Shamelessly Dirty Orient Blue Sedan

[Avetiso]

Did not wash my car or do anything to prep it for this. I thought it would be interesting to have a set of pictures that shows what my car actually looks like on a daily basis.

Kinda want this to serve as a reference to where my car is at, and what I've done so far. Also, an opportunity to practice shooting my camera. Still need work. The following images are not modified at all. I will edit many of them and continue to pester you guys with my shenanigans, but I posted the originals to be critiqued so I may improve my skills. Many are duplicates with different exposures.

Cosmetic mods are: angel eyes, clears, spacers, yellow bulbs, and black painted grills.

If anyone wants to play with this pictures (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc) you are more than welcome, just please give me credit.

Hope you guys like it.

http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0121_zps3e34274d.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0121_zps3e34274d.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0133_zps424306af.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0133_zps424306af.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0132_zpsf9950f5f.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0132_zpsf9950f5f.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0134_zps1d01bc45.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0134_zps1d01bc45.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0128_zps9aa09f81.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0128_zps9aa09f81.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0130_zpsa8d47127.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0130_zpsa8d47127.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0127_zps9de14ca1.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0127_zps9de14ca1.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0125_zps89c605a2.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0125_zps89c605a2.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0131_zps36e09881.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0131_zps36e09881.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0129_zpsf41c3fae.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0129_zpsf41c3fae.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0137_zpse8376ed6.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0137_zpse8376ed6.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0136_zps950883c4.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0136_zps950883c4.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0145_zps1124d633.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0145_zps1124d633.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0076_zpsed6895ab.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0076_zpsed6895ab.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0073_zps61a45afd.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0073_zps61a45afd.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0089_zpscdd7e842.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0089_zpscdd7e842.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0144_zps217fe482.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0144_zps217fe482.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0143_zpsf3936faa.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0143_zpsf3936faa.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0140_zps40d9578d.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0140_zps40d9578d.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0141_zpscc466f2e.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0141_zpscc466f2e.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0142_zps092a96f4.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0142_zps092a96f4.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0119_zpsf0453809.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0119_zpsf0453809.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0120_zps4cd9ac1e.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0120_zps4cd9ac1e.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0091_zps0df373ce.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0091_zps0df373ce.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0093_zpsecf2b4be.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0093_zpsecf2b4be.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0092_zps40aeff2e.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0092_zps40aeff2e.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0094_zps2ec5f15a.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0094_zps2ec5f15a.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0087_zpsbfdb2aea.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0087_zpsbfdb2aea.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0090_zpsef7b7e92.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0090_zpsef7b7e92.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0089_zpsca63ae0b.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0089_zpsca63ae0b.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0085_zps365780c4.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0085_zps365780c4.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0078_zpscfaa56ca.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0078_zpscfaa56ca.jpg.html)

My favorite:

http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0101_zps43ca3517.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0101_zps43ca3517.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0096_zps5125ff69.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0096_zps5125ff69.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0114_zps59f03680.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0114_zps59f03680.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0118_zps44cc86b7.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0118_zps44cc86b7.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0110_zps64cfb72c.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0110_zps64cfb72c.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0123_zpsbabb3b7d.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0123_zpsbabb3b7d.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0117_zps3df03b1c.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0117_zps3df03b1c.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0113_zps46ab791a.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0113_zps46ab791a.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0099_zpsb4335e72.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0099_zpsb4335e72.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0112_zpsc64a3494.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0112_zpsc64a3494.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0109_zps40f8375d.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0109_zps40f8375d.jpg.html)http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0079_zps4734aab3.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0079_zps4734aab3.jpg.html)

[SoDelBMW]

Nice pics! What kind of camera do you have?

[Avetiso]

Nice pics! What kind of camera do you have?
Konica 7D. It's an oldie my dad let's me use free of charge, so I make do with it. :) It's the main reason why I have to play with exposure so much. The screen on the camera is super dark, so if I see the picture as "normal" on the camera, it is overexposed on the computer. It makes things difficult, but I just keep shooting.

Thanks!

[MiniD]

Your car is looking awesome, Dario.

[Avetiso]

Your car is looking awesome, Dario.

Thanks, Connor!

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[NorCal-Dimitri]

These are awesome shots, Dario.

[PirateZHP]

Car looks beautiful! Fffuuuu...

[Avetiso]

These are awesome shots, Dario.


Car looks beautiful! Fffuuuu...
Thanks, fellas.

[brettbimmer]

Beautiful photos Dario! Car looks great!

[Avetiso]

Beautiful photos Dario! Car looks great!

Thanks Brett!

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[derbo]

Looks great Dario! It's screaming for a drop. :D

[Avetiso]

Looks great Dario! It's screaming for a drop. :D

Emails have been sent out, and requests have been made. Waiting to see the people of Ground Control or KW can do me.

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[derbo]

what do you mean do for you? What kind of requests did you make? :)

[Avetiso]

what do you mean do for you? What kind of requests did you make? :)

A friend is trying to get me a good deal on some quality coils. Waiting for their response at the moment. Nothing fancy, though.

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[gmurphy]

Great pics! I love your car's color. Top 3 for me. The sky is very pretty as well good job taking those photos! My favorite would have to be this one. Your car looks menacing! This photo should be titled "Calm Before the Storm" http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/02/numyme7a.jpg


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[kakashi169]

nice dario

[QC_ZHP]

Love what you've done with it man, this car came a long way. The more OB, the better

[Avetiso]

Great pics! I love your car's color. Top 3 for me. The sky is very pretty as well good job taking those photos! My favorite would have to be this one. Your car looks menacing! This photo should be titled "Calm Before the Storm" http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/02/numyme7a.jpg


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Thanks, Garry! I loved the weather r today. It had been raining in the morning but when I saw the clouds, I knew it was picture time.

nice dario
Thanks, Daniel!

Love what you've done with it man, this car came a long way. The more OB, the better
I agree. :) Thanks. It has been a lot of work, already. I'm surprised she hasn't caught fire again.


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[Pip]

I miss my sedan. The OB looks great. I think some of the photos need more exposure to brighten up the car, but honestly it probably has a lot to do with the weather and time of day. Either way if you have the dark photos they need more time or larger aperture.

[Avetiso]

I miss my sedan. The OB looks great. I think some of the photos need more exposure to brighten up the car, but honestly it probably has a lot to do with the weather and time of day. Either way if you have the dark photos they need more time or larger aperture.

Thanks! It was difficult to find a balance between the car being bright enough and the sky not washing out. Plus, the camera screen sucks. Nothing a little post processing can't fix. :)

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[ELCID86]

Ob ftw.

[Oli77]

Looks like winter in SoCal! Great rescue, beautiful car.

[ELCID86]

I toyed around with one of them. Off to church now.

12588

12587

[danewilson77]

When I got my KW's ModBargains priced matched a set on eBay, and I got the V1's for $1200.

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[Vas]

Nice looking car.

[Avetiso]

Ob ftw.
Thanks!

Looks like winter in SoCal! Great rescue, beautiful car.
Thank you, Oli! Its actually North/Central CA. :biggrin

I toyed around with one of them. Off to church now.

12588

12587
I LOVE the first one! Wow it looks great.

When I got my KW's ModBargains priced matched a set on eBay, and I got the V1's for $1200.

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Hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the tip!

Nice looking car.
Thank you, sir.

[ELCID86]

I'm sure someone with more Lightroom/Photoshop could do a lot more. The ominous clouds are cool.


Thumbs, iPhone, Tapatalk.

[Avetiso]

http://i1319.photobucket.com/albums/t662/Avetiso/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0109_zpsb03b833a.jpg (http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Avetiso/media/Shamelessly%20Dirty/PICT0109_zpsb03b833a.jpg.html)

[Pip]

That shot is pretty menacing. Looks awesome!

[Avetiso]

That shot is pretty menacing. Looks awesome!

Thanks!

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[gmurphy]

This one is really good too. (There all good though!)http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/03/u5y7u4yq.jpg


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[Avetiso]

This one is really good too. (There all good though!)http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/03/u5y7u4yq.jpg


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Thanks. I will progress through them slowly and hone my editing skills.

[iya_e46]

Nice Pics Dario! Love that OB

[Avetiso]

Nice Pics Dario! Love that OB

Thanks!

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