What did you do with your Z today

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire

OMG From somebody painted the first part of your hood. I'd kill them.

OOhhh your bra is showing. Not a bra fan sorry. Like the rest of the car and your friends too. Juruki looking clean.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

G2Z- looking good!

so even though you got clearbra you still use the black bra?

Redzed- is that your sti?

Thanks guys!!! Yeah I got tired of Ken asking me where my DSLR is... LOL... take THAT.

Pics look a little better Ken? I didn't even shoot those in RAW mode

As for the leather bra, HAHA... don't worry, you guys aren't the ONLY ones giving me a hard time about that. Essentially, I had blue tape over the clear bra, then the leather bra on top of that. Why? Because I'm utterly ridiculous. LOL. I now think that my clear bra is like my paint, hence I must protect it further.... Aren't I terrible? I know I have issues.....

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

No, but it looks just like my ride

That STi is my buddy's... his is a 2011, mods include an Invidia exhaust (same as mine), then a stage 1 accessport. Sounds mean. He plans a stage 2 next.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Thanks guys!!! Yeah I got tired of Ken asking me where my DSLR is... LOL... take THAT.

Pics look a little better Ken? I didn't even shoot those in RAW mode

As for the leather bra, HAHA... don't worry, you guys aren't the ONLY ones giving me a hard time about that. Essentially, I had blue tape over the clear bra, then the leather bra on top of that. Why? Because I'm utterly ridiculous. LOL. I now think that my clear bra is like my paint, hence I must protect it further.... Aren't I terrible? I know I have issues.....

That STi is my buddy's... his is a 2011, mods include an Invidia exhaust (same as mine), then a stage 1 accessport. Sounds mean. He plans a stage 2 next.

lol!

yah, we got so use to your DSLR shots i was like

when i saw your cel pict.

jk

ive not shot in RAW mode yet. i'll see how the D3100's decoder compares vs photoshop element's processing. at my level i dont think it's going to make much of a difference.... i have other issues (exposure, focus area, metering) to worry about first.

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

lol!

yah, we got so use to your DSLR shots i was like

when i saw your cel pict.

jk

ive not shot in RAW mode yet. i'll see how the D3100's decoder compares vs photoshop element's processing. at my level i dont think it's going to make much of a difference.... i have other issues (exposure, focus area, metering) to worry about first.

Yeah I hear ya... I shot a few of those shots last night in aperture mode, some in shutter mode, some in full auto. I'm not good at it by any means... I just shoot and play, I guess. That's the beauty of digital shots, just keep shooting! And when all else fails, just put it in auto. It gets in right 85-90% of the time.

LunaZ · 07-26-2011, 10:29 AM

Had a big moment on my kenchan home from Williamsport.
Hit a wet spot while changing lanes at highway speed and the car gave me a wicked tank-slapper that must have looked something like what we saw at Silverstone two weeks ago. Resolved to order my RE-11's next paycheck.

Upon purchasing a new caliper retaining bolt from my local Nissan dealer, (yeah, I lost one due to my absentminded, distracted reassembly

) I realized that my jack will no longer slide past the FI exhaust to reach the rear differential on my now lower car. So it's off to Home Depot to get some 2X10's to drive the car up onto.

Had bath time this morning.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Yeah I hear ya... I shot a few of those shots last night in aperture mode, some in shutter mode, some in full auto. I'm not good at it by any means... I just shoot and play, I guess. That's the beauty of digital shots, just keep shooting! And when all else fails, just put it in auto. It gets in right 85-90% of the time.

yah, that last shot looks especially tuff cause the sun is on a pretty low angle and you have a lot of cars facing different directions with all sorts of shadows + high exposure on the hood on the farther end of the image...so i'd probably try a manual mode 50-55mm with f/22-25 on a tripod nail 1/4 to the left center of the image, meter mid-exposure and shoot with a 2 sec timer.

mr.onzedge, beach, your comments please!

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Had a big moment on my kenchan home from Williamsport.
Hit a wet spot while changing lanes at highway speed and the car gave me a wicked tank-slapper that must have looked something like what we saw at Silverstone two weeks ago. Resolved to order my RE-11's next paycheck.

Upon purchasing a new caliper retaining bolt from my local Nissan dealer, (yeah, I lost one due to my absentminded, distracted reassembly

) I realized that my jack will no longer slide past the FI exhaust to reach the rear differential on my now lower car. So it's off to Home Depot to get some 2X10's to drive the car up onto.

Had bath time this morning.

dang... which tires are you running now??

at 2x10's.

they do just as good as those shallow ramps.

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:45 AM

I like how everyone has been kenchaning their cars. No kenchaning in my Z for me today... I had to drop the kid off today. Drove the Civic..

Although, Z related story, I gave my 2 year old a blue and red 370z hotwheel I got for him as I dropped him off at daycare today. As he was sitting in the back seat playing, he goes, "This like daddee's car?". I said, "Yes! That IS like daddy's car! It's a Nissan!". (saying "370Z" is probably still too long for him). He looks up, smiles, and proceeds to say, "I like Nissan's cars!"... perfect grammar and everything. Cracked me up. I have him trained well.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

I like how everyone has been kenchaning their cars. No kenchaning in my Z for me today... I had to drop the kid off today. Drove the Civic..

Although, Z related story, I gave my 2 year old a blue and red 370z hotwheel I got for him as I dropped him off a daycare today. As he was sitting in the back seat playing, he goes, "This like daddee's car?". I said, "Yes! That IS like daddy's car! It's a Nissan!". (saying "370Z" is probably still too long for him). He looks up, smiles, and proceeds to say, "I like Nissan's cars!"... perfect grammar and everything. Cracked me up. I have him trained well.

you taught your kid well!!! impressed!

btw, i didn't really get to motor my car that much over the weekend...

too much storms with debris everywhere. even managed to get a sesame sized ding in the bumper.

she was perfect until that... now it's time to motor like hell starting this weekend.

onzedge · 07-26-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

I like how everyone has been kenchaning their cars. No kenchaning in my Z for me today... I had to drop the kid off today. Drove the Civic..

Although, Z related story, I gave my 2 year old a blue and red 370z hotwheel I got for him as I dropped him off a daycare today. As he was sitting in the back seat playing, he goes, "This like daddee's car?". I said, "Yes! That IS like daddy's car! It's a Nissan!". (saying "370Z" is probably still too long for him). He looks up, smiles, and proceeds to say, "I like Nissan's cars!"... perfect grammar and everything. Cracked me up. I have him trained well.

Nice. I wish that I could give your kid a rep point too.

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:52 AM

By the way Ken, you are scaring me with your knowledge of f stops and metering and exposures. All this in a span of a couple of weeks of you getting your DSLR? dang... you learn fast! I'm not even that well versed, and I've had my DSLR for 2 years... lol.

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

you taught your kid well!!! impressed!

btw, i didn't really get to motor my car that much over the weekend...

too much storms with debris everywhere. even managed to get a sesame sized ding in the bumper.

she was perfect until that... now it's time to motor like hell starting this weekend.

WHAT?!?!?! on what car? Don't tell me the Z!!!

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

By the way Ken, you are scaring me with your knowledge of f stops and metering and exposures. All this in a span of a couple of weeks of you getting your DSLR? dang... you learn fast! I'm not even that well versed, and I've had my DSLR for 2 years... lol.

hahaha, i mean business when i say i will start something.

lol... the more i learn and practice, the more i learn that i dont just suck, i REALLY SUCK...

so just makes me work even harder.

kenchan · 07-26-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

WHAT?!?!?! on what car? Don't tell me the Z!!!

yah, on my Z. (i need a sad banana face...

)

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Nice. I wish that I could give your kid a rep point too.

haha... thanks man. Oooh, I forgot another story... he was playing with his Z cars, and he knows that of ALL his hotwheels (he has over 80 or so), the 370Z cars are "daddy's". So my wife was playing with him as I was doing dishes, and I hear him say loudly to her "No MAMA!!! That's Daddy's car!!!", as I see him take the car away from his mom.

HAHA.... nothing like a protective son....esp when it comes to cars.

FromG2Z · 07-26-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, on my Z. (i need a sad banana face...

)

Need details on how this ding came about. Front or rear? plus, I hope you are planning to get that fixed?

and yeah no doubt, you are "focused" (pun intended) on figuring out how to shoot great pictures on your DSLR.

btw, for those of you thinking my leather bra is on the whole time, that's just on during a long highway jaunt... although, I am warming up to the idea that the clear bra should suffice...

onzedge · 07-26-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

haha... thanks man. Oooh, I forgot another story... he was playing with his Z cars, and he knows that of ALL his hotwheels (he has over 80 or so), the 370Z cars are "daddy's". So my wife was playing with him as I was doing dishes, and I hear him say loudly to her "No MAMA!!! That's Daddy's car!!!", as I see him take the car away from his mom.

HAHA.... nothing like a protective son....esp when it comes to cars.

Cool. My kids started with Hotwheels and graduated to real Z cars.

07-26-2011, 10:29 AM	#4189 (permalink)
LunaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vagabond Posts: 6,704 Drives: Project: a white one Rep Power: 512	Had a big moment on my kenchan home from Williamsport. Hit a wet spot while changing lanes at highway speed and the car gave me a wicked tank-slapper that must have looked something like what we saw at Silverstone two weeks ago. Resolved to order my RE-11's next paycheck. Upon purchasing a new caliper retaining bolt from my local Nissan dealer, (yeah, I lost one due to my absentminded, distracted reassembly ) I realized that my jack will no longer slide past the FI exhaust to reach the rear differential on my now lower car. So it's off to Home Depot to get some 2X10's to drive the car up onto. Had bath time this morning. __________________ 2009 370Z Sport/Touring/Navigation \| see my journal for mods facebook: Be my friend... or not.

07-26-2011, 10:45 AM	#4191 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 18	I like how everyone has been kenchaning their cars. No kenchaning in my Z for me today... I had to drop the kid off today. Drove the Civic.. Although, Z related story, I gave my 2 year old a blue and red 370z hotwheel I got for him as I dropped him off at daycare today. As he was sitting in the back seat playing, he goes, "This like daddee's car?". I said, "Yes! That IS like daddy's car! It's a Nissan!". (saying "370Z" is probably still too long for him). He looks up, smiles, and proceeds to say, "I like Nissan's cars!"... perfect grammar and everything. Cracked me up. I have him trained well. __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra Last edited by FromG2Z; 07-26-2011 at 10:52 AM.

07-26-2011, 10:52 AM	#4194 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 18	By the way Ken, you are scaring me with your knowledge of f stops and metering and exposures. All this in a span of a couple of weeks of you getting your DSLR? dang... you learn fast! I'm not even that well versed, and I've had my DSLR for 2 years... lol. __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

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