S8 and other Audi pics from London

[HansBlix]

Was there a few weeks ago, shot a few rolls of...uhhh... mini-CDs

saw a few of these mean bastards, sounded absolutely insane
http://www.rcforum.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=116945


Green D2 S8 just like in Ronin

http://www.rcforum.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=118456


I love these A2, wish there were more of them

http://www.rcforum.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=116944


interesting tuning job on this D3
http://www.rcforum.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=118455

http://www.rcforum.ru/modules.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=118454

[AudiBeer]

damn that last shot is gorgeous!

[VirCop]

How do you do that color/bw effect m8? That last pic looks really cool.

[HansBlix]

Thanks for the comments guys.

The b/w and other effects - I just block out the area around the car (Polygonal selection tool) and then either Desaturate that area of the photo completely, or partially (Hue/Saturation under the Image - Adjustments menu of Photoshop)

Other stuff, like the red lane markings on the old S8 pic I can really blare out.

On the tuned A8 D3 I spent spent about 20-25 mins on each shot, desaturating the background, accenting the chrome, front and rear lights, windows, wheels, using Contrast and Brightness settings.

Taken with a 4 year old Sony MCV-CD500 5.0 megapixel camera btw, nothing fancy, that thing was obsolete when I bought it in 2003 [:)] Used a shutter speed between 150 and 350 throughout the city, thats the only way to get any good shots with cars zipping around. Still, the "success" rate of the shots was about 90%.

[echo7]

glad you liked your time in london... Those last pics taken near victoria by any chance?

Audi's are big here in the uk..looks like you saw a few good un's

I love the last one riding on Khan wheels... [hail]