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Bill Pador > Interesting & Fun photo
Bill Pador > Interesting & Fun photo
Bill Pador > "My GXP At Sunset" This is my 325hp 08' Pontiac Grand Prix GXP. I've been planning this shot out for a while now but had to wait for the right conditions which finally were available last night. It was a very technical shot and certain things had to come together in order for it to be successful including the orange sunset in the background, the moon in the front coming up early and then having a car drive behind me on the access road. The set was also a bit technical having to use several small LED flashlights to light the rims which were placed at 7 o'clock and 5 o'clock at different angels pointed upward from the ground to enhance depth and color of the rim reflection and a small street light above left for the hood. All of the colors you see here are NATURAL and have not been manipulated by photoshop what so ever. This image doesn't even have an adjustment layer on it, only a small amount of unsharp mask for the rims was used so I didn't disturbed the natural pattern of the long exposure of the fog/parking light rays or the tail lights going by giving the effect that my car had been moving from the rear (see tail lights how they match up with the car that went by). I actually took about 15 shots every time a car went by behind my car over the course of an hour (not very many cars travel this road) and I am located in a parking lot. The exposure was 4 seconds at f/9 ISO 800 and a Custom dialed in Kelvin White Balance temp of 8680 to enhance the sunset and reflections, I also am using Center Weight metering to get my car in balance and not over exposed because I wanted it to look like a shadow & outline with the rims & hood lines being high lighted. The moon is directly behind me giving off the soft light on the side of the car & hood and the sun is setting behind my car which is obscured by the wood line and just peaks through the trees. Again this is almost as it was Straight out of the Camera besides a small amount of sharpening, it's all natural and came out much better then I had planned with so many wonderful colors, textures & reflections going on! Enjoy PS: Yesterday I shot over 1000 frames over 7.5 hours during a personal nature shoot at 4 different lakes, 2 parks, 2 forests etc., covering birds, trees, fisherman, mountain landscapes etc. that I will share over the next few days! I got some very interesting shots Have a great day everyone ~Bill~
Bill Pador > This was a very clean engine bay and liked the way the guy had miniature versions of his car displayed on the air cleaner
Bill Pador > MADE IN U.S.A. I didn't have a clue where I wanted to go with my photo today but I wanted to do something different for my POTD image but I wanted it to be a Shape or Abstract type photo. I came up with the idea to use some bullets I had laying around. My first try was a macro of several hundred rounds laying in an ammo can in their natural position, well I didn't like the results just too boring. Then I came up with this idea of lining bullets up so I could create a pattern of some sort. This image was created using (2) different shots taken in my still life studio, one with them lined up straight and the other is the same line but shot at an angle. The bullets were lined up on top of my brown wood cigar humidor which has a slightly shiny surface to create the reflection but dark enough to not show the brown color. Then by using a medium aperture of f/22, a slow shutter speed of 1/125 and an small desk light and low overhead flash I was able to create the image and slight reflection I was after and only having to take 4 frames to capture the images. Then it was off to CS3 to create the final product which you see here. Since I am a Veteran myself, the theme of the image & being close to Independence Day I want to dedicate today's entry to the Men & Woman of the "United States Armed Forces" for all of their sacrifices & dedication on a daily basis to preserve our way of life. Thank You
Bill Pador > I just had my 2008 Pontiac GXP washed and figured it was a good time to finally photograph it. So I pulled into a strip mall to get some reading material at the book store and noticed a great place in the back of the lot to shoot this picture. If your looking for a FAST 4 door 'FAMILY SPORTS SEDAN' give the GXP a try, packing 303 HP and 323 lbs. of Torque this puppy really flies and handles like a dream ! Since I've been getting several comments & emails about the car I will try and add some additional info on it for those who are interested. Gas mileage is not on the great side, I average 16-17 MPG using Shell V-Power fuel (93 Octane) and that's a mixture of Urban & Highway driving. I do tend to drive a little HARD and if I were to drive NORMAL I would imagine another 1-2 MPG but not much more, because the Govt. EPA sticker on the car was rated as 16 mpg City and 25 mpg Highway with an overall average of 19 mpg combined fuel rating. I have only had it for little over 2 months and have NOT taken it on a full HIGHWAY drive to get the highway average, I will however post that info as soon as I do. I got the car FULLY loaded with all options Except the GPS system which was another $2300 and I have a portable one so I had no need for it. Some of the FUN equipment it has are: 4 speed TAP Automatic tranny with Paddle shifters on the steering wheel for manual shifting (Like a Formula 1 car) HUD system that broadcast Speed, Direction, Temperature, Radio station etc. onto the windshield (like a Fighter Jet) Complete 4 wheel computer controlled STABILITY Control (they call it STABILITRAK) where the computer adjusts the power to the wheels if you go into a slide or spin to correct the cars tracking (Works Well especially in rain & snow) WIDETRACK Handling System and MAGNASTEER II Steering control, Traction control Sunroof, KILLER 7 Speaker MOONSOON in Dash 6 CD Stereo, XM Satellite Radio, *ONSTAR*, Remote Start, 18" Chrome Wheels, Cross Drilled Rotors and huge break cylinders (Breaking is UNBELIEVABLE and stops on a dime even from speeds of well over 100+ mph - "Not that I've ever tried it ;)" All in all a really quick, well handling 4 door sports sedan that I'm really enjoying owning and I've owned a LOT of sports cars in the past including my 800hp 1999 Camaro that puts over 600 hp to the ground which was featured in a 5 page article in the January 2001 issue of GM High Tech Magazine ( I will take some photos of it and post them in my Daily Photos soon for those who are interested). Thanks for looking and have a great day ! Any questions or comments please feel free to post them, I answer ALL comments and email personally !
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