Early morning run to N Wales and back - & Photoshop...

[appletonn]

Got up early and was on the M56 to North Wales by 7.30am this morning - worth it for the great run along the old Mold road (nice and twisty!) in the sunshine.

Took a couple of picks and then had a go at some layers manipulation in Photoshop Elements 7 that I've just bought - still learning the art of photography but definitely still in Nursery when it comes to the software...[8|]

Roads were quiet on the way and car was in its element.

Only saw a couple of 'Coxsters' and one Boxster on the opposite carriageway of the M56 - no 944s!

Did see a nice shiny multi coloured Volvo estate car parked just off the Mold road as I headed homeward, but fortunately was not in maximum attack mode by then.....[8|][]

Anyway, just wanted to share and now a couple of pics....

 

[Neil Haughey]

Oh I do like that effect Nick.

 

[poprock]

Anything to make it look more RED eh?

 

[appletonn]

ORIGINAL: poprock

Anything to make it look more RED eh?

Exactly!!![][][]

 

[PJS917]

Nick,

A little more practice needed to make it Black and White?[][][]

 

[bw64870]

Now don't take this the wrong way, because i am no genius myself. Far from it infact. However, some advise i was once given has helped a bit on the software/manipulation front. With black and white, remember its black and white and not grey. Problem is that its much easier said than done and getting a digital picture to look like a proper black and white photo is something i haven't mastered. I am impressed with the job you have done picking out the car though, however i am not a huge fan of effect. So all in all, you don't know me from adam and i have rocked up and been all negative, sorry.

Do i get some browny points back if i say that red is the best 944 colour and your wheels make your car look absolutely stunning?

 

[appletonn]

I'll let you off...[8|][]

The B&W is actually a colorised version rather than 'pure' B&W.

 

[idwoodvale]

Nick,

Noticed you're in Warrington. I'm in Liverpool. Off thread but... I'm considering the KW variant 3 suspension. Any onpinion on this vs. the Bilstein you have? Plus where up here did you have it fitted. I'd appreciate any advice. P.M. me if you like.

Thanks

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL:

....Do i get some browny points back if i say that red is the best 944 colour .....

But blue is better []

Sorry, just mucking about. Nice job Nick. It is a stunning piece of software and you can do some great things with it.

 

[Big Dave]

The blue is WAY better than the red....[][][][][]
I need to work out how to do this.....

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Big Dave UK

The blue is WAY better than the red....[][][][][]
I need to work out how to do this.....

It involves a Red 944, a bodyshop with a good spray booth and quite a large wad of cash.

But the end result is a MUCH better 944!


Oli.

 

[appletonn]

I don't know, you post a little thread with a couple of pics and suddenly everyone's a critic.....[8|]

..most notably all of those people who have either slower, boostless versions of the car or those who haven't managed to buy one in the right colour, or, most tragically, a combination of both of these scenarios...[8|][8|][8|][]


Seat diesel anyone...?!!!!![][]

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: appletonn

those people who have either slower, boostless versions of the car or those who haven't managed to buy one in the right colour, or, most tragically, a combination of both of these scenarios...[8|][8|][8|][]


Seat diesel anyone...?!!!!![][]

I don't know what you are talking about! [8|]

Git! (Or "Goit", as I am in a Red Dwarf mood!)


Oli.

 

[TTM]

ORIGINAL: John Sims
But blue is better []

Nice but not quite brash enough. Can you make one in fluorescent yellow or green with pink wheels? []

Nick, in case you didn't know yet you probably have the ugliest 944 ever []

 

[appletonn]

ORIGINAL: TTM

ORIGINAL: John Sims
But blue is better []

Nick, in case you didn't know yet you probably have the ugliest 944 ever []

Visage bovvered?!!!![]

 

[appletonn]

ORIGINAL: idwoodvale

Nick,

Noticed you're in Warrington. I'm in Liverpool. Off thread but... I'm considering the KW variant 3 suspension. Any onpinion on this vs. the Bilstein you have? Plus where up here did you have it fitted. I'd appreciate any advice. P.M. me if you like.

Thanks

For a primarily road biased car with occasional track use, I would say KW everytime - mine is great on track but because it lacks the clever valving of the KWs new tech, it is sometimes just too stiff on your average bumpy B road either when you are pressing on, or simply want to cruise!

I have yet to sample a better compromise than the KW setup. I love driving mine on track where it corners flat and is superbly damped but not many UK roads are that smooth...[8|][]

Mine was fitted by RPM for the PO 3 months before I bought the car - he bought the kit from Lindsey Racing in the states, before the exchange rate imploded.

 

[idwoodvale]

Nick,
Thanks for that.