The Official Show off your E36 thread!!! (Post pics)

[Moron95M3]

gr33ene36, awesome pics, the last one is really good

+infinity!

[gr33ne36]

gr33ene36, awesome pics, the last one is really good

+infinity!

Thanks guys! I got lucky with the smoke in the last one, framed the car pretty well

[ShaunB]

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@Mslevin Is your car swapped? Love it btw

[djlowd]

Here is mine, 325i Coupé '92 !

[mslevin]

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@Mslevin Is your car swapped? Love it btw

Not yet M50 lyfe

TBH I'm considering buying a rough S52 and rebuilding it to swap in, but right now I know I'm not driving the car to its fullest potential on track. Once I'm able to do that, I'll get more serious about a swap. My best at Laguna Seca is a 1:53, and I know I can do a 1:51 in it.

[adam.e36.328i]

Pretty dirty, and bad wheels, paint, and pretty much everything else, but...
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Im saving up for wheels next. Then exhaust probably
Why are my pictures so small?

[hakhawk]

needs a wash and some bumper trims among other things

20170629_181449 by troy, on Flickr

[ShaunB]

Two throwbacks. Need to stop being lazy and fix her up, been sitting in the garage for months now.

[DotBeta]

Everyone's pics look amazing! lol. While my phone's cam isn't potato quality it def puts in work.


P.S. It's really that hot in this pic.

[DotBeta]

@djlowd Your wheels are beast. If I could get my hand on those... :')

[gr33ne36]

First shot was taken with my 30mm f1.4, second was taken with a 50mm f1.8 which is why the first shot is significantly sharper lol

by Josh Boston, on Flickr

by Josh Boston, on Flickr

[spenone]

Sorry I don't post much...im more of a "lurker"..lol. Anyhow..i went a couple pages back and i thought these tails would look cool if they went with the white/red only combo...

[fmalik00]

99 m3
125k
Vanos stage 1


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[Jaws]

Sorry I don't post much...im more of a "lurker"..lol. Anyhow..i went a couple pages back and i thought these tails would look cool if they went with the white/red only combo...

I don't think they made a Heckeblende in the euro clears, just the amber. I could be wrong.. Christian, do you know? (Cblock)

[Moron95M3]

Snapped some pics on a dreary morning. Ended up a bit darker than I hoped (laptop adjustment fail).
It's bug season in IL...so don't judge on the speckled bumper lol.
Also cracked my lip (for about the 8th time). Need to clean that up too...

IMG_9569 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9620 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9614 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9611 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9593 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9589 by Eric W, on Flickr

[verobeach97]

First shot was taken with my 30mm f1.4, second was taken with a 50mm f1.8 which is why the first shot is significantly sharper lol

by Josh Boston, on Flickr

by Josh Boston, on Flickr

That's really low aperture, how come your background isn't more watched out? As always car looks great!

[LockDots]

That's really low aperture, how come your background isn't more watched out? As always car looks great!

I think that's the lens he's talking about not the actual aperture they were taken at.

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[verobeach97]

I think that's the lens he's talking about not the actual aperture they were taken at.

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From description it sounds like it was fixed aperture lense. I'm not photography buff - just curious. I think bit of background blur would really put focus on this sexy beast.

[LockDots]

They're fixed focal length, not aperture. And yes, shallower depth of field would make it pop more.

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[CblockM3]

That's how you describe the lens, obviously not shot at 1.4 apature lol

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Snapped some pics on a dreary morning. Ended up a bit darker than I hoped (laptop adjustment fail).
It's bug season in IL...so don't judge on the speckled bumper lol.
Also cracked my lip (for about the 8th time). Need to clean that up too...

IMG_9569 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9620 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9614 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9611 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9593 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9589 by Eric W, on Flickr

love!!

[Moron95M3]

<3 ^^


As for the great debate on the aperature....if you go to his Flickr...it shows what camera settings:

Pic 1:

ƒ/1.4
30.0 mm
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Pic 2: Doesn't say aperature, but much longer exposure, same ISO... (I would argue some clarity loss is due to exposure, depending how solid the tripod is).

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[gr33ne36]

That's really low aperture, how come your background isn't more watched out? As always car looks great!

The 30mm was taken at f/3.5 I believe, and the 50mm at f/5.6. Both my lenses are sharper when stopped down below the max aperture, and because I was using a tripod I wasn't worried about shutter speed. You are right that it may pop more at f1.4, but its too late now to go back and do it again haha. Thanks for the kind words everyone though I always appreciate it!

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Damnit your right Moron95M3 I should have checked flickr for the settings lol so yes it was shot at f1.4 although I'm not sure why it doesn't look like the subject is very seperated from the background. Maybe because there isn't a lot in the back to blur out so it's hard to tell? I'm still a noob with all this photography stuff so I could be SUPER wrong lol forgive me

[verobeach97]

that's my point. In my experience anything below f3 on 50mm lense (typically good for portraits) gets washed out completely. Seems like cameras auto settings might be taking over? Or am I confusing f/1.4 with f1.4?

[gr33ne36]

that's my point. In my experience anything below f3 on 50mm lense (typically good for portraits) gets washed out completely. Seems like cameras auto settings might be taking over? Or am I confusing f/1.4 with f1.4?

Camera was in full manual except focus. f/1.4 and f1.4 are the same thing sorry its faster to just skip the slash lol

Here's another one from the same shoot with more interesting stuff in the background, any difference? Also the only tripod I have is not the sturdiest...

_DSC7500 by Josh Boston, on Flickr