Matte black sex

[Mantooth]

Photographed it several weeks ago in New Orleans. I was counting on another location for the session, but 15 minutes before I was scheduled to shoot, I discovered the area I was counting on was now off limits. So I had to scurry to find a new location. Luckily, a train restoration yard not a mile down the road offered some pretty amazing backdrops, and the manager there turned out to be a car guy, so three minutes before the car was handed over to me for the day, I secured the location. Whew.

The shoot ultimately took several more hours than I was expecting, simply because of the unevenness of the ground; made driving extremely slow going. But the rail was full of interesting subjects to park the car against, so I didn't mind the delays. I'm particularly fond of the juxtaposition between the vintage stainless steel image of speed with the train, and the futuristic alien flat black interpretation of speed with the Porsche.

Hope you enjoy my newest series.

-Webb


:::EDIT- Seven pages of responses and nobody has pointed out my favorite detail yet. I'm surprised. Look at the trains more carefully... :::


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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/the_new_era_of_speed.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/the_secret.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/king.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/prepare.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/it_cometh.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/new_england_states.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/four.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/out_of_its_element.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/end_of_the_day.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/defiant.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/from_another_world.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/the_warehouses.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/amidst_daisies.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/no_indication.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/going_down.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/camouflage.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/destroyer_of_worlds.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/shadow_in_the_sunlight.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_interior.jpg

http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_1.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_2.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_3.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_4.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_5.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_6.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_7.jpg

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http://www.notbland.com/images/porsche/carrera_gt_detail_8.jpg
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[SeePlusPlus]

PCGT: Porsche Carrera GT? That is a hell of a coincidence

[Mantooth]

PCGT: Porsche Carrera GT? That is a hell of a coincidenceProbably shopped...

[Glides]

Never liked those cars. Ugly. But I like the paint.

[Mantooth]

Never liked those cars. Ugly. But I like the paint.It's probably wrapped. Come to think about it, it might be Fred's old car. I need to read the thread.

Edit: It is his old car.

[Nerdsrock22]

Pretty creative photography. Never loved the GT, but it's certainly a cool car.

[RL...]

i think the carrera gt are the best looking porsches out...although the 997's are amazing too...

[allmotorX]

Damn!! shits clean as fawk

[Mantooth]

i think the carrera gt are the best looking porsches out...although the 997's are amazing too...Most aggressive, yes. Best looking, not in my eyes. I vote the 993 or the 50's Speedster.

[ava_Z32]

absolutely beautiful. pictures are shopped to hell and back though.

[murderrsiren]

shits gonna be yellow in the summer.

[DVSRX-7]

CACA

[Sol-Badguy]

I like them.

Did anyone else notice the wheel center caps are blue on the passenger side, and red on the driver side? :thinking:

[OTG Signs]

That looks flat, not matte, to me.

[bdydrpdmazda]

Never liked those cars. Ugly. But I like the paint.
X2, reps to mantooth for the mass amount of pics...

[CHADbee]

webb bland is fawkin sick with a camera....he does amazing work!!!!

[Drummerboy]

I like them.

Did anyone else notice the wheel center caps are blue on the passenger side, and red on the driver side? :thinking:

I do now. interesting.

[87 Turbo II]

Did anyone else notice the wheel center caps are blue on the passenger side, and red on the driver side? :thinking:

One is tightened clockwise, the other counterclockwise. The hubs the PCGT uses are the same as a Le Man's locking system. It's one bigass lugnut and they turn in opposite directions so that the wheels tighten themselves on as they rotate forward (they either torque themselves down under acceleration, or braking, I forget, but prolly braking as it generates more torque than even REALLY powerful engines, this prevents a conventional lug system from loosening up under hard driving). The color codes tell the pit crew how to have the impact wrenches set.

[DVSRX-7]

Did anyone else notice the wheel center caps are blue on the passenger side, and red on the driver side? :thinking:

NO! You must be color blind :ninja:

[UpSideDownDesi]

that's a great wrap job on it.

[Sol-Badguy]

One is tightened clockwise, the other counterclockwise. The hubs the PCGT uses are the same as a Le Man's locking system. It's one bigass lugnut and they turn in opposite directions so that the wheels tighten themselves on as they rotate forward (they either torque themselves down under acceleration, or braking, I forget, but prolly braking as it generates more torque than even REALLY powerful engines, this prevents a conventional lug system from loosening up under hard driving). The color codes tell the pit crew how to have the impact wrenches set.

Ahhh, so they serve an awesome purpose. I didn't realize they were single nut wheels.

Noted.

[5thgcelica]

i like the photoshoot.. some of them have too much of and HDR feel to me. but i love the concepts behind them!

[egpower904]

11, 16, 17 are my favorites. awesome pics man!

[Mantooth]

That looks flat, not matte, to me.:thinking:

What's the difference?

The previous owner had it wrapped. Him and the photographer call it matte black, so I'm going to trust their judgment.:goodjob:

[speedminded]

One is tightened clockwise, the other counterclockwise. The hubs the PCGT uses are the same as a Le Man's locking system. It's one bigass lugnut and they turn in opposite directions so that the wheels tighten themselves on as they rotate forward (they either torque themselves down under acceleration, or braking, I forget, but prolly braking as it generates more torque than even REALLY powerful engines, this prevents a conventional lug system from loosening up under hard driving). The color codes tell the pit crew how to have the impact wrenches set.Reps for knowing the answer. The center lug on the CGT is torqued to 470lbs. What's weird is typically "Red is right" but in the Carrera GT's case Porsche put blue on the right and red on the left...look at just about any photo of any CGT and you'll notice the different colors.

Knock-off and center locking hubs have been around forever. The hub/lug is put on and tightened so the rotation is towards the back of the car. You DO NOT want to tow a car backwards with center locking hub...the wheels will fall off lol!

http://image.motortrend.com/f/9503778+w750/112_0704_01z+1964_shelby_cobra_289+knock_off_hub.j pg

[swollix]

You always post good shit. Car is sick.

[speedminded]

That looks flat, not matte, to me.I saw your post from about 10 months on autopia.org about flat black vinyl wraps...

http://www.autopia.org/forum/1238481-post26.html

What's this cost per square foot?

http://i43.tinypic.com/1z55deq.jpg

[speedminded]

ah found it, when Fred had it put on...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/2967032419_8a07d2cec0_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2967017845_8e67f61a74_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2967013233_0716092875_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2967861480_7fcf379312_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2967882594_6f7a2f128e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2967024917_6ebf72ce21_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2967420331_0ed5835826_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2968270454_56040f432e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2968275392_f34c021b16_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2968280668_7bc4868ce1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2970508348_7d3ddce4a6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2970504130_527cdabffe_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2969660181_ac0033afa8_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2969656369_f15be4437e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2970500442_7d2923707f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2970223887_55a845a271_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2971070174_7a69ec192b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2970217577_e0d8eb302f_b.jpg

http://gallery.rennlist.com/albums/album552/IMG_1185.jpg

[Mantooth]

I saw your post from about 10 months on autopia.org about flat black vinyl wraps...

http://www.autopia.org/forum/1238481-post26.html

What's this cost per square foot?

Not sure about square feet, it's too early / late to figure it out. I think it ran around $5k for the wrap, IIRC.

[speedminded]

Not sure about square feet, it's too early / late to figure it out. I think it ran around $5k for the wrap, IIRC.Fred payed $3k + the travel costs of the installer. I know how to install vinyl, I just want a roll of it ;)

[Mantooth]

Fred payed $3k + the travel costs of the installer. I know how to install vinyl, I just want a roll of it ;)Learn something new everyday.:goodjob:

[Okie_doke.]

I have a wheel from a CGT its an 8,000$ wheel.......trooo story

[S2KJD]

id drive it!

[okra1981]

I saw this car, or maybe another CGT with an identical wrap job, in New Orleans over Halloween weekend. I still think it's an amazing car, it made me love Porsche all over again.

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262978

[Mantooth]

I saw this car, or maybe another CGT with an identical wrap job, in New Orleans over Halloween weekend. I still think it's an amazing car, it made me love Porsche all over again.

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262978Has to be the same car.

[1439/2000]

Never liked those cars. Ugly. But I like the paint.

Like the car, hate the color.

[S2KJD]

very cool its vinyl wrapped! no paint chipping, bug guts, etc...

easy to maintain :goodjob:

[Elbow]

I have a wheel from a CGT its an 8,000$ wheel.......trooo story

I have more expensive wheels then you, true story.

[S2KJD]

i make a million dollars a day.

[mocha latte cupcake]

EL OH EL. we had one of these @ porsche... i religiously kicked it at least once a day :lmfao:

[Brian*]

That thing is sic and ugly as fuck all at the same time...

[speedminded]

I saw this car, or maybe another CGT with an identical wrap job, in New Orleans over Halloween weekend. I still think it's an amazing car, it made me love Porsche all over again.

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262978


Has to be the same car.The silver Stuttgart emblem and Schroth harnesses tells me its the same car...

[eYezs1ck]

is that an asm front bumper?

[JDMbabe]

love the flat black pretty shweeet

[JB Dinan3]

i dont know what to think about this:screwy:

[bloodline]

matte black looks good..and it definatly will make a car look alot more mean

[HachiDori]

absolutely beautiful. pictures are shopped to hell and back though.

so?

llol some of the best work is chopped, but started with a great photo

[Mantooth]

The silver Stuttgart emblem and Schroth harnesses tells me its the same car...I couldn't see the pics on my phone, but the probability of there being two matte/flat black CGTs in NOLA is slim to none.

[chameleon30038]

like the photography skills

[ava_Z32]

so?

llol some of the best work is chopped, but started with a great photo


i agree, but i'm old school, i shot with film for the longest time and did everything in a dark room, i just got a digital. i think some pictures look amazing, but it gets to a point where it's shopped so much it doesn't even look real. the colors, contrast, exposre etc look amazing but it doesn't look real.

[speedminded]

i agree, but i'm old school, i shot with film for the longest time and did everything in a dark room, i just got a digital. i think some pictures look amazing, but it gets to a point where it's shopped so much it doesn't even look real. the colors, contrast, exposre etc look amazing but it doesn't look real.Bet you never spliced multiple exposures of film together did you?

[ava_Z32]

Bet you never spliced multiple exposures of film together did you?
how do you mean?

[Magnus213]

Miami's south beach, last March:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/magnus213/0326091333-00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/magnus213/0326091332-00.jpg

Yep, shitty cell phone pictures. You have to imagine the thing gets hot as balls. I think this one was being used to promote a club or something?

[speedminded]

how do you mean?You know you can't always expose an entire photograph correctly right? It's simply not possible...no camera in the world can. For generations photographers have shot multiple exposures and cut out the correctly exposed parts of the film and combined them to make one properly exposed photograph. That's equivalent to today's HDR. I'm not talking about the burnt marshmallow cartoon look...but properly exposed with minor levels adjusted HDR.

This is properly done, almost too real. The examples were taken 4-5 years ago but very few people shoot cars with this style, Ruji probably being one of them...

http://www.durhamtownship.com/portfolio/index.php

http://www.durhamtownship.com/June0805.large.jpg

http://www.durhamtownship.com/May1407.large.jpg

http://www.durhamtownship.com/December1106.2.large.jpg

[speedminded]

Miami's south beach, last March:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/magnus213/0326091333-00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/magnus213/0326091332-00.jpg

Yep, shitty cell phone pictures. You have to imagine the thing gets hot as balls. I think this one was being used to promote a club or something?Same license plate silly...cult energy drink.

[ava_Z32]

You know you can't always expose an entire photograph correctly right? It's simply not possible...no camera in the world can. For generations photographers have shot multiple exposures and cut out the correctly exposed parts of the film and combined them to make one properly exposed photograph.


ah, i get you. i've had to do something to achieve the same end, but i used a different process. we called it dodging and burning. are you familiar with that? i have an entire piece i've done that's a fairly large size, made up of about 8 smaller images, and every single one had to be dodged and burned due to the circumestances in which i was shooting. some areas of the frame where far too light and some where almost black.

[Okie_doke.]

I have more expensive wheels then you, true story.

Oh shit yours are coffee tables too?

[BanginBlazer]

my cousin had one of these cars for a bit speaking of because he is the dealer of jim ellis omg these cars are sicckk nasty it doesnt matter if its candy purple i would take it any color