread of my own. laugh.gif

Go for it, man. smile.gif
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Sexy shots, Spaz! I'm loving that white RX7.

Now I kinda want to start a thread of my own.  laugh.gif

Do it!

Also, my buddy's FB is awesome. S4 13B, twin side-draft carb (don't remember the brand, but it's Italian) into a Racing Beat intake, Racing Beat cat-delete downpipe, stock catback, S4 trans, 4.78 LSD rear end, ridiculous sway bars, and Koni yellows. Stupid cheap build, and I'm damn certain it would pull ever so slowly on a stock Evo, as I need 15psi just to keep up.

I'm still surprised he managed to get his hands on that spoiler though, $60 for a rare factory option that usually goes for multiple hundreds. He's also got the removable roof panel, which was rare on the GS models.

In short, that car is my motivation to pay off the Evo and pick up an FB project.
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FB's are so cheap - its a joke.

Speaking off.. I plan on picking up a FB myself pretty quick here... I have a spare TII block that needs a home
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Really greats shots Spaz and great thread to start.

I don't know why but I really like the 03-05 STi in black. Always thought it looked best in that color.

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