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2010-04-07T23:23:00.000+10:00

Just letting you know that this blog will no longer be kept up to date.

The new blog is now found at http://danielmckenna.tumblr.com/

Hope to see you all there!

3

2010-04-07T18:57:00.000+10:00

Another nice car that I've had the pleasure shooting.

More after the jump

HR32

2010-04-07T18:53:00.001+10:00

Had a rad weekend with rad cars.. this one belongs to Jimmy!
Nice work on the car mate

More after the jump

Mucking Around

2010-03-22T01:33:00.000+11:00

Not much been happening this last couple of days, mate got a studio lighting kit so took a few photos with that

Post your thoughts

Fundraiser for Fun Machine

2010-03-20T01:31:00.000+11:00

Local gig for Fun Machine (a Canberra band)

Also designed a new watermark
Check flickr for more!

Casual Projects

2010-03-19T11:13:00.003+11:00

Shot my first gig last Friday, was a very successful night.
Shots from a D90 with Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 ISO2000/3200

More after the jump

1000

2010-03-12T13:19:00.002+11:00

Wednesday night I organised a shoot for a mate's motorbike.

I am forever in awe of bikes and cannot wait until the day that I can afford one..

Having just purchased a new lens (Tokina 12-24mm) I thought that I'd give it a shot as well as my favourite prime (35mm)

Let me know what you think!

More after the jump

epic post pt 2

2010-02-26T13:32:00.006+11:00

went to wakefield the other day for a trackday, here are some photos
remember to check my flickr for more

more after the jump

Epic post pt1

2010-02-25T15:13:00.004+11:00

the other night i was bored/pissed off so i went out to take some pics

i cant be bothered explaining :D full sizes on my flickr

D90

2010-02-20T15:40:00.002+11:00

So after selling my car i thought id treat myself to a new present...

enter D90 :D

this this is off -its-chops.. absolutely brilliant.

so after spending all this money i organised to go out and have a little photoshoot with the same B4 ive shot before.

Be sure to subscribe or watch my photostream for new shots to come

what has been occupying my time

2010-02-10T21:35:00.000+11:00

been a while since ive posted here, dont worry ill make it up with this long post!!

just been a bit flat out and lacking money to get out and do things...

ill start off with the multicultural fesitval... if your a local here (canberra) no doubt you have heard about it... thought id tag along to get a few photos - never knew it was going to be that packed!!

ended up with only one photo i was keen with;

it was some guy who was raving about how he could do awesome things with his feet, i must admit - i was amazed.

left after that and went home the long way hoping to find some places to take some photos and happily came out with 2

ok now that i was home the days passed until last sunday when i headed out to Young (rural NSW) to visit my Grandma.. my uncle brought along his foster kids who were absolutely awesome and loved the camera;

coming home that night i realised that i started uni the next day.... shit

monday morning was taking up with me running trying to get all my uni books and other random things;

my food for the day :D

...

Now we come to yesterday (Tues).. rocking up at home after a day at uni i was excited to see some packages at home for me

HELL YES!!

and some of these

cannot wait to get to use the nd4 on f/1.8!!

watch this space for more epic pics :D

lightbox v2

2010-02-03T13:56:00.002+11:00

I've found myself playing around with light a lot recently, it's something that can change the way something is perceived and adds a different level to the subject you are shooting..

something i have always been facinated with is product photos, you know the ones with borderless backgrounds so i thought id attempt to make my own...

and here are my attemps...

new threads

2010-01-28T21:26:00.002+11:00

got overly excited today about something that came in the mail

pics below :D

gotta love freebies :D

long time

2010-01-27T21:14:00.005+11:00

so it's been a while since my last post, not because I've had nothing to say, rather that I was away on a holiday.

Spent the long weekend in Sydney, which always is a good escape from Canberra..

I'll leave you with some artistic teasers, please check my flickr photostream for more and full sizes

slacker

2010-01-20T18:29:00.003+11:00

sup guys

fraid ive been kinda lazy the last couple of days and work is keeping me busy...

my new lens (35mm) and new t-shirt rocked up yesterday... so i thought i better show them off!

the shirt is from import bible and is awesome quality, recommend them 110%. As you can see, its plastered with 19 different wheels - all of which deserve cred for their design.. if only i could afford the wheels!

peace!

B4

2010-01-18T13:08:00.001+11:00

It started off just as any boring Sunday before a return to work.

Having received my wireless triggers for my speedlight, I decided to organise a photoshoot with my mates B4.

Being in Canberra (Australia), I struggle to always find places to take photos. After driving around for a good hour, we compromised with this little 'beach' on the side of the lake - behind Black Mountain.

So I starting taking photos like I usually do, interesting lines etc

But then I started getting a bit creative when I remembered I had the flash in the car. These shots were all taken with the flash on the ground with varying power levels and I'm extremely happy with how they turned out, some even look like brochure pictures to me!

I'll leave you with a Panorama of where the photos were taken.

For full sizes and more, check my flickr photostream
Leave me some comments :)

Car Feature: Zach's S13

2010-01-15T08:51:00.006+11:00

It all started back in April last year; I was searching a photo database for pictures of the infamous Nissan Silvia S13. Ever since I can remember I have been deeply in love with the 13. I don’t know what it is, maybe the boxy shape, the late 80’s styling or the simple lightweight FR design? But what I know is, whenever I saw a 13 drive past, I would have to pick my mouth off the floor...

So there I was, at my computer, searching for a wallpaper on my new laptop. I came across a certain S13 from the states. It was a clean, white and at that time – had black Volks.

As 2009 continued, it seemed every new picture posted – the car had different wheels, each time getting more daring.

This car belongs to a Mr Zach from SoCal in the US. This guy has got it going on, not only does he have a clean, badass car... his photos are out of this world, especially the ASB ones!

The car in its current state is running a KA24DE and it breathes with an Injen intake and 2 3/4” piping through to the stock muffler. Car holds onto the bitumen through Megan Street coilovers with front and rear strut braces.

This S13 is currently running on some Sportmax 002 with 16x8 zero offset at the front and 16x8 -5 at the rear, smooth!

I’ll leave you with some more pics of this beauty in its current state.
Be sure to check the links out below:

productofstyle.tumblr.com
flickr.com/photos/optionzphoto

4 door loving

2010-01-14T10:24:00.004+11:00

i've always had a thing for 4 doors, something about how streched and uncouth they are...

Nissan have made some great 4 door cars that were never sold here, the Cefiro, the R32 GTS-T 4 door but my favourite - the Laurel.

Laurel's always reminded me of JZX's.. the shape, the roofline, the subtlety.

This morning I looked on Stanceworks and found this Laurel that made my mouth water and eyes bulge....

It seems Work Meisters suit every car they sit on. This particular Laurel is rolling on 18x9.5 with a 0 offset, sounds good your thinking...

Well thats nothing compared to how it looks!!

cold steel

2010-01-13T10:45:00.009+11:00

My daily routine when I get into work, is open up my gmail - read all my emails, open my blog - check the bloglist for updates.

Noticed the guys over at SLAMBURGLARS have just updated a new video, its pretty goddamn dope!

In the description, they mention this mysterious blog.. so I check it out.

Enter the coolest/cleanest S14a I have seen in a while.

It belongs to Tony off Fuzzy Feeling, again guys check it out!

I'll chuck up some pics, hope he doesn't mind! Nice work on the car if you read this mate..

ashamed but obsessed

2010-01-12T23:25:00.002+11:00

i know its bad etc etc but beyonce makes it alll goood!!

m-o-n-d-a-y

2010-01-11T20:47:00.002+11:00

Wow, what a wreck of a day. First day back at work for 2010, that wasn't the bad bit though.

Basically a lot of stuff went down, that will either cost me heaps, or will leave me with money... full details will be told at a later date.

I have 3 weeks left at work and only 2 paydays left before 3 years at Uni!! Probably should've been saving this year but shit happens.

My 50mm f1.8 was sold today, waiting for the money before I buy my 35mm f1.8 - which in effect on my cropped sensor is a true 50mm. Waiting for my wireless speedlight triggers to rock up before I can take some hardcore flash-off-camera shots. Coming around the same time should be my diffusers for my SB600 Speedlight as well!

Was checking out fatlace earlier today as I was trying to buy a t-shirt the other day (but were outta stock). They just chucked up a new post saying that they will have some in stock on their online store soon!

Gonna try get me a white one!

So yeah, camera has not seen much action recently due to the combination of how lazy I am, lack of ideas and the weather (was 39 today) but I promise to get out there sometime soon and take some shots cause I know you love it!

Wish I could explain more about my day... just can't at the moment, but everything will become obvious shortly hopefully.

I left you yesterday with a beat, tonight I'll leave you with two pictures courtesy of my Flickr photostream. Both were taken with my legendary 50mm, will miss you!!

reflections

2010-01-10T14:49:00.004+11:00

woke up this morning to the sounds of my parents trying to get me up before midday - screw that!

everyone has gone skiing today but i can't be bother, so i'm sitting here chillin with some smooth beats and feeling like going to a drive.

driving is a way to escape the bustle for me, a place where i can be alone with my thoughts and reflect on the past but not dwelling on it. a place where my decisions are made about the future.

tomorrow i go back to work for the first time this year, not really feelin it!
buuuut thats the only way the sil is going to get fixed in time for uni - which strangely im excited about.... but we'll see what happens

ill leave with some beats!

new year... new prospects

2010-01-10T00:05:00.004+11:00

2010, a new year and a chance to start again.

This year I have a lot on my plate, a lot of change - but hey, change is good!

So what better thing to do, then to document this year and many more to come with a blog.

I'll begin my first post with a bit of post-processing I did for Doug off JDMST.

Here is the original picture;

Doug's aim for this image was something dark and sinister (not that it ended up that way) and I thought that I would give it a shot. After a bit of fiddling around my first edit of the image was complete.

Both Doug and I were happy with the result, but we continued to fiddle with the image leading to something that was purely coincidental, but something that I love..

It's funny how much a different colour can change the mood of a photo, changes the whole perspective.

Let me know what you think.