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blah · 04-12-2005, 10:36 AM

loosing your camera on vacation. :cry:

saadie · 04-12-2005, 10:40 AM

ohh ... yea bouhg a new cam .. what hapenned ot it :roll:

davide · 04-12-2005, 11:48 AM

Smash the camera when falling the bike. (has happend)
Slow start on the camera, missing a 360 screaming by. (has happend)
Batterytime sux and you take a lot of shots of porsche and bmws but the camera dies when a Bently GT rumbles by. (has happend)

komotar · 04-12-2005, 11:53 AM

When I was out this weekend I saw a silver Continental GT and I forgot my camera at home.

It was night time, but the car was parked under a few lights so the pics would be decent. But I was a bit drunk and didn't care too much.
If I was sober I would go home to get the camera. (15-20 mins away with car).

crayzayjay · 04-12-2005, 12:17 PM

I don't know why you guys are so desperate for pics of Conti GT's. They're fucking ugly things imo...

blah · 04-12-2005, 12:21 PM

they are very common sight out here.

nthfinity · 04-12-2005, 01:22 PM

ive only seen a bently CGT

at the auto show.

i have to admit, i really dont like it when a picture turns out out-of-fucus, and ugly cars being in the way of good ones... and damn delay time when using my digital... i have to guess how much time ahead of time i have to press to open the shutter... sometimes works, others far from it

Wutputt · 04-12-2005, 03:20 PM

I'll post my top 5:

1) Trying to take pics of a driving car, reaching for the camera, pushing the on/off button, and then have to wait for about 2 seconds before the camera is really on and wait for another 1 sec till the autofocus has done its job. Since it's a fast car, it already is out of sight

2) Seeing a nice exotic, grabbing the camera, turn it on and find out that the batteries are flat

3) Spotting a nice car, reaching for the camera, but there is no camera: you left it at home

4) Fucking people getting into the shot

5) Taking pics of an exclusive car and being questioned by the cops, why you're taking pics of an expensive car: no I'm not a theif, I'm just a bloody petrol head...

stradale · 04-12-2005, 06:45 PM

I'm not much of car photographer, but rude people that notice you're trying to take a picture and step into the picture anyway sure raise my bloodpressure.

BTW, taking pictures of cars is great. However, some people overdo it. Don't become this guy!

Originally Posted by Wolfgang from Ferrarichat

Yesterday, I drove with my testa and my wife (ääääh wife & my testa

) for a short spinn around the blocks. Late afternoon, we decided to take a break for a coffee in a street restaurant. We saw the car from our table. Almost 5, 6 peoples surrounded the testa.
After a while we payed and WANTED to drive back home.
Arriving at our car, a gent (30-35 years old) dressed with a Scuderia F1 shirt, MS cap and
weapond with a digi-cam, was spinning around the testa like crazy

Well, we were waiting till he got all his shots……
Mhmmmm….after another 3 minutes – no he wasn`t finished to take all the pics – I went straight to my door to open it.
Here is our short conversation:

(The Dude) “H E Y go away!!!!! Don`t disturb me! Its my turn now, wait till I`m finished and you can look at the car and make your pics!”

(W.) “Äääääh sorry buddy, my appologize, please stay coooool, I`ll wait”

……another 5 minutes and 1 cigarette later.

(The Dude) “ Finished! Its your turn now”

(W.) “Thank you my pleasure”……..went to the car, took the key opened the doors for Anja & me, started the engine…….

Gents, it realy worth it to wait!!!!
PRICELESS! Totally priceless, his countenance / facil expression………I believe he is still standing there and wondering whatsgoing on