I mentioned that there had been a photo shoot yesterday, and someone asked for pics. So here are a few, including a very nice motion shot by G.P. :buttrock

:cool

And since someone will inevitably ask, I'll discuss the location, albeit in very vague terms. ;) It's an industrial complex I know of with some interesting design features, including an area enclosed on four sides by a high concrete wall. We have come to refer to it simply as the "concrete room."

Here are a couple of shots I took simply to illustrate the ridiculous bigness of the place. I am standing against one side of it, and the camera's field of view still only manages to capture about a third of the area's length.

And no, the "donut" tracks are not mine! :D

:cool

Modern "Stone Henge" (last pic with the "walls")? :) Nice pics btw.. The motion shot could be a magazine pic..:)

That really is a huge concrete room. Mmmmm...concrete...
And nice pics.

Beautiful car and I love where you selected to take the pics!

...I always thought the roundel on the side of the Z4 was the button that activated the "Transformers"...:stickoutt

:clap

WTH is the point of that "room?"

Modern "Stone Henge" (last pic with the "walls")?
Yeah, it reminds me of that too, though my initial thought when seeing them was of the monoliths in "2001."

The color is a nice compliment to the Sterling Grey, and the straight lines everywhere give a nice contrast to the curves and angles of the Z4.

Nice pics btw.. The motion shot could be a magazine pic..
Thanks! And yeah, G.P. rocks my face of with her camera skillz! :buttrock

You can also see that I look pretty much like this smiley... ---> :cool

:biglaughb

That really is a huge concrete room. Mmmmm...concrete...
And nice pics.
Thank you! :)


Beautiful car and I love where you selected to take the pics!
Thanks! :wave

...I always thought the roundel on the side of the Z4 was the button that activated the "Transformers"...
:rofl

Well, when one of them lights up, you know I'm about to "transform" the direction I'm going. :ponder

That's actually one of my favorite details about the car. :alright


:clap
:thumbup:

WTH is the point of that "room?"
Um... badass car pics? :devillook

:cool

The motion shot could be a magazine pic..:)
Thank you!

I need to work on my panning skillz.

Oh man... next time I get a bike, can we go there?? Please, please please???

:D

Great pictures! :buttrock

Matt

Thank you!
I need to work on my panning skillz.
Ah, tripod/monopod will help that. Also, a tip they gave us in drum corps for keeping the upper body stable while moving is to actually un-lock your joints, knees in particular. That makes you more fluid, and smoother (important, when judges are right in front of you looking for points to pick on).

The same principles apply with cameras, too. Watch me when I shoot video, and you'll see that if I'm moving, I'm in a mild crouch, with my knees bent. It looks a little goofy, but it works. ;)


In any case, the stuff you got, and the fact you got it freehand, is still ultra-badass. :buttrock

Oh man... next time I get a bike, can we go there?? Please, please please???
Great pictures!
Thanks, and only a maybe...

This place is even less open to visitors than the palces we went initially, and the palces we took Bill. We probably won't even go back for a while ourselves, just to keep the interloper traffic down.


Gotta keep the locations quiet, lest people go flooding in there, and ruin it for everybody. :nono


:cool

I just wanna hear an angry pack of bumblebees roaring off those concrete walls. :love1 :buttrock

Matt

I just wanna hear an angry pack of bumblebees roaring off those concrete walls.
:rofl

Yeah, I gotta say, the rumble of the Z4 in there was quite sweet... :devillook


Hm... Maybe I should go record a sound file? :ponder


:D

Wow the pictures look awesome!! :buttrock :buttrock

And the area you took them in looks like a playground for mischief. :devillook :stickoutt

Great pics!

OMGz you revealed yourself :shifty

I mentioned that there had been a photo shoot yesterday, and someone asked for pics. So here are a few, including a very nice motion shot by G.P. :buttrock

:cool

How much did you have to pay that old dude to drive the car for ya?






















:D I kid, old myself

Wow the pictures look awesome!!
And the area you took them in looks like a playground for mischief.
It is indeed... :devillook

Great pics!
Thank you! :wave

OMGz you revealed yourself
:rofl

Well, yeah, but only a bit. ;)

G.P.'s kickass motion shot was worth sharing, I thought. :buttrock


How much did you have to pay that old dude to drive the car for ya?
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

The question is, "How much did the old dude pay to be able to drive that car?" :help


:biglaughb




:cool

car and pics look great.

car and pics look great.
Thank you! :wave

there goes your secret identity.

there goes your secret identity.
Not so much... All you can see from that pic is that I look like this dude: :cool

Except that I smile less... :shifty


:D


EDIT: Here, this will work too... :biglaughb

:rofl

Not so much... All you can see from that pic is that I look like this dude: :cool

Except that I smile less... :shifty


:D


EDIT: Here, this will work too... :biglaughb
:lol :lol :lol

I mentioned that there had been a photo shoot yesterday, and someone asked for pics. So here are a few, including a very nice motion shot by G.P. :buttrock

:cool
nizzzz
love teh color of your car . . . .

nizzzz
love teh color of your car . . . .
Thanks much! :buttrock

Where is that exactly... pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me...;)

Where is that exactly... pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me...
Sorry, but that's a big no-can-do. :paranoid:


:cool

Nice pics Wha. The location really makes the car jump out at you. It almost looks like the area for Hitler's Nuremberg ceremony. Any chance the 02 can have a peek?

:D

Nice pics Wha. The location really makes the car jump out at you.
Yep. The whole place is quite an interesting piece of architecture.

It almost looks like the area for Hitler's Nuremberg ceremony.
Hm... Don't know that I would have picked that out, but it does have some of that Eastern-Euro industrial starkness to it, true. :ponder

Any chance the 02 can have a peek?
If you think it would enjoy the pics, by all means show them to it! :D


;)

Hm... Don't know that I would have picked that out, but it does have some of that Eastern-Euro industrial starkness to it, true. :ponder

Ha, I'm currently taking a class on history of motion pictures and film propaganda, and just viewed Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will", hence the quick comparison. ;)

Oh btw, I'm on google earth now...

:stickoutt

Oh btw, I'm on google earth now...

:stickoutt
Where on Google earth? I don't see you? ;)

Ha, I'm currently taking a class on history of motion pictures and film propaganda, and just viewed Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will", hence the quick comparison.
Suuuuuuuure, mein h-... oops! :eyecrazy


Um... never mind! :paranoid:


Oh btw, I'm on google earth now...
Good luck! Not only is it a newer facility than most of the photos they use, it also isn't very obvious from the air (I've seen an aerial shot of the place). That, and it's so far out in the middle of nowhere, Google's satellite pics for the region aren't detailed enough to show it.

Mwuuhahahaha... :menani


Where on Google earth? I don't see you?
:lol

Where on Google earth? I don't see you? ;)



In the pool! :kousto

In the pool! :kousto
no wonder you dont get reception

Suuuuuuuure, mein h-... oops! :eyecrazy


Um... never mind! :paranoid:



Good luck! Not only is it a newer facility than most of the photos they use, it also isn't very obvious from the air (I've seen an aerial shot of the place). That, and it's so far out in the middle of nowhere, Google's satellite pics for the region aren't detailed enough to show it.

Mwuuhahahaha... :menani



:lol

Ill paypal you a dollar:D
I just want pictures...thats all i want to take... pleaseeeee

Not so much... All you can see from that pic is that I look like this dude: :cool

Except that I smile less... :shifty


:D


EDIT: Here, this will work too... :biglaughb

the resemblance is so close im surprised youre not still worried..:D

The question is, "How much did the old dude pay to be able to drive that car?" :help
:cool


Lol. When BMW was offering the low lease rates about a year-year&half ago, I helped the X GF look for a 2.5 in that color combo. Couldnt find one without a ton of other options she didnt want. I never was a fan of the Z3, to me the front end is just horrible ugh. The Z4 didnt make a great first impression, but after seeing them on the road I really like the look. It has a great stance and very aggressive attitude. I am also of the opinion the chassis is one of BMW's best to date after putting a couple Z4's thru the paces. A M coupe based on the Z4 might find a place in my garage at some point. I also expected the Z4 to sell better than it has, it drives and handles in a way the Z3 never could

Mike

Ill paypal you a dollar:D
:biglaughb

I think I have a fairly good idea of the location. I'll do some research and get back to you in a pm. Any hints? :stickoutt

BTW, nice pics and car.

Ill paypal you a dollar:D
I just want pictures...thats all i want to take... pleaseeeee

Sure, you... then someone else... then someone else, and so on, ad infinitum. And then, the property owners get mad, call the cops, and everybody gets banned. :nono

It's for the greater good that I'm not saying more. :suave


I think I have a fairly good idea of the location. I'll do some research and get back to you in a pm. Any hints?
No. :stickoutt

I'll await your PM. :D


BTW, nice pics and car.
Thanks. :cool

What happened to the pics??

What happened to the pics??
I try to be nice to the server, and usually delete my attachments after they've been up a while, or if they've generated a significant amount of traffic. With almost 470 views of this thread, I figured the people who were going to look had seen what they wanted to see, and the pics had pretty much served their purpose, so I knocked them down.

Just doing my part to keep the "server busy" message from popping up any more than it needs to, that's all. :az


Why, are you still trying to get a fix on latitude & longtitude from the position of the sun? :D


:cool

He's analyzing the weathering patterns on the concrete and trying to identify exactly where such climatic conditions would exist.

He's analyzing the weathering patterns on the concrete and trying to identify exactly where such climatic conditions would exist.
:lol



:menani


:cool

I try to be nice to the server, and usually delete my attachments after they've been up a while, or if they've generated a significant amount of traffic.

Just doing my part to keep the "server busy" message from popping up any more than it needs to, that's all. :az


Why, are you still trying to get a fix on latitude & longtitude from the position of the sun? :D


:cool

:lol In actuality, the server crashes are a direct result of your post frequency. :stickoutt

Oh, and can you at least give me a mile radius, and at least a county?

;)

:lol In actuality, the server crashes are a direct result of your post frequency. :stickoutt

Oh, and can you at least give me a mile radius, and at least a county?

;)
Never give up do you? ;) :stickoutt

In actuality, the server crashes are a direct result of your post frequency.
Nah, that would be Bill and his cast of ho's... :boobies :boobies :pimpflash :boobies :boobies

:D

Oh, and can you at least give me a mile radius, and at least a county?
Looks like someone's forgetting that "No" means "No." :confused


:cool

Never give up do you? ;) :stickoutt

Only when the girl yells, "STOP!" really REALLY loud.


;)



I'm joking, seriously.

Only when the girl yells, "STOP!" really REALLY loud.
I'm joking, seriously.
kthxha...

No means yes, right?

No means yes, right?
Only to a lawyer... :stickoutt




:D