Mount Dora, FL CFBMW + me outing

[SOLO8thGenSi]

took a lil 125 mile roundtrip journey Monday evening out with some friends of another local car forum called CFBMW.org to the north country outside the Orlando city limits. so many great photo spots in historic downtown Mount Dora, & the roads out & about the area are just amazingly fun to carve the corners in BMWs & my Si alike.

here's some of the pics from 1 of the 2 photographers that came out with us.
quoted from the site; only omitted 2 pics currently to keep them a mystery for a few days (dont ask, dont tell ):

just in-case you wondered.. the BMWs in attendance that evening is as follows:
silver CSL-esque, Vorsteiner, & Active Autowerke SuperCharged E46 ///M3 (this set are from Frankie's camera)
gray SuperSprint exhaust/headers E39 ///M5 (not pictured here but was the other photographer & pics will be up eventually)
dakar yellow road race-prepped but street [il]legal E36 ///M3
silver E36 ///M3

when the 2nd photog's pics surface on the cfbmw site, ill be sure to share them as well.

ENJOY!!

[arisenfury]

Love the cars... but not exactly impressed with the picture quality, especially from a dSLR.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

yeah *sigh* it was HELLA dark outside & as quoted above, Frankie wasnt really feeling the shoot that night nor was he impressed @ the results (i just hope the other guy gets his shots up sooner than later!)... it was entirely too cold & windy out. he's still learning on the manual features of the camera tho to be honest.

the best part of the night was definitely just the cruising around i still believe.

[Angelsi06]

sweet pics man. I wish I could have been there with my bmw. Let me know the next time they get together to do this!

[SOLO8thGenSi]

Originally Posted by Angelsi06

sweet pics man. I wish I could have been there with my bmw. Let me know the next time they get together to do this!

oh i will... most def! the 6-series would have LOVED the roads were were on. black is uber difficult to shoot @ night tho.

btw, i STILL dont have my phone. ive been hearing that a lot of ppl have been calling me. i was @ the parents' earlier Monday afternoon & somehow left it behind. D'OHHHHHHH!!! gonna try & get it back Wednesday around lunch break time or so.

[jennerz22]

Your car is beautiful Joey. Seriously one of my favorites on the site.

[arisenfury]

They're not bad shots, just a little drab and out of focus. Some quick post processing can really bring the shots out. I did this one in about 30 seconds.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

Originally Posted by jennerz22

Your car is beautiful Joey. Seriously one of my favorites on the site.

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awwww, thank you ma'am...

Originally Posted by arisenfury

They're not bad shots, just a little drab and out of focus. Some quick post processing can really bring the shots out. I did this one in about 30 seconds.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5...a5_retouch.jpg

ummmm yeah... i agree *THATS SICK!*. got a quick favor to ask of ya then please. ill PM tho

Frankie has said many times over he doesnt do photoshop much. sadly in the harsh lighting/nighttime environment, photoshop is almost a NECESSITY pretty much.

[Angelsi06]

Originally Posted by jennerz22

Your car is beautiful Joey. Seriously one of my favorites on the site.

Just think its not done yet. But when it is its going to be super sexy !

[SOLO8thGenSi]

i need ANOTHER job just to support my "habits" & fantasies...

some ppl choose to smoke... some ppl choose to go to school... some ppl choose to try & set their vehicle apart from the rest by customizing it to their personal preferences.

[Angelsi06]

I can pick up ur phone n bring it to u tomr if u want.

[SOLO8thGenSi]

nah its cool but thanks for the offer. my mom or my sis i BELIEVE might be coming to Holler tomorrow anyways.

if anything changes, ill call you.... *DAMN* oh wait, i guess i cant. LOL!! im lost without my phone hahaha i know NO ONE's numbers to memory & i dont have a landline here @ the house. i bet my cell battery's gotta be dead by now lol! thank God for AIM!!

[Angelsi06]

LOL u n ur phone. Leave it at my house ur parents. We can't take u ne where. You sure its not in Mt. Dora somwhere!?!? LOL jk jk

[SOLO8thGenSi]

*gasp* i would DIIIIIIE!
but thankfully, i didnt have it when i was in da' Dora. *whew!*

[squidmaster]

Got bored so here are some edits.

[Angelsi06]

DAMN u ppl that know how to work on pics! LOL jk. I wish I could do all that.

[szuberi]

one more....im new to ps tho :)

[SOLO8thGenSi]

very nice! thanks to all those whom have put in their input. re-touches are all wonderfully done!

im sure my buddy Frankie wishes he had the skill (as do I!!)

[Rpm2]

Those first shots of the BMWs are really nice.