Boyfriend made me do it. - DPChallenge Forums

08/27/2005 06:38:57 PM · #1

My boyfriend really likes this picture of his car and has been begging me to post it. I know the quality sucks, but he's got a lot of comments on it from his friends and the car is cool, so what are ya gonna do? Here it is.

Anybody want to show me theirs?

Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital

08/27/2005 09:07:38 PM · #2

I guess everyone was expecting something else. sorry, Can I get a comment on this photo?

twm122

Olympus E-3

08/27/2005 09:13:12 PM · #3

Wow, I didn't know there was even such a thing as impala racing. Learn something new everyday. Nice angle on the shot BTW.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

08/27/2005 10:10:50 PM · #4

Thanks, thought everybody was asleep out there. Impala people have a club called ISSCA, Impala Supersport Club of America. You would not believe how many people stop us and ask us about this car. They especially love the sound of it. It's my boyfriend's pride and joy. LOL., I have learned not to be jealous, I actually love it to and won't hear of selling it.

I don't know why I like this shot , I just do. I am glad to hear someone else thinks it looks good.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/27/2005 11:28:18 PM · #5

I had me a 63 Cheby Impala, it was a charp ride with 11:1 Pop ups in the ol 283 with some hooker headers and thrush glass paks...man I miss that ride...Wait...Regular Gas 3 bucks a gallon...maybe I don't miss it that much...

Anyways... the origial shot is interesting...here comes that honesty part...I am not a fan of Selective Desat but it kind of works for me here. But the big thing that I am wrestling with is the grain (noise). It's there...can't tell if it may be over sharpened bringing out the spots, or sharpened and then NI'd making is mushy in areas. It is almost like this was shot in the rain...but the ground is not wet. Could be just the Resize for the web but for me it appears sharp in places and soft in other.

Just my thoughts...

Message edited by author 2005-08-27 23:35:48.

deapee

Kodak V803

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

08/27/2005 11:32:54 PM · #6

Originally posted by twm122:

Wow, I didn't know there was even such a thing as impala racing. Learn something new everyday. Nice angle on the shot BTW.

Didn't they come with a z06 corvette 350ci engine or something for a few years there? Quite an impressive car.

jab119

08/28/2005 12:10:03 AM · #7

ah just another wimpy impy....tell him to get a real car ;) j/k

I was in to drag racing a few years ago and we would have a monthly car club bash. Different car clubs from around the houston area would cather at the 1/8th mile track for lots of fun and racing.

in Houston the impy club was HAIL (Houston Area Impala Lovers). They had some nice cars and some were very fast and really tricked out.

James

jab119

08/28/2005 12:14:24 AM · #8

Originally posted by deapee:

Originally posted by twm122:
Wow, I didn't know there was even such a thing as impala racing. Learn something new everyday. Nice angle on the shot BTW.

Didn't they come with a z06 corvette 350ci engine or something for a few years there? Quite an impressive car.

No the impy like posted above did not have the Z06 motor as it was not made way back then. But the Impy did have the LT1 which first came out in the vet, then in the F-body (camaro and firebird). The LT1 is a very strong engine and could handle a LOT of horse power, but since the impy was very heavy it took a lot more power to make em move fast. I had only been beat by a few impy's.

James

08/28/2005 12:20:51 AM · #9

Originally posted by deapee:

It came with a corvette LT1 , but it's tricked out.

thanks guys for the photo critique, but I knew the desaturated one was noisey, we were just playing around with a badly shot photo, but still the racing guys seem to like it, so when someone likes it, it's always a good thing.

08/28/2005 12:34:47 AM · #10

That's not an Impala, this is an Impala.
Runs high 7's low 8's @ about 180mph on 250 shots of nitrous.

//i15.photobucket.com/albums/a400/dsmeth/race008.jpg

Message edited by ClubJuggle - Changed large image to link.

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR

08/28/2005 12:36:06 AM · #11

ooopps forgot to resize it. sorry

BADDBOYY21

Nikon D300

08/28/2005 01:10:09 AM · #12

I had the LT1 350ci in my 95 Camaro Z-28. It had a 6 speed and with the 305 stock HP...that car was fast. My first 2 brand new cars were Z-28's. I wish I still had them today.

08/28/2005 01:41:59 AM · #13

Originally posted by dsmeth:

That's not an Impala, this is an Impala.
Runs high 7's low 8's @ about 180mph on 250 shots of nitrous.

//i15.photobucket.com/albums/a400/dsmeth/race008.jpg

Finally someone else shows a photo, makes me wonder if a challenge photo on cars would go over or not. By the way, that impala is not streetable. We drive ours everywhere--from one gas station to another, and it still runs 12's in a 1/4 mile.

08/28/2005 01:56:59 AM · #14

It's street legal plates and all
Disconnect nitrous, change back to the street tires and off ya go. It runs on pump gas

Thanks clubjuggle for changing to a link. Sorry bout the size thing

Message edited by author 2005-08-28 02:12:28.

08/28/2005 02:21:05 AM · #15

We took NOS off for now. I'm sure it will find it's way back on someday.
By the way, I checked out your timecapsule challenge photo. Nice. That yours too?

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/28/2005 03:03:40 AM · #16

No, I actually drive a 03 HEMI Ram 1500 truck. That pic was taken at the dealership one night after work. Not really a FORD guy but they are nice cars

Didymus

Canon EOS-20D

08/28/2005 03:11:12 AM · #17

Originally posted by dsmeth:

That's not an Impala, this is an Impala.
Runs high 7's low 8's @ about 180mph on 250 shots of nitrous.

//i15.photobucket.com/albums/a400/dsmeth/race008.jpg

But mostly it runs on turbo testosterone, I guess. :-)

08/28/2005 03:26:08 AM · #18

Originally posted by dsmeth:

No, I actually drive a 03 HEMI Ram 1500 truck. That pic was taken at the dealership one night after work. Not really a FORD guy but they are nice cars

Impressive. Do you take many Drag strip photos? I am finding my camera to be a little slow for this, to capture the exact moment( or maybe its me?) Any tips.

P.S. LOL on the "turbo testosterone" I find that that stuff flows freely whenever there is a motor of any kind around.

08/28/2005 04:05:02 AM · #19

Focus on the tree. On a PRO .4 release the shutter as soon as all the lights turn yellow. On a .5 tree release the shutter on the 3rd yellow light. Sometimes I have one eye on the tree and one in the view finder LOL.
Here are some from the last race I went to.

Message edited by author 2005-08-28 04:19:41.

08/28/2005 04:13:00 AM · #20

Here's a couple where you can actually see the tires buckling on the yellow light