Lines, Curves, and Textures in Alpine White

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 10:21 AM

We all enjoy admiring our E90's, and I find that while I'm in the garage looking at the car, or viewing it from a distant parking space - my eye gravitates toward certain design elements that I find especially beautiful. Of course the E90 has a great profile and looks great on the road, but I also like to focus (no pun intended) on the subtle details that make this the most beautiful car I've ever owned.

Ed_330i · 01-29-2006, 10:26 AM

i guess you borrowed it long enough to take some pictures.

Jason · 01-29-2006, 10:28 AM

Beautiful studio-like photos. Always glad to see nice camera equipment being used on an E90

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 10:31 AM

Thanks Jason. I actually did drag some studio equipment into the garage, including a black backdrop. You can see the umberella reflection in a few of the shots...

My neighbors probably thought there was a lightning storm going on inside the garage every time the strobes popped.

Ed_330i · 01-29-2006, 10:44 AM

so this was with professional cameras right?

Mark · 01-29-2006, 11:56 AM

very nice! you really captureed the way the e90 plays with light so well!!

wyrm11 · 01-29-2006, 11:58 AM

VERY

stressdoc · 01-29-2006, 12:06 PM

Great shots, they capture why Alpine White is such an excellent E90 color. The roundel looks best on AW IMO.

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 01:13 PM

Thanks! This is what being bored on a rainy Sunday leads to... here are a few more.

01-29-2006, 01:17 PM

Hey! LEDZEP, I stole this one,simply stunning.You can read LEDZEP on your plate,You should make it your sig.

AW330i · 01-29-2006, 01:48 PM

wow

Alpine White!

shuzmaker · 01-29-2006, 02:31 PM

Nicely done LedZep.

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 03:55 PM

shuzmaker - looks like you lightened it and brushed out the reflection (I've since removed the reflection myself, but still like it a bit darker). Very cool. One more for the road:

01-29-2006, 04:07 PM

Awesome, Zep. Just awesome!

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed_330i

so this was with professional cameras right?

Semi. I use all Nikon equipment, but since I don't shoot professionally anymore it's hard to justify pro bodies. I have professional film bodies but when it came time for a digital SLR I went with the Nikon D70. It still accepts my substantial investment in Nikkor lenses. All in all, it's a great camera - although I wish I could dial the ISO down a bit more. For lighting, I was using studio heads bounced off of umberellas (wish I had a good soft box but I don't). All the shots are deliberatly underexposed because I wanted the white paint to fall off into shadow and not pop at you like a toothpaste commercial.

Ed_330i · 01-29-2006, 06:58 PM

so the lower the ISO, the better?

LEDZEP · 01-29-2006, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed_330i

so the lower the ISO, the better?

Depends. I won't go into a photography lesson, but lower ISO provides a tighter image with less grain. It also requires more light. You also get better color saturation, etc.

stressdoc · 01-29-2006, 07:49 PM

The aesthetics are evident in the internal parts as well. With BMWs, beauty is more than skin deep.

shimshimhada · 01-29-2006, 07:52 PM

Awesome pictures.

noflash · 01-29-2006, 09:11 PM

Damn beautiful.

How do you get your car so fekking clean?

Again, great shots.

tctic · 01-30-2006, 12:06 AM

Where's your E91?

imagefreak · 01-30-2006, 03:01 AM

Thx a lot man for sharing the pictures! Alpine White just rules!

01-29-2006, 10:21 AM	#1
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01-29-2006, 10:28 AM	#3
Jason Administrator 40819 Rep 21,240 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Beautiful studio-like photos. Always glad to see nice camera equipment being used on an E90
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01-29-2006, 10:31 AM	#4
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Thanks Jason. I actually did drag some studio equipment into the garage, including a black backdrop. You can see the umberella reflection in a few of the shots... My neighbors probably thought there was a lightning storm going on inside the garage every time the strobes popped. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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Mark Administrator 6724 Rep 4,201 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [8.34]	very nice! you really captureed the way the e90 plays with light so well!! __________________ BMW 1M. BMW M2. BMW M2.
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stressdoc Moderator 618 Rep 10,855 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	Great shots, they capture why Alpine White is such an excellent E90 color. The roundel looks best on AW IMO.
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01-29-2006, 01:13 PM	#9
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Thanks! This is what being bored on a rainy Sunday leads to... here are a few more. Attached Images __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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01-29-2006, 01:17 PM	#10
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01-29-2006, 01:48 PM	#11
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shuzmaker First Lieutenant 27 Rep 303 Posts Drives: e90 325iAS Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Garden State iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Nicely done LedZep. Attached Images __________________ . :: 325i :: JB :: ZSP :: Step :: BLK Dakota :: Hot Seats :: Tints :: Pilot A/S :: .
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LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	shuzmaker - looks like you lightened it and brushed out the reflection (I've since removed the reflection myself, but still like it a bit darker). Very cool. One more for the road: Attached Images __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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01-29-2006, 07:49 PM	#18
stressdoc Moderator 618 Rep 10,855 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	The aesthetics are evident in the internal parts as well. With BMWs, beauty is more than skin deep.
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noflash Captain Caveman 148 Rep 1,715 Posts Drives: '06 325eyeyiyi Join Date: May 2005 Location: midwest iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Damn beautiful. How do you get your car so fekking clean? Again, great shots. __________________ E90 325i Monaco Blue, Black Leatherette, Sport, Cold Weather, Xenon, Sat Prep, 18" BBS RGR Mods: Polorized Film for Business CD, added lumbar, rock chip on hood
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tctic Major 38 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Where's your E91?
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01-30-2006, 03:01 AM	#22
imagefreak Enlisted Member 0 Rep 42 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania (Eastern Europe) iTrader: (0)	Thx a lot man for sharing the pictures! Alpine White just rules!
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