Smoking hot!

[Dan Cattermole]

Hi all,

Been a while on here, not picked up the camera much... A LOT going on in my life, mix of good and bad.
Thought I'd just grab the camera and see what I could do with my latest (December) purchase, and it's not a camera.
This is my beast on 4 wheels! A 3.5L V8 BMW 535i... It's an absolute monster on the Tarmac and sounds beautiful.
Back to photography....
D7000 - 10-20mm sigma lens @ f7.1, ISO 200, exposure time 15secs. The scene is much much darker than the picture tells, had to do a lot of PP to bring the shadows and blacks back. Have it a big boost of clarity (90%) on LR. But just look at the timing with the clouds! Someone call the fire brigade because this monster is smoking!!!

DSC_7748 by DanCatt, on Flickr

Many thanks

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Hi Dan. Not ino cars too much myself, I like to get from A to B , except I guess I would quite like a Land Rover , great vehicles to get away from everyone. It looks fast and something tells me you drive it fast
Great timing with the cloud . Good to see you posting again.

 

[Pete Askew]

That's no cloud, it's the long arm of the law reaching out for you, Dan.

Gorgeous shot and a tasty looking motor. Good to see you back.

 

[Martin Pancisin]

I like it a lot, very good image. The scene is an ideal setup for something thats synonymous with speed, great job!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Thank you all

 

[Peter McCullough]

Dan;

Lovely choice of vehicle, I'd call that performance, "Point and Squirt", holy cow.........3.5 V8, simply sexual! How many brake ponnies does it produce I wonder?

Enjoy it my friend, oh by the way, excellent photography!

Regards;
peter

 

[Brian Moore]

Stoater Dan!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

It's a car. What's the big deal? I think it ruins a very fine shot of a cloud

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Dan;

Lovely choice of vehicle, I'd call that performance, "Point and Squirt", holy cow.........3.5 V8, simply sexual! How many brake ponnies does it produce I wonder?

Enjoy it my friend, oh by the way, excellent photography!

Regards;
peter

Thank you Peter, much appreciated.
It gallops along on 252 BHP currently.... Looking to remap it adding 60% to it, taking it above 300bhp.. Dayum!!

 

[Peter McCullough]

252 ponnies is healthy ok, but adding another 50/60 is very lush'tastic......!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

yeah, the current ponies are not too bad considering the 1.7tonne over all package that moves from still to the mark of 60mph in 6.9 seconds...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

yeah, the current ponies are not too bad considering the 1.7tonne over all package that moves from still to the mark of 60mph in 6.9 seconds...

I hear there is a vacancy at the BBC, maybe you aught too apply

 

[Peter McCullough]

About six years ago I got my son into Semi-Pro Motorcycle Racing (track & road), so I'm quite keen on how you can tweak a motorcycle's power graph etc.......Power Commander - racing wiring loom - K&N race air filter - re-mapping - EBC racing brake pads - different sized teeth on sprockets for more/less acceleration for a certain race track - braided steel brake hoses for better stopping power/grip - less weight/carbon fibre panels - lighter wheels - Akrapovic titanium race exhaust - slipper clutch etc..... I love it.

Similar effect for cars....

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I like the way you did it, but would have liked a wee bit of more sky above the car. Enjoy it, but take care. It's easy to get carried away, literally.