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Lyrics51 · Mar 17, 2008, 5:56 AM

Had a lot of fun at the Geneva car show yesterday. Huge thing, took up the entire Palexpo just outside the city. Here are a few shots of some of the more exotic autos thatIsaw. Have some more pix at http://picasaweb.google.com/glenn2shelia/CarShow

This first one is called a Koenigsegg

This one is a McClaren/Mercedes SLR retuned by Brabus

This is a concept car from Mazda

Another concept car from the Chrysler

The Bently Zagato

And finally an F1 Farrari

bahadir · Mar 17, 2008, 6:45 AM

WoW! That's been really a great job, mate! I'd take the white one always:-)

ennacac · Mar 17, 2008, 8:48 AM

Wow nice shots, I need the first one since it looks like a modern version of my ageing MR2!

Now all I need to do is sell my house for the down payment.

Tom

Driver3 · Mar 17, 2008, 10:24 AM

Great Shots. Too bad about Ferrari F1yesterday in Oz.

Dennis

Dal1970 · Mar 17, 2008, 11:25 AM

Fabulous shots. I don't think I have seen better indoor car shots.

What set up were you using? Lens / camera setting etc.

Did you use flash at all?

Dal

Lyrics51 · Mar 17, 2008, 2:19 PM

Bahadir, Tom, Dennis, Dal, Thanks for you comments. I don't know the price of that first one, but I'm sure it waswell over the US $250,000 for the Porche GT 2 we saw!Here is one more. It is theBugatti Veyron. It costs over a million dollars and I think it may even be over a million and a half. It is the fastest production car in the world, reaching 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and topping out at 242 mph!That motor, you can barely see, is 1000 hpand will drink an entire tank of gas (26 gallons) in 12 minutes at top speed. A whole different world of people buy these sorts of cars. All these were shot with my ist DL and the Tamron SP 24-135. I didn't use a flash and I thinkquite a fewwere taken with manual focus and set on program exposure unless it was a bit dark at which point I went to full manual.

bilybianca · Mar 17, 2008, 4:17 PM

And here we discuss wether the K20D is affordable...

Nice pics of nice toys!

Kjell

ennacac · Mar 17, 2008, 6:08 PM

Those are very nice, which makes me wonder how many MP we need to do good work.

Tom

Lyrics51 · Mar 18, 2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks Kjell and Tom. There is a variety of spot lighting so even the DL'swhite balance workedwell and the cars look even more shiney than they already are. There are also people whose sole job is dusting and cleaning the cars so they always lookgreat. Besides that the subjectsaren't moving so there is plenty of time to get exposure and focus right. Its a pretty easy (and fun) place to take pictures!

Glenn

Gumnut · Mar 19, 2008, 6:27 AM

i would love cars like those at our car show
which is next month i think
we just get the normal type of new cars

you did well with the lights and exposures
and great angles
that mazda is ummmm different

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Mar 17, 2008, 5:56 AM	#1
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Had a lot of fun at the Geneva car show yesterday. Huge thing, took up the entire Palexpo just outside the city. Here are a few shots of some of the more exotic autos thatIsaw. Have some more pix at http://picasaweb.google.com/glenn2shelia/CarShow This first one is called a Koenigsegg This one is a McClaren/Mercedes SLR retuned by Brabus This is a concept car from Mazda Another concept car from the Chrysler The Bently Zagato And finally an F1 Farrari

Mar 17, 2008, 6:45 AM	#2
bahadir Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 6,263	WoW! That's been really a great job, mate! I'd take the white one always:-)

Mar 17, 2008, 8:48 AM	#3
ennacac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,198	Wow nice shots, I need the first one since it looks like a modern version of my ageing MR2! Now all I need to do is sell my house for the down payment. Tom

Mar 17, 2008, 10:24 AM	#4
Driver3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 481	Great Shots. Too bad about Ferrari F1yesterday in Oz. Dennis

Mar 17, 2008, 11:25 AM	#5
Dal1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,868	Fabulous shots. I don't think I have seen better indoor car shots. What set up were you using? Lens / camera setting etc. Did you use flash at all? Dal

Mar 17, 2008, 2:19 PM	#6
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Bahadir, Tom, Dennis, Dal, Thanks for you comments. I don't know the price of that first one, but I'm sure it waswell over the US $250,000 for the Porche GT 2 we saw!Here is one more. It is theBugatti Veyron. It costs over a million dollars and I think it may even be over a million and a half. It is the fastest production car in the world, reaching 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and topping out at 242 mph!That motor, you can barely see, is 1000 hpand will drink an entire tank of gas (26 gallons) in 12 minutes at top speed. A whole different world of people buy these sorts of cars. All these were shot with my ist DL and the Tamron SP 24-135. I didn't use a flash and I thinkquite a fewwere taken with manual focus and set on program exposure unless it was a bit dark at which point I went to full manual.

Mar 17, 2008, 4:17 PM	#7
bilybianca Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hassleholm, Sweden Posts: 3,457	And here we discuss wether the K20D is affordable... Nice pics of nice toys! Kjell

Mar 17, 2008, 6:08 PM	#8
ennacac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,198	Those are very nice, which makes me wonder how many MP we need to do good work. Tom

Mar 18, 2008, 12:29 AM	#9
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Thanks Kjell and Tom. There is a variety of spot lighting so even the DL'swhite balance workedwell and the cars look even more shiney than they already are. There are also people whose sole job is dusting and cleaning the cars so they always lookgreat. Besides that the subjectsaren't moving so there is plenty of time to get exposure and focus right. Its a pretty easy (and fun) place to take pictures! Glenn

Mar 19, 2008, 6:27 AM	#10
Gumnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,259	i would love cars like those at our car show which is next month i think we just get the normal type of new cars you did well with the lights and exposures and great angles that mazda is ummmm different