[B7] S4 snow run

[cellg8]

not exactly...more like snow shoot...LOL...

With so many RS4 'eye-candy' dominating the board, I thought we S4 owners should do something about it...j/k...

Anyways, here're some pics with snow and I hope you guys enjoy...

[J.the W.]

Looks good. I like the interior shot with the snow outside the windows.

[Cargo8]

looks good as always

did you add the DTM badge from ECS?

[cellg8]

did you add the DTM badge from ECS?

that's from Ebay....the seller is from Taiwan....$38 for both + $5 shipping.....shhhhh......

J, thanks!

[drew]

beautiful pictures!

what kind of camera do you use? any post processing?

[cellg8]

beautiful pictures!

what kind of camera do you use? any post processing?

Drew, thank you. It is Canon 40D...

Shot raw using Lightroom to process...then Photoshop to downsize...

[turbo4s]

those are some great pics

[cellg8]

those are some great pics

hey did you ever sell your $4 and get a a4?

thx for the kind words...

[s4_fishingbean]

Amazing shit. Your car is so clean and nice.

[sakimano]

love the car colour combo. Wish I had those white seats.

this pic is my fav, even if not the most complimentary to the S4.
Shooting our car with a wide lens from the front tends to make it look a little big nosed. From the rear though, in your driveway, the wide lens proximity-to-film-plane-distortion (or whatever you call it) makes the car look awesome.

[sakimano]

Drew, thank you. It is Canon 40D...

Shot raw using Lightroom to process...then Photoshop to downsize...

why do you use photoshop for sizing? Easy to do batches in Lightroom. It's pretty excellent.

[Silver B6 S4]

Looks good! I like the C/F trunk spoiler!

[91gl]

your car is so stock(ish) but yet so hot. i love it

[cellg8]

s4_fishing, Silver, Saki, 91gl, Thank you!

Saki, i'll look into that in LR...thanks...

[SebringSilver]

God, I can't wait to have a chance to wash my cars again. It snowed all day today (again)!

Nice pics, by the way.

[thomasthomas]

Beautiful car! How did it/the manual trans handle in the snow? Any problems?

[cellg8]

Sebring, you need to post pics of your cars! Wanna see the C63!

Thomas, snow is fine but DO NOT go downhill on ICE! I spinned 360-degree 4 times today and was sliding backwards when I tried to angle the car and pose for the pic (thinking downhill background might look cool )... ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN MY LIFE!

Wheels locked and car was out of control... I was VERY BLESSED (THANKD GOD) to not hit the car on the side but got stopped by some snow!

It had no problem going up though in snow/ice but again, going down is very dangerous...yes, I braked and let go, braked and let go...and didn't work.. E brake did not work, either... it was very scary.

[SebringSilver]

Sebring, you need to post pics of your cars! Wanna see the C63!

Thomas, snow is fine but DO NOT go downhill on ICE! I spinned 360-degree 4 times today and was sliding backwards when I tried to angle the car and pose for the pic (thinking downhill background might look cool )... ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN MY LIFE!

Wheels locked and car was out of control... I was VERY BLESSED (THANKD GOD) to not hit the car on the side but got stopped by some snow!

It had no problem going up though in snow/ice but again, going down is very dangerous...yes, I braked and let go, braked and let go...and didn't work.. E brake did not work, either... it was very scary.

You're so right. Snow won't stop our Quattro AWD, but there's nothing we can do about ice. Glad you're okay.

Here's a pic of my C63 from early last month. It's been snowing up here in Vancouver for weeks now, and there's no end in sight.

[cellg8]

That C63 is JUST SICK! More pics if you have some! Thank you for posting.

[SebringSilver]

That C63 is JUST SICK! More pics if you have some! Thank you for posting.

The C63 is pretty nice, but I still love my S4.

We had an AMG meet a week before the first snow fall. When the weather improves, we'll have another. There are some AMG folks from Seattle who come up as well. If you're interested, you'd be most welcome to join us. There are a few other Audi owners who've mentioned they'd be interested as well.









Sorry, the picture quality isn't very good. Just snapped them with a Canon pocket camera. One of the other guys took high-res in raw mode.

[RocketSurgeon]

Holy shit. That is possibly one of the sexiest S4s I have ever seen. I REALLY like the white interior on that blue.

[cellg8]

Sebring, thanks for the invite! We'll have to see...hey if you guys ever have meets in Seattle...:p

152, thank you!

[whartung]

I have a Sprint blue with the white interior also. They look great together. I'm jealous of the DTM kit though. Your car looks great. My car is sitting in upstate New York right now during winter break in the snow on its own. These pictures are making my separation anxiety crazier...

[2001A6]

Beautiful car!

[earhythmic]

God I love those DTM rear bumpers!

[cellg8]

Whar, 2001, Ear, thank you!

[sakimano]

WISH they'd sell the C63 wagon here

[ngng]

sweet pics, yet again ;) what glass were you shootin with?...I see there's a 5D out...you should pick that up so we can do some HD video too :P

PM me your # or email, next time there's some event I'll keep you in the know!

[cellg8]

ngng,

Thanks. I use 40D with 85 f/1.2II most of the time.... 5D2 is out of my budget...:p

cellg8 at hotmail.com and yes, keep me posted! btw, what did they say about going downhill on icy road? will snow tire help? I totally lost it when going down that icy hill...

John

[2001A6]

Snow tires are amazing. I got the idea from my salesman, we were talking about how some of the S4s they have with High performance summer tires, barely go in the snow and ice. I bought Semperit sport grips, they are cheap, $71 per tire for 205/55/R16, grip like a mother, and hold air well to, sat all summer long, didnt loose any psi, still at 35! Try some, you will be amazed!

[Cargo8]

@cellg8 f/1.2? thats awesome

on another note, you should probably change your post above to say cellg8 (at) hotmail dot com cuz posting email addresses in normal form on public forums leads to spam

[whartung]

ngng,

Thanks. I use 40D with 85 f/1.2II most of the time.... 5D2 is out of my budget...:p

[email protected] and yes, keep me posted! btw, what did they say about going downhill on icy road? will snow tire help? I totally lost it when going down that icy hill...

John

Snow tires are night and day. When I had my summers on and got hit by the first snow, I tried turning into a driveway from a reasonable speed, and the car just would not stop. I ended up sliding 20 feet past the driveway ON FLAT GROUND before the car finally came to a stop. I threw snow tires on the next week and my traction control light went from constantly on to gone just like that.

[cellg8]

2001, Cargo, Whartung, thanks!

Cargo...1.2II is slow in focus but its saturation and contrast are great... one of my favorites lenses...

[channad]

Okay John...as always, I love that you have the same car as me...so I can pawn these shots as my own! LOL!

I want this one bigger!



looking at these pics makes me wanna wash my car!

[cellg8]

Okay John...as always, I love that you have the same car as me...so I can pawn these shots as my own! LOL!

I want this one bigger!



looking at these pics makes me wanna wash my car!

LOL!!! I'll get that to you, sir!

John

[covertS4driver]

Awesome pics... Great job!

[sakimano]

you can afford a 5d2....just sell that 85 prime!

Kind of an impractical lens isn't it? weighs about the same as an S4...costs $2000...autofocus is the slowest on earth. Depth of field wide open is unparalleled though. Still I'd seriously consider selling that unless you're a pro with 9 lenses because there are many other ways to skin the 85mm cat. That is unless you run an available-light-only portraiture business in your dimly lit house in Sweden...in winter. THEN the 1.2 will come in handy ;)

ngng,

Thanks. I use 40D with 85 f/1.2II most of the time.... 5D2 is out of my budget...:p

cellg8 at hotmail.com and yes, keep me posted! btw, what did they say about going downhill on icy road? will snow tire help? I totally lost it when going down that icy hill...

John

[sakimano]

actually just noticed you shoot weddings...nuff said. Churches + the 85 are best friends.

you can afford a 5d2....just sell that 85 prime!

Kind of an impractical lens isn't it? weighs about the same as an S4...costs $2000...autofocus is the slowest on earth. Depth of field wide open is unparalleled though. Still I'd seriously consider selling that unless you're a pro with 9 lenses because there are many other ways to skin the 85mm cat. That is unless you run an available-light-only portraiture business in your dimly lit house in Sweden...in winter. THEN the 1.2 will come in handy ;)

[cellg8]

Covert & Saki, thanks!

Saki, that is actually my wife's favorite lens so I can't sell it.... I myself use 85 f/1.8 when she's on the shoot, too...LOL...

As far as 5D2... I think I'll get paid the same amount no matter what I use... so probably won't upgrade for this business reason... Also I will need a bigger harddrive to accommodate the file size if I ever upgrade

[cellg8]

actually just noticed you shoot weddings...nuff said. Churches + the 85 are best friends.

you got it...