Quote from Tomba(FIN) :

I like the second one very much, I would have focused on the clock "gauges" though
The first looks likes the camera shook a bit, am I right?

Looking at it more closely, I think quite possibly. Not always got the steadiest of hands



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Ian

Some closer up stuff. Will try and get a decent macro lens for this kind of thing soon.







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Ian

Don't know how big you want it.. but these are 627x204 recreated (rather quickly / roughly.. but could be worse) using Illustrator. One on a white background, the other a 24-bit transparent version.



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Ian

Quote from franky500 :

Thats basically what it is.

the 50Meg modems have 4 nodes they can connect to. the modems supplied for the 20meg and below only have the capability to connect to a single node.

They are supposed to connect to Node 1 only. but during busy times it tries to seek out nodes 2 - 3 - 4... and fails misserably.

At least that is how i understand it.

of course on top of this they are overloading certain areas without "unlocking" the total available bandwidth rates for the area(s)

I still have my Surfboard SB4100 modem (Motorolla IIRC). Downloaded some stuff from Adobe's site the other day at an average of 1.54MB/s. I don't think the modem is a problem

I've always thought that when VM's connection is good, it's very good.. anything else however... services, "tech support" (hahahah) is purely a joke.



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Ian

Hi all..

Had a _very nice_ quiet weekend away at the Lake District. The surroundings are pretty amazing and the 3-star hotel wasn't to be sneezed at either with a lovely view across the lake and a small, but nice balcony.

Here's a selection of pics that I took

























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Ian

Last edited by Ian.H, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 22:58.

Quote from antil33t :

@Ian I'd love a set of 15" Weaves

They're somewhat rare here.

I've heard that a few times on the E30 I'm a member of. There's a few people there from Oz / Nz that have been on the lookout.

Quote :

Shouldn't be too hard to get a grill, just have to be bothered... replacing the factory airbox, (de podfiltering)

Cool. I'll be adding a carbon airbox to mine shortly

Quote :

I might put the 320i back on.. But I'm interested in doing a 2.5L swap

Also - your touring is hot love it.

antil33t.

Thanks.

A 2.5 would definitely be a good swap. The 2.0 is quite under-powered for what it should have been and drinks as much juice as a 2.5.. although at least it's a 6-pot! What year is your motor? Looks really clean.

Quote from mrogers :

I don't recall those being in the camera thread, or I missed it. Anyways, white balance, Ian. Get rid of that yellow light. Even doing a custom white balance on a piece of normal white paper would help out.

The pics were taken under yellow-coloured street lamps. I used a flash in the first couple I took which removed all traces of yellow, but I liked the colouring, so they were all shot with no flash and an experiment with different exposure and AF settings (still trying to learn this stuff)

Quote from xcnuse :

Nice Beemer Ian, is that thing lowered?
Also does that use the same chassis as a Volvo?

Cheers. Yup, lowered by 40mm and has H&R adjustable rollbars too. Is very nice to drive, but retains quite a bit of comfort still.

Don't know about chassis sharing, but at a guess, I'd probably say no. It does share just about everything with the saloon version though (only difference is the shape of the back of the roof.. wheelbase, track, panels (except rear doors) etc are all the same).

Quote from S14 drift :

No offence but couldn't you have resized them at the very least?

Anyway when I eventually scrolled across I recognised them as good pictures of a decent car.

Thanks.

Sorry about the sizes.. I'll resize them when I get home from work tonight.



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Ian

Done



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Ian

Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

I see no pics?

Will be back shortly.. just updating PHP



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Ian

Quote from antil33t :

[ snip E30 goodness ]

It's my baby

Nice.. and even better, the correct number of pots

Shame you're not closer as I have a spare set of 15" BBS alloys I'll be looking to shift shortly

Don't know what it'd cost to ship a new grille piece though.. I have a few of these in my lockup and a few sets of smiley headlights. Personally I'd replace the '320i' badge on the boot though.. just for authenticity.



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I did an experimental night shoot... here's a few new ones of the touring. It had had a wash in the morning, but 8 miles along the A40 and the screen was covered in bug carcasses again













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Ian

Quote from majod :

try using the rule of thirds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

Thanks for the tip majod.. one I'll be putting into practice next time



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Ian

A few scenic ones taken this evening



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Ian

Quote from Tomba(FIN) :

Wow, amazing shots. Fits as my background perfectly
Good job!

Thanks

Need to get a tripod sooner than later as slow(ish) shutter speeds meant that some I took didn't come out anywhere near usable.



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Ian

Quote from duke_toaster :

[ snip ]

EDIT : Just installed the new upgrades, not so happy that Tab Mix Plus hasn't been upgraded

[ snip]

Download the latest dev build



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Ian

First attempts at some nightshots.. although after coming home and loading them up in Lightroom, realised that the 800 ISO setting had made them quite noisy. Shame the bugs had attacked the windscreen within in a few hours of washing it too.

Starting to understand / get the hang of some of the settings now (I think? C&C welcome). No post-processing.. just changed into sRGB in Photoshop and resized.



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Ian

Hi all..

Largely inspired by the pics I'd seen posted here and wanting to take better photos than I had been.. I decided it was time to put the Canon Powershot A400 to one side and buy a dSLR camera. I have everything to learn still as this is my first non "point-n-shoot" camera, but it'll be an enjoyable journey.

Here's a few pics that have been taken over the past few days before the weather turned crappy. Although the 2nd image is a bit dark (under exposed?).. for some reason, I'm quite liking the "effect"

As said, I have everything to learn, but C&C more than welcome



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Ian

Quote from Dajmin :

It's a 20 year old car, of course it's done some distance.
And 180k km is only 111k miles - mine has done 20k more than that and is still going strong.

Just over 182k miles on my 1987 plate E30. Starts on the button, doesn't burn oil and pulls to 135mph... if serviced right, they seem to just keep going

They don't make cars like they used to, IMO



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Ian

Quote from BlueFlame :

Good buy, looks like a minter.

Yup, only 2 things I could find wrong was it looks like it needs a thermostat (don't get warm on the gauge until in heavy traffic) and the inner door handle on the driver's door doesn't spring back when released (door opens fine etc still). Nothing that can't be sorted.. and apparently the 100 mile drive home was pleasant according to my brother.. so seems it was a pretty good find.

Mileage is highish at 171k on a '96 plate, but has FSH and it's been serviced regularly.. engine still sounds sweet



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Ian

Quote from hammer it :

Mine current one

Nice motor


New one for me.. bit different to the normal "plain photo" layout I choose



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Ian

Bought on behalf of my bro... £675.. bargain!

Quote from Anathema :

You dont need a vob to do that. The cmx from the viewer or the render scenes are all you need. I wrote Victor a PM to inform him. I guess as long this guy keeps it for himself everything is OK. But you never know.

The devs are cool with it.. there's info regarding this either in the readme of the CMX viewer or on the download page (can't remember exactly which now).. and I asked specifically back when I was planning on a complete LFS conversion for rFactor.. but stopped after 4 cars as rF became a serious headache / joke and ISI, a bunch of bullsh!tters.

I think I had the XRT, MRT, FO8 and FXR in game.. but not completed IIRC.



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Ian

Quote from Mattesa :

ItRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE Racer! Was this the first time we saw a 900-ish degree wheel with clutch and H-shifter?

Nope.. the Hard Drivin' arcade machine had ~900 degrees (can't remember exactly how many, but the wheel turned a lot) and had both clutch and H-shift box. Even had a key you had to turn to start the engine! Out way before Ridge Racer





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Ian

Quote from Jakg :

You drive a f'in BMW!

[ snip ]

I wasn't having a pop.. just that faster _normally_ means less economical. If I wanted something that drank less than my car, I'd have to consider something a little slower etc etc

The only place a "faster car" (by this I'm really referring to something with a bigger engine) is likely to be more economical is on the motorway where the engine has to work less to achieve higher speeds.

Just sounded like you were wanting the best of both worlds (faster and more economical) that don't often meet



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Ian

Some of this...





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Ian

If 34mpg is defined by "drinks fuel like Charles Kenedy drinks Whisky"... I dread to think what you'd _really_ think if you had a faster car.

I get about 26 tops, if I drive _very_ conservatively.. but as I don't, I'm looking closer to 12-18. That said, being a RWD does infinitely increase the fun factor

Seriously though.. "faster" and "more economical" don't really go hand-in-hand.

Hell.. for sh!ts n giggles.. why not look for a BMW E30 318iS. Most definitely quicker than than the proton and with the right wheels doing the driving.. infinitely more fun



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Ian

Quote from sinbad :

I had a motorcycle game for Spectrum called "Death Chase" or something but cannot remember playing any other Speccy racing games.

Hah.. I remember / had that too. Was pretty cool waaaaaay back then





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Ian