My trip to California (updated 7-23)

[ZfrkS62]

as mentioned, i went to Cali last week. The camera used was an Olympus E500 with 2 different lenses. A 17.5-45MM for the cars, and a 40-150MM for the long range shots.

To kick it off:

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7-20 update:

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nature stuff and long range stuff:

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http://images6.theimagehosting.com/moonshark.th.jpg (http://server6.theimagehosting.com/image.php?img=moonshark.jpg) I actually bought this shirt :D

[sbcarguy]

Some pics were X. Welcome to Cali. My friend's daily exotic spotted link: http://www.pcars.us/viewalbum.php?a=272

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[ZfrkS62]

^ go make your own topic for pics. And this is what YOU saw today. Not your friend.

[blinkmeat]

Hahahaha

Good trip mate?

[ZfrkS62]

^pretty good, yeah. tiring, but good

[blinkmeat]

Nice, boss.

How's the wife?

[ZfrkS62]

she's just as tired as i am.

[blinkmeat]

:roll:



8)

[ae86_16v]

as mentioned, i went to Cali last week. The camera used was an Olympus E500 with 2 different lenses. I can't remember which ones though, i'll have to ask my girlfriend since it was her camera i was using.

To kick it off:

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Black350Z.th.jpg (http://server6.theimagehosting.com/image.php?img=Black350Z.jpg)


These are the ones i've resized and retouched.

well, theimagehosting.com is already gaying off :roll: i'll fix everything later

Oh my god, that is right down the street from where I live ;) . That's at the corner of Farmer Joe and Taco Bell right?

[ZfrkS62]

^ Haha, i can't really remember where it was. It wasn't far from her place though.

[ZfrkS62]

10 pics in all are up. I've just added 2 from one of the M5's and the 3 of the Alfa 164 to the 5 from yesterday

oh yeah, if someone could throw me some photog tips, that would kick ass. I've had to do alot of retouching, mainly in the form of levels.

[RC45]

Nice - you back in town.

Where are the "rest" of the pics.. ;)

[Minacious]

You should have come down to Southern California and said hello to good old Minacious.

[ZfrkS62]

RC- no time for anything really fun. But i did get a few new regular ones :wink:

Minacious- how far south are you? I might stop by when i move.

another 7 are up. I was originally pissed when the motorcycle blocked my shot. until i loaded the pics onto my computer and saw what it was :D

[Minacious]

Minacious- how far south are you? I might stop by when i move.



Pretty far south. I live about 10 minutes from LAX.

[ZfrkS62]

i'll PM you my travel plans when i make them. I'm going to be taking I-10, that's all i know for now

[ZfrkS62]

quick update. I think i'm out of cars, so now all that's left is goofing around with long range shots and almost macro stuff.

I do have the originals still that are like 3237x2589 or something like that so if anyone wants them, let me know

[noliebro]

good pics, i was near down in the valley today and saw camoflaged BMW suv's but missed the pics :( . I love california

[ZfrkS62]

good pics, i was near down in the valley today and saw camoflaged BMW suv's but missed the pics :( . I love california

I'd be willing to bet it's the final tests of the E70 X5. I still haven't seen any exterior shots of it.

[bmagni]

good pics, i was near down in the valley today and saw camoflaged BMW suv's but missed the pics :( . I love california

I'd be willing to bet it's the final tests of the E70 X5. I still haven't seen any exterior shots of it.

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:D

[ZfrkS62]

good pics, i was near down in the valley today and saw camoflaged BMW suv's but missed the pics :( . I love california

I'd be willing to bet it's the final tests of the E70 X5. I still haven't seen any exterior shots of it.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1687/x1hq0.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=x1hq0.jpg) http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/8112/x2ci5.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=x2ci5.jpg) http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7241/x3ro4.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=x3ro4.jpg)

:D

Wow, it's really looking good! You can definetly see the size increase of it.

[No.1]

Zfrk - could i make a kind request that you host your images elsewhere?

It's just that the host seems to be too far away from me, and so images don't load fully, an even if they half-load, they take ages to do so.

Thanks. :good:

[ARMAN]

^^ i have smae problem pics just load partually and stop :( can see only little thumbs

[ZfrkS62]

Zfrk - could i make a kind request that you host your images elsewhere?

It's just that the host seems to be too far away from me, and so images don't load fully, an even if they half-load, they take ages to do so.

Thanks. :good:

i'll see what i can do later tonight

[ZfrkS62]

rehosted for the people having issues with imagehost:

Ferrari 360
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Blurry Hyabusa
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alfa romeo 164
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350Z
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CL600
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Some secondhand exotic dealer
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Hartge 3 series
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E39 M5s
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Bently Flying Spur
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Mustang
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S550
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Random Crap:

Squirrel
http://serv4.imagehigh.com/imgs//21777_Jose.jpg

Poster of a shirt I got
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Shots from Twin Peaks in San Francisco
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Turtle in a park near Haight/Ashbury
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windmill shot from a beach in SF
http://serv4.imagehigh.com/imgs//10181_wimdmill.jpg

ok...imagehigh sucks. I don't know what the hell they do with their thumbnail codes, but they don't work :?

[No.1]

Love the classic Mustang :drool:

The Alfa must be pretty rare in the US, i guess. Such beautiful cars 8)

And the 360 looks nice in Grigo whatever... but looks dated next to a 430 now :bah:

Thanks for rehosting, mate :)

[ARMAN]

Thanx Z :P Nice pix, is that a smog above the town? :shock: 360 looks nice in american surrounding :D

[ZfrkS62]

no, it's pretty much just a light fog that comes in off the bay. I guess if it's sunny and hot from the second the sun comes up, it'll be clear over the city.

[ARMAN]

oh I thought its smog :wink: thats only good :)

[ZfrkS62]

how can you tell when you're in San Fransisco? Even the ducks are lesbians :P

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Now this looks like fun. Forget the old school windsurfing with the sail attatched to the surfboard...these guys hook up parachutes to themselves and let the wind pull them around :D Got this decent series during a stop along PCH on the way back to Oakland

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and laziest rock in Monterey bay :D Must be nice to sleep all day :(

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Some funny little 3 wheeler you can rent and tool around SF in. I've got some closer pics of them i just need to resize.

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