Favorite Picture of your Mini!

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  1. TheModFather

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    Still one of my favorites...

    Before the Rat-MINI rusted away...

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  2. fishmonger

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  3. old81

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    Currently the best until the Spring trips. :)

    2016 Countryman Park Lane. :)

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  4. caseydog

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    Is that how the shot came out of the camera, or did you do some correcting on the computer? That is a tough shot to get in-camera without losing your shadow details.

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  5. fishmonger

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    Shots like this are hard to do without correcting unless you bring some big ass reflectors out in the field or huge strobes and softboxes to light the shadows with fake fill light. But since cameras these days have huge dynamic range, this takes just a few minutes in post production on the computer.
     
  6. Dave.0

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    #46 Dave.0, Feb 5, 2016
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  7. Red Bull

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    Almost looks like you're exiting the Corkscrew if the double yellow wasn't there.
     
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    #48 Firebro17, Feb 5, 2016
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    ^^^ No offense to you or Dave, a unique resemblance but not even close...
     
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    #49 Firebro17, Feb 5, 2016
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    image.jpg This would be the corkscrew... Nearly a five story transition from top to bottom.
     
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    #50 JackMac, Feb 5, 2016
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    Beginning to think I may have a problem...

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    Took this one about an hour ago... A quickie, but a cool shot of the Porker.

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  12. Red Bull

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    That's what it's really like when you're there in person, but I've been going to Laguna since the mid 70's and have taken a lot of pics there... when you have a close up shot like Dave's, it definitely looks like that in a pic. What does look off is the green instead of dirt at the edge of the track.
     
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    It's a similar corner for sure, but the real thing looks like that - https://flic.kr/p/gpcifg - wider, steeper, and unless you are on the track itself, you can't take a shot with the same perspective.

    And from down low after the right hander, it is hard to be level with the track when looking at the corner from that angle as the hillside drops lower than the track on that side of the pavement. Higher up towards the turn you can be level and even above, but then the corner is seen more from a head on view like in the second image. Also, at that point you are looking almost right at the top of the car dropping down at the steepest part

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  14. Dave.0

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    Chill'in at Helix last fall for Dyno day with Jan.

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    Dr. Nefario a few days after the stripes were applied.
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    Looks great! Kristan's EyeShades are everywhere... Glad I was able to talk her into just going for her idea.
     
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    2000, the heyday of CART/Champcar... he's a good driver, but Helio shouldn't have been in that car. ☹️
     

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