Sej's Pix ~ Toyota 7
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dude this is awsome. i honestly cant pick a favorite. they all have something great about them and it makes it impossible for me to pick.
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Heres what I have to say: ...................................................................................................................... 
Great job.
Great job.
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Damn, getting better and better each time i stop by. 
http://img447.imageshack.us/my.php?image=36r9dc.jpg
^HOly ****. That's awesome....
http://img447.imageshack.us/my.php?image=36r9dc.jpg
^HOly ****. That's awesome....
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You know those black and white cappy camera footage of "wannabe-ghosts" ?
Lol this beast looks like a monster from the 15th century.
It's kind of a scary picture
A movie starting with an 15th century old women saying "a beast has been sighted" and these pictures begin to flash as the intro of the movie
Anyway how did you manage to filter out all other colors in the color pictures?? Cause the track has alot of brown and yellow too right?
Lol this beast looks like a monster from the 15th century.
It's kind of a scary picture
A movie starting with an 15th century old women saying "a beast has been sighted" and these pictures begin to flash as the intro of the movie
Anyway how did you manage to filter out all other colors in the color pictures?? Cause the track has alot of brown and yellow too right?
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Nice. 👍
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I don't know what to say, I'm speechless! I was blown away by the GTSR update then what remained was completely shattered by the GT-One! These latest updates certainly have a 440 Charger feel, loving it! When I shot my Esprit at Citta di Aria, I struggled with finding satisfactory angles but here, original ones appear to have come to you naturally.
This is a seriously good picture! Very original!!
This is a seriously good picture! Very original
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G-T-4-FanYou know those black and white cappy camera footage of "wannabe-ghosts" ?
Lol this beast looks like a monster from the 15th century.
It's kind of a scary picture
A movie starting with an 15th century old women saying "a beast has been sighted" and these pictures begin to flash as the intro of the movie
Anyway how did you manage to filter out all other colors in the color pictures?? Cause the track has alot of brown and yellow too right?
Uhh, the filtering of all the colors (well most pics are black & white) happens when I do extremely much B/C, so it happens automaticly. I do it so extreme because it just looks good and in some pics the car would just look too 'dry'.
In the 2nd and 4th thumbnail I did some gaussian blur PSsing too, hope you can notice it!
BTW thanks for all the kind words, I really appreciate it!
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Well if you try nothing you can't get anywhere right?These pics were rather boring (like standard citta colors) to look at if I didn't experiment. But I looked at the pics when they were a little less extreme, and they just didnt have 'the feel'. But as long as I'm getting good feedback I know I'm on the right way.
EDIT: I use Paint Shop Pro X (10) BTW.
EDIT: I use Paint Shop Pro X (10) BTW.
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I just try to keep raising the bar highter and higher for me, until I make a mistake and fail in impressing anybody and just stay consistent. I don't know if I'll continue then but as long I've got pretty cars in my garage I'll keep posting updates till I run out of cars or inspiration. But seriously, thats kinda how I feel right now. I'll try some real racing action with multiple cars in the next update, and we'll see where we get from there.
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I can see why you chose #1 for your comp entry. It's really good--smooth, fast, makes me hear an evil shriek akin to a horror movie ghost mixed with a little bit of F1 car. Your #2 picture doesn't really make me want to say "cool!" or anything. There's no emotion in it. And a bunch of splotchies at the rear of the car, too. Definitely the runt of this set. My numerous car mags sometimes will do a shot where the car is partially blocked by an object or is cresting a hill, like in #3. But they always look better in the magazines, not necessarily quality wise, but just in general appeal. I don't think I've seen a cool GT4 pic like that from anybody. The contrast is nice in #4, along with the noise. I like how the side edges are still black and visible. Some people would have drowned them out and that'd look dumb. The blur didn't work too well on #5, eh? I probably would have smudged it vertically until it all went away, but I don't know how well it would turn out. I'm sure you know how to get to the smudge tool, right? Hold down the blur button and it has a dropdown menu of blur, sharpen, and smudge. All of the main tools have three differnt functions. But if you already knew that, then other people can read this and learn. The #6 photo looks very fast. The shape reminds me of two things: either an alien craft or a snowplow. It looks ready to tackle the Bonneville Salt Flats out in Utah. Ever heard of the place? Speed records galore have been set there. I don't think it was long enough for those two jet powered cars a few years back; that's a testament to how fast they were. I mean, the flats are, like, 8 miles long! Anyways, #7 looks like the car has a fighter jet canopy. It looks dark ,scary, mysterious, and super powerful, like an SR-71 Blackbird. The fastest jet in the world, might I add. What was it, about 2,100 mph? Back in the 70s!! And it's still the King. I love the silhouette in the last pic. And that spoiler is enormous. I bet that long car was difficult to drive on that tight track.
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Wow thanks for that comment. I don't know how you could say so much about my pics, so thank you very very very much. Thanks to criticisms like this I get the urge to ps better, and finding out everything. 👍
I don't know what you mean exactly about that dropout menu and the blur button, but you already know I've got PSPX? Well about the pssing, this was one of the 1st times I used the blur, but I couldve done it better I might figure out something next day I dunno.
Nice how you compare the car to the Blackbird, it's one of my fav jets, next to the stealth fighter! And about speed records, is that where that Noble made mach 1?
I posted the 2nd pic because it only had nice reflections, I didnt even notice the splotchies in the rare, but that was a pic I've shot before the 2nd shooting session. The ones I shot the 1st session are the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 8th. I've only did some B/C to those, except for the 8th, where I put in some soft focus. It's not an excuse, I just shouldve done it.
I don't know what you mean exactly about that dropout menu and the blur button, but you already know I've got PSPX? Well about the pssing, this was one of the 1st times I used the blur, but I couldve done it better I might figure out something next day I dunno.
Nice how you compare the car to the Blackbird, it's one of my fav jets, next to the stealth fighter!
And about speed records, is that where that Noble made mach 1? I posted the 2nd pic because it only had nice reflections, I didnt even notice the splotchies in the rare, but that was a pic I've shot before the 2nd shooting session. The ones I shot the 1st session are the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 8th. I've only did some B/C to those, except for the 8th, where I put in some soft focus. It's not an excuse, I just shouldve done it.
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Oh, I forgot you had the paint thing. I have Photoshop 7.0. Sorry about that there confusion. And I just read a comment about you having a different program than I. I'm such a dumbass! But at least others can learn if they do have Adobe Photoshop. And if you ever switch to it, you won't be cornfuzzled!
I think the Noble car/jet-without-wings actually made it's record run in the desert in the Middle East somewhere. I know they tried at Bonneville but the flats ended up being a little too short and bad weather screwed up the schedule. I have some old Popular Mechanics articles about it. And, yes, for the record, it did break the sound barrier. It's american competitor didn't.
P.S. HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! I just had an insane idea! Put the Noble car in GT5 Woooooooooooo!
I think the Noble car/jet-without-wings actually made it's record run in the desert in the Middle East somewhere. I know they tried at Bonneville but the flats ended up being a little too short and bad weather screwed up the schedule. I have some old Popular Mechanics articles about it. And, yes, for the record, it did break the sound barrier. It's american competitor didn't.
P.S. HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! I just had an insane idea! Put the Noble car in GT5 Woooooooooooo!
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wow dude, i really like the first thumb, and the first big one, as you know, i freakin love, i also like the feel of the last big one, but that probably isn't within comp. rules, oh well. You did really nice 👍
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You mentioned you wanted me to stop by about your direction. Well... it's perfect! I know to me, one of the important things about having a gallery is giving yours its own unique touch, a feeling that no other gallery has. Whether I've succeeded or not isn't what I'm getting at; you have your own unique style Sejtur, and it's very dynamic. I think we're all made to think dark pictures are a sign of an amateur, but the real good pictures around here have just as much dark as light. Darkness can be used effectively, as you show in that last picture of the Viper.
Then right after the Viper, you post these pictures; very light pictures with a dark car. And yet it still looks great! The black car on such an over-exposed background gives your pictures huge contrast, and really elevates them to an artistic level, since you still have detail in them. That first shot is a great opener, and Alpha's right about the second thumb being an original shot. I was drawn to it because of the amount of colour, but my favourite of the whole set is the third thumb. Just awesome. The fifth thumb is interesting in the relationship of shapes, not just strictly as a car shot. The high contrast turns the familar lines of the GT-one into something else entirely, and I looked at that shot for a long time. Shame that GT has such funny textures
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Lastly, that last shot's use of the highlights on the car really makes you study the curves. It's a nice twist on the profile shots.
Keep. This. Up.
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Then right after the Viper, you post these pictures; very light pictures with a dark car. And yet it still looks great! The black car on such an over-exposed background gives your pictures huge contrast, and really elevates them to an artistic level, since you still have detail in them. That first shot is a great opener, and Alpha's right about the second thumb being an original shot. I was drawn to it because of the amount of colour, but my favourite of the whole set is the third thumb. Just awesome. The fifth thumb is interesting in the relationship of shapes, not just strictly as a car shot. The high contrast turns the familar lines of the GT-one into something else entirely, and I looked at that shot for a long time. Shame that GT has such funny textures
.Lastly, that last shot's use of the highlights on the car really makes you study the curves. It's a nice twist on the profile shots.
Keep. This. Up.
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