20 Picture Shoot: SRM CCW GTO (56K Suicide)
01-09-2007 | 08:32 PM
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20 Picture Shoot: SRM CCW GTO (56K Suicide) The Car:
2006 Spice Red Metallic GTO
The Camera:
Nikon D80 10.2MP dSLR w Nikkor 18-135mm lens.
The Wheels:
Complete Custom Wheel (CCW) 505As, 19x8.5 w 245/35s (F), 19x10 w 275/30 (R), no rolling or cutting fenders, no rubbing
The Story:
Normally I dont include a story but the ending on this one was pretty good so I'm including it this time.
I did a quick detail job on the car and of course it starts spitting rain just as I finish... but I was bound and determined to get some shots. Or so I thought. After two hours of driving around running from the rain and trying to look for a place to shoot with clear skies I give up and head back to my place which it had finally cleared up over... so I think it's not an ideal backdrop but I head to the local park to get some shots. I get there, start shooting, and not 5 or 6 shots into the shoot I hear a "splat" on the car twice then feel one on my shoulder. "Great, quarter sized rain drops... no wait... WHAT THE HECK!?!"
Thats right folks, not rain. After two wasted hours and finally getting some a location for some non-rain shots a nice little bird decides to crap on my roof, my back window, and my shoulder! "You gotta be kidding me!" I had been pretty mad about Mother Nature's cruel sense of humor thus far but after this I just had to laugh. I pressed on and snapped these shots as I haven't gotten many daytime pics of the car. Not the best locale but you guys will have to deal with it as it's all the weather allowed.
Some of these were set-up shots, some where just shots I snapped playing around with camera settings that came out alright.
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2006 Spice Red Metallic GTO
The Camera:
Nikon D80 10.2MP dSLR w Nikkor 18-135mm lens.
The Wheels:
Complete Custom Wheel (CCW) 505As, 19x8.5 w 245/35s (F), 19x10 w 275/30 (R), no rolling or cutting fenders, no rubbing
The Story:
Normally I dont include a story but the ending on this one was pretty good so I'm including it this time.
I did a quick detail job on the car and of course it starts spitting rain just as I finish... but I was bound and determined to get some shots. Or so I thought. After two hours of driving around running from the rain and trying to look for a place to shoot with clear skies I give up and head back to my place which it had finally cleared up over... so I think it's not an ideal backdrop but I head to the local park to get some shots. I get there, start shooting, and not 5 or 6 shots into the shoot I hear a "splat" on the car twice then feel one on my shoulder. "Great, quarter sized rain drops... no wait... WHAT THE HECK!?!"
Thats right folks, not rain. After two wasted hours and finally getting some a location for some non-rain shots a nice little bird decides to crap on my roof, my back window, and my shoulder! "You gotta be kidding me!" I had been pretty mad about Mother Nature's cruel sense of humor thus far but after this I just had to laugh. I pressed on and snapped these shots as I haven't gotten many daytime pics of the car. Not the best locale but you guys will have to deal with it as it's all the weather allowed.
Some of these were set-up shots, some where just shots I snapped playing around with camera settings that came out alright.
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Nice pics as usual man! 
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01-09-2007 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sammyb
that is the HOTTEST car i have seen in a really long time. what size's are you running up front and out back as well as tires. Nice ride.......
Complete Custom Wheel (CCW) 505As, 19x8.5 w 245/35s (F), 19x10 w 275/30 (R), no rolling or cutting fenders, no rubbing
It was in the original post
Dan
01-09-2007 | 09:29 PM
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Nice, ever thought about painting the front bumper's lower center piece like the charcoal area on the rear valance? Kind of like the SAP package has, it would really set off the front of the car.
01-09-2007 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SS LS1
Nice, ever thought about painting the front bumper's lower center piece like the charcoal area on the rear valance? Kind of like the SAP package has, it would really set off the front of the car.
Last edited by josh99ta; 01-13-2007 at 10:01 PM.
