TWOLITREmedia Presents: "Facundo's 2011 STi and Friends!" (Ottawa)

So was in Ottawa hanging out with some buddies on the weekend to get out of Kingston and decided to do some shooting with another friends 99 Civic hatch like mine, and our other friends heavily modded brand new 2011 STi. This thing is an absolute beast, he is currently running 20 lbs but once his new Cosworth motor arrives it'll be a whole new ball game. More coverage of this thing to come for sure.

I am meeting him along with a whole crew of buddies from Ottawa on Saturday for another solid lapping day assuming the weather holds out. Keep an eye out for those shots soon!

Played around with some more strobe work. Absolutely loving my new PocketWizard Flex TT5 units, they honestly make life esier.

Here are 8 of my faveorite's from the set, the rest can be found here:
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Love this one:

Good set.

He's gonna' need better tires, too!

#1 has way too much sharpening going on.

JMartel wrote in post #12490455
#1 has way too much sharpening going on.

They are all nice but I have to agree some of them are so over sharpened that you have jagged edges on them. Nice lighting though and I love number 4!

The four door is turning out to look nicer than I thought it would. I like the rpf1's. Thanks for sharing!

<3 the new sedan. great set #1 really does it for me.

what wheels is your friend running? they look good.

I like #1 & #4

Nice set. Dont forget a photo documentation of the build when the cosworth gets in, and ofcourse share them here haha

Care to share your technique for #2?

Superb cars and rally nice photos, just a bit too over sharpened in some photos!P4olom I think the subaru is on Enkei wheels

Can't tell what tires are on the STi, but the wheels are the Enkei RP-F1.

I agree #1 looks over-sharpened, but #4 is definitely my favorite! Interesting lighting in #2 as well.

Interested in seeing some build shots too!!

PhotosGuy wrote in post #12488060
Good set. He's gonna' need better tires, too!

Funny you mention that, just met up with him at the track yesterday......Toyo R888's equipped.

JMartel wrote in post #12490455
#1 has way too much sharpening going on.

I'll be honest I'm not sure what happened with that one as it did not look that overly sharpened at first but I agree. Usually I am not a fan of drastic sharpening to be honest.

SVTmaniac wrote in post #12491039
They are all nice but I have to agree some of them are so over sharpened that you have jagged edges on them. Nice lighting though and I love number 4!

Thanks!

p4olom wrote in post #12491549
<3 the new sedan. great set #1 really does it for me.

what wheels is your friend running? they look good.

18x9.5 Enkie RPF1's

The Framed Life wrote in post #12497304
Care to share your technique for #2?

Pretty simple actually. Sat the car in the middle of a parking lot, making sure it was a great distance from any walls or reflective surfaces. One Vivitar 285 Camera left 1/2 power, one 430 EXII camera right 1/2 power about 20 degrees off access. The Vivitar was shot through a massive 42" Bowens shoot through/reflector, the 430 through a 36" version of the same umbrella.

Hope that helps. Both flashes wirelessly triggered by my Pocketwizard Flex TT5 units, running the MiniTT1 Flex unit on my 5D for the sending unit. These things are a dream!

KaBlookie wrote in post #12498538
Can't tell what tires are on the STi, but the wheels are the Enkei RP-F1.

I agree #1 looks over-sharpened, but #4 is definitely my favorite! Interesting lighting in #2 as well.

Interested in seeing some build shots too!!

Yeh I will try to get on some build coverage when he gets the Cosworth block in. The custom cams they are making for him were delayed so it's still a couple weeks away....but damn will it be worth the wait


This thing was a BEAST at the track by the way, he took me lapping for a little bit and god damn the amount of Grip between the cars suspension and the fresh R888s he was running......just amazing.

Thanks for the comments everyone! I have tons more coming this week with some new cars!.....remember the champagne Soarer?

Man i do not look forward to the day I decide I need to invest in lighting gear..

The Framed Life wrote in post #12500506
Man i do not look forward to the day I decide I need to invest in lighting gear..

Honestly if your on a budget you can still light for cheap! The only reason why I am using pretty decent gear now (Other than the Vivitar, AMAZING flashes for the price now you can get them at) is because I started originally using some extremely ghetto triggers and flashes and learned a lot about lighting with those. Now that I know it's a great asset of my work I decided to spoil myself with the PocketWizards, and honestly they have been worth every penny.

There's a ton of options out there for a great set-up on a budget, just a matter of reading consumer reviews. The smaller the brand name, the lower the quality control will be, hence more potential problems so be ready to experience some with things like ebay triggers ranging from like 10$ and up haha. The Flex TT5 units are 259.99 each but if you are frequently using them, you know why you spent the money. From features like 1/8000 sync speeds, wireless ETTL capabilities, insane range....the list goes on.