Getting close to tucking up this car for the year. Can’t wait for next Spring!

 

Yeah, me too. About 4 weeks more left. Probably another 3 or 4 drives and then done for the year. Will garage it at the end of October for the winter. Really looking forward to putting an exhaust on next year.

 

 

My favorite shot. Painting with light.
​​​ 30sec single exposure. Tweaked it with increasing sat and contrast a little. No Photoshoping

 

 

Rooftop shots at night, what more can you want?

 

 

Lexus utilizes the mighty naturally aspirated V8 engine in its 2015 RC-F

If you think of Performance Cars then you might notice one thing very common in all of them; the use of forced induction systems to crank power from engines. But Lexus is still sticking with a naturally aspirated technology to produce power. It uses the naturally aspirated 5.0-litre v8 petrol engine.


It is the most powerful v8 Lexus engine produced in the Lexus line-up and generates 471 bhp. It has acquired the majority of its features from the Lexus IS F but has also received a massive upgrade from Lexus to generate some extra power. It generates an extra 54 bhp extra from its predecessor. This engine also complies with Euro-6 compliance standards.

 

St Helena, Napa Valley, Ca.

 

Outstanding photo . . . Car photos are tough in general, but add in the night, and it's hard to get something as nice as this! I'm an avid photographer msyelf, so I can appreciate how awesome this photo is!

I also love those GS-R wheels . . . I'm seriously considering swapping my polished spindles for those on my Nebula Gray RC-F . . . Just not sure how much the detla would be after trying to list my 3 good ones on Ebay (the wife curbed one of them, Doh!).

 

Thank you! It's fun you should try it. All you need is a Camera, a tripod and light source. Iso is 100. F8 and 30 sec exposure.

Sorry to hear about the curb rash. Shouldn't be too much of a difference. I was able to get essentially new GSF wheels with tires off eBay for ~$2k. This was over a year ago. I don't know what the prices are now.

Here's another. A little over exposed in the front and not enough light in the back.

 

Very nice picture.

 

Thanks for the info... yeah there are some GS-F wheels on ebay now but $2900 seemed a little high, so your price at $2k confirms that (I'd jump on them immediately at $2k)... so I'm still watching. What light source did you use? Neutral color falshlight? or Low intensity LED? The exposure on the first one is just perfect with the lighting and the vignetting effect on the ground (bottom left & right) corners. Thanks for Sharing!

 

Thank you.

It was just an LED light for on camera light for video. It was bright white so I'm thinking 5000k plus color temp and was dimmable. Was my friend's light so I don't know the specs. With that long exposure I just walked along the car (into the frame of the photo) to light it. Depending on how long I stayed in an area affected the exposure. So part of it is also technical skill/experience with evenly lighting the car in that 30sec time frame. This was my first time out and so much trial and error still to do.
Yeah I think I got a good deal for the wheels. It was a dealer trying to unload new car take offs. Also at that time GSF had just come out and so I think demand or so wasn't all there yet.

 

Great shot. O notice you are running the Seibon BT bonnet. On their website the recommend running bonnet pins, but I notice you don't use them, are there any risks to not using them? Also, does the factory rain cover fit the centre vent and/or are the side vents equipped with some sort of rain cover?

Cheers