CLOSED: 2.0 Advanced Competition: Week 27

[Wallbreaker]

Older picture, but I love it.
Final Entry
"Beast Control"

The WRC Impreza is easily my favorite. Set up for Gymkhana, it feels great pulling off complex drifts between the tight cones at the Top Gear Test Track.​

When I first saw this, three words came immediately to my mind: Ken Block, Gymkhana, DiRT 3

 

[mathare92]

Been tackling the rally events and the old standard Impreza's quickly become a favourite.
Here it is at beautiful Toscana.

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[mathare92]

When I first saw this, three words came immediately to my mind: Ken Block, Gymkhana, DiRT 3

Seconded.

 

[Klaus_PSU]

Not only is it my favourite car to drive, but it's also my favourite to photoshoot.

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^Click for bigger image^​

 

[tonilleshusband]

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Europa's my fav in whether stock or souped, it was in GT4 too. For me there is no car more adjustable than this one. I can be hanging the back end waaaayyy out one corner and splitting hairs the next, or both all depending on my mood. Soooo much fun. Madrid is great because the driving is hard (the long straits and tight hairpins really will unsettle a car easily) and every time I find something new in the scenery. Kudos to PD.
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[suzq044]

Final Entry
Viper ACR
Probably not my best, but whatever, since it's almost unedited..lol


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[MetalBeerSolid]

Final Entry
Viper ACR
Probably not my best, but whatever, since it's almost unedited..lol


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That's evil

 

[Winstonlights]

Final Entry


Kyoto - Gion_18 by Winstonlights2, on Flickr

My all time favorite car​

 

[MetalBeerSolid]

Final Entry


Kyoto - Gion_18 by Winstonlights2, on Flickr

My all time favorite car​

No HDR allowed.

 

[Winstonlights]

No HDR allowed.

It's not an HDR photo, I just adjusted the tones, the brightness, then added a bit of sharpening. That is all I did

 

[bmxmitch]

^see it as a compliment!

 

[MetalBeerSolid]

It's not an HDR photo, I just adjusted the tones, the brightness, then added a bit of sharpening. That is all I did

Well dammit.

 

[dennisp83]

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My latest drive (hot hatches FTW!) to go with my recent photo travel obsession. I started out hating this location but now I love it. My recent 458 shoot there has taken me back with a new car, but this time I went Euro style!


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I really admire your shot !! I'm a real VW fanboy, and this just makes me jump up and down 👍
Will get my vote for sure !!!

 

[ZEROX]

Final Entry
Viper ACR
Probably not my best, but whatever, since it's almost unedited..lol


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Oh shii! I want to use that tunnel shoot too but with different car.
Darn it. Back to drawing board.

Ah anyway, that was amazing. 👍

 

[Winstonlights]

Well dammit.

Thanks! Just to give assurance that it isn't an HDR here are the before and after shots and the steps that I took:

Raw file: This photo was straight out of GT5 (as seen below), settings were at 16:9 ratio, 1/60 speed, exposure was about +1.5, focal length 26mm, with warm filter, magnification at 2x and aperture f/16.

Kyoto - Gion_18 by Winstonlights2, on Flickr

Edited file: edited using Adobe Lightroom. Adjusted the temperature and tint. Add some more exposure +0.69, add light and brightness at +18 and +22. Then add more contrast +12. Adjusted clarity, vibrance, and saturation of the picture. Also adjusted the color tones, minimized the saturation and increased the luminosity of the following colors: orange, yellow, blue, purple and magenta. Then increased the saturation of red. For the final touches added some sharpening at +67.

Kyoto - Gion_18 by Winstonlights2, on Flickr

 

[MetalBeerSolid]

^ Amazing result... gotta learn to do that with CS5.

 

[Wallbreaker]

Oh shii! I want to use that tunnel shoot too but with different car.
Darn it. Back to drawing board.

Ah anyway, that was amazing. 👍

What stops you to shoot your car in that tunnel? If it´s your favourite location, go for it, that´s what the theme is about. Just don´t care if other guys use the same location.

 

[BonkMeister]

Final Entry
Dutchman In Hell

Hard to pick just 1 favorite car, so I went for our national pride. The favorite circuit wasn't that hard to pick ​

 

[Fido_le_muet]

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Might be taking a risk with this one, but I CANNOT resist a blue pearl/white stripe Viper GTS

Me too ! But I don't know how to make my Viper blue with Photoshop so I'm stuck with the newer version

 

[sems4arsenal]

Edit:CHanged

 

[ZEROX]

What stops you to shoot your car in that tunnel? If it´s your favourite location, go for it, that´s what the theme is about. Just don´t care if other guys use the same location.

Yeah, but it's not good to have two same location's location shoot though. At least for me...

Well, i've back up plan so i hope it'll go well.
HSR still my favourite place. 👍

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.High Speed.

Subject may change​

 

[Leicht]

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.....but it may be change


Nürburgring 24h_10.1 by leicht.e92, on Flickr

click on the large size of the picture to see full effect​

 

[Yui-san]

Final Entry

Speaking of Blue Vipers​

Laguna Snaeca​

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clicky clicky​

Laguna Snaeca? I think you mean Laguna Seca

 

[bmxmitch]

Snake + Seca = Snaeca

 

[Brad431]

I love shooting on SS5, reflections with the cool filter always seems to give pretty good results, as for the DB9, I actually prefer the DBS, which is why I changed the colour and wheels to mirror the one they used on Top Gear!
So for now this is my...
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[V8Loverrr]

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NO HDR if someone askes, just edited the S line in CS5 ​

 

[725]

Final Entry

Ferrari F40 - Grand Valley Speedway
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I took a few other pictures so I might change it.

 

[suzq044]

Oh shii! I want to use that tunnel shoot too but with different car.
Darn it. Back to drawing board.

Ah anyway, that was amazing. 👍

I don't want my photo to stop you. There are several ways to shoot in this tunnel. Go for it.

 

[dice1998]

Final entry changed to stay competitive

 

[ronsmaps]

No longer my FINAL ENTRY​

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May resubmit a newer one but I do not think you can take a bad picture of this car. Thanks for the advice, I am staying with the word "favorite". Love this car, lived in Japan a year and loved it, so I am resubmitting a new image.