has anyone ever thought of making a gstwin calendar. i think this would be a great idea and another way to raise money for the site. i ordered my stickers today and looking forward to getting them to show off to the public(as soon as it gets warmer that is) :cheers:
paramount!
I think that would be sweet, id buy one.
that would be cool, we do that over at v6z24.com
That sounds good! I will buy it. (http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/kao/chika/chirolp_wkiss2.gif)
I can think of a moo-derator that has pictured every part of the GS from so many angles that a ten-year calendar would be no problem, mind you he's probably a but too busy right now......how to DVDs etc.....
Quote from: Cal Pricehow to DVDs etc.....
:roll: :roll:
That's OK - I need the constant reminder!
That was quick, were you waiting for it?
Nope, just got lucky I guess. :dunno:
why not do an online version / something we can all contribute to?
1.) it would be as simple as a person posting 3 or 4 links to their bike / them riding it / their own mug shot.
2.) a few bits of info for the mods they have completed to it.
3.) and a few bits of info they dont mind sharing about themself. *years riding / years owning the bike / location / and favorite riding spot.
if this part takes off, i'm sure a few of us pixel / point monkeys can lay it out in a print friendly format for a shop to print out on thick paper with a ring binder. *i know, then the orders vs. cost ratio comes into play*
those are my thoughts
chris<pixelmonkey>:D
so you're sayin the calender should consist of user's fotos, and still be produced on paper and sold? or are u saying that it should jsut be an online thing..?
i would definately buy it especially if it had all different people from the gs community, plus it could help the site.
Quote from: weaselnozeso you're sayin the calender should consist of user's fotos, and still be produced on paper and sold? or are u saying that it should jsut be an online thing..?
lets start is as a desktop calendar... and if we have all 12 months filled, *or more* then we can do a print version with more members / bikes.
before commiting to saying YES to a print calendar, lets see how many we can get to be a part of this
chris<pixelmonkey>:D
well if a printed version is decided on, i think that a good way to do it, is have everyone who wants to submit ONE favorite photo, then have a poll, one poll for each month of the year.
i said that about the the Chic's of GSTWINS Calender, you know, bikini/leathers/or just furryboots on thier GS
whos gonna start it up. i'm good at coming up with ideas, but as far as my artistic side, it sux. :dunno:
well would it be an '06 calender? lol its a lil late for an '05! haha.
a 2006 calendar would be sweet. I would buy one also.
Yea 06 would be best, i dont really want to take a picture of a bunch of parts. :lol:
how about this...
mail to me photos of your bike, you riding / with your bike, and a mug shot...
also include
Name:
Location: be as vague as you like
years riding:
year / miles on your bike:
gstwin.com member name:
age:
favorite quote / place to ride:
mail to brokenair@yahoo.com
if i get 2 people to go in on this with what i layout, i'm sure more will follow.
image sizes, please mail them to me large!, but please dont exceed 5mb on file size.
thanks!
chris<pixelmonkey>:D
What is large? 1280x1040? or as big as possible keeping in mind the 5mb limit?
BIG he said. :cheers:
I just submitted a couple pics to ya monkey!
We need to get this a sticky or somethin so people dont forget.
got your photos danily... thanks. have more?
the more photos i have the more i can work with. *mug shot if you can as well*
later today and over the weekend i'll be taking some photos of what i'm looking for, and how everything comes together.
you all will understand what photos i'm really looking for after seeing the first layout.
thanks!
chris<pixelmonkey>:D
I have well over 200+ pics, stills and track action. I can get them when I go home for lunch. Any specific type of pics you are looking for?
Quote from: dgyverI have well over 200+ pics, stills and track action. I can get them when I go home for lunch. Any specific type of pics you are looking for?
large photos... 1024x768 or larger are great to work with!
a mug shot is also a good thing!
thanks!
chris<pixelmonkey>:D
wow....this is kinda dorky... :lol:
but what the hell...i'll send a pic of my bike and myself later.
Quote from: pixelmonkeylarge photos... 1024x768 or larger are great to work with!
1024x768 is not nearly big enough to use in print applications like a calendar...when you shoot with your camera, set it at the highest setting and submit that.
The highest resolution I can get out of my Canon G6 is 7 megapixels (3072 x 2304). Even on the Superfine JPG compression setting, the BIGGEST image I have taken is just under 5MB on disk.
So yeah - what JetSwing said.
canon g6 is a sweet camera...7 megapixels for a point n shoot...that's unbelievable :?
does it come in black?
Quote from: JetSwing7 megapixels for a point n shoot...
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "point n shoot" but I bought this one because I wanted more control than my previous "point n shoot". Sure, the G6 has an AUTO mode, but it also has shutter-priority and aperture-priority and manual modes, 2 custom white-balance settings, and more features than I even understand yet. Hey, I've only had it for 3 months or so.... :roll:
Quote from: JetSwingdoes it come in black?
Hmmm, I don't
think so. :dunno:
7mp is awesome for a point and shoot. how much did u pay? does it have a raw format option for pictures?
I paid something like $480 from Butterfly Photo (http://www.butterflyphoto.com/shop/home.aspx) in New York. It looks like it's $527 now.
It does have a RAW mode, but I haven't tried it yet. I would probably need to install the Canon software that came with the camera (or something expensive that I don't have) to goof around with that, yes?
It is significantly larger than my Kodak, which was already a tad thicker than I liked for a pocket camera. At this point the G6 travels in a cardboard box in my tankbag, with some extra lenses and stuff:
(http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/100_2151_G6_inTankbagBox.jpg)
nah u dont need the cannon software. as long as u can get pictures off the card just use ur photo editing program to open the raw img. such as adobe photoshop etc. what kind of media does it use? compact flash, smartmedia...? do u use a card reader or do u plug the camera in direct to the computer? the raw format on sum cameras i believe is actually a .tiff which has no compression (someone correct me if im wrong).
Quote from: weaselnozenah u dont need the cannon software. as long as u can get pictures off the card just use ur photo editing program to open the raw img. such as adobe photoshop etc. what kind of media does it use? compact flash, smartmedia...? do u use a card reader or do u plug the camera in direct to the computer? the raw format on sum cameras i believe is actually a .tiff which has no compression (someone correct me if im wrong).
well, tiff is not same as raw. tiff is essentially an uncompressed jpeg. whereas raw file is unprocessed and uncompressed (some camera companies do compress the raw nowdays). raw file contains exactly what the imaging chip has recorded. it has camera settings and other technical information which you could change using a raw image software at a later time. meaning...you don't always have to get all of your camera settings perfect when shooting a photograph. you have an option to correct some of your mistakes. not all...eg...if you shoot an out of focus image, there's nothing you can do to totally correct that.
shooting in raw is great especially if you're shooting something very important. for casual shots, jpg is fine. but i always shoot in raw. :P
sure you can use photoshop with a plugin to read raw but it's alway best to use the maufacture's software (better functions, process, and workflow). also some raw format may not be supported by abobe.
one good thing is memory card costs have come down so much as of late.
so its better to use manufacture software, like cannon software?