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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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So I took some pics of the ride this past weekend. I live in Napa so this place was about 5 minutes from me, literally like my backyard.

I wish I could have spent some more time setting up the car and adjusting my air suspension to drop it a bit lower but whatever, I plan to head back there when I get some time anyways.

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Suggestions for my next shoot? I attempted to do some HDR action but I quickly realized that trying to bracket my exposure in Lightroom takes a lot of time because you have to end up stripping the EXIF data from all your shots and its very time consuming if you do a 5 or 7 shot bracket manually on the computer.

Next time I'll stop being lazy, use a tripod and do some real brackets.

Other than that, any thoughts on what I can do next time?
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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love the kit and wheels - just not feeling how it fits on there.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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whoa the back tire looks ODD!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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wowzahs!!!! on the rear wheels.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Im sorry, but that looks terrible. Do you actually think that looks good?

I bet 98% of the people that see you driving down the road make fun of it/think your driving a busted *** Z.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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did you use wide angle lens?

everything looks bent out and out of place.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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Only the first shot was done at I think 14mm the rest are at 28 I think.

Anyways, the VIP style is not for the faint of heart. I am def running quite a bit of camber on my car.

I am asking for people to constructively critique my pictures not my car
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Great shots. I saw your car at D1GP in Irwindale a few months back. Killer offsets.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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looks retarded.. wtf were you thinkin...
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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look at that camber and those fatty lips.

vertex kit
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Looks great... Not for the faint of heart for sure... Anway, last you checked - how much rear camber are your running?

I cant see your EXIF... Pic 3 to be more specific...
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Endless Shock
Looks great... Not for the faint of heart for sure... Anway, last you checked - how much rear camber are your running?

I cant see your EXIF... Pic 3 to be more specific...
-3.5 front, -9.5 rear daily driven. Yeah when I saved from photoshop I must have done "save as for web" which strips EXIF from what I remember. Were you looking for some specific data?

BTW guys, I have no problems with my car slipping or sliding around. Contrary to what you are probably thinking, the car stays fairly well planted to the ground. Toe settings are back into factory spec too. It takes real engineering to pull that off my friends
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Can't really comment on the pics, because that look should have never been attempted on a Z of all cars.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 04:51 AM
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Pics are very nice. Could have picked a day with a bit more sunshine though.

Do you drive the car that way or is it on bags? I like the VIP style, but your rear rims look smaller than the front in some pics lol... Maybe a little thicker tire in the rear would make it look a little better.

I love it yet I hate it at the same time. Love to look at it but would NEVER do that to my Z.

Last edited by MyV6IsFast3r; Feb 5, 2008 at 04:53 AM.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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i hate it. neeeds four doors. pics look sweet though.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 05:26 AM
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Sorry man, but that rear camber just crossed the line from extreme to ridiculous. Other than that, the photos are technically nice and composed well.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:00 AM
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need a good subject to make quality pictures
the "VIP" look, or whatever you call that is retarted
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:02 AM
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I like it!
The car and the photography.
Very nice.
Keep it up!
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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shorty got low low low low low low low low!!!

looking good! All you people need to stop hating!
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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Nope, sorry I'm gonna keep hating. The rear wheel looks like a bad photoshop in the last picture! How much do you spend on tires a year I'm guessing 10G +? Nice photog skills but -1 on taste.
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