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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:40 AM
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my wheel sponsor is asking for a picture to throw up on their site. since it's winter and i can't get a good one right now these are the best i have that accent them.

which one?
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:42 AM
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or 2.

1 accents the dish and shows the car off but 2 had the sun setting where the color starts to change helping the wheels to really stand out. mind you either one will be at a high res size so the wheels and everything else will be in full detail.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 05:02 AM
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Hm... a close-up artistic "angle" shot would be so much better for this.. but... I choose number two, the wheels are easier to make out.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 06:08 AM
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yeah i vote 2 also
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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I picked #2 also, but I wish it was a slightly angled to see the dish, looks really nice!
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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ya, #2 for me too.. that angle really brings out the red in your car, looks Candy.. plus it shows the rims well too.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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I liked #1, you can see more of the car. Just need to turn the wheel to the right a little to show the wheel better
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 01:18 PM
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Yeah, I liked #1 too, same comment, turn the wheel a bit more.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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I voted number one also, but as mentioned turn the wheel, shows the rim better.....

Number two shows the rims, but the rims look better in the first picutre......
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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#1

the dish NEEDs to be seen... or it looks like the same flat 5 spoke everyone else makes.



but a pic that showed both, like if you took two steps to the right before snapping #1 would be ideal.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 02:22 PM
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if you took two steps to the right before snapping #1 would be ideal.
And a little closer. Fill up the photo with the car.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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since those are all you can get for now cause of crappy weather I will say 2.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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Originally posted by FyreLance
Hm... a close-up artistic "angle" shot would be so much better for this.. but... I choose number two, the wheels are easier to make out.


BTW Kandied, wouldn't 18's on 10's be cooler than 10's on 18's?
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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#1....#2 is just to plain. Although something more dramatic would be nice...but then that prolly would ahve been a choice.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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definitly #1
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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why not this picture?
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 10:50 PM
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Wheels are definately easier to make out in number two.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 11:06 PM
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why not this picture?
Ditto, Kandied91z's car photographs real well.
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 03:07 AM
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one because the brick wall makes the car stand out and 2 because they are really really high res so on the site they will look great. also remember that they will be cropped and as far as the angle they don't really want anything to crazy. i was told to shoot it that way....

o'well, thanks guys!

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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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Id say pic #1 ya got a little more glow going on in that pic..
that #2 pic is nice too but the car is so damn clean it looks like a matchbox car
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 08:44 PM
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that's kind of why i like #2....it looks like a toy. the picture looks much better in hq.

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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 10:58 PM
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the fact that you have a wheel sponsor....grrrrrr
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 11:17 PM
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#2
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Originally posted by 19doug90
the fact that you have a wheel sponsor....grrrrrr

yeah he should share the fun with our cars too
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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hey now i've been building my car for many many years and i've spent countless amounts of time and money on my ever changing mods that i'm due some return on my efforts.

getting sponsors for a thirdgen is one of the most hardest things i've had to do. any import or truck i could practicly build for free but these things are rediculous.

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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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i bet but im 17 so you better expect a little jealousy, one day ill be like you though, one day.....
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Old Dec 25, 2003 | 05:52 PM
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#1 because I think the side shot is the worst angle of a third gen camaro.
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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 12:10 AM
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really.....that's the "bulk" of the car. i don't think there is any real bad side of a thirdgen, but if i had to pick just one side to look at it would be the side.

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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 09:39 AM
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aaah, the vote that tilts the balance

I liked one best. angles like that tend to be more appealing to the general overal public than straight shots...

at least that's what I was taught by some teacher at some school :lala:
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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 06:43 PM
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#2

We gotta remember here that we are trying to show off the wheels. Overall, I like the first picture better, but the second one really shows people what they wanna see... your cool wheels!
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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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No doubt #1. BTW- Check last line of my sig.
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Old Dec 26, 2003 | 07:54 PM
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91Z thats a nice paint job man. is it like a 2 tone? or is it factory and its just shinny in the pic? it looks awesome...
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Godd damn i love your car i personally liek number 1 ya know you have a sweet car when you have a wheel sponsor, damn

Man kontrak you must be new do a search for his car its candy and i personally think its THE best i've ever seen hopefully some day i can see it in person.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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I picked #2. Crop the pic and the car will magically seem much bigger.
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Old Dec 27, 2003 | 04:55 PM
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looks like a close vote
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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thanks for the compliments everyone.....it is alot closer then i had thought.

Kontrax, yes it's a custom candy red coat with house of kolors.

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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 02:24 PM
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I would think the company doesn't neccessarily care if you can see the exact and entire wheel. They aleady I'm sure have pics of the wheel from the side. Number 1 shows how good they look on a car.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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Im sorry but I hate your car man. It looks too much like a modle and not real. lol seriously awseome I chose #2 for the pic
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 03:32 PM
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Number one

As much as number two shows off the wheel more as previously stated what they want is a pic showing how their wheels make your car look awesome. In pic one your car looks smokeing and the rims are a big part of that.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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Jeff,

I don't like either of the pictures...those rims look like poo-poo!!!

ya should have stuck with the 16" wheels...that way i would have a chance of beating you at the shows!!!

J/K man!!!

Those rims are awesome...but i bet they would look much better on my ride though.

see ya in the spring
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 06:42 PM
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thanks guys!

larry don't worry i've pretty much stopped working on her....i widened the rears, brought the backspacing to 6.75 in the rear so they line up perfectly and heavily modified the wells so that the larger wheels fit perfect with the air ride.

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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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I say you lower it to full lock just for the picture and re-take with the same angle as pic #1. Make those puppies tuck!!
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 01:48 AM
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i can't....no motor.....
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 02:27 AM
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I think either would be good since you say you have really high res imagines, but the 2nd has alot more color in it... everything's darker, I like it standing out better that way, but like you said, it shows off the wheels less, you loose the site of the deep dish. The ground is a darker grey, your car is a darker red, the wheels are more silver/chrome/polished then the hint of orange from the sunset in the 1st pic(or is that my imagination?). Maybe darken up the 1st pic a little, work it over a tad?
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 03:15 AM
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is it just me or do the wheels look small. the deeper dish seems to make the wheels look smaller then they really are.
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Old Dec 30, 2003 | 04:59 AM
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small wheels

You are absolutely right. I have the same problem. I think on your car it is a bit worse, ecause you are running a tire with a smaller sidewall. I will lower my car (for the 4th time) again for half an inch, i hope that helps. But we both know the only thing that really helps are 19 or 20's out back.....
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