Pictures for 6gc.net calendar 2014, Deadline: end of August Options

[malpaso]

Hello everyone ,
Since last year timing worked perfect I believe it is right time to start talking about calendar 2014 (if we want some here of course ). I suggest this timing:

June - August = submitting some low resolution samples here in this topic (width 800 pixels would be for display purpose fine) to let us all know how many people is interested to participate.
August = collection of high resolution samples for print purpose (3437 x 2043 pixels or higher). That means if you do not have picture in high resolution there is no sense post in here anything. Sorry. All will be send as usual to my e-mail.



1st of September = selection of 12+1 (public voting, no mistakes from the last year)
15th of September = FS topic start
15th of October = calendar printing
November = distribution to all buyers (so you all will have it at home before Christmas for 100% ).

Update September 1st:
The list of posted pictures created to not miss anyone.


The Cover (by Tigawoods)
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3504x2336)


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Timmyface
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (4752x3168)


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Tigawoods
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3504x2336)


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Nial
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: YES (4320x3240)


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mkernz22
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: NO


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marcov
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (5184x3456)


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JoshuaM
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (5184x3456)


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czwalga
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (4032x2688)


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malpaso
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: YES (3648x2736)


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rentaspace
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3888x2592)


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cheela
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (5472x3648)


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IfWeChoose
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3648x2736)


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DST94
picture aspect ratio: 16:9
high resolution picture: NO


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Rusty
picture aspect ratio: 16:9
high resolution picture: YES (5158x2665)


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RoyO
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (5184x3456)


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HistoriCo
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: YES (3264x2448)


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drumbum
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3437x2291)


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UndaGrwnD
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (4288x2848)


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BlackWidow
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: YES (4000x3000)


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chromed
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3840x2592)


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williamw1987
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3264x2176)


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Ehrgeiz
picture aspect ratio: 3:2
high resolution picture: YES (3888x2592)


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jesse09
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: NO


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PegGTS
picture aspect ratio: 4:3
high resolution picture: YES (3072x2304)


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Please share the link where I can download high resolution pictures from or send them to my email below:



This post has been edited by malpaso: Sep 2, 2013 - 3:08 AM

[JoshuaM]

Looks like I have some work to do before August then

[Timmyface]

Put me down for a submission again.. whatever photo anyone suggests i'm fine with haha

[Tigawoods]

thats a fair timeline. more than enough time to get some pictures together.

what what design will you be going with? I recall that took up a but of time to decide. Just throw some random pics in as placeholders and we could figure out that part now!

[rentaspace]

Count me in, if I can manage to get a good photo (y)
I'm thinking that I may try my luck at a night time photo

[cheela]

just got a new camera so count me in too.

[underground_desi...]

OOOOOOOOOOk !
Where do I sign?



This post has been edited by underground_design: May 29, 2013 - 9:55 AM

[malpaso]

Thanks all for inputs. I believe there is great potential to collect 13 decent pictures . About design of calendar I have just an idea. I remember voting (one A4 as 2012 design or 2xA4 as 2013 design) and it was pretty close. So right now I lean to simple A4 size with new layout. I will throw something to Photoshop and post.

Only what is needed now from all who want to participate is:

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June - August = submitting some low resolution samples here in this topic (width 800 pixels would be for display purpose fine) to let us all know how many people is interested to participate.
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This post has been edited by malpaso: May 30, 2013 - 4:10 AM

[Rusty]

If members are thinking of entering, suggest you have a look at the previous years calendars for ideas, also I think it's worth a look at the photoshop, Celica of the month or any photography help thread/s or other photography sites to help with shooting photos of your celica, have fun and best of luck to everyone.




and malpaso, if you'd like some announcements made or anything special done to the threads pm me

[malpaso]

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and malpaso, if you'd like some announcements made or anything special done to the threads pm me

Thank you so much mate! It is exactly as Rusty wrote. And remember "the rule of thirds" . It will help to use the picture if design below (or something similar) is used:



For something like this wide format of the picture will be needed (or classic but with chance to crop it)

[Timmyface]

That design looks decent. I'm fine either way.
Here's my two options:



Someone else decide. Haha

[snagmor]

@timmy, personal opinion, but go with the bottom one. It jsut looks so clean!

[Timmyface]

Opinions are appreciated!! If there are any other photos anyone has seen from me to suggest, fire away. Just chose these two to put my interest in

[malpaso]

That design looks decent. I'm fine either way.
Here's my two options:
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Someone else decide. Haha

AAAAh... Mate. You gave me inspiration . See this:



When having similar composition for all remaining pictures it would be great calendar!



in fact even not that perfect one can be "tweaked"... below 4:3 (wrong ration) and central composition:



when moved and cropped it gives some space to work with...



And after some stretching on the top we have at least this:



Yes. Nothing stunning... but with added calendar layout (just slightly modified) it is not that big tragedy at all (IMO):



This post has been edited by malpaso: May 31, 2013 - 3:37 AM

[Timmyface]

I like this!!!!

It would be pretty good if the images were in that thirds format, but even so, I think it will work
I might edit that photo of mine again, remove that patch on the wall. Haha

[jordisonjr]

I love what we did with last yaer in terms of layout. with a large pic on top, and a smaller pic with the squares/dates on the bottom page.
Looks great.

[sr666]

Is it for current cars only only I wouldn't mind popping one of Daisy in before I sold her

[Tigawoods]

ya think some detail shots would work?
Ive been in a details mood the past little while
example:

[Timmyface]

Put a 6gc logo on the left, than the members names that are featured in the calendar. And that can be the cover!!

[ILoveMySilly97]

Man in really going to get a good pic of my car once I get my axle fixed. Lol.

[Nial]

I have lots more in slightly different orientations. I wasn't sure how many pictures to post, don't want to show too many.

These are pictures from my last ever drive in my GT4 it is now being broken up for spares for my project car. I am going to miss it

[sr666]

Nial how come you've stripped it down

That looks awesome (I love the colour)

[Nial]

It is suffering from really bad rust and beyond economical repair.

[malpaso]

Nial, great work... Thank you for pictures. Just picked one and used in template .

[snagmor]

Nial, great work... Thank you for pictures. Just picked one and used in template .

I would pay $$$ for that.

[Nial]

Nial, great work... Thank you for pictures. Just picked one and used in template .

Cheers Martin, great work on the calendar, looks very professional.

[rentaspace]

Nial, great work... Thank you for pictures. Just picked one and used in template .

I would pay $$$ for that.

Instead of the faded solid black colour, why don't you try and experiment with a faded carbon fiber pattern? Just a suggestion, might as well see what it looks like

[mkernz22]

Which one?

[Manoli]

Woa Nice stuff gent's ! So question has a coupe ever made the calender?

[Tigawoods]

here is another detail shot.
I was thinking of hitting up Art (lagos) and seeing if I could get a similar shot of his car so there would be some of the vents of the gt-four hood in the pic. Itd probably look a bit more interesting than a plain ol st204
Maybe find a corner to throw this shot in?

[snagmor]

Woa Nice stuff gent's ! So question has a coupe ever made the calender?

Doubtful, besides Ted95, coomers and a few others, I havent seen much interest from coupe owners in personalizing and adding to their rides. Not that that is a requirement, but it does help.

here is another detail shot.
I was thinking of hitting up Art (lagos) and seeing if I could get a similar shot of his car so there would be some of the vents of the gt-four hood in the pic. Itd probably look a bit more interesting than a plain ol st204
Maybe find a corner to throw this shot in?

That would be a very tastefull addition. Not to flashy, subtle yet defining.

[snagmor]

Which one?

This one. You can see the whole stance of the car, which is great, your car sits very well, and there is not the industrial building in the background, which brings the focus more on the celi. I think this is a good pic, and the gt4 Wheels looks great. Having the shot in more, like the third option, you lose some of the dramatic element that is present when the shot is of the full car. Just my thoguhts, but there it is.

[rentaspace]

Had some really nice shots today. Liking them until I got home. The Camera decided 'I don't want to use RAW, I'ma shoot some .jpg now' so they arnt large enough ;(

[JoshuaM]

Had some really nice shots today. Liking them until I got home. The Camera decided 'I don't want to use RAW, I'ma shoot some .jpg now' so they arnt large enough ;(

Btw, you're not allowed into the calendar if you haven't cleaned the brake dust off your rims before pics... sorry

And JPG should be good enough for most things except for extensive editing. I only shoot RAW when I have some intention to post-process, otherwise it is easiest to go full resolution, max detail JPG.

[Timmyface]

So not like this?

In saying that, the pic I posted earlier would be covered in brake dust. Car was filthy. Haha
Also as far as I knew the jpeg was the same resolution, but not as good quality as its already processed?

Anyway, think we should leave this thread just for the calendar entries now.

[Tigawoods]

Raw Pixel dimensions will be the exact same as your L Jpg pixel dimensions

Raw is just an uncompressed file, you wont be able to really tell the difference in the end result (which is the calendar hah)

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jun 7, 2013 - 6:25 AM

[Tigawoods]

here is the shot I took today that I put up for a cover potential

[rentaspace]

Had some really nice shots today. Liking them until I got home. The Camera decided 'I don't want to use RAW, I'ma shoot some .jpg now' so they arnt large enough ;(

Btw, you're not allowed into the calendar if you haven't cleaned the brake dust off your rims before pics... sorry

And JPG should be good enough for most things except for extensive editing. I only shoot RAW when I have some intention to post-process, otherwise it is easiest to go full resolution, max detail JPG.

Got cleaned this morning, then I drove 300km and they got dirty again LOL....

I only shoot on RAW, hardly ever on JPG.
RAW images are so much easier to adjust and 'fix' if something goes wrong...
The JPG images were only 1888x by something pixels which isn't large enough for the calender...

The photos I got last night were large enough, but I forgot all about positioning and none are suitable for the calender as they arn't positioned right...

Life...

[marcov]

guys, what do you think about one of these pictures for the calendar?

[snagmor]

Bottom one. Very epic.

[Keiri]

Bottom one. Very epic.

Bottom one for sure. Interesting subject and great contrast.

[malpaso]

Instead of the faded solid black colour, why don't you try and experiment with a faded carbon fiber pattern? Just a suggestion, might as well see what it looks like

No problem... it is all in phase of draft anyway . I will try that carbon pattern next time.

guys, what do you think about one of these pictures for the calendar?

Definitely this one... than long long nothing. Again this one. ...this one and than maybe the rest you posted

[JoshuaM]

Yeah, bottom one is a stunner. Malpaso may need to work his magic to get it all to fit in properly, but it'd be worth the effort!

Here is my best one thus far, but I will get some more once I have the projectors and stuff installed

[Tigawoods]

photoshop the projectors in! haha
thats a great shot, hopefully you can replicate it once you throw in the projectors


here is my mockup of the cover idea I had so far. I am playing around with different typefaces still, cant really settle on one. The color of course can be changed to match whatever the color scheme the rest of the calendar will be


This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jun 12, 2013 - 4:47 PM

[Timmyface]

That's looking pretty mint!!
I think add the monthly winners on there, in the gap between the 'celicas' and TEQ symbol and a transparent view of their name? Or spanned across the bottom? Haha

And possibly see what malpasso wants as the cover

[malpaso]

That's looking pretty mint!!
I think add the monthly winners on there, in the gap between the 'celicas' and TEQ symbol and a transparent view of their name? Or spanned across the bottom? Haha

And possibly see what malpasso wants as the cover

agree to the letter. I already had chat with Tigawoods and this is perfect cover IMO .

[Tigawoods]

the monthly winners aren't necessarily going to be in the calendar so it might get confusing

I will churn out a couple slightly different setups maybe this weekend and post them.
I am TERRIBLE on settling on a final

[Timmyface]

I like the way you done the 6G part. The transparent works well.
Also by the 'monthly winners' I meant the members that make it in the calendar!

[rentaspace]

guys, what do you think about one of these pictures for the calendar?

God damn it, now nothing I take will be good enough ;(
I like the first and last


Also to clear up before, the JPG settings were NOT at the highest for some odd reason, thus why it was 1888px....
When I put it to full its 3888px by something lol...

[marcov]

thanks guys!!

I can not make a choice, it's too difficult for me.

Malpaso: let me know what photo you want in large format, I send it to you.

[Tigawoods]

got a less cropped shot for the cover. still working on the design!

[malpaso]

Still working and still perfect . Thanks a lot mate!

[Tigawoods]

Here are the two different images used. Been lazy and havent made a new design yet. Once we get a final list of members I can add them in somewhere

[mkernz22]

I like the green one, it compliments the yellow and blue nicely. The yellow one is just screaming at your eyes.

[malpaso]

it is funny. I would vote for yellow because match better with blue color for me. It is nice contrast and I like contrasts

This post has been edited by malpaso: Jun 21, 2013 - 1:06 AM

[JoshuaM]

Yeah, I would have definitely gone with the yellow - it brings out the colour of the calipers rather than compete with it.

I'm also a bit undecided on which pic I like more... I'm actually leaning a bit more towards the original cropped in one... Or maybe crop the latter one a little bit to find some middle ground?

[czwalga]

[bsamps4]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

[travisxcore]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

Brian does! Haha.

[richee3]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

I don't even have a Celica capable of making "honorable mentions," much less a camera and Photoshop skills to make it look good.

[Keiri]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

Brian does! Haha.

That I do! Find a nice place in Raleigh or the surrounding area Ben and I'll gladly come out and take shots of your car.

[rentaspace]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

Brian does! Haha.

That I do! Find a nice place in Raleigh or the surrounding area Ben and I'll gladly come out and take shots of your car.

Get both your cars together in one shot

[bsamps4]

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

I'd love to participate in this, but I don't think I have a camera capable of taking a high enough resolution shot!!!!

Brian does! Haha.

That I do! Find a nice place in Raleigh or the surrounding area Ben and I'll gladly come out and take shots of your car.

SOLD!

[JoshuaM]

Btw, what does everybody think of windows up vs windows down for photo shoots? I used to think always do windows up but the photo shoot that my photo on the previous page came out of was all done with the windows down and I like them too

The sunroof definitely looks best on tilt for photo shoots though.

[rentaspace]

Btw, what does everybody think of windows up vs windows down for photo shoots? I used to think always do windows up but the photo shoot that my photo on the previous page came out of was all done with the windows down and I like them too

The sunroof definitely looks best on tilt for photo shoots though.

Either for windows, sun roof tilted

[malpaso]

Tigawoods... you and your photoshop... You made me take my camera and play bit different way than usual . Here is the result:

[czwalga]

Looks good but you should make the battery dark. Eyes are drawn to it vs everything else.

[rentaspace]

Looks good but you should make the battery dark. Eyes are drawn to it vs everything else.

+1 The bright yellow contrasts too much with the rest of the engine bay, and it catches your eye too much... Darken/change the colour of the battery and this would be perfect

[malpaso]

That is exactly why I do this just for hobby . I like contrast and what is for someone disturbing is for me refreshing. Anyway. I took off 67% of that battery saturation and not sure at all. It is big area and always will be...



Only color change can take it completely "non eye catching"...



I do not know... but maybe really "blue edition" is the best when comparing previous options . I played with the same idea also on some other picture:



Here (since MALPASO plate on yellow is used) I do not see that battery that "eye catchy" (but I may be mistaken )

This post has been edited by malpaso: Jun 24, 2013 - 4:14 AM

[Tigawoods]

Tigawoods... you and your photoshop... You made me take my camera and play bit different way than usual . Here is the result:

you are stepping into a new territory! They are looking top notch man!

[rentaspace]

Just gonna put this here:


Doubt it's good enough to get in, but been so busy doing work and stuff I haven't had a chance to take a good photo

[JoshuaM]

Just gonna put this here:

Doubt it's good enough to get in, but been so busy doing work and stuff I haven't had a chance to take a good photo

You still have heaps of time to get some good ones

Some tips (IMHO):

Nobody is going to hang your P-Plate on their wall... plan out when you are going to take your pictures and remove those sorts of distractions.

Angle - You don't really have anything to show off under your car... perhaps a slightly higher angle will be more flattering (And more discerning lighting).

Location and Lighting - Although quite simple with the lighting used there are a few elements of the location that have become distracting like the signpost / IGA sign / gutter etc. And the lighting under the car brings up a few imperfections and has blown out a couple of highlights.

Its a cool shot - but calendar pics require a lot more planning

[Timmyface]

Or:



Bit of an edit to help, minus the number plate, the flash ruined that... haha.
I'll come take a photo for you

[rentaspace]

Or:



Bit of an edit to help, minus the number plate, the flash ruined that... haha.
I'll come take a photo for you

My immediate area is terrible for photography... Might be good down around Cronulla or something, but at night there is hardly any light anywhere since half the street lights are always out

This post has been edited by rentaspace: Jul 1, 2013 - 3:37 AM

[malpaso]

Exactly... never underestimate Photoshop magic

[cheela]

Possible submission for calendar.
Not digging it too much yet.
And sorry for the quality, saved it down too much.



or this one too but gonna have to reshoot with my euro riser blocks on.

[Tigawoods]

on the top pic lighten up the midtones/darks on the car to make it pop a bit more and you.are.GOLDEN!

[IfWeChoose]

Definitely taking my car out for some pics! Would be nice to have a stock 6gc up there Definitely in for one calendar either way!

[JoshuaM]

Possible submission for calendar.
Not digging it too much yet.
And sorry for the quality, saved it down too much.



or this one too but gonna have to reshoot with my euro riser blocks on.

Dude... That first pic... Did you pull it straight out of Need For Speed??? Looks unreal!!!

[cheela]

Tiga: you are so right man! will do.

Joshua: thanks! I try.

[IfWeChoose]

@cheela Definitely do that top one. You should attract more birds with bread or something. Then just chill on a beer until the sun sets. BEEEAAAAST MODE!

[cheela]

hahha. thanks! I'm gonna re-edit it.

but those birds are sea gulls and I was mostly running away from them and trying to keep my car clean. hahahah.
the beer and chilling sounds good though.

[IfWeChoose]

Hey guys,

So I really wanted to take some pictures to submit for the calendar but the rain has been dreadful! Well, I went out anyways. Here are a few edits with different manipulations. What does everyone think?

I'm still a noob with this camera AND it was going to downpour at any time (as you can see)...so any suggestions are appreciated!

Sorry if I'm uploading too many pictures but I'm really trying to land a month!

[Tigawoods]

I like the second one.
play with it a bit more in your editing program, you have more than enough time before the due date!


also it looks like there was something on the lens or some sensor dust. There is a gray circle on the left in the clouds, just clone that bad boy out

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 3, 2013 - 6:28 AM

[DST94]

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Phancy Phone Photos

[Tigawoods]

phancy phone photos wont cut it for the calendar bud

[IfWeChoose]

I like the second one.
play with it a bit more in your editing program, you have more than enough time before the due date!


also it looks like there was something on the lens or some sensor dust. There is a gray circle on the left in the clouds, just clone that bad boy out

I know! I noticed that right after I posted. Cloning it is!

[cheela]

I really REALLY wanna pluck that tall piece of grass out of the picture. that's the only thing that bothers me. hahahah.

[IfWeChoose]

lol! It is kinda in the way huh? Well I'm coming up with more ideas and gonna try them out this weekend.

[malpaso]

Hmmm... nice work guys! Keep going .

[Rusty]

Some of my recent shots, hopefully I can get out again and do some more before the end of August.







IfWeChoose, nice shots and interesting dof. Maybe lift the camera up off the ground a little bit more and then tilt the lens down slightly (should give you the same effect but with less grass on the side) Or take another new approach, see the notes I write in COM, as it has some good links/info about taking photos, ie rule of thirds and framing your shot

[malpaso]

this is definitely my favorite!

Some of my recent shots, hopefully I can get out again and do some more before the end of August.



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[IfWeChoose]

IfWeChoose, nice shots and interesting dof. Maybe lift the camera up off the ground a little bit more and then tilt the lens down slightly (should give you the same effect but with less grass on the side) Or take another new approach, see the notes I write in COM, as it has some good links/info about taking photos, ie rule of thirds and framing your shot

Hey thanks Rusty! Yeah I'm just going to execute a couple other ideas I have. Thanks for the pointers! I really like both of your pics but especially the second one!

[RoyO]

Maybe a picture of our Celica meeting @ Nurburgring last weekend?

[malpaso]

hmmm... just keep on posting . I like what see. In two weeks I will make some summary to check how we are with amount of pictures.

[HistoriCo]

This work?

[malpaso]

you bet great picture!

[Tigawoods]

darn.
In September for the Colt State park meet, I am bringing my photo stuff to do a couple photoshoots (especially of Richee's car)

Unless you extend the deadline by a month I doubt those photo's will make the cut.

I could get so many peoples cars!

[drumbum]

Heres a few low res shots of my Celica... I am currently Gathering the High Res Photos of these...













This post has been edited by drumbum: Jul 22, 2013 - 11:50 AM

[drumbum]

Is the calendar going to have the boxes for the days where you can write stuff in like last year ??

Unlike the previous year which was just numbers on a photo...

I really liked being able to use it this year

This post has been edited by drumbum: Jul 22, 2013 - 11:59 AM