Automotive Photography Competition 75

[LongbowX]

Week 75.

Week 74 Results!



Congratulations to ...Speedster502!

Thank you to everyone who voted. And thanks to everyone who entered as well!

-Speedster502 ---6
-Syntax Error ---5
-NISM0_SKYLINE ---5
-Aldo001 ---2
-SweetshopUnion ---1
-LongbowX---1
-homeforsummer ---0
-addictions ---0

Winner: Week 73 - Theme chosen by Joey D

THEME: Their words: "Straight Up Gangsta!

Explanation: The subject matter is to include a car that embraces the gangster spirit, either going with the bling bling hood rich rapper style or big Mafioso ride that looks like Tony Soprano would step out of it."


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The rules:

-Each competition's voting will end on a Friday at 5pm GMT. This gives chance for people to engage in religious activities, rest and time with family on Sunday.

-Entries must of be of "actual sized" vehicles, as opposed to sub scale models. Non-running concept cars are allowed, however.

-Entries must be in by 5pm on a Wednesday, no exceptions. If your work is not submitted by then then you must wait until the next week.

-All entered photographs
must have been taken between January 2008 and the present day.

-Entries must be posted as a thumbnail without extending 400pixels on the longest side. Full sized images may be no larger than 900pixels on their longest side.

-You must only submit your own photographs, do not post anyone else's whether from the internet or if someone you know took the photograph.

-Any watermark you place on your image must be in any corner of the image as long as it does not obstruct the subject of the image.

-Only one photograph per person. You can change your entry only once.

-You must not vote for your own photograph when the Poll is up. Only vote for a photograph taken by another entrant.

-The photograph must be submitted with the following information: Subject, Location, Date and Camera used.

-Levels, Curves, Colour Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, cropping, or anything else capable in the development process or with filters and common special lenses are allowed to use in Photoshop or other image editing softwares. Also, Unsharp Mask may be used.
Other adjustments and effects are not allowed to be used in your picture.

-No HDRI shots allowed



Entries must be in on the Wednesday at 10pm GMT.
The poll will be up at 10:30pm GMT on this day and will end on Friday at 10:30pm GMT.

Thank you for taking time to read this and I will hope to get a good number of entries on the 14th of April.


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[Aldo]

This is going to be a toughy!
Edit: I just found a snapshot of a Ferrari which is parked outside a restaurant in the main kind of mafia district of Melbourne... Would that count?

 

[Boffin]

Yeah, its going to be tough for sure.

The only big wheeled SUV I have I entered a few months ago.

I'll see if Sydney can come out with some more gangsters.

 

[astrosdude91]

Well I skipped the last compitition hoping that this week's compitition would be easier. Guess I was wrong! I'll still try it though.

Although this one might be a bit dangerous. If the car really is a gangster car, I'm sure the owners wouldn't take too kindly to someone taking pictures of their car!

 

[LongbowX]

This is going to be a toughy!
Edit: I just found a snapshot of a Ferrari which is parked outside a restaurant in the main kind of mafia district of Melbourne... Would that count?

Yeah, it is tough. Luckily I took a few shots of a suitable car back in February...

I'm not sure about the Ferrari though, as the point is a gangster style car, not just a gangster atmosphere. But you'll have to get the answer from Joey D, he has the final ruling.

 

[Joey D]

Ferraris are only OK if it's been rappered out, you know bling bling wheels and what not.

Some ideas would be blacked out large sedans, cars from the 30's and 40's, blinged out trucks, and pretty much any Lincoln.

Hope that helps out a bit.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

So then cruise 8-Mile for a bit and look at the countless "Big rim shops" and Gentleman's clubs? That's too easy .

 

[Joey D]

You're white, you'll definitely get shot if you go on 8 miles.

 

[Aldo]

Ok I'm sure something of that nature will pop up in the pics of a car show I went to last year.
The Ferrari is just bog standard (if you can call a Ferrari that!) unfortunately. I know, it was a long shot

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

You're white, you'll definitely get shot if you go on 8 miles.

If you stay on the West side of Woodward, it's actaully not too bad. No street I'd cruise all the time, but I don't feel as out numbered or in as much danger then I have closer to Detroit.

 

[addictions]

I live near donington race track. I'll have to take my chances a get a snap of a drug dealers car. (same thing I believe)

 

[Cano]

whoa, tough one. Night shot for sure... but the only night shot I have is of my dad's Voyager, which is... lets say TOTALLY NOT GANGSTA.

 

[Speedster502]

Mmm this is hard. I don't think that I will have anything for this one. I'll have a look through my photos for something though.

 

[astrosdude91]

Would a Rolls Royce Phantom count? I have countless pictures of those.

 

[Joey D]

Would a Rolls Royce Phantom count? I have countless pictures of those.

Yup.

 

[Aldo]

Do drug dealers/gangsters use RX7s or 350Zs? I have tonnes of pictures of those going sideways!

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I may not enter either competition this week due to our computer going out and the lap top not being able to edit pictures.

 

[Joey D]

To kick this off....

1936 Auburn 852 Speedster

Woodward Dream Cruise 2009

15 August 2009

Canon 1000D​

Tried to give it that sepia look to make it look like a picture from the 1930's.

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Hopefully you guys can find something that works, I mean big sedans are perfect if push comes to shove.

 

[Aldo]

It could just be you in this weeks comp
I have found a couple of pictures I took at this vehicle museum in Denmark when I was on holiday there in 08 of a Rolls Royce's flying angel or whatever it is called. It's not particularly arty though - more just a snapshot.

 

[Roo]

I have no idea what gangsta is, so here's a picture of a modified Mustang.

Ford Mustang
Goodwood Motor Circuit
06/12/2009
Nikon D40​

There's something not quite right about the picture, but I can't work out what.

 

[astrosdude91]

Here is my entry. I took this picture with my old camera. A Rolls Royce Phantom with a Range Rover for bonus points!

Rolls Royce Phantom
Houston, Texas
July 20th, 2009
HP Photosmart M537​

The quitessential gangster car for the 21st Century!

 

[Boffin]

Ferraris aren't usually ganster cars - unless they are one of these, I reckon.

Ferrari 400i

November '09

Sydney

D60​

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[addictions]

I can't find nothing to fit the bill so will be give it a miss this week.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I can't edit pictures and the only pictures I still have are scattered throughout the internet. So I'm just working with what I can find.

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Caddy

February '10

Detroit Autorama

Rebel Xs​

 

[Aldo]

Resized now.
It was taken in Summer 08 with a Fuji Finepix 5700 in Denmark at a vehicle museum.
Not particularly arty.. at all.

 

[LongbowX]

Final Entry



Cadillac CTS (with 1400(!) horsepower)

February '10

CIAS

Canon 400D
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