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komotar 02-10-2005 01:29 PM

F430,F360 magazine photoshoot!!!!!!
 
HERE IT IS BITCHES!!!!!!!

Something for FERRARI fans!!!!!


Most of you know the story. The ones who haven't got any idea, what's going on, here's the short version.

Got a job at a auto-mag called AVTO+SPORT. (part time, I get one or maybe two cars in a month for 4-6 days, drive them alot and write a review)

The owner of the mag also owned the f430 you see in the pics.
He sold it allready. I hear he's getting the SLR next. Before the f430, he had the Carrera GT, GT2, 550 Maranello, 500SL, Diablo......

And the man said, the f430 is by far the most fun he had in ANY car.

He also drove the Lemans in 94 and 95.

Anyway, I was invited to participate in the photoshoot.
I enjoyed a good hour in the company of these two amazing machines.

Probably one of the best hours in my life.

Got to ride in the Modena. Got to sit in the F430.Got to hear both cars screaming. It was UNREAL. I still get goose bumps when I think of it.

Tons of stuff hapened, but I'm to tired right now to describe everything.

So just ask, if you want to know anything else.

Oh, this is also kinda fun for me, because I wrote three articles for this issue -Mitsubishi Colt review
-New Mercedes A
-Winter time in the F1
In the Colt review, my photos were used, wich is also cool.

So I kindove stepped into motoring journalism with one foot. Yaaay!!

Anyway, enough about me

The photoshoot hapened about a month ago, but I had to wait for the mag to come out, before I could post these.


Here are the pics.


The mag:

http://img224.exs.cx/img224/4928/pict01829ey.th.jpg http://img224.exs.cx/img224/9900/pict01846kj.th.jpg http://img224.exs.cx/img224/1677/pict01859we.th.jpg http://img224.exs.cx/img224/9521/pict01891ok.th.jpg http://img224.exs.cx/img224/3098/pict01904fv.th.jpg
http://img224.exs.cx/img224/1229/sfghs7rf.th.jpg

my Colt article

http://img224.exs.cx/img224/7717/pict01889he.th.jpg


THE PHOTOS!

Me in the F430!
http://img96.exs.cx/img96/962/picture12010246rv.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/666/19ve.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7396/27jl.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/9016/36pk.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/3554/45bk.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/9960/56cs.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2900/75ob.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/5926/86tm.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/958/93rr.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8614/100sz.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4681/116cp.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7389/124yc.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4892/136ix.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1293/149bm.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2225/157cv.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2249/168vb.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8162/170wu.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/685/184xh.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8720/190do.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4724/203dl.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/9921/216vz.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/3493/226ld.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/792/236by.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7632/246dw.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/3707/250bb.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2277/269oq.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4809/274mk.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/5501/285ua.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8205/293qt.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1872/302kd.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1118/317ql.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1791/323im.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/8930/336sy.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6096/344mu.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7974/358sp.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/3537/361es.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6892/377nq.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4623/382pa.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7043/398qx.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1481/408um.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2594/415hq.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2176/427gt.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/1148/439cn.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/4149/440qv.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6625/455ui.th.jpg

http://img176.exs.cx/img176/3479/464dp.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/7571/474bg.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2782/483zn.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/6452/496eg.th.jpg

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http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2691/585cd.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/396/595yk.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2981/609rp.th.jpg http://img176.exs.cx/img176/2011/618qh.th.jpg

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http://img177.exs.cx/img177/2171/749qe.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/2002/752aa.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/994/765xo.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/337/772ub.th.jpg


http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5576/780oe.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/2291/790qu.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/959/809tw.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/3640/814pf.th.jpg

http://img177.exs.cx/img177/833/823rf.th.jpg http://img177.exs.cx/img177/7822/837st.th.jpg



DETAILS:


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http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5531/det138iz.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/4221/det141el.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/8409/det154ce.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/8972/det162ei.th.jpg

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/4601/det170rs.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/6269/det186uu.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/4703/det197vi.th.jpg http://img186.exs.cx/img186/1933/det207gh.th.jpg


SO?

IS THIS ONE BIG POST OR WHAT?!?!



Hope you enjoyed it.

saadie 02-10-2005 01:36 PM

holy shyt ...... thx komotar ... the pics are freaking amazing 8)
we all love yea .... heterosextually that is ...

Mopsdrops 02-10-2005 01:47 PM

damn !!! so much beautiful pictures. you lucky guy :mrgreen: thx so much for all of these pictures komotar. So many nices ones

dropot2 02-10-2005 01:50 PM

Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks,...!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

adamwich 02-10-2005 01:55 PM

BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks a lot! Stunning pictures!

cooperluke 02-10-2005 02:10 PM

Uau!
Amazing post Komotar!!
Next time you have got to drive the f430!! Don't let it escape, I wouldn't!!

Minacious 02-10-2005 02:31 PM

Stunning shots. Gives a great chance to compare the lines of the two cars to one another.

Oh by the way, nice suit. :D :D :D :D :wink:

duko 02-10-2005 02:53 PM

WOOOOOOW :shock: That's awesome.. GREAT pictures dude.. Thanks :D

|Nuno| 02-10-2005 03:10 PM

:shock: :shock: HOLY.SHIT.

Congrats on the job, and thank you very much for the pics. :D

nejcdolinsek 02-10-2005 03:10 PM

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I think you get the picture :D :D :D :D .....................

EnzoLover 02-10-2005 03:32 PM

Amazing photos :D

Congrats with the new job :D

cho_888 02-10-2005 04:35 PM

wow that sure is a good job!! thanks for the awsome photos!!!!

dingo 02-10-2005 06:53 PM

As I have already told you the pics are sensational, and the story on the Colt is a great read - even if I don't understand a word of it :P
I can't wait for your next photoshoot, I'm hoping its an M5 or M6 maybe :D

budagboy2 02-10-2005 06:54 PM

By far the best pictures of the f430 so far, thanks :D

23790554 02-10-2005 07:16 PM

very nice

acs power 02-10-2005 09:03 PM

one word: lol!

sentra_dude 02-10-2005 09:39 PM

Damn, excellent post! Thanks for sharing your pics with us, its always cool to see personal pictures of these cars instead of press shots. 8)

Pwoarrr 02-10-2005 09:44 PM

All I can say is WOW, those are fantastic pics! Thanks so much!:love:

I was studying....decided to take a break, hmm wondering what's happening over @ JW.....and then I see this!!! Talk about having a hard time to concentrate on work! This place is EVIL!! (j/k) :twisted:

Anonymous 02-10-2005 10:14 PM

So it would be an understatement to say your enjoying your job :P Congrats on some lovely pics there 8) I can also see why they used your pics for the colt review :D may i ask where they were taken? :-)

ferrarif1fan89 02-10-2005 10:31 PM

can we expect more photos like these from your other assignments? that would be sweet! :D

xxleasxx 02-10-2005 11:00 PM

very beautiful pictures great job and glad to see that your doing good with the magazine! But you def need to work on your action shots.. :mrgreen:

SilviaEvo 02-10-2005 11:57 PM

interesting i would like to see a translation of both articles if at all possible :P

raphaelws 02-11-2005 12:29 AM

godd job boy.. fantastic!!
you're lucky 8)
thanks alot

komotar 02-11-2005 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL123
So it would be an understatement to say your enjoying your job :P Congrats on some lovely pics there 8) I can also see why they used your pics for the colt review :D may i ask where they were taken? :-)

I had the car from 28th of dec to 3jan. So ofcorse I took it to where I was spending my new years eve. A nice litle holiday resort that is located by a beautifull lake.(lake Bohinj in Slovenia) So I got up at 8 in the morning took the car to the lake shore and made a few shots.

a few shots from my room window in the morning

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/1712/1viewfoggy8zz.th.jpg http://img154.exs.cx/img154/4829/2viewfoggy27jd.th.jpg http://img154.exs.cx/img154/2520/3viewclear1hf.th.jpg

The car

http://img189.exs.cx/img189/7970/imageshack16qm.th.jpg http://img189.exs.cx/img189/2728/imageshack23dh.th.jpg http://img189.exs.cx/img189/6687/imageshack32nk.th.jpg

http://img189.exs.cx/img189/1381/imageshack40wg.th.jpg http://img189.exs.cx/img189/3025/imageshack55yy.th.jpg

komotar 02-11-2005 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrarif1fan89
can we expect more photos like these from your other assignments? that would be sweet! :D


I'll try my best.

I promise.


And thx to everybody for the comments.

I will do somekind of a translation during the weekend.

saadie 02-11-2005 04:16 AM

so the dead man is back huh ....

thx fer the mitsu pics .. they are just awsome .... i wish the ferraris wern in them ... i mena just look at the background .. its just awsome . . 8)

Wutputt 02-11-2005 08:18 AM

Wow, quite a few pics :mrgreen:

I love them, I just love them. They really look great, both pics and cars that is ;)


I hope you can be part of some more duo tests like that! Maybe Murciélago - Gallardo or Vanquish - DB9? :D

komotar 02-11-2005 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wutputt


I hope you can be part of some more duo tests like that! Maybe Murciélago - Gallardo or Vanquish - DB9? :D


don't push it. :wink: ..................you know there will be only one Lamborghini in that test :wink:

artypossum 02-11-2005 10:12 AM

The owner of the Magazine bought and sold an F430 in such a short time?????? What the hell is the point of that???

saadie 02-11-2005 10:16 AM

he earned the rank of owning one ..... i guess ...... :mrgreen:

komotar 02-11-2005 11:09 AM

He also had the Carrera GT for about 3 months.

stradale 02-11-2005 11:36 AM

Thanks a lot, komotar!!!! You're a lucky guy!

That's a great job, especially when you get to experience stuff like this. As usual, your photos are of excellent again.

TT 02-11-2005 02:46 PM

Thank you dude, I am not homeright now, so no time to drool over these pics like I should! Will do in a couple of days!

THANKS!

Stikz 02-11-2005 03:43 PM

Awesome pics komotar!!! And so, so many. Backgrounds for weeks to come. Thanks a lot. :D

yeckmohr 02-11-2005 06:04 PM

Thanks for these very nice pics !

Respect !!! :)

neilo63 02-12-2005 08:11 PM

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You made me a very happy man those pics are so damn hot!
THANKYOU :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

nurbrun 02-13-2005 09:27 PM

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Great pics!!!!!!!:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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findleybeast 02-14-2005 12:05 AM

dude thats sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

been waiting for you to bring these photos out. you're one lucky sob

ikon2003 02-14-2005 04:21 PM

sweet kahawa! that's awesome! keep the pics comin, and keep sharing the experience with we less fortunate ones!

numerouno 02-15-2005 06:23 AM

Congrats on the awesome job man!! You lucky ...
BTW lookin good in the 430, pity you didn't ge te chance to drive it tho

komotar 02-15-2005 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
10 days out... and when I come back... what do I find??? This incredible post!!! Thans for the pics komotar... and congrats for becomind a "professional photographer" now! :shock: A very nice article, with great quality pics!!!


Thx dude. 8)

Herceg 02-16-2005 12:16 AM

If god were a photographer...hes be you. lol man thats a nice car

komotar 02-16-2005 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herceg
If god were a photographer...hes be you. lol man thats a nice car

that's a first one :? 8)

dons5 02-16-2005 06:18 AM

1st congrats on the job.

2nd thanx so much that post was insane.

3rd I know it looks meaner then the 360, but does it still look like a true Ferrari in the flesh and does it look super exotic in the flesh like a 360.

4th tell us more about the sound, doesnt sound too much like a Ferrari in most vids, but I have faith that in real life it does, so tell us please!!!

komotar 02-16-2005 06:41 AM

It sure looks like a true Ferrari. All those sexy, aggressive lines.

I also wasn't quite convinced about the sound until I got to hear it roar past me a number of times. Let me tell you, the sound of the f430 is unique in the Ferrari world. Alone the start of the engine sent chills down my spine. Just a turn of the key and the beast awakens. Just the start itself is very loud, then the rumble quiets down a bit. But when the car starts moving.......well, I was asking myself half of the time, if that is even legal.......

The f430's rumble is much deeper than the 360's. But in a good way. Very good way. It sounds violent, like it's ready to eat your favourite pet for breakfast.

The thunder begins at low revs and it escalates all the way to insanity. You can hear the car a mile away.

To sum up: the car looks and sounds like a true ferrari. Even more so than the 360. It defenetly has the carisma and the flair to be one of the all time greats.

The owner of the modena said (after he drove the car): "Now, this is something compleetley different" The car is better planted on the road. Words like body roll shouldn't even be used in the same sentence with the f430........


So, don't worry, the sound WILL NOT dissapoint you.
It goes all the way to the bone and it stays with you. For life.

Hope this helped.....

dons5 02-16-2005 09:47 AM

Thanx so much komotar, oh man from what you told me now im soooo relieved, I thought maybe Ferrari was changing for the worse first with the 612 and then with this but Im defenetely wrong. Actually i never thought that, someone hit me please for me even saying somethin so stupid like that lol.

bmwmpower 02-17-2005 08:56 AM

THX, you are very lucky boy, congratulation for job, nice pics also,
you work in mag like photograph or like redactor?

:D

komotar 02-17-2005 09:41 AM

Well, you could say I'm a test driver. But that sounds a bit cocky :oops:

The chief editor asked if I can take pics. I said yes. He was very pleased with
the pics and they ended up in the magazine.

I hope this will also be the case in the future.

bmwmpower 02-17-2005 03:02 PM

that job gave you that man few moths ago with Merc ? you wrote somethink like that it was brabus or somethink tuned
BTW what digi cam you got? pics are very pretty

komotar 02-18-2005 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwmpower
that job gave you that man few moths ago with Merc ? you wrote somethink like that it was brabus or somethink tuned
BTW what digi cam you got? pics are very pretty

Nope, I got this job on my own.

I talked with the man who had the merc,
he wanted someone to do some
stuff regarding his nightclub, here in Slovenia, but he couldn't give me anything I cold hold on to, so I passed.

The digi cam is a small, cheap Minolta Dimaga E323.

It's not much, but I have learned how to work with it.
If you try just a bit, you can get some decent shots.....but I still have to buy something better....
at night , this baby doesn't want to play any more.... and it doesn't allow
me to take extreeme close ups, all the ics are blurry....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0308/minolta/dimage323.jpg

http://www.asbyon.com/images/modelle/6022_3.jpg



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