And we all thought you did it all in 20 minutes ..
Just sayin
Photos of Slingshots on Location
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All I can say is a BIG Thank You.
You're very welcome. I don't have any mechanical or electrical skills and I can't keep up with all of the great drivers here so the time I spend doing this is really my honor - it's one of my Pay It Forward moments to a group of absolutely incredible folks
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it's a small nightmare but worth hearing how much you guys enjoy them ..... the hardest part is picking the cover
Display Moretruth is I spend 15 to 30 minutes touching up each photo as I receive them ..... getting the bugs off the windshield and front and removing rocks from the tires and unsightly things. I may adjust the exposure a little if it needs it and bring in some contrast and detail to try and bring out the best of an already great photo
Then I print out small versions. I take over the dinning room table and put both extensions in.I start with the holidays and try to find the best photos that fit the occasion for the month cover. I try to then add in the photos that support the theme but will be smaller.
I get all 12 months laid out and i go month by month going through the stack for each trying to narrow it down. When I think I have it I do the layout on the kitchen counter and leave it there for a few days to as much as a week. I look at each month just for a few minutes every day to see if anything jumps out as not the right fit then I go through all the photos I didn't use to make sure (at least in my mind) that I didn't miss anything and make any final adjustments. I'm driving Karianne nuts at this point because I have photos spread put everywhere and she wants to decorate for the holidays.
When I think I'm done I give Karianne the stack of unused photos and tell her to pick out the ones she thinks should go in the calendar. Once she has her stack I ask her to pick what month she would put them in if she can.
With her stack in hand we head to the dinning room table and go through each month to make sure she is seeing what my vision is or make any adjustments.
The easy work is done! Now back to the computer to build the files in Photoshop. Pick the right font - I try to do something different each year - design a layout - pick or create a unique background for each month to compliment the theme.
From there I walk away for a few days to let the old brain swelling go down. Another review - make any necessary adjustments or call it done.
If it's done then a proof to a forum member who must be able to keep a secret so that he/she can give feedback. If the feedback is bad I start over or maybe just some small changes or if everything has gone as planned then I get a thumbs up.
With a smile on my face I'm off to my printer with a CD of the files and a flash drive of the original program files just in case. My printer sets up everything in a day or two and prints off a copy for me to review. I pick up the copy and head home. I look at it right away of course but when I get home I'm checking margins and bleeds and general quality from 6 inches in front of my face to 20 feet away. I turn it over to Karianne who does another proofread. If I have to make changes its back to the software, then back to printer, etc.
With Karianne's final review approved I call the printer and finalize the quantity. Within a week I'm picking up finished product to take back home and start the shipping process to fill the orders placed. I'm usually sweating because I think I didn't order enough.
Then it's time to sit back and hope I exceeded expectations - although they're not pictures I took LOL. I always want to hear the good and where I can improve - especially if I'm lucky enough to do them next year.
PS. Did I tell you that I am color blind since birth?
Holy Hell! If I knew it was that easy I'd do it! I'd like to amend my earlier vote for cover boy/girl to include @MiM. I wasn't thinking about that sexy beast! (No, not you @MiM, your just OK).
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I wanna see @Ross squirm on Oct 13 he might be the only one that knows what this means!
No fears - we're going to take em
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we've talked about this LOL - its going to be a rough football year for us but I like your style and I'd get kicked out of the state if I didn't back our hometown boys .... so I'll wager $40 to the charity of your choice to your $20 to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Ride for Kids
PS. where do you work again LOL
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My charity is your charity I will match the $40 No comment on the where I work. Lol
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My charity is your charity I will match the $40 No comment on the where I work. Lol
alrighty then your on sir!!!!
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I saw a couple of slings outside the little town of seiling ok. One was pulling a trailer. Was that you by chance?
we were in Albuquerque and the one with the storms in the background are outside the VLA in Socorro NM.
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Aaaand one more
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@jorgebri60... You shaved? Looking younger! Guess you need to for momma...
Hope you're brining your Sling to SA!
Well thank you there captain obvious...carbron
.One of the weekends I’ll get it up there.
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Finally back home. 1015.6 miles through lots of beautiful country. Kudos to Isabel for letting me enjoy doing what I love doing and joining me along the whole trip. Other than the friggin brake sensor failing every time I stepped on the brakes hard, everything went flawless. Oh, and one more thing During one of the really bad downpours, really really bad downpour, I got an ER code on the air fuel gauge. Gauge peggged at 22 in the red. Lucky it was just as we were getting to our hotel for the night so I didn’t have to drive it any further. I checked it out later that evening and it switched to staying on HTR and still no reading on the gauge. We were good to go by morning so not sure exactly what got wet, but for those of you running turbos and SCs, might wanna watch for that if you happen to get caught in really heavy rain.
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Finally back home. 1015.6 miles through lots of beautiful country. Kudos to Isabel for letting me enjoy doing what I love doing and joining me along the whole trip. Other than the friggin brake sensor failing every time I stepped on the brakes hard, everything went flawless. Oh, and one more thing During one of the really bad downpours, really really bad downpour, I got an ER code on the air fuel gauge. Gauge peggged at 22 in the red. Lucky it was just as we were getting to our hotel for the night so I didn’t have to drive it any further. I checked it out later that evening and it switched to staying on HTR and still no reading on the gauge. We were good to go by morning so not sure exactly what got wet, but for those of you running turbos and SCs, might wanna watch for that if you happen to get caught in really heavy rain.
Looks like a great trip. I am jealous, I can't get 2 days in row of to enjoy myself.
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Looks like a great trip. I am jealous, I can't get 2 days in row of to enjoy myself.
that’s about all I can swing. Long weekends. Reason I can’t make it to Sundre
Or any of the other rally’s short of the Texas hill country. But it did get to bring a few extra friends home -
that’s about all I can swing. Long weekends. Reason I can’t make it to Sundre
Well you sure made the best of time you had.
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Finally back home. 1015.6 miles through lots of beautiful country. Kudos to Isabel for letting me enjoy doing what I love doing and joining me along the whole trip. Other than the friggin brake sensor failing every time I stepped on the brakes hard, everything went flawless. Oh, and one more thing During one of the really bad downpours, really really bad downpour, I got an ER code on the air fuel gauge. Gauge peggged at 22 in the red. Lucky it was just as we were getting to our hotel for the night so I didn’t have to drive it any further. I checked it out later that evening and it switched to staying on HTR and still no reading on the gauge. We were good to go by morning so not sure exactly what got wet, but for those of you running turbos and SCs, might wanna watch for that if you happen to get caught in really heavy rain.
YOUR A VERY LUCKY MAN SIR!!! Beautiful Lady on your arm...beautiful country to drive thru and an awesome looking sling....I guess one man can have it all!!
SSREAPER
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Finally back home. 1015.6 miles through lots of beautiful country. Kudos to Isabel for letting me enjoy doing what I love doing and joining me along the whole trip. Other than the friggin brake sensor failing every time I stepped on the brakes hard, everything went flawless. Oh, and one more thing During one of the really bad downpours, really really bad downpour, I got an ER code on the air fuel gauge. Gauge peggged at 22 in the red. Lucky it was just as we were getting to our hotel for the night so I didn’t have to drive it any further. I checked it out later that evening and it switched to staying on HTR and still no reading on the gauge. We were good to go by morning so not sure exactly what got wet, but for those of you running turbos and SCs, might wanna watch for that if you happen to get caught in really heavy rain.
Glad you’re home safe and had an AWESOME time! The sling can always be fixed ~> but the views in your pics are SOOOOO worth any technical problems!
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First light of day the sling has seen in a week
I was starting to get the shakes
just a little
But today we ride
Headed to lake hope state park for lunch
BBQ . Ummm
