20 Picture Shoot: SRM CCW GTO (56K Suicide)
01-09-2007, 08:37 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 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 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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01-09-2007, 11:33 PM
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Awesome car... Great choice in wheels (good luck keeping them clean, polished aluminum can be a B*tch) and excellent photography! I need a Nikon dSLR... my Nikon Coolpix 4.1MP doesn't take good enough pictures anymore after seeing what your 10.2MP does..... 
Again... Nice Clean car you've got there!! Show piece for sure!
Picture #12 is certainly Calendar material in my eyes!!! The angle and stance of the car on 19"s is great.....
Again... Nice Clean car you've got there!! Show piece for sure!
Picture #12 is certainly Calendar material in my eyes!!! The angle and stance of the car on 19"s is great.....
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01-10-2007, 09:25 PM
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Thanks guys. 
And no bird poop pictures, everyone has been asking. 
Cleaned it all off (including off my shoulder) immediately after being bombed.
And no bird poop pictures, everyone has been asking. Cleaned it all off (including off my shoulder) immediately after being bombed. 
01-11-2007, 04:41 PM
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Damn, that Spice Red & that Candy Gold paint is starting to cause those Goats to grow on me . I think its those tight panel fittings & no gap fender lines that really jump out at you.I might have to go back to the dealer for another look before all the pretty ones are gone!
