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  7. Posted · Report reply

    Canon 450d

    Edit: BTW Matt, would you mind sharing what settings youve used for those photos and what you did with the white balance etc and post processing? Im loving what youve done! PM or facebook me if you dont want to tell the whole world.

    Sure dude no prob!

    I'll start with the top photo.

    F-stop: f/5.6

    Exposure: 1/50 sec.

    ISO 800

    Focal length: 200mm

    White balance: auto

    No flash

    Photoshop CS3 editing:

    Sharpening

    White balance adjustment via the levels channel (was minimal)

    Colour adjustment where applicable via the curves channel (adjusted red, green & blue individually)

    F-stop: f/3.5

    Exposure: 1/6 sec.

    ISO 800

    Focal length: 18mm

    White balance: auto

    No flash

    Photoshop CS3 editing:

    Sharpening

    White balance adjustment via the levels channel.

    Exposure correction (top left of the shot was blown out) so I created a new layer with a diagonal black gradient (darker in the top left getting lighter towards the middle) and layered this on top. Adjusted opacity to suit (my ghetto way of band aid fixing crappy exposures, works okay)

    Colour adjustment where applicable via the curves channel (adjusted red, green & blue individually)

    The one of my car is hardly very good, still parts of the shot are blown out, and it would be cooler with less DOF. But I was shooting handheld in a garage with lots of light leaking in. That and it was only a quick snap or two.

    Remember you can generally always save peoples shots to your desktop, right click them and go "details"

    This should usually have the details that the photographer used for the shot.

    Hope that helps!

    ANd she lives! missed this car alot. my fav car on BS.. good to see the project still lives! updates updates updates!!

    Cheers dude, yeah as mentioned have had lots going on. Its definately far from over. E36 rack, is next on the agenda!

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    i was thinking about it because sasha was interested in them, but i think ill just wait a while before i seperate them sorry

    All good dude, hit me up if you decide to sell them. I'll take em' for sure.

    Good luck with the sale, cheers!

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    Awesome dude! I can hear the CFD nerd's stirring in their boots with all their vortex and boundary layer theories!

    Check this out if you dont have a simulation tool already: http://www.cd-adapco.com/products/STAR-CCM_plus/index.html

    Also, this may give you some idea's. http://www.ziptied.com/forums/index.php?topic=7879.690

    Should get out to Hamton and lay some times without the aero for a real world comparison.

    Be following this closely!

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    Stock for stock it looks like a good idea.

    However if your looking to make some power later down the track you'd be kicking yourself for not going SR (sorry euro crew!)

    I picked my Blacktop S14 SR20DET + Box, loom, ECU up for $3000 nzd. Had 89'000kms on it and ran perfectly.

    You can make 220rwkw (or near on 300hp atw in the old money) with supporting mods from the stock engine & turbo setup.

    Its so easy, super reliable and there is so much aftermarket support for the SR its crazy..

    IMO i'd see it as save a little longer, spend another $500 and have the ability to bust some simple upgrades and make some good power.

    Hell you could even look at red top S13 SR20DETS's which are cheaper than the S14/5 variations. Add an EBC, FMIC, fuel pump, intake, exhaust and blah later down the track.

    Similar power stock compaired to the 3SGE

    S14 SR20DET - 162 kW (217 hp) @ 6000 rpm

    Guess it depends if you want to stay NA too..

    Oh I love the options!!

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