Some pics of the Alfa (DSL warning)

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vedran wrote:looks amazing. gj keeping it so clean

can't believe you drive this thing daily
I can thank my little brother for keeping it clean. I get a free carwash out of him every week as long as my mom pays him. Pretty good deal. No need to look away from my work and I get a clean car.
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Damn, I'm jealous. I need to take more pics of the Terc3L.
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Dude, that is quite the car!

I don't s'pose you'd consider letting me tool around in it for a few if you should make it to one of the big meet/meats?

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paul34 wrote:A tripod or other ground-mounted surface is a must when shooting without flash in dark conditions. Also, I use the self-timer in addition, since my camera can't accept a remote trigger and i don't want to introduce the additional, possible vibration of actually pressing the flash. A 2 second timer and a solid surface with flash turned off = great low light shots.
What he said.

BTW, paul, if your camera is a Canon or a few models of other brands, you might be able to use chdk, which is an open-source software that the camera can run instead of its firmware; one of the features is easy use of a USB joystick as a remote trigger.
1974Alfa5spd wrote:Ya, I don't have the funds for a tripod right now (Christmas). And I want to get the remote trigger as well. Using the ground and neighbors cars as steady surfaces ftw.
I used mini-tripods from the dollar store. They're not great and I've broken one accidentally, but I can keep one in the camera case, one in each car, one in the house...and my pictures come out great.

Before I found those, I just used whatever surface I could. Tripod or surface, I use the 2 second timer to get steady shots because I'm too lazy to get and hook up a USB joystick, even though I already installed chdk.

In the last week I've lost my camera. I don't know where it is. :(
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IT IS TIME FOR AN UPDATE!

I just finished scanning in some old 35mm photos from '02-'03.
This is from it's trip to San Fran for bodywork and paint.
Prepare to have your mind blown.

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Top, left to right: Little brother, me, dad.
Bottom: Little bro.
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Top: Me, dad
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Both: little bro
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I was always saying, one day, I'll drive this car. Now look. :mrgreen:
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Nice to see it in it's previous state. Lucky biatch :mrgreen:
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This makes me feel old. I was outa highschool when those pictures were taken.
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paul34 wrote:whoa wait, does that say 2002? what the hell, just from the appearance for some reason I assumed it was from like 81, but it can't be, alfa is a youngin. I was in sophomore year in HS I believe.

Hard to believe '02 was eight years ago.
Yessir, that's 2002. Was in 2nd grade. :lol:
35mm photos give off the appearance of "fscking old" now.
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:lol: I was trying to figure out how someone who appears to be 8-10 years old in those pictures could possibly be old enough to drive by now....I didn't do the math when I read "photos from '02-'03", I guess.
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