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dpotter
08-31-2009, 05:26 PM
A buddy of mine took a great shot of the Cobra I sold last year and I wanted one like that of my Marauder. The Cobra came out better but I like this one too. Mainly I was trying to get the whole car in the shot from badge less grill to widened rears/spoiler/exhaust tip. Not an easy task but it came out well IMO.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3875744335_8d59043ca7_b.jpg
DEFYANT
08-31-2009, 05:34 PM
Sweet shot. I have one of those shots also. Bad ass!
ImpalaSlayer
08-31-2009, 05:41 PM
thats sweet man!
johnnyrauder
08-31-2009, 05:45 PM
very cool but how is it done
ImpalaSlayer
08-31-2009, 05:51 PM
very cool but how is it done


with an xray camera duh!
LANDY
08-31-2009, 05:59 PM
nice pic, clean car.
johnnyrauder
08-31-2009, 06:26 PM
x-ray camra huh we didnt have those when i was a kid...............
ImpalaSlayer
08-31-2009, 06:28 PM
x-ray camra huh we didnt have those when i was a kid...............

haha, i dont know hows its done but its very cool.
FastMerc
08-31-2009, 06:29 PM
A buddy of mine took a great shot of the Cobra I sold last year and I wanted one like that of my Marauder. The Cobra came out better but I like this one too. Mainly I was trying to get the whole car in the shot from badge less grill to widened rears/spoiler/exhaust tip. Not an easy task but it came out well IMO.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3875744335_8d59043ca7_b.jpg
That is a cool pic,sweet.
knine
08-31-2009, 06:42 PM
Couldn't you have taken the front plate off first ;)


oh well, I stole a copy of the pic anyway, thanks. :)

BTW :2thumbs:
ctrlraven
08-31-2009, 06:49 PM
Photoshop magic, take one pic with the hood shut and the another with the hood closed on a tripod.
dpotter
08-31-2009, 07:02 PM
OK, I can't stand the damn license plate either but have yet to get my custom no-drill plate holder and fill the holes and have the bumper re-shot. IF I get my annual bonus OR a raise in 2010 I will do the aforementioned work...you just had to point that out eh.

Like ctrlraven said, it's a PS job that gets easier after you've done a few.

Here's the Cobra in case I never posted it here, we should get one like this of the MM so you can more clearly see the blower. Man, I realllly miss my vert.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2907660496_590cfb4f59_o.jpg
ImpalaSlayer
08-31-2009, 07:03 PM
damn it i love that vert
dpotter
08-31-2009, 07:04 PM
Not to totally side-track this thread but I can't resist...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2907660930_5919b33ac3_o.jpg
dpotter
08-31-2009, 07:06 PM
Working my way to the obligatory "spoiler-shot" to show off the fat meats out back and that sexy rear! We should have had the iniglo type gauges the Cobra's got.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2906815475_920d5bce09_o.jpg
ctrlraven
08-31-2009, 07:07 PM
Some of my friends do the clear hood shot at night with a remote control camera on a long exposure setting , pics look so amazing you would swear up and down it was high noon but really it's middle of the night. PS can be a great tool in the hands of someone who knows how to use it correctly.
dpotter
08-31-2009, 07:09 PM
OK, last one.... funny story, my 11 year old daughter ALWAYS insists on rolling to the photo shoots. She's on the brake, crouched slightly in the driver seat :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2906907165_7ca5e54426_o.jpg
dpotter
08-31-2009, 07:11 PM
Ding, ding, ding, that's exactly right. We only use long exposure in low light on the tripod. The Cobra shots above, notice it was almost dark (see the light on the fire lane in the gauge shot).

The color is amazing with extended exposure in low light, dusk situations.
CRUZTAKER
08-31-2009, 08:15 PM
x-ray camra huh we didnt have those when i was a kid...............

Noo...we had x-ray glasses silly.:P


On topic however...

TALANT IN THE HOUSE! :up:

Great photoghraphy indeed.
Mac-MerC
08-31-2009, 08:31 PM
nice ass pictures
Donny Carlson
08-31-2009, 08:35 PM
Man, that's one beautiful Cobra. And the MM is sweet, too. Great pics.

This isn't my car, but this is a similar shot. I have this in rotation as wallpaper..




http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/DonnyCarlson/08_dodge_challenger_srt8_12.jp g
DOOM
08-31-2009, 09:13 PM
Photoshop magic, take one pic with the hood shut and the another with the hood closed on a tripod.

Do mine birdman. :D
dohc324ci
08-31-2009, 09:17 PM
SWEET! Thats some nice pics of the widend wheels. Now I may have to find me some. What are the wheel widths in the back 18x10.5 or?
ChiTownMaraud3r
08-31-2009, 09:22 PM
I seriously need to invest in a DSLR.
dohc324ci
08-31-2009, 10:32 PM
Donny thats one sweet Challenger you got!
2,4shofast
08-31-2009, 10:37 PM
I just found a whole bunch of new backgrounds....thanks for posting!
jdando
09-01-2009, 03:33 AM
Good looking shots! I would clone out the stray branch on the top left corner of the Marauder.
Bigdogjim
09-01-2009, 03:54 AM
Do mine birdman. :D

Sorry Dommie too much bling under your hood.....:lol:
SC Cheesehead
09-01-2009, 04:22 AM
Great pic, and beautiful car.

Gonna make this wallpaper on my laptop.
RoyLPita
09-01-2009, 08:20 AM
Thanx for the wallpaper, Dave. :2thumbs:
DOOM
09-01-2009, 08:33 AM
Sorry Dommie too much bling under your hood.....:lol:

:depress: :corner:
fastblackmerc
09-01-2009, 08:41 AM
Great pic, and beautiful car.

Gonna make this wallpaper on my laptop.

Your only saying that 'cause it's blue.......

:beer:
ctrlraven
09-01-2009, 09:21 AM
Do mine birdman. :D
I could take the pictures but I don't mess with Photoshop. I'm sure I could find someone to edit the pictures and have it done though.
SC Cheesehead
09-01-2009, 09:49 AM
Your only saying that 'cause it's blue.......

:beer:

Well.

Yeah.

Only thing I'd like better than is a DBP as my computer wallpaper is...come to think of it; there isn't. ;)
Chip
09-15-2009, 01:24 PM
http://www.slrdude.com/photos/650687236_3sV95-O.jpg
O's Fan Rich
09-15-2009, 01:30 PM
Seems to me that I would need to wash and polish the car before I could get this done.......

Might be worth the effort.
offroadkarter
09-16-2009, 02:01 PM
I like the vert better! :D
dpotter
09-21-2009, 05:26 PM
I like the vert better as a weekender. My MM is a daily that is far more comfortable than the 6spd vert was. I would really like a 2004 Oxford White Cobra coupe in phenomenal show condition, whippled to the tune of about 600 RWHP as a weekender.

I have three kids and a wife, roll the whole gang to a car show, have some dinner and great conversation with the car guys, leave with first place out of a dozen very nice MM's, I'm happy with that.
guspech750
09-21-2009, 05:36 PM
Not to totally side-track this thread but I can't resist...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2907660930_5919b33ac3_o.jpg
Thats an awesome looking Cobra!!!:bows:
ravenknight
12-09-2009, 01:39 PM
both rides are perfect, but I am little biased, since I have a SB cobra
DTRMiguel
12-09-2009, 02:08 PM
Use photoshop
1. Magic Wand the entire hood
2. Copy the hood
3. Remove/Delete it
4. Make a new layer Paste or "Place" the hood on that layer and turn the opacity down
Walla Easy
Hopefully the engine will show through :) if not magic wand and paste are your best friend in Ps ;)
twin03
12-09-2009, 10:07 PM
thanx for the wallpaper, dave. :2thumbs:
+1.............
jjsrant
12-09-2009, 10:35 PM
love that badgeless grille!
Juice
01-31-2010, 09:05 AM
What camera and lens did you shoot those with?