Detail Fest 2011 Day 2- Truck Show

[Nick McKees37]

Matt Steele of Trucks Gone Wild and TruckU is here and he brought some friends! There are all kinds of trucks here. Take a look...

A Meghan-size tire

 

[Nick McKees37]

 

[Nick McKees37]

 

[Nick McKees37]

 

[Nick McKees37]

The first class this morning was on Meguiar's Microfiber DA Correction System and production detailing.

The 11 am class was on the Pinnacle Natural Brilliance Swirl Removal DA Class.

 

[Finemess]

Thats what I'm talking about!!

 

[Nick McKees37]

mmm...ribs

 

[Nick McKees37]

Not all trucks today...

 

[Nick McKees37]

Awards & Raffles

Awards were given for best classic truck, loudest truck, biggest truck, people's choice, and best of show. Congratulations to all the winners!

During the awards, we also gave away a lot of free raffle prizes, including a Cyclo, a FLEX, four Metro vacuums/blowers, wash buckets, Griot's Garage kits, a Grit Guard Pad Washer, Autogeek Detailer Bags, and an Aztec hot water extractor.

 

[Meghan]

A Meghan-size tire

I think I might trade in the 300 on one of these!!

Today was a blast, hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

Now we have to clean up after the party!!

 

[LegacyGT]

Teaser ... HDR Sky:

 

[Pats300zx]

I think I might trade in the 300 on one of these!!

Today was a blast, hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

Now we have to clean up after the party!!

Just got home after having a blast in Florida at DF. It was so much fun and great to meet so many new people.

Meghan...this could be your new Daily Driver...Should would make that commute fun :dblthumb2:

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Teaser ... HDR Sky:

WOW.

What camera/lens are you using?

 

[CleanGene]

Teaser ... HDR Sky:

Oh My! :applause:

 

[Meghan]

Pat gas bill might break me.

 

[LegacyGT]

WOW.

What camera/lens are you using?

I am using the Canon 7d with the 24-70 2.8L lens.

The shot is a High Dynamic Range shot (HDR) which means that I took several pictures at different exposures (0,-2,-1,1,+1) and combined them so that all parts of the photo are correctly exposed. IMO this is more like how you actually see as your eyes can take in detail where a standard shot would have under and over exposed areas that are blown out (no detail). It can be a love/hate thing, but I find it can make some really striking photos, so I am trying to use it more.

Oh My!

Thanks!

I have a bunch more to post, but due to some hosting issues it is going to be a while, but to tide you over I have one more that I managed to get uploaded.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

I am using the Canon 7d

Nice.... too rich for my blood though! I'm still debating between picking up a T3i or a 60D right now.

 

[LegacyGT]

Nice.... too rich for my blood though! I'm still debating between picking up a T3i or a 60D right now.

I have some experience with the T2i, and it is a great little camera, but the lack of LCD display with all the settings on top drives me crazy. The two look pretty comparable, the 60d has a much faster burst speed, but the T3i has some newer features such as dust cleaning. They are both great cameras, it will depend on what you primarily plan to shoot.

I found that my last DSLR body lasted me 7 years, so if I depreciate the cost over that period of time it is much less per year than we all spend on detailing products :laughing:

 

[LegacyGT]

Things are coming back online ... a few more before I go to bed

 

[LegacyGT]

Ok, I am really going to bed now ...