Do we have a a Car / Picture of the Month?

[3002 tii]

I spend alot of time on e90post and notice them as well as almost every other forum has such a thing. People submit their photo of their car, set up a poll, and all members vote... winning pic becomes car or picture of the month.

If not, should we start one? I know I got plenty of insipiration from other members here so why not make it official?

Edit: It's NOW Official, submit your photos ASAP!

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=478351

[VinnieAces]

well i know the current gen Z4 has it...maybe only the latest version of the model gets it?

[inTgr8r]

We have a COTM page.
The Z4s are bottom right.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

We have a COTM page.
The Z4s are bottom right.

they label as e85/86 but seems like last 12 of 13 have been e89s

and what i'm proposing doesn't have to be the "official" cotm from bimmerpost but could be just among our local community/section of e85/86's...

[Starscream]

Well we have at least 12 regulars on the E85/86 board

We should promise to vote for each others cars for the next year lol

[Nikki]

FYI, when you visit a thread you can click "BimmerPost Submissions" and suggest as Car of the Month.

[esqu1re]

But for a few z4's out there, almost all of our cars look the same---maybe a few differences in trim and wheels, but not many of us have gone extreme modding (eg: wide body, spoiler, bbk, etc...)

I can think of two or three unique e85/86's on this forum (CRfine's m coupe, the Alpina conversion, a few unique roadsters)---the rest are all pretty much stock (a function of the lack of parts out there for our cars). I'm not saying we shouldn't be featured in COTM, but after the few unique cars are nominated as COTM, the rest are just basically stock.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by esqu1re

But for a few z4's out there, almost all of our cars look the same---maybe a few differences in trim and wheels, but not many of us have gone extreme modding (eg: wide body, spoiler, bbk, etc...)

I can think of two or three unique e85/86's on this forum (CRfine's m coupe, the Alpina conversion, a few unique roadsters)---the rest are all pretty much stock (a function of the lack of parts out there for our cars). I'm not saying we shouldn't be featured in COTM, but after the few unique cars are nominated as COTM, the rest are just basically stock.

that is true but if you look at some of the e89's, most of them are stock as well. it's just relative to e90 and others, yes we don't have much in terms of visual mods but thats where creativity comes in. even just a nice drop, aggressive wheels, and tints totally transforms this car.

[GomboRombo]

Originally Posted by Dubbedown

that is true but if you look at some of the e89's, most of them are stock as well. it's just relative to e90 and others, yes we don't have much in terms of visual mods but thats where creativity comes in. even just a nice drop, aggressive wheels, and tints totally transforms this car.

Perhaps call it Z4 Photo of the Month? Or Z4 Centerfold?

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by GomboRombo

Perhaps call it Z4 Photo of the Month? Or Z4 Centerfold?

photo of the month works... like i said car OR picture of the month. heck, photo would even let people be featured more than once. so how about we start this people...!?

[Huz-Z]

Originally Posted by Dubbedown

that is true but if you look at some of the e89's, most of them are stock as well. it's just relative to e90 and others, yes we don't have much in terms of visual mods but thats where creativity comes in. even just a nice drop, aggressive wheels, and tints totally transforms this car.

Great idea!!! You don't need to mod the car at all to get a nice photo though.

Here is a link to a photo of my stock 3.0si that was taken by my friend and subsequently selected by BMW Atlantic's Canadian monthly club newsletter for the January cover:

http://bmwclubatlantic.ca/Propellor_JAN2011.pdf

That photo is an example of the results you can get with careful composing and a darn good eye. Hats off to my buddy - my plain old stock Z4 becomes a cover model in the eye of his camera! There are some nice articles in there too.

[VinnieAces]

Originally Posted by Starscream

Well we have at least 12 regulars on the E85/86 board

We should promise to vote for each others cars for the next year lol

haha

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by Huz-Z

Great idea!!! You don't need to mod the car at all to get a nice photo though.

Here is a link to a photo of my stock 3.0si that was taken by my friend and subsequently selected by BMW Atlantic's Canadian monthly club newsletter for the January cover:

http://bmwclubatlantic.ca/Propellor_JAN2011.pdf

That photo is an example of the results you can get with careful composing and a darn good eye. Hats off to my buddy - my plain old stock Z4 becomes a cover model in the eye of his camera! There are some nice articles in there too.

That is a sweet pic.

[pokeybritches]

Originally Posted by Huz-Z

Great idea!!! You don't need to mod the car at all to get a nice photo though.

Here is a link to a photo of my stock 3.0si that was taken by my friend and subsequently selected by BMW Atlantic's Canadian monthly club newsletter for the January cover:

http://bmwclubatlantic.ca/Propellor_JAN2011.pdf

That photo is an example of the results you can get with careful composing and a darn good eye. Hats off to my buddy - my plain old stock Z4 becomes a cover model in the eye of his camera! There are some nice articles in there too.

I hope you have that framed in your garage! Awesome pic.

[3002 tii]

so how do we get this going? do we need to contact a moderator or is this something we can do among ourselves?

i figure we'll make it an official thread that keeps track of each month's winners (sticky), but create a new thread for each month's submissions? figure latter is better that way you don't have to go through multiple pages to find the "current" month...

general section or gallery?

[pokeybritches]

General would get more attention, but the gallery section is probably where it belongs. I say a sticky thread in general for the winners, and each month's submissions in gallery.

[Huz-Z]

Thanks Guys! I wasn't fishing for compliments.

Well, yeah - I was!!!

But I really wanted to show how you can get a great photo with skillful use of the camera, even if your car is stock.

My buddy shoots his pictures in RAW mode. That allows greater flexibility in adjusting the photo so it appears as the human eye perceives the scene. I have a Canon SLR and in my opinion, the editing software that Canon provides is very limited and does not allow you to adjust the exposure adequately. My buddy uses Aperture on his Mac to get the best out of his pictures.

Cheers!!

[007MCoupe]

I like this idea! We can still have 12 cars for this year, just have the voting at the end of the month.

I would say, since it was your idea you get to be in charge of the thread making. We could do it on submission from self or nomination from others. then once the threads get enough attention, maybe the mods will sticky it!

IDK, i just like the idea of having a 85/86 CotM thread since it seems the 89's run away with the voting. I still think the 85/86 looks better.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

I like this idea! We can still have 12 cars for this year, just have the voting at the end of the month.

I would say, since it was your idea you get to be in charge of the thread making. We could do it on submission from self or nomination from others. then once the threads get enough attention, maybe the mods will sticky it!

IDK, i just like the idea of having a 85/86 CotM thread since it seems the 89's run away with the voting. I still think the 85/86 looks better.

I don't mind leading the way, I just wanted to make sure 1) I wasn't stepping on anyone's toes (ie a moderator), and 2) that I was doing something the community as a whole wanted me to promote. I'll create a separate thread shortly...

Shall we commence voting now for a Jan photo, or end of month submissions for a a Feb photo? I think the latter makes more sense.

[pokeybritches]

Originally Posted by Dubbedown

Shall we commence voting now for a Jan photo, or end of month submissions for a a Feb photo? I think the latter makes more sense.

I agree. Vote in January for February's CotM.

[3002 tii]

done

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=478351

[ZStig]

cool. submission sent