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Johnmadd
05-12-2011, 07:54 PM
Nice, I like the real pic look.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 07:54 PM
Thanks, John. Glad you like. I like the real cars, too. Casey took this picture.

johnrando
05-12-2011, 07:56 PM
Didn't notice until this thread... VERY nice!

mimalmo
05-12-2011, 07:57 PM
:ronald

mimalmo
05-12-2011, 07:58 PM
Hah, I just posted the same!

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 08:00 PM
Thanks, Eli. Moving to the other thread, pal.

Johnmadd
05-12-2011, 08:01 PM
You beat me to it Eli.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 08:03 PM
Thanks, guys. Casey Withers (San Diego photographer who kicks butt) with the picture. Jon Sibal (friend and extremely talented artist who inks for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, etc.) with the original banner conception and design.

Jon's original banner here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v125/marcussandiego/ZHPMafia021-12.png

I then went back to the original Casey shot and created a new banner -- based on Jon's idea and first design. I have the new banner filling up the entire page. I also stuck the zhpmafia.com down on the left, bottom of the page. I used the hood down on my version (rather than the windshield down, as it was in Jon's original version). I removed the license plates on the black and blue cars (Kevin's and Albert's cars, respectively).

Casey, meanwhile, followed up on my version and fixed the horizontal plane.

The banner, therefore, is a true collaboration.

johnrando
05-12-2011, 09:19 PM
Is it my imagination or is the banner now larger?

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 09:22 PM
It's your imagination. hehe. These are my prime working hours for the site. I experiment with different stuff. I just made the banner go across the entire top of the site.

spencers
05-12-2011, 09:38 PM
I like how the banner spans the entire page width!

I just don't like how tall it is. It takes up 1/3 of the page height

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 09:40 PM
Haha. No worries, Spence. You can ignore anything you see tonight on the site. Most people are sleeping, so this is when I make tweaks to the site. Just experimenting.

lilcdkey
05-12-2011, 10:08 PM
Looks so much better, great work! It would be pretty sick if someone could photoshop the front plates off of the two ZHP's on the right so the only plate that was there read "ZHP MAFIA"

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:11 PM
Thanks. I think this is the one (for a while).

pleasecorrupt
05-12-2011, 10:16 PM
on the black and dark blue cars doing that shouldn't be too hard seeing that with darker colors the edges are not as defined as they are in the other cars. too bad i uninstalled photoshop :3

Mike V
05-12-2011, 10:30 PM
I like it too! It's nice to see something ZHP-specific in the banner instead of 3 random BMWs up there (not that I don't like non-zhp BMWs).

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:31 PM
I am sure that I can do that.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:32 PM
I like it too! It's nice to see something ZHP-specific in the banner instead of 3 random BMWs up there (not that I don't like non-zhp BMWs).

True. We did lose those three BMWs a couple of months ago, but I hear you.

C Withers Media
05-12-2011, 10:44 PM
Feelin it.. Glad you guys were able to make it work for the site. Happy to be a part of a bigger plan. Looks great Mark and Jon.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:48 PM
Casey, as usual, thanks for being part of the magic.

Also, I have edited out the license plates.

C Withers Media
05-12-2011, 10:53 PM
Mark, the blend on the black car is perfect, the blue car is a little choppy...

I just know the perfectionism inside of you and wanted you to hear it from me first.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:56 PM
Yeah. I see that. Working on it even now. :biggrin

Thanks for looking out.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 10:59 PM
CW, how is that?

C Withers Media
05-12-2011, 11:13 PM
Way gooder. :p

Marcus-SanDiego
05-12-2011, 11:14 PM
Hehe. Thanks again, sir.

Oh, and before I forget: Thanks to Rovert (Trevor) for creating the banner before this one. It was classy and served the site well.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 01:22 AM
All right. Good night. The banner is finished. What you see is what you get. It's 2:22 AM here on the west coast. I need to get some sleep.

See you guys in a few hours.

kayger12
05-13-2011, 02:09 AM
That's a beautiful thing to wake up to.

Droid X. Tapatalk. Use it.

C Withers Media
05-13-2011, 02:11 AM
That's a beautiful thing to wake up to.

Droid X. Tapatalk. Use it.

East coasters are already out of bed. Maybe I should go to bed.

az3579
05-13-2011, 02:43 AM
That banner is WIN!

P.S. - Why are y'all up so late???????

danewilson77
05-13-2011, 03:29 AM
Well done on the banner Boss.

macpro_racer2010
05-13-2011, 04:14 AM
Awesome banner. Great job:headbang:headbang

Jon D
05-13-2011, 04:29 AM
very nice WIN

gr330zhp
05-13-2011, 06:01 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the new banner!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:07 AM
That banner is WIN!

P.S. - Why are y'all up so late???????

I was busy working on the site last night. I often, when I have projects to work on, do them late at night when everyone is sleeping. That way it's least disruptive to everyone. Just looking out for you guys.

As for Casey, he was helping me put the final touches on the banner. Additionally, Casey works on his photography late into the evening (post processing work gets done into the wee hours of the morning). If I had to guess, that's what Casey was doing at 3 AM.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:10 AM
Glad everyone enjoys the new look. I was told, by a member, to never take this banner down -- ever. That's a resounding thumbs up in my book.

Thanks to all who made it happen, including the guys who came down to San Diego a month ago to participate in the photo shoot. I needed these cars to get this look.

gr330zhp
05-13-2011, 06:12 AM
I agree, I would leave that up for good. Perfect with the ZHP mafia euro plate in the middle too

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:19 AM
Stathi, yeah. Initially three of us had plates. Had to Pshop out the plates on the cars to the right. Turned out well.

We got lucky when Jorge (the white car) showed up out of the blue. Jorge had been lurking on this site and was not a member. However, he was monitoring the photoshoot thread. When the photoshoot was a go (after being postponed for a week), he made the trek down to the stadium (Qualcomm) for the shoot. We had no idea he was coming. His car rounded out the look. We had five different colors. Win.

Jorge is now a member of the site. He's following me to Bimmerfest (his first Bimmerfest) tomorrow morning.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:24 AM
Some of you may not see the new banner if you do not hit the refresh button. The old banner may be cached in your browser. If you still see the old banner, hit your refresh button or clear your cache.

Thanks, guys.

billschusteriv
05-13-2011, 06:26 AM
+1. Love the banner. Very classy. Kudos to all involved...

Casey - I like the lighting... is that environment or did you have to set up a few lights of your own?

Also like the concept, edit, and push to refine and go live with it, Marcus.

gr330zhp
05-13-2011, 06:28 AM
Stathi, yeah. Initially three of us had plates. Had to Pshop out the plates on the cars to the right. Turned out well.

We got lucky when Jorge (the white car) showed up out of the blue. Jorge had been lurking on this site and was not a member. However, he was monitoring the photoshoot thread. When the photoshoot was a go (after being postponed for a week), he made the trek down to the stadium (Qualcomm) for the shoot. We had no idea he was coming. His car rounded out the look. We had five different colors. Win.

Jorge is now a member of the site. He's following me to Bimmerfest (his first Bimmerfest) tomorrow morning.

Very very cool! Came out great

Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

Washburn
05-13-2011, 06:28 AM
Love the pic of the new banner...very nice!

not so much the text orientation of "ZHP Mafia". As it is in the corner, it's not realistic to show it as "converging" (angled). would make more sense if it was @ the center of the banner.
So in short: if in the left corner, font should be straight, if in the center, it can have the "converging" look.
(being nitpicky)

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:31 AM
Bill, glad you approve. It would be crappy if we had something on the site that sucked. I think this one jumps out at you. It should get the attention of new visitors, too.

When I saw the original banner (500x150), I knew that I would have to recreate this one and pull it across the entire site page (1160x160). Wasn't sure how it was going to ultimately look but it turned out as well as I could have expected.

Meanwhile, I don't expect everyone to like it. Just hoping that a large majority approve.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 06:34 AM
Wash, thanks for the tip. Originally, this ZHPMafia.com was in the center. That's probably why it had that look. When I altered it, I didn't know that the style was meant for a center placement. I will get it squared away.

Thanks again.

C Withers Media
05-13-2011, 07:18 AM
That banner is WIN!

P.S. - Why are y'all up so late???????

My work day typically starts between 3pm and 5pm depending on when people schedule. 90 percent of my phone calls, administrative emails, and photoshoots happen between 5pm and 9pm when people are off of work. After that I go into the "dungeon", aka my digital darkroom and work on photos when it doesnt take away my family time.


I was busy working on the site last night. I often, when I have projects to work on, do them late at night when everyone is sleeping. That way it's least disruptive to everyone. Just looking out for you guys.

As for Casey, he was helping me put the final touches on the banner. Additionally, Casey works on his photography late into the evening (post processing work gets done into the wee hours of the morning). If I had to guess, that's what Casey was doing at 3 AM.

^This guy knows me a little too well... Bromance on the horizon.


+1. Love the banner. Very classy. Kudos to all involved...

Casey - I like the lighting... is that environment or did you have to set up a few lights of your own?

Also like the concept, edit, and push to refine and go live with it, Marcus.

Bill, this particular shot was taken in all natural light at a fairly high ISO. We were in a shaded area with harsh light all around us, so I was getting decent enough reflected light and what not. Its not a good situation to work in particularly, but I had a decent grasp on it that day.

johnrando
05-13-2011, 07:47 AM
Banner looks great!

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 07:48 AM
Banner looks great!

Thanks, John. Now you see why I work late at night. You were watching the site transform last night. You must have done double take when you saw the banner changing sizes. hehe.

johnrando
05-13-2011, 07:48 AM
Thanks, John. Now you see why I work late at night. You were watching the site transform last night. You must have done double take when you saw the banner changing sizes. hehe.

Yup, lol. It changed right before my eyes!

tripod06
05-13-2011, 08:23 AM
loving the new banner. love the blackout of my plate! thanks Casey!

Johnmadd
05-13-2011, 10:00 AM
Looks great since I seen it last night, love that it stretches across the whole screen.

danewilson77
05-13-2011, 02:24 PM
Where did it go?

az3579
05-13-2011, 02:27 PM
Where did it go?

That's what I was thinking when I got home; I thought I just had to clear my cookies to see if on my home computer, and I'm too lazy to do that. :rofl

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 02:27 PM
Where did it go?

It's still there. Clear your cache or refresh the screen.


iPad. Tapatalk. Bi-winning.

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 03:04 PM
Banner is now complete. The ZHPMafia.com has been oriented properly.

Thanks, guys. And thanks, Jon Sibal, for making that tweak for me.

danewilson77
05-13-2011, 04:45 PM
Got it. All is well.

Hornung418
05-13-2011, 05:02 PM
LOVE IT!!!!!!

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 05:03 PM
Yep. Our browsers save a copy so the page loads faster. But it's also a curse when you have something new on the site, such as a new banner.

The world is well tonight (with our new banner in place).

Marcus-SanDiego
05-13-2011, 05:04 PM
LOVE IT!!!!!!

Glad it's horny approved.