Rx8 Sakura
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RX8 and a Truk....
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Rx8 Sakura
A few pics - yeah, you guys are getting sick of seeing my car.
Send $ for mods and I can at LEAST change the 'subject' a little bit
Dunno if those are cherry blossoms...but the are pink therefore Sakura makes sense :D ![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
near Point Defiance Park, Tacoma WA
![](http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/rx8/rx8sakura3.jpg)
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near Point Defiance Park, Tacoma WA
![](http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/rx8/rx8sakura3.jpg)
![](http://www.d-mphotos.com/images/rx8/rx8forrestroad.jpg)
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Last edited by dmp; 04-20-2006 at 10:19 AM.
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RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by juikster
Impressive photography.....must have all thumbs while driving, yours are missing ![Freak Anim](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/Freak_anim.gif)
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Thanks - I keep my thumbs on TOP of the wheel. Habbit I picked up learning to drive off road...the idea was a sudden rut might grab the tires, spin the wheel, and break one's thumbs in the cross pieces of the wheel.
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Last edited by dmp; 04-12-2006 at 11:39 PM.
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RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by Btturbo
Great pics!!! Looks like your gas mileage is about like mine! ![Rock](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/rock.gif)
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
We never did that photoshoot last year... ![Frown](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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#8
RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
wtf - if you're saying you're not a photographer, that's a lie
not sure where I said that - but I sort of agree. I'm NOT a photographer in the 'real sense'. I 'take pictures'. It's luck and a VERY small degree of 'vision'.
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Thanks though.. Really.
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you have some serious talent. i know money kinda 'disrupts' the passion found in the art, but you really could make some money to at least offset costs for camera lenses/replacements/repairs...
not to mention car modding funds!
anyway, i think you have skills that you should really think about developing towards their potential. not that you need to develop the skills really, but actually allowing yourself to make something out of what you have, if you haven't already. i don't know you at all, so certainly take all this with a grain of salt, but nonetheless i am extremely impressed.
not to mention car modding funds!
anyway, i think you have skills that you should really think about developing towards their potential. not that you need to develop the skills really, but actually allowing yourself to make something out of what you have, if you haven't already. i don't know you at all, so certainly take all this with a grain of salt, but nonetheless i am extremely impressed.
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Originally Posted by dmp
not sure where I said that - but I sort of agree. I'm NOT a photographer in the 'real sense'. I 'take pictures'. It's luck and a VERY small degree of 'vision'.
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Thanks though.. Really.![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Thanks though.. Really.
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What camera do you use again, btw?
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
You've consistently said it's luck, and not much else...so yea
What camera do you use again, btw?
What camera do you use again, btw?
#16
RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
looks great!
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Originally Posted by DARKMAZ8
How did you take that pic with you holding the wheel?
I took one pic, holding the camera w/ my right hand, as close as I could to my chest - about collar bone level. Then, As carefully as I could I swapped hands and held the shot w/ my left. then I used PS to combine both pics.
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Originally Posted by tiggerlee
Again great pics. What camera are you using?
Originally Posted by zaglo6204
you have some serious talent. i know money kinda 'disrupts' the passion found in the art, but you really could make some money to at least offset costs for camera lenses/replacements/repairs...
not to mention car modding funds!
anyway, i think you have skills that you should really think about developing towards their potential. not that you need to develop the skills really, but actually allowing yourself to make something out of what you have, if you haven't already. i don't know you at all, so certainly take all this with a grain of salt, but nonetheless i am extremely impressed.
not to mention car modding funds!
anyway, i think you have skills that you should really think about developing towards their potential. not that you need to develop the skills really, but actually allowing yourself to make something out of what you have, if you haven't already. i don't know you at all, so certainly take all this with a grain of salt, but nonetheless i am extremely impressed.
I'd LOVE to fly in to meets and such, and take photos of club members' cars and such. I'd even figured if, say 20 car owners pitch in $20 each, and it'd cover my airfare to most places. Problems however - what if a particular owner doesn't get his or her $20-worth? What if I can't find a good shot for their particular car? See, I can't guarantee anything because my shots are so dependant upon random thoughts and visions for photos as I just happen to drive around. I suppose I could take a couple/three people at a time and just wing-it for donations? I dunno. I have gone out and taken pics of large-groups of cars while on the highways - zooming ahead to position myself as they drove by. Having a partner would allow us to leap-frog along a specific route I suppose.
I'd LOVE to to find a way to make a little mod-money, or maybe start a 'braces-fund' for my kids. I simply don't even know where to start.
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#17
RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
You've consistently said it's luck, and not much else...so yea
What camera do you use again, btw?
What camera do you use again, btw?
See above - $400 Canon S2 IS
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Originally Posted by zaglo6204
if i recall correctly, he uses a nikon d70. i use the same camera & love it to death. tis my other baby.
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Originally Posted by Detrich
awesome pictures. sunlight silver looks the best on cloudy days & at night, imo. very cool.
Thanks bro - right there with ya. Plus...Silver cars are fastest.
:D
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Originally Posted by dmp
:D I was hoping somebody would ask.
I took one pic, holding the camera w/ my right hand, as close as I could to my chest - about collar bone level. Then, As carefully as I could I swapped hands and held the shot w/ my left. then I used PS to combine both pics.
I took one pic, holding the camera w/ my right hand, as close as I could to my chest - about collar bone level. Then, As carefully as I could I swapped hands and held the shot w/ my left. then I used PS to combine both pics.
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Originally Posted by \\Konig\\
Beautiful pics.
How do you always get them to come out so clear?
How do you always get them to come out so clear?
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Canon S2 IS. That's how. Canon Optics are fantastic.
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I always look foward to seeing some new photos from you! Keep them coming, I personally never get sick of looking at pics of the 8!
PS. Is that you in your Avatar?
PS. Is that you in your Avatar?
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Originally Posted by dmp
I'd LOVE to fly in to meets and such, and take photos of club members' cars and such. I'd even figured if, say 20 car owners pitch in $20 each, and it'd cover my airfare to most places. Problems however - what if a particular owner doesn't get his or her $20-worth? What if I can't find a good shot for their particular car? See, I can't guarantee anything because my shots are so dependant upon random thoughts and visions for photos as I just happen to drive around. I suppose I could take a couple/three people at a time and just wing-it for donations? I dunno. I have gone out and taken pics of large-groups of cars while on the highways - zooming ahead to position myself as they drove by. Having a partner would allow us to leap-frog along a specific route I suppose.
I'd LOVE to to find a way to make a little mod-money, or maybe start a 'braces-fund' for my kids. I simply don't even know where to start.
When you get more comfortable in guaranteeing results, then maybe try travelling to shoots.
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BTW, GREAT CAMERA!
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#24
RX8 and a Truk....
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Originally Posted by williamngRX8
dmp your photography skill is getting better ![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Originally Posted by CyprusRX8
I always look foward to seeing some new photos from you! Keep them coming, I personally never get sick of looking at pics of the 8!
PS. Is that you in your Avatar?
PS. Is that you in your Avatar?
Originally Posted by dv/dt
Instead of flying anywhere, just take pictures at local events or set up photo shoots. Then post the proofs on a website and allow owners to buy prints, or the picture in digital format.
When you get more comfortable in guaranteeing results, then maybe try travelling to shoots.
BTW, GREAT CAMERA!![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
When you get more comfortable in guaranteeing results, then maybe try travelling to shoots.
![Yesnod](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/yesnod.gif)
BTW, GREAT CAMERA!
![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
![Smilie](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Not a bad camera - for a cheapy.
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I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy I didn't get something with a smaller lens; something A75-eqsue. Know what I mean?
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Originally Posted by dmp
Care to help me set up a website? :D Will you help me with it? Maybe...I dunno...partner with me? No...not be a 'life partner' you sicko... :D Maybe one track day a month, to start out? Interested at all? Help me obi-wan-kenodvdt. (pronouce THAT one!)
Originally Posted by dmp
Not a bad camera - for a cheapy.
![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy I didn't get something with a smaller lens; something A75-eqsue. Know what I mean?
![Stick Out Tongue](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy I didn't get something with a smaller lens; something A75-eqsue. Know what I mean?