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The Italian Job…..

Monday, August 31, 2009 Posted in Photography

This is my on going project of rebuilding this 85 Gianni Motta Personal 2001 into a single speed I’ve always visioned it to be.

This bike originally had full Campy Record component dated back to the 80s when i first bought it. Those old enough will remember the Triangular Delta Brakes….. … And after a few year of ownership, it went on to have Shimano Dura Ace from the early 00s till only a few years ago when i TRIED to convert it to a single speed….and gave up…

Here is a picture of it when it was at a half ass Fixie state…. still has the 8 speed cogs, and Dura Ace brake lever/shifters.

And the finished product!

Radial action up front.

16T

Decked out with White Knogs…..

Gold Bling drives the gears…and nipple action

Typical Side on shot.

So I’m 110% happy with the result. And best of all, I haven’t felt so good hopping onto a bike in a LOOONNG time.

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September 14, 2009 - 5:17 pm karen - God loves you my brother. I ain't have nothing more to say lah.... simply a piece of charming mechanical artwork.

Extra Low NB Go GO GO!!!!…..

Monday, August 10, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Hi All,

I’ve been a bit slack lately… 1) I’m bit lazy waking up on a winter’s morning and 2) I’m bit lazy waking up on a winter’s morning. So I’m usually at home hibernating or when an opportunity comes along like this fine example of a Mazda MX5, I have to get out of bed to do a bit of work….I can’t wait till when spring comes along, and getting back to the outdoors!

I’ll update the post with a bit of more technical info later, but it is time to hibernate again. :D

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August 15, 2009 - 2:31 pm Larry - Dude these are f**king awesome!!!!!!!

August 29, 2009 - 7:02 am Dk-one - Hi! I love this car, I have the same. I would like to know what is the size of this wheels.(width, height and ET. They are XXR? Thank you!

September 5, 2009 - 4:49 pm MXHEVN - The wheels are XXR 513, 15x8 0 offset. Thanks again for the pics kevin, they are brilliant!

October 28, 2009 - 1:53 am Stephen - Is that a carbon replica of a factory trunk? Love the lip that is on it. Car looks great

November 17, 2009 - 10:23 pm sue - hya kevin! i just wanted to say i love your car, its gorgous!!! i have a mx5 too in yellow, its a california limited edition one which i have only had abou a week, its an M reg, but in lovely condition. good for posing in, arent they!!! ive got the picture of your car as my homepage picy, the wheels are stunning on it,sets it off nice! sue x

eeeeemm??….Wet Night……Hot Car….

Monday, June 22, 2009 Posted in Photography

Well I seem to pick the best days to do shoots…. :P Last time it was freeeeezing cold, and last night….. pouring rain!!

But never fear, the water just added a different element to the shoot and the challenge was set to shoot Ryan’s Black Ralliart Colt!

As most will know… black cars are one of the hardest colors to shoot, especially at night! So is are a few and I’ll try my best to explain how did the shoot.


(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 24mm, iso400)


(5D2, 1/60, F5.0, 35mm, iso400)


(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 70mm, iso400)


(5D2, 1/80, F5.0, 42mm, iso400)


(5D2, 1.6sec, F5.0, 58mm, iso400)

The Shoot:
This was a more complex setup compare to my last shoot and a total of 4 flashes was used for most of the shots you see. And to put it simply, the best way to shoot a black car is to use your surrounding to reflect light onto the car, because pointing a bare flash straight at a black car simply don’t work. Try it, directly point a flash at a black object and see what you get……this video using a similar theory will explain it A LOT better than me…LOL

So Taking the 4th shot as an example. I used:
1xVivtar 285 on the back seat of the car point straight at the roof 1/4 power on ebay triggers for interior
1xVivtar 285 camera right pointing to the ceiling just in front of the car 1/2 power on ebay triggers for reflection on the bonnet
1xCanon 580 camera left pointing to the ceiling just in front of the car 1/2 power slaved for reflection on the bonnet
1xCanon 580 back of the car point straight at the wall, red gel, full power.

I won’t go into any post processing work this time, but it’s similar to my last shoot. ;)

Have fun shooting!!…

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June 22, 2009 - 11:30 pm Justin Oh - Those are fantastic photos Kev! Wow! Just Wow! I love the first shot and the detail of the headlight is amazing. Well done :)

June 22, 2009 - 11:35 pm kevinyiu - Thanks Justin!.... when you going for a sunrise shoot again...? =)

June 23, 2009 - 10:23 pm Chris - These are amazing shots Kevin.. I've seen pro shots that are nowhere near as good as these!

June 26, 2009 - 11:13 am Nathan - Awesome photos as usual! Only two updates though since I've come here, update more =P

Cool Car……..Cold Night!!

Saturday, June 13, 2009 Posted in Photography

My god!! it was a freezing night!!! But it was well worth it, cause fellow photographer Chris and I got to shoot one of the coolest, and best modified widebody Nissan S14 I’ve seen in this country!….

We’ve visited a couple of places before settling at this particular location and the plan was to keep the setup pretty simple because it was in the middle of a semi private area, so a quick setup is a must.

So for the setup:
1 x EX580II high camera left bare, about 6 feet away front of the car.
1 x Local Council issued street lamp 20 feet high camera right, bare :P
Triggered by Cactus V2s.

To keep the setup nice and simple I had to borrow a street lamp from the local council. But from just 1 flash, you can get pretty even lighting on the car with just a single strobe, and using what’s available from your surrounding. The setup took about 1 min…..

Post Processing:
In Lightroom….
- Pump up “Fill Light” and “Blacks” all the way.
- Reduce Vibrance and Saturation.
- Vignettes

In Photoshop….
- Levels, and Curve, and Sharpening.

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June 13, 2009 - 12:07 pm Chris - Yes, it was freeeeeeeezing!!! Awesome shots Kevin!

June 14, 2009 - 2:00 am ..::[ Kepz ]::.. - Kev... those are awesome shots! White car going very nice with it's Black and White surroundings. I can imagine the temperature too you guys had to be in to take that shot. Nice one!

Melbourne - A Sydneysider’s perspective….

Sunday, May 31, 2009 Posted in Photography, Travel

After 4 straight 15hr working days in Melbourne, it was really nice to get a day off to roam around the city to take a few snaps of Melbourne’s CBD from a Sydneysider’s P.O.V.

Not much to talk about there, just normal tourist stuff. But I only had a 24mm Tilt Shift lens in my bag, so I tried to use it to focus on areas of interest on some of the shots.


Flinders Street Station beautifully lit by early afternoon sun. (5D2, 24mm TS, 1/4000, f3.5, iso100)


Lights along the St Kilda Rd Bridge. (5D2, 24mm TS, 1/1250, f4.0, iso100)


Underground walkway along Southbank Promenade. (5d2, 24mm TS, 1/30, f3.5, iso100)

Night time on Soutbank looking at Melbourne’s CBD. (5D2, 24mm TS, 3secs, f5.6, iso 200)

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June 1, 2009 - 5:10 am Ilan - Very nicely done! I love the scenes, the colors.. Great! Thank you for sharing :)

June 10, 2009 - 3:11 pm Johnny Lay - New site looks great Kev!! photo's of melbourne are nicely done too!!! You got skills!!! 110% JL

Cape Banks Ship Wreck

Monday, May 18, 2009 Posted in Photography

Cape Banks
(5D2, 17mm, 1/5, f8.0, iso50)


(5D2, 28mm, 1/5, f13, iso50)

Cape Banks Ship Wreck B&W
(5D2, 18mm, 0.8sec, f18, iso400)

Cape Banks Ship Wreck
(5D2, 35mm, 1sec, f16, iso400)

Had a chance to head out for some photos with fellow JDMST member Sidd after an extremely busy month at work.

We managed to find this pretty neat spot called Cape Banks @ Little Bay (Right next to La Perouse), along with an old ship wreck and 1m to 1.5m waves!!

Be sure to check out Sidd’s website as well!!

Enjoy!
-Kevin

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May 19, 2009 - 10:19 am Nathan - Awesome photos as always ! Second photo is simply amazing !

May 19, 2009 - 10:36 am kevinyiu - Thanks! You should come out and shoot with us next time.

November 17, 2009 - 10:16 pm sue - the pictures are absolutely stunning, the photographer is brilliant, there's an art in taking photos well. nice one!!