IN SLOW MOTION! [Contest Finalists March 2005]
Uploaded: March 04, 2005 23:51:22
Porsche wheel treatment! 2005:03:04. 10:43:06. 1.5sec, f22.0, ISO 100, RAW, 35-80mm lens @ 80mm, Tripod, PS tightly cropped and various filters. Sorry, this is not my car's wheels!! The new Porsche Carrera GT has it in color; top speed of 205mph, 0-120 in 4.6 seconds, and costs a whopping $440,000.00!! You read it right!!
Arya Bandyopadhyay March 04, 2005
This car may not be yours, but the image belongs to you....and it is such a beauty, Satn!! Great shot and a sure winner!!! #221443S J March 05, 2005
Terrifi capture and framing, Stan!! Beautiful colors, amazing clarity and super composition!! I just LOVE it!! #1148952Mata Patan March 05, 2005
Oh! I can't beleive we had the same idea Stan! I took this same photo to my father in low 's Jaguar yesterday!!!Danilo Piccioni March 05, 2005
Great details and simmetry!Dado #1148968
Stanley J. Contrades March 05, 2005
I see the 'after midnight gang' is still going strong :-)!! Thank You! for always being so generous with your responses, and I appreciate and value them very much. Arya, Sanjay, Mata, and Danilo, thank you and have a fabulous weekend!!Karen Engelbreth March 05, 2005
Great shot, Stan! #1148989Leanne M.E. Boyd March 05, 2005
We can always dream, Stan! Excellent image. #1149027Dan Holm March 05, 2005
Wow! VERY different, very cool, Stan!! Love your creative interpretation of the theme!! EXCELLENT shot in every respect! #1149055Paul Michko March 05, 2005
Great perspective, Stan. #1149100Tom Andersen March 05, 2005
I think this will be as close as I'll get to one of those cars too, Stan! Great shot! #1149122William C. Raco March 05, 2005
Very nice shapes and composition.bill
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Stan Kwasniowski March 05, 2005
Stan, congratulations on Your new Porsche, I am sure you must have a couple of these stored in your garage, lol, j/k lovely shot. My Son has a '89 Porsche convert 911 and I had planned on doing some photography of it this week end. Its Porsche Red, beautiful.Stan Kwasniowski #1149206
Donald K. Cherry March 05, 2005
Great shot, Stan!! I bet you sure do look cool tooling around the Island in this beauty..looks like a real chick magnent to me...lol!! #1149266Deborah Lewinson March 05, 2005
Beautiful image, Stan, you've capture the Porsche quality!Tammy Scott March 05, 2005
Great shot, Stan!!!!!! The composition and tones in this are great!!!!! $$$440,000!!!!! That is unbelievable!!!!! #1149367Roger Bernabo March 05, 2005
Excellent work. I'm just disappointed this isn't your car Stan! #1149520Terry R. Hatfield March 05, 2005
Beautiful Stan Love The Toning You Did!! #1149521Claudia Kuhn March 05, 2005
Very cool Stan! So... is this your next car?????????????? #1149572Nobu Nagase March 05, 2005
Wow, it's a beauty!!!Robin L. Wehrman March 05, 2005
WOW Stan!! Sure is a amazing shot!!! Awesome framing love the tone you did on this. Perfect!!!!! Good job!!!! #1149961Cathy Stancil March 05, 2005
Merely the price of a 2 bed/1bath here in california !! :00 Great composition, colors and clarity on this Stan, beautiful ! #1150018Marsha S. Smith March 05, 2005
Beautiful image. The golden colors are great. Actually on that car those wheels may be real gold, Huh? #1150045Stanley J. Contrades March 05, 2005
Karen (Thank You!); Leanne (Yes, we can always dream!); Dan (your comments are highly valued!); Paul (Thank You!); Tom (I have a photo of it as my wallpaper and that's as close I'll get to owning one!!!); bill (Yes, they do, but you're the passenger, not the driver!); Stan (I have a number of images in my computer and that's as far as that's going to get!); Donald (Right! I'll run out of island before I get to that 205 :-)!); Debby (Many thanks); Tammy (And I know who's picking one up believe it or not!!); Roger (Sorry, but $440.00 would be my speed, LOL!); Terry (Thank you, too!); Claudia (No, sorry, but I hope to be riding in one when I get to California!); Nobi (Thank you for your support as always!); Robin (Thank You!); Cathy (And better use of the $'s as well!!); and Marsha (For that amount of money they should be; thank you!). Thanks very much, everyone, for your generous comments and support!Mary J. Costa Pearson March 05, 2005
fantastic shot Stan!!! #1150164Mary K. Robison March 05, 2005
This demonstrates why some cars are drooled over more than others, Stan! (But I'm with you on the $440 reality check!)Elisabeth A. Gay March 05, 2005
Worthy of all the high praise in the comments above Stan!! Now empty some of those coin jars you've got stored around the house and start counting - hey, you'd be surprised, you might at least have the down payment saved up :)Debra Booth March 05, 2005
Wow! Outstanding capture, Stan! Great shot for the monthly theme! #1150610Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 05, 2005
Very nice abstract Stan!! Great clarity and comp!! #1150771Paula Showen March 06, 2005
This is an awesome abstract, Stan! Excellent work! #1151777Stanley J. Contrades March 06, 2005
Thank you, Mary; Mrs. R. (And here's why some cars are drooled over more than others!); Ann (I'd have to come up with about 110 jars with $1,000 in each one :-(!); Debra; Donna; and Paula, your kind responses are always appreciated!Jim Kinnunen March 06, 2005
Stan, I guess for $440,000 you can get very very nice wheel treatment!:-) Excellent image of a very nice sports car!!! With this car, I bet I could go farther than you before I ran out of hiway!LOL #1152064Stanley J. Contrades March 06, 2005
You betchum, Jim, and I'm sure that you could easily hit the 205 before running out of highway ... then again you'd probably be marked after the first time :-)!! Thanks, Jim, I appreciate your stopping in to respond!Wendy Stevenson March 06, 2005
Whoa Stan - this is AWESOME in EVERY respect!!! Very classy!!! #1152143Lisa Pereira March 06, 2005
Terrific shot Stan! Looks like it belongs in Car and Driver Magazine!! Awesome! #1152175Jim Kinnunen March 06, 2005
Stan, I think it would be fun for that first time. However, I love driving the curves vs. the straightaways! On the island I could just keep going around and around!LOL #1152182Stanley J. Contrades March 07, 2005
Wendy, and Lisa, Thank You! ladies, very much and your responses mean a great deal to me!Jane Summa March 08, 2005
Fantastic shot all the way around :-), Stan! #1156191Stanley J. Contrades March 08, 2005
I thank you and appreciate your taking the time to stop in and comment, Jane! Thank You! very much!!Kristi A. Howson March 12, 2005
I really love the pattern and flow in this Stan...this is a fantatic shot! #1167111Stanley J. Contrades March 12, 2005
Thank you, Kristi, for your support and feedback for which I am grateful!Jordi Delgado April 21, 2005
Cool finalist, Stan!! Congrats!!:-)) #1273101
S J April 21, 2005
Many Congratulations on this superb Finalist, STan!! #1274279Jim Kinnunen April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this fine image, Stan!!! #1274802Danilo Piccioni April 21, 2005
Stan, Congratulations on this original finalist! #1275545Tom Andersen April 21, 2005
Congratulations on this marvelous finalist, Stan! #1275764Stan Kwasniowski April 21, 2005
Stan, CongratulationsStan Kwasniowski #1275804
Mary K. Robison April 21, 2005
CONGRATS ONE MORE TIME, STAN! :D #1276655Stacey A. Bates April 21, 2005
Congrats Stan!!! #1276688Nobu Nagase April 21, 2005
Many congratulations, Stan, on this great finalist!!! #1276749Stanley J. Contrades April 21, 2005
Jordi, Sanjay, Jim, Dado, Tom, Stan, Mary, Stacey and Nobi, thank you as always for your support and allowing me to be amongst you as I do value your input and kindness!Patricia A. Kuniega April 23, 2005
I'll take one in silver and one in gold and I'll let you drive which ever one doesn't match my earrings that day! Brilliant photo and a fantastic job of getting this group salivating. There's drool everywhere. Congrats again, Stan! #1283340Sharon Day April 23, 2005
Fantastic image, Stan!!! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #1285201Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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