jgda9rs gt4 gallery -PMC Week 190 entry

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thanks everyone! i got the inspiration from that photo from playing battlegear 4 last night :lol: i sucked at it, but it was a lot of fun.

DC5dude: i love integras too, used to own one. i guess we both know how fun they can really be in real life :D:tup:

NTX: i won in the black car :) who says jdm cars are always better ? :lol:

Tommi : thanks man! good to see you back here again 👍 and glad you liked my lancia update! that thing was long overdue! took me lots of time and countless tries just to get it right. i have so many stock photos of it and i tried them all, and all of them failed, so i had to really try with that last resort as i didnt feel like doing another shoot of the same car. i still have more untouched left, so you can probably expect another update of the same car.

Foxbat: thank you!

franz : you have no idea how many hours went in for that update. like i said earlier, it involved a lot of trial and error with the other pics. the one i posted though, the car was actually already pretty clean, except i took my time with it so i can get what i can with the reflections on the car, the part that took the most time was clean up, specially on the windshield moldings, the windshield reflections have been modified, the background, the lighting and worst of all, finding the right color for the yellow plate, since i did it after i was done with the whole picture. so i had a hard time balancing it just so it doesnt look like it was just 'pasted' to the photo. on the ITR battle, the reflections on the rear of the car i didnt bother changing. i was actually gonna add some more texture to it and a little dodge tool to make it look like what we call 'battle scars', but i just didnt bother. i think it looks okay anyways. but i appreciate you pointing that out though 👍

[es] : i'll keep that in mind for future updates. i might just do that actually. 👍

here's my next update. another rare update of the ford gt40. i'm starting to like this car everytime i see it. there's one here in vancouver, and i saw him pass me in the highway a few days ago, and if i had a camera, i swear this is probably how it would of turned out. it didnt take him too long to disappear from my sight, as he was going uber fast!!!! three seconds later a bike passed me as well, going really really fast too! it actually scared the living crap out of me! i had to look both sides to figure out where all the roaring was coming from. next thing you know they're both gone!! bike won btw :D

this update, like the lancia and the ITR battle, also took me 3 hours to do, but i'm pretty happy with it. hope you guys like it too. the background blur used to be the in game blur, i just adjusted it because the road area had a lot of bad texture in it, with weird colors. i figure if i modify the blur it would look better, and it did. least i think it does anyways. here it is :



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Yup, good cleaning on that car. I wasn't expecting a so nice photo, you're inspired indeed lately, so use this time to keep working in your ideas hehe.

Salu2.alexwrc
 
thanks guys. it's unfortunate i only got two replies from it. oh well.

here's a remix of a photo i did yesterday, this one was originally done by Foxbat. the original was actually pretty good already, but i threw in some zoom blur to the background and cleaned up the car, and i have to say that i am very happy with the results. let me know what you guys think.

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Full credit goes to Foxbat for the original photo which could be found in his gallery.

and for my latest update, the Pagani Zonda

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GT40 pic - Vruuummm!!! (sound of going really fast)👍
Zonda pic - Oh my eyes!! (because of those reflections)👍

:cheers:
NTX

EDT - Just saw now the Bentley Jg...Brutal blur and I love how the headlights look, gives all that Le Mans feeling IMO:)
Well done!!
 
thanks NTX. seems like replies are a scarce commodity these days.

anywho, i finally got around working on these two scenery shots.
guess where the second pic was taken. and it's not nurburgring.

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Edit: i've reworked the photos a few hours after posting them.
 
I would swear that I had left a comment on the battle shot back there, but I don't see it...

It's a pretty solid shot, I like the angle you caught both cars, lets your imagination wander what will happen next (most likely the car you were driving won :D).
I also, like the rims, they look just beautiful, great work on them. Cleanup is simple and natural, nothing fancy, but no bad textures to be seen, and tones look good to me. GT4 blur is a nice touch. 👍

The Ford GT looks very mellow, as if there's nothing but it and the road. Cleanup is good, gotta love those reflections and light spots you added 👍.
But I'm not a big fan of speed-blurred skies like that, I would like it better if the sky was still, would bring the mood even more out. But that's just me, I'm braindead. :crazy:

The Bentley shot was a hard one to redo, but you did ok.
I like the tones and the light on the car, only the blur is a bit off, center should be to the left a bit.

Man, you've been updating like crazy...

The Zonda has it's reflections a bit too strong, imo. It's the only thing I see 'wrong' with that shot.
Terrific use of GT4 photograhpy, lovely colors, great angle and composition.
You've made the entire front of the car look even more beautiful than it is already. 👍

Ahhhh, scenery shots from J 'da man'... :cheers:
I see you raised your standards again, they're both excellent, more like your level of work.
The 1st shot at Motegi has only onw thing that could be improved, imo.
It's the composition, easily fixed by cropping some of that road on the bottom part of the image or part of the sun. The thing is, the horizont is halfway on the shot, and that's bad for the image. about 2/3 up or down works better 99% of the times on sceneries, but halfway seems just 'uncomfortable'.
But enough of badmouthing your shot. :)
Great tones, I really like how the road is drawn with the light, going away from you. Also, the sky on the right looks great, I love those different textures and colors clouds.

2nd shot has a perfect composition in terms of horizon, average is about 2/3. 👍
I don't think you had to say it wasn't the ring... :lol:
Where is that, anyway? :dunce:
I love that shot, everything just looks so good! The grass, the dirt, the tarmac, the SKY!!!
Great work on the tones too, not photorealistic but very balanced and with a great mood.

Awesome work all around, J! :cheers:
 
Well, I didn’t manage to post comments about you latest work (sorry)

But here it goes:
Ford GT – well the Fort Gt is very well done, good clean up and blur, good angle but I think it misses something, it’s a bite empty…

The Bently and the Zonda are two very good pictures…

The Scenery ones are great….I just don’t like in the first one, the «long way» of the sun rays, but in spite of that, they are very, very good.

Post Scriptum: Well…the second scenery…it is a bit hard to tell….but I think it is Apricot Hill…
 
No way it's Apricot, not with those clouds and trees near the turn.

I was going to say Midfield, but the turn doesn't belong...
 
I think it is midfield or one of the driving park
These pictures are quite well done even thou the glares are a bit crazy :lol:
 
Scenery shots!!! Cool!!!
Both are incredible!!! Look at the sun on Motegi?!! WOW!!!
And in 2nd shot, lovely look that the road haves, very realistic!!!

Always a pleasure to check this gallery, well done Jg!!
 
thanks guys, yes the second photo was in fact taken at midfield raceway, on the apex of the long sweeping right hander just before the final corner. it's just the angle of the shot that made the corner a little bit different looking 👍 thanks for the feedbacks and great comments btw.
 
thanks guys. i really appreciate the great comments. i didn't think it would be well received, as my gtp god didn't quite approve of it when i showed it to him, but he is right, i think it could be so much better. i just dont have time and the patience to re-work it yet, but i'll show you guys when i'm done.

TVR: sorry your remix is taking a while :( i dont know which pic to start with too. but i'll get to it soon.

This new update was inspired by the real car i saw on the streets. except the real car i saw actually had those big blowers on the hood, and yes, they Are functional, and had big 20" deep dish stainless steel wheels on it. anywho, here's the photo. i might post another update of this car since i took a few photos of it. enjoy everyone.

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Heeyy, I'm back, and I saw you posted some of my pics!! I really apreciate your work and dedication, but if you post photos like the last ones, mine look ugly!!!! :lol: Love the Lancia and... that Buick!!! :drool:
 
Another very sexy shot Jg...love the look of the car!! And the rims...gangsta look...cool:tup:

:cheers:
 
thanks so much guys. i love the cartoon look that it has, out of all things :D
i just think it looks so good on the car overall.

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Another style shot!!! Shiny as hell!! looks a bit "cartoonish"...and I like it!!!
And the rims...WOW!!!
Great job!!!

:cheers:
 
Not a Fan of BM's, but i love that shot :eek: those reflections are superb:eek:, the shot is very clean as well:tup:
Also that rim combo is great;tup:
Another Great shot from you jgda9rs!👍
+rep for this update!

cheers

Tommi:D
 
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