My New Circuit Sports Coolant Tank

Started by Kustamogen · Aug 6, 2010 · 30postsSMF 2010–26

KustamogenAug 6, 2010, 6:29 am · #1

gettin close but I hope do get a better sunset shot here one night

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last one woulda been good if it wasnt for my turned wheels....I moved the car to get in better position and just left it....oops

JayAug 6, 2010, 6:33 am · #2

KustamogenI moved the car to get in better position and just left it....oops

I think it looks appropriate...

hotdoghogieAug 6, 2010, 6:45 am · #3

The foreground is a bit underexposed. Good angles though!

And I agree, a better sunset would set these pics off!

KustamogenAug 6, 2010, 6:47 am · #4

its more that you cant really see the outline of the tire too well....so just how the rims positioned it looks odd.....

Im a fan of the "turned wheels"....Im all for it.....but it has its place/time and that wasnt it haha

lol well I wasnt taking the pics.....I dont know all that much about photography

my friend takes nature shots and plane shots.....not so much cars....we will get it next time theres a good sunset....its the only place around here that I can get high enough to get a good shot with one....so I think thats the setting....just need a good pic

hotdoghogieAug 6, 2010, 6:51 am · #5

Kustamogenits more that you cant really see the outline of the tire too well....so just how the rims positioned it looks odd.....

Im a fan of the "turned wheels"....Im all for it.....but it has its place/time and that wasnt it haha

lol well I wasnt taking the pics.....I dont know all that much about photography

my friend takes nature shots and plane shots.....not so much cars....we will get it next time theres a good sunset....its the only place around here that I can get high enough to get a good shot with one....so I think thats the setting....just need a good pic

I completely agree on the turned wheels issue. Honeslty with fitment like yours straight wheels looks best.

And not to mention, its really hard to shoot a black on white car. Its really hard just to shoot a white or black car. I really have a hard time with white, I have been known to get a bit pissy shooting pics of certain cars.

BTW i really like your car!

KustamogenAug 6, 2010, 6:52 am · #6

Youve got some good ones of yours though!

lol come shoot mine!

hotdoghogieAug 6, 2010, 6:58 am · #7

Haha... thats a long ways to go to shoot a car. I am going to completely honest with you, I have no idea where Calgary, Alberta is...

KustamogenAug 6, 2010, 7:16 am · #8

lol almost straight north of ya! maybe a lil NW lol

*checks maps*

about 3,000km north.......so whats that? close to 2000miles....depending where in texas

not far at all to snap a few pics!

hahaha here ya go

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@^*FeNdERbeNdeR*^@Aug 21, 2010, 11:36 pm · #9

If your camera can do it, when shooting towards the (setting) sun - use fill flash to help illuminate the foreground

hotdoghogieAug 22, 2010, 1:35 am · #10

@^*FeNdERbeNdeR*^@If your camera can do it, when shooting towards the (setting) sun - use fill flash to help illuminate the foreground

That is going to look bad unless you have a nice soft flash you can use.

@^*FeNdERbeNdeR*^@Aug 22, 2010, 5:16 am · #11

hotdoghogieThat is going to look bad unless you have a nice soft flash you can use.

Uh, no... Fill flash reduces the output and only takes the contrast out of the shadows in a backlit scene - it's a technique that most photographers use without hesitation

Also, depending on the metering mode of your camera, it will underexpose if you meter off the white car, so you could try adding a stop of exposure compensation.

hotdoghogieAug 22, 2010, 6:57 am · #12

@^*FeNdERbeNdeR*^@Uh, no... Fill flash reduces the output and only takes the contrast out of the shadows in a backlit scene - it's a technique that most photographers use without hesitation

Also, depending on the metering mode of your camera, it will underexpose if you meter off the white car, so you could try adding a stop of exposure compensation.

K, I don't know what im talking about.

WankelMonkeyAug 22, 2010, 7:03 am · #13

from a post process point of view, being under exposed is better than over exposed. Its much easier to blow out your whites than it is to blow out your blacks in a shot like this. Using a program like photoshop, lightroom, etc. You can play around with the image a lot so long as you have enough latitude to play with. If you white balance off the car your car might be in the right exposure, but you might run into overexposing the sunset. I think whats important for calender submissions is squeezing more latitude i.e. luminance range without overexposing too much. Once those pixels clip to white there is no getting that color info back. Where as something underexposed (so long as its not crushed to black) can be lifted.

My two cents

StephenGAug 22, 2010, 8:38 pm · #14

Back in my day you had to know how to set your aperture and shutter speed. And you metered your damn light yourself!

Its a good start Kusta, we can get some post on those things and you might like them.

hotdoghogieAug 23, 2010, 4:22 am · #15

StephenGBack in my day you had to know how to set your aperture and shutter speed. And you metered your damn light yourself!

Its a good start Kusta, we can get some post on those things and you might like them.

Haha exactly. I started out with film and I didn't refer to things such as f-stop. It was shutter speed, aperture, and the ISO of the film. I didn't use flash, if it was too dark I'd go with more sensitive film and used a tripod.

KustamogenAug 23, 2010, 4:56 am · #16

lol I like having a lil knowledge about everything in life but camera stuff is not one of them! hahaha

although Im decent at photoshop I dont even have it on my new computer cuz for some reason it wont let me install the cracked versions I have!

so Ill just have to take lots more with my buddy and get him to deal with it!

StephenGAug 23, 2010, 6:10 am · #17

Hehe, I can't afford a DSLR, but I rarely shoot anything. My ol' K1000 makes do for what I need. Film is getting expensive though.

@^*FeNdERbeNdeR*^@Aug 28, 2010, 6:25 am · #18

WankelMonkeyfrom a post process point of view, being under exposed is better than over exposed. Its much easier to blow out your whites than it is to blow out your blacks in a shot like this. Using a program like photoshop, lightroom, etc. You can play around with the image a lot so long as you have enough latitude to play with. If you white balance off the car your car might be in the right exposure, but you might run into overexposing the sunset. I think whats important for calender submissions is squeezing more latitude i.e. luminance range without overexposing too much. Once those pixels clip to white there is no getting that color info back. Where as something underexposed (so long as its not crushed to black) can be lifted.

My two cents

Most people will argue that it's better to expose to the right - some highlights are just plain meant to be blown out. Pulling detail from shadows increases noise, which in most cases is far uglier than blown specular highlights

StephenGAug 28, 2010, 5:18 pm · #19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging

fyneyoungstunnaAug 29, 2010, 6:17 pm · #20

well exposure is illgal in 49 states, so if you put your tripod out and expose yourself your looking at jail time. Also tamering with Meters is illegal too.

hhaha ok im done.

I like the pics you took kustomogen. The second shot is my favorite, but it seem imo that the angle should have been just a tad bit lower.
but keep up the good work.

KeithAug 30, 2010, 9:16 pm · #21

Finally decided to ditch my OE coolant tank for a S13 Circuit Sports tank. I also ditched the OE water tank since it hasn't squirted in like 10 years

Anyway, looks sooo much better and cleaner than the brittle cracked and holy tanks.

Install was simple too...just adjusted the 2 mounting tabs a hair, and mounted with self tapping screws....cake work.

Pics...
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Navy_Mech2Aug 30, 2010, 9:22 pm · #22

I think your bay is one of the best looking on this forum. That tank is a nice touch!

KeithAug 30, 2010, 9:24 pm · #23

Navy_Mech2I think your bay is one of the best looking on this forum. That tank is a nice touch!

Thank you sir

EightySix200SXAug 30, 2010, 9:34 pm · #24

looks good keith! i will prolly pick one of these up now mind me asking how much it was?

KeithAug 30, 2010, 9:49 pm · #25

EightySix200SXlooks good keith! i will prolly pick one of these up now mind me asking how much it was?

http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=7481

They had the best price at the time(that I found anyways) $80....shipping was like $10

The ebay knock off ones were $45, but they rape you in shipping costs, which were $26

I figured i'd just spend the extra 20 bucks and get the real deal....plus overall they look better to me than the ebay ones

vegasS12Aug 30, 2010, 9:52 pm · #26

http://www.240sxmotoring.com/cisps13alovt.html $95.00

looks clean keith.

edit: haha beat me to it

KeithAug 30, 2010, 9:59 pm · #27

vegasS12http://www.240sxmotoring.com/cisps13alovt.html $95.00

looks clean keith.

Yeah, I saw that one. If they charge shipping on top of that $95, then I had them beat pretty good.....since mine with shipping was $90

EightySix200SXAug 30, 2010, 10:08 pm · #28

sweet ill head down there and pick one up that way i can get emp cost.

vegasS12Aug 30, 2010, 10:19 pm · #29

EightySix200SXsweet ill head down there and pick one up that way i can get emp cost.

get me one to at emp cost !! hook it up!

sideways_s12Aug 31, 2010, 5:24 am · #30

Looks good keith