Panoz'z Photo Gallery|UPDATE:5-18-07|VW Nardo at Autumn Ring!

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OK, I've already got more!

I had a lot of fun doing this set, and I think these are some of the best I've done. The reason this shoot here was so fun is because I really like this car, and this course. Not only is the performance superb, but orange and green are my two favorite colors. And for some reason, on Sarthe all cars' lights are always on, even though there's clear skies out and it's sunny.

Sarthe is also pretty cool because of the layout. There are a few twists and turns at the beginning, and then there's a long straight section, with two kinks thrown in to lessen the boredom. Then you have to practically melt your brakes on a sharp corner after going nearly 200mph. After that comes more fun in the form of esses, long(ish) curves, and all that good stuff. With the clear blue skies and the yellow sand on the corners, on some of the shots I felt like I was driving a racecar on a road next to a beach.

I also messed around with the color more than I usually do by adding in some more blue when you can see the sky a lot and a sepia-type tone on the turns when you can see a lot of sand. I also made a black and white picture to show off the RX-8LM's awesome blue-white lights that look like some orange-and-green monster flying towards you at 200mph. I thought it was cool.

I also took two shots in the photo travel mode in an attempt to have some scenery that blended in with the colors of the car, but they didn't turn out exactly as I had planned. Hope you enjoy.

Mazda RX-8 LM at Sarthe









 
the first few pics are dark, but the rest of them look really good. you got good angles and stuff. keep it up!
 
Alright, new update here, if you've been anxiously waiting. This car is pretty awesome, partly because it's orange. But its looks and the way it drives are also part of the awesomeness. The Fireblade's handling is amazing, and I even supped this son of a gun up so it has, like, 200hp and weighs a few hundred kilos, and some Nitrous. So of course it goes like stink; I almost got it up to 200mph on Sarthe II.

Trial Mt. is one of my favorite tracks from GT3, because it really mixed it up. The track has straights where you can really hit it, and other sections where you use your brakes more. I don't know, I just like it.

Caterham Fireblade 7 at Trial Mountain (1-13-07)










 
You have some nice angles and framing on those latest shots. The only problem I have with them is it seems that they all have a blue tint to them excluding the last one. You definately don't want to use the same tint for every photo, need some variation.
 
I like the first angle, anyway please find it in your heart to visit my gallery sometime.
 
Recently I aquired Photoshop Elements because my dad got a new scanner and it came with PSE and he gave it to me. So I have kinda been playing around with it with some of my GT4 pictures. It's not exactly as easy to use as iPhoto, which is what I was using after I got a Mac, but it has a lot more features. I'm still not exactly a pro at using it yet, and all I really do is play around with some of the filters. On a couple of these (the last two) I added in some lighting to make it look better and give it the feel that there was a sun on whatever planet all the GT4 tracks are on.

Do enjoy: Pagani Zonda at Costa di Almalfi






 
Back with a double update, featuring the sleek Veedub GTI, along with my newly acquired 787B. With the GTI I messed around with the saturation on a few shots to make it more colorful, and on the Mazda I tried some different things too, like make the sun a kind of artistic element to the shots, or whatever...

So, enjoy.

VW GTI at Infineon







Mazda 787B at Sarthe II








 
Here's another update, this time with a great car, the R92. Not only is it fast, it looks pretty awesome. I like the track too, even though it's really pretty difficult and I dread it in races. It gets coolness points for being a real course though. I really like how Polyphony did that.

R92CP at Suzuka




 
Ahhhh post some replies guys! Jeez...

Anywho I just did a shoot last night because I thought it would be cool to shoot my newly-won GT40 on Sarthe. Why Sarthe? 1.)Because I love it dearly, 2.)If all the pictures were in a sepia tone or Black and White, it's like you're at the '69 24 Hours of Le Mans! Isn't that, like, awesome man?

I'm having serious urges to make a slideshow with these to some Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock... Oohhh...

'69 Ford GT40 at the 69 Le Mans








 
These are nice but I think I prefer the Golf set to the 69' one's. Have you ever thought about cropping the GT4 watewrmark out to make them look better? As this would be a great improvement on your work. You have some nice angles but just keep experimenting with your editting. Check out my gallery if you have time.
 
These are nice but I think I prefer the Golf set to the 69' one's. Have you ever thought about cropping the GT4 watewrmark out to make them look better? As this would be a great improvement on your work. You have some nice angles but just keep experimenting with your editting. Check out my gallery if you have time.

Yeah I have thought about doing that, but I'm just lazy so I haven't been. I'm sure it wouldn't take more than a few seconds though. Thanks for the comment.
 
You've got some nice ones, but I would suggest to do some custom thumbnails.;)
I guess the explaination how to is somewhere in my gallery...
 
Okay, quick little update here, with minimal editing. Only one week left till summer vacation (SCHWEET) so with the extra downtime I'll have more time to do things, like custom borders and all that jazz. Meanwhile enjoy these five shots of an awesome orange V-Dub concept that I would totally buy if it were for sale/if I had money.

VW Nardo at Autumn Ring





 
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