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    Testing one of my engines :)

    Shot with Pentax K20D and DA*50-135





















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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Cool series Javier, I like that the airplane is in a few of them, but my favorite is the one with the car catching big air.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    oh.... my.... god.... that looks like so much fun! reminds me of the days I used to spend on sand highway in Pismo beach. great pics.

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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Hi Again Javier, I note you encourage editing of your images, so here's the crop or framing I would like to see done with the original.
    Makes the image seem a bit more dramatic imo.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Bruce,Thanks for the edit and a good one at that!
    I have amny more better images, but in my haste and excitement, I have not had a chance to do any editing other resizing.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    WOAH! What do I have to do to get a test drive in that?!?!?! :yikes: :eek6:
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Looks like fun. Too bad the plane wasn't in the getting air shot.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Frog
    Too bad the plane wasn't in the getting air shot.
    I think that would have been the money shot.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Nice work Javier, you are getting better everyday. All of the practice? Is it your car? I see two red X's. Did a couple not show?
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Way cool action shots Javier
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Folks, thank you for all the wonderful comments. Thank you..

    Greg, The car is not mine. I build race engines for a living and while I don't talk about it, I thought these shots where kinda cool...As for getting better, I can't take credit for that...While I do practice allot, the credit must be given to folks here...In particular I pay allot of attention to MB, Gary, Xia, Frog, AE and this fellow ''Greg''...this is by no ,means a complete list, there are many others here as well...

    As for the Red X's I don't see anything like that? hmm
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Here are a few more from the day.








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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Javier,

    A plane coming in for landing definately defines the speed that the car is doing, excellent series of shots.

    Since you haven't eidted them I won't critique other than some need cropping.

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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Quote Originally Posted by readingr
    Javier,

    A plane coming in for landing definately defines the speed that the car is doing, excellent series of shots.

    Since you haven't eidted them I won't critique other than some need cropping.

    Roger
    Roger,
    Thank you. I did not edit them because I wanted to show the car in context.. In particular the one with the place. I hate that funny blue sky/ back ground in the first set and I could have spent a few minutes is PS to fix that, but they are as they came out.

    I would very much, love to hear your critique as CC is a +...
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Quote Originally Posted by jgredline
    Roger,
    Thank you. I did not edit them because I wanted to show the car in context.. In particular the one with the place. I hate that funny blue sky/ back ground in the first set and I could have spent a few minutes is PS to fix that, but they are as they came out.

    I would very much, love to hear your critique as CC is a +...
    one of my main thoughts around them is that some seem a little washed out and could do with some saturation and possibly colour correction. Its difficult to go through them as a group.

    Last set of the last ones posted look good.but the two top ones look a little over exposed to me. These are the one's with the white bank showing.

    The shots with the plane in I would crop some of the foreground out, possibly between half way to the bank to the bank itself. I would suggest cropping a couple of inches off the right, half way to the plane.

    Another idea that I would try is to convert them to B&W but I fear that the plane would be lost in the background during the conversion, otherwise add some saturation to them and some contrast as well.

    Hope that helps.

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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Roger
    We are thinking around similar thoughts. Biggest problem I had to deal with was the sun. We are talking about a very harsh light in the middle of the day, Hence the funny looking skys. I was using center weighted metering and perhaps I should have been using Spot metering...Al though I am more inclined to think that a Polarizer or ND filter would have been the ticket.. We are going out again this weekend for an actual race so I will be better prepared...As for the crops, If I where after a single shot, then, ya...Crop away..
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    These are awesome Javier. That looks like so much fun!
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Thanks Brad...It is a Rush....
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Here are a few more. These I have edited some.
    Don't know if I helped them or hurt them.







    Here is a pic of the engine
    Shot this with my G9.


    All critique is welcomed.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Nice action shots Javier,
    Quote Originally Posted by jgredline

    Here is a pic of the engine
    Shot this with my G9.
    What is the make and model of that one?
    BTW, I still use my G5 for dusty environments. Great camera for that.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Bruce
    The is a 99 Honda B16A engine...That is another thing. The dust was killer so I only took a few shots with the G9...My PENTAX is weather and dust proof so that did not bother me.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Quote Originally Posted by jgredline
    Bruce
    The is a 99 Honda B16A engine...That is another thing. The dust was killer so I only took a few shots with the G9...My PENTAX is weather and dust proof so that did not bother me.
    COOL, Thanks! I was thinking Honda, but wasn't sure. I had an old Honda Prelude with a B20 in it. The car was surprisingly quick.
    I know what you mean about being nervous about the dust. I've heard the new Pentax K10 etc are fairly well sealed.
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Wow, that's one heck of an exhaust. I think it would fall well into the category of "long tube" headers! About how much power is it putting out?
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Brad
    It is putting out
    221Hp@ 8600RPM
    150.2 LBS of torque@7800RPM.

    This class is restricted to 1600cc and 29mm venturies...Really hurts us, but we are up nearly 30Hp on the Toyotas..
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    Re: Testing one of my engines :)

    Man, that's a very healthy screamer! Quite a lot of power out of a motor of that size and w/ the air restrictions... well done.

    Having a second at your third set of photos, I really like the first one in the group, but it needs less foreground. I think a crop would make it too tight, so maybe if you get a chance to shoot out there again, try to get into a slightly higher position to take the foreground jump lower or out of the shot. Other than that, I love everything else a/b that photo - the positioning of the car, the dust trial, the background... all fantastic.
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