Friday, March 11, 2005

Forgive me, I'm trying to catch up with several months' worth of backlog with my photos.

I went to the LA Auto Show in January with Alex, Michelle, and Ariel. It was a fabulous time, even though I'm not convinced that Michelle was digging it as much as Alex, Ariel, and I were! Those were tasty margaritas at the end, though.

Here are my favorite photoshopped images. I've discovered that my eye is slightly off with manual focus. I had a lot of almost perfect shots with just the tiniest bit of blurriness. Maybe I just needed to take my tripod next time. Also, jostling with the crowd is a major problem in car shows. I had several shots ruined by anxious little children and pushy car enthusiasts.

Alex is obsessed with Mazdas. I thought I'd pay homage to his love by including a photograph of him with a Mazda 6.


But I'm not forgetting about my own obsession. The car show did not disappoint - this was a super-hot Nismo tuned 350Z. I love the color; the wing is a bit ostentatious, but that's forgivable for such an amazing car.


The Nissan section also had a very pimped out Frontier with a cool black/red package. I loved the interpretation of the logo.


My favorite part of the auto show? AFTERMARKET! The whole tuner culture fascinates me. When I get my massive Cadillac Escalade, I'll be sure to put on some phat rims like this!


And one day, I'll get up enough courage to dress like the girls that walk around various showcases. Maybe. I took this photo to piss off Michelle, but I'm rather intrigued by the whole pin-up model idea. Do these girls really know about cars? Or are they merely ornamentation in this testosterone-filled world?


I'm trying to make sure I put my camera to good use. My dad calls me spoiled; my residents call me spoiled; my friends call me spoiled... but I might as well take advantage of that!