Official Socal chat thread (#1)

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

wat's going on guys? i just picked up my e90 335 on sunday...i'm in love with the car 7 look forward to meeting more socal bmw people!

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nice man! congrats. post pix, we're bored we feel like photochopping

LOLrance · 07-26-2007, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

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nice man! congrats. post pix, we're bored we feel like photochopping

LOL. Heres one i did when a friend of mine posted up a picture of his car

And yes...i was THAT bored. My friend decided to add the text box. I just did the PSing.

LOLrance · 07-26-2007, 01:59 AM

[QUOTE=mantisG35;1217434]i thought i'd share some of the PS stuff i've done before... let me know what you think.. they're not pro but i try to be funny...

my G and my bro's 5

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This one actually looks really good if you crop the bottom a bit. You can make it look like a water reflection.

Shazmonkee · 07-26-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

i thought i'd share some of the PS stuff i've done before... let me know what you think.. they're not pro but i try to be funny...

haha i really like that infinite rock climbing one. That should be used in a magazine :P

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

just started like 2 months ago, i played with it a little, ran some tutorials from worth1000 for like a week, then stopped.

Now every time i see OC335's car i PS pictures for him. i just like his car haha

You have a lot of knowledge on PS . Someday i will learn haha

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

LOL. Heres one i did when a friend of mine posted up a picture of his car

And yes...i was THAT bored. My friend decided to add the text box. I just did the PSing.

hahahaha that's hilarious.

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 02:04 AM

[QUOTE=l4wr3nc3;1217455][QUOTE=mantisG35;1217434]i thought i'd share some of the PS stuff i've done before... let me know what you think.. they're not pro but i try to be funny...

my G and my bro's 5

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after working with photoshop for 2 minutes just now i remembered why i cannot make my pictures perfect and im always not finishing my work.

it's coz i have to use a mouse, and i have a bad case of tendinitis, so it starts hurting my palms and wrist really bad.

This one actually looks really good if you crop the bottom a bit. You can make it look like a water reflection.

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Shazmonkee

haha i really like that infinite rock climbing one. That should be used in a magazine :P

You have a lot of knowledge on PS . Someday i will learn haha

hahahaha that's hilarious.

it is really funny acutally!!

i dont know much. i always have to google what i need to do. i never memorize steps to do anything.

if u wanna learn go to worth1000.com and go thru tutorials.

my coworker is NUTS man. he is a frigging pro, super fast too!
you guys might not appreciate this one, but i do. Basically my coworker drew a straight line, then kept on transforming it until he got half of the picture below. then he mirrored it and got an abstract drawing of a praying mantis

watch

LOLrance · 07-26-2007, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

it is really funny acutally!!

i dont know much. i always have to google what i need to do. i never memorize steps to do anything.

if u wanna learn go to worth1000.com and go thru tutorials.

my coworker is NUTS man. he is a frigging pro, super fast too!
you guys might not appreciate this one, but i do. Basically my coworker drew a straight line, then kept on transforming it until he got half of the picture below. then he mirrored it and got an abstract drawing of a praying mantis

watch

That looks insane. I've always wondered how people made those extremely abstract wallpapers on photoshop.

OC Guy · 07-26-2007, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by shragon

yep!

yes! it's really good. there's some places up here as well. i like to go to this place called penang garden.

Bay Area > LA/OC for food unless it's Vietnamese. You guys have much more variety. The Vietnamese food up there actually got a lot better from what I heard. I miss the Bay Area.

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

That looks insane. I've always wondered how people made those extremely abstract wallpapers on photoshop.

i watch him do our marketing flyers, wallpapers, and other flash stuff. he's really quick and he can see how every line will fit in the picture. I do not.
he's artistic, im completely on the other side.

anyway, gotta wake up early tomorrow.
Good night guys, it's nice PWing with you guys. and thanks again for your help.

Shazmonkee · 07-26-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

it is really funny acutally!!

i dont know much. i always have to google what i need to do. i never memorize steps to do anything.

if u wanna learn go to worth1000.com and go thru tutorials.

my coworker is NUTS man. he is a frigging pro, super fast too!
you guys might not appreciate this one, but i do. Basically my coworker drew a straight line, then kept on transforming it until he got half of the picture below. then he mirrored it and got an abstract drawing of a praying mantis

watch

Very nice, how much?!

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

i watch him do our marketing flyers, wallpapers, and other flash stuff. he's really quick and he can see how every line will fit in the picture. I do not.
he's artistic, im completely on the other side.

anyway, gotta wake up early tomorrow.
Good night guys, it's nice PWing with you guys. and thanks again for your help.

For sure, I should head to bed too.. but will I anytime soon? no. lol Gnite mantis

LOLrance · 07-26-2007, 02:24 AM

Im suprised i dont see a lot of people on the forums from diamond bar/walnut/rowland area. I see e9x's all the time around here (most of them with a few mods). Maybe we should have a mini meet in this area

Shazmonkee · 07-26-2007, 02:41 AM

hahaha seriously.. if only they were on this forum, then i would definitely help set up a small one somewhere between walnut and rowland.. in diamond bar haha

Shazmonkee · 07-26-2007, 02:56 AM

anyway im gunna sleep now since it's pretty late now.. lol i'll see everyone around. gnite

LOLrance · 07-26-2007, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shazmonkee

anyway im gunna sleep now since it's pretty late now.. lol i'll see everyone around. gnite

night

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

Bay Area > LA/OC for food unless it's Vietnamese. You guys have much more variety. The Vietnamese food up there actually got a lot better from what I heard. I miss the Bay Area.

kind of..... Only when it comes to middle eastern, chinese, or italian food. we have better mexican, better korean, better japanese, better vietnamese, better african (like Ethiopian), definitely better persian.

As for chinese i found a place that even NorCalers or hardcore chinese food enthusiasts really like. It's Islamic chinese food, it's just great!

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Im suprised i dont see a lot of people on the forums from diamond bar/walnut/rowland area. I see e9x's all the time around here (most of them with a few mods). Maybe we should have a mini meet in this area

i see more S2000's, much more STi's and Evos than anything there. I dont know, maybe it's a matter of time before they turn into forums

OC Guy · 07-26-2007, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

kind of..... Only when it comes to middle eastern, chinese, or italian food. we have better mexican, better korean, better japanese, better vietnamese, better african (like Ethiopian), definitely better persian.

As for chinese i found a place that even NorCalers or hardcore chinese food enthusiasts really like. It's Islamic chinese food, it's just great!

I believe Norcal has better American, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French, Gourmet, and something we don't have much down here, Fusion. There's a lot of real good upscale fusion places that are just fantastic.

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 09:54 AM

OC335 i'd believe you if you admit Crystal Cove is in Newport

jk

shragon · 07-26-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mantisG35

u in frisko?

i'm in the san jose area.

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Originally Posted by OC 335i

Bay Area > LA/OC for food unless it's Vietnamese. You guys have much more variety. The Vietnamese food up there actually got a lot better from what I heard. I miss the Bay Area.

yea, the variety in the bay area is really good. i think both the bay area and la/oc has an awesome selection of food. oc definitely rules for vietnamese food, but there's some good places in san jose and milpitas too up here.

are you originally from the bay area?

!Xoible · 07-26-2007, 11:17 AM

is there good mexican food up north?

shragon · 07-26-2007, 11:23 AM

yea, there's some good hole in the wall places. i hear mexican places are really good in la, oc, sd.

OC Guy · 07-26-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by shragon

i'm in the san jose area.

yea, the variety in the bay area is really good. i think both the bay area and la/oc has an awesome selection of food. oc definitely rules for vietnamese food, but there's some good places in san jose and milpitas too up here.

are you originally from the bay area?

No, my ex worked at the Bank of America in San Jose off Capitol though. My sister also went to UCSF. That and various Import shows back in that day.

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