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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
BTW Tim.... there is another SUPER easy way to do this..given MT has the software. I have seen many of these type voting deals where all the pics were posted in a gallery on a forum and there was a way to click on multiple pictures to vote for them. Maybe one of the admins can chome in on this feature.

I just think it would be easier to take picture submissions for like two months and then another month for voting.
oh really... well if that is so authoritaii where you at?
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
So you're the guy that let his dog roll his fenders for him...
Hell, it looks like he hit his dog with that fender.

But I digress...

I'd like to see M2CUPCAR's beautiful car on the cover with the tree on top of it, much like the picture his avatar is taken from. It honors the spirit of the Miataturbo.net culture without taking itself too seriously. And it was a great car...
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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I propose adding some smaller detail/varied shots of each car, maybe inset at the perimeter (sides, bottom or top) of the car featured for each month. There's a lot of nice stuff going on under the hoods and in the cockpit of some of the cars where we'd only see the exterior. And if mine makes the calendar it would be a great opp to place the tree photo.

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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I propose adding some smaller detail/varied shots of each car, maybe inset at the perimeter (sides, bottom or top) of the car featured for each month. There's a lot of nice stuff going on under the hoods and in the cockpit of some of the cars where we'd only see the exterior.
I think that's an awesome idea!

Smaller thumbnails of manifolds, turbos, exhausts, suspension, interiors, etc, would be ****.
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I propose adding some smaller detail/varied shots of each car, maybe inset at the perimeter (sides, bottom or top) of the car featured for each month. There's a lot of nice stuff going on under the hoods and in the cockpit of some of the cars where we'd only see the exterior. And if mine makes the calendar it would be a great opp to place the tree photo.


I like that idea, and I was going to tell you you should submit the one of it under the tree.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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another vote for Rob's tree-covered car on the cover.
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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A pool of skilled photoshop users to do the final production on these images would be beneficial. To what degree of PS embellishment is up to the masses I suppose, but let's face it, the more flamboyant the better.

For example- before:


And just over an hour later:
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
I'd like to see M2CUPCAR's beautiful car on the cover with the tree on top of it, much like the picture his avatar is taken from.


Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I propose adding some smaller detail/varied shots of each car, maybe inset at the perimeter (sides, bottom or top) of the car featured for each month.


I second both of these motions.
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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I would desaturate the yellow a little bit, its a bit distracting. besides that it looks great, very nice natural lighting
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
So you're the guy that let his dog roll his fenders for him...
No that was a hummer......
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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Best strategy for post processing is to start with a single image and make a set of styled steps to arrive at the final piece. Once that's agreed upon then those steps could be applied to the other images.

In <5 minutes:


and another embellished image (rotornut's miata):
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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I wish I had PS. All I have is a regular **** photo program that auto edits my photos for me.

I wish I spent more time playing with programs like that. I don't have a clue how you guys make the photos jump out at you like that. Looks ******* awesome!
Old Jan 15, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by p51hellfire
No that was a hummer......
I'm pretty sure it was an S2000.
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I was in it before photoshop- so that helps.
IMO Gimp is the best thing going- open source image editor and can certainly achieve all the results above- and more.

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I'm pretty sure it was an S2000.
he means the hummer did the fender rolling, not the pitbull
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How is the image composition in this photo?

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Anyone ever notice how GRM's photos all look like crap? Great articles, horribly average amateur photos.
Old Jan 16, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I was in it before photoshop- so that helps.
IMO Gimp is the best thing going- open source image editor and can certainly achieve all the results above- and more.


he means the hummer did the fender rolling, not the pitbull
Ive been using adobe ps for such a long time I just cant deal with gimp. It seems to do a lot of the easy stuff alright but idk if you can really do everything you can with adobe ps (which is a lot). Of course you cant argue with the price, haha
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by faeflora
Anyone ever notice how GRM's photos all look like crap? Great articles, horribly average amateur photos.
GRM's? who do we speak of?
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TimR
GRM's? who do we speak of?
GrassRootMotorsports?
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by m2cupcar
I propose adding some smaller detail/varied shots of each car, maybe inset at the perimeter (sides, bottom or top) of the car featured for each month. There's a lot of nice stuff going on under the hoods and in the cockpit of some of the cars where we'd only see the exterior. And if mine makes the calendar it would be a great opp to place the tree photo.
We could probably do something of this type..

Originally Posted by sixshooter
How is the image composition in this photo?

its priceless.

Originally Posted by Cspence
GrassRootMotorsports?
sorry I was not familiar lol.. now I am how far are you from danbury?



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