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A soaking wet FB RX7 (very high res, 56k will drown)

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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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A soaking wet FB RX7 (very high res, 56k will drown)

Well it was raining all day, and just as the sun began to set, the clouds cleared so I grabbed my 50mm prime and ran out to take pics. The light was spectacular.


















Obviously I wasn't going for technically perfect shots, but more artistic ones. I love them myself. Just thought I'd share.
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Very cool! I like them
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 01:33 AM
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Awesome pictures.
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 03:50 AM
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wooHOO!
lets hear it for some RainyRX ****!
Nicely done! Depth of field control makes those pics "snap" -!



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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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F/1.8 + Nikon D80. FTW
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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super sharp pics!! very very clear!! makes me want a nicer than i have digital camera..but that camera setup was what 1K....
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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wow nice man!
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
super sharp pics!! very very clear!! makes me want a nicer than i have digital camera..but that camera setup was what 1K....
Hmmm...$1200 with a $150 lens.

Nikon D80 and a 50mm f/1.8 Nikon lens (I also have an f/5.6 Nikon 18-135 and an f/4-5.6 Sigma 10-20) The 50 takes the sharpest pics, but you can't be close.

(Mom is a photography teacher...so the college foots the bill )
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Old Aug 3, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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wooHOO!
lets hear it for some RainyRX ****!
Nicely done! Depth of field control makes those pics "snap" -!



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nice car yourself haha hey do you happen to know a jeff that lives in north poll? alot of people call him pnut awesome guy quite popular in the alaska car world?

oh and to the op nice pics
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 03:27 AM
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sweet shots man, i know who to hit up when i need some sweet photos of my ride. stop by check my fb out, i see you are in texas. 35mnt run from where im from. not bad lol, be safe later.
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