Black and Yellow - A nighttime photo shoot in Esquire's Dakar Yellow

MartinS · 05-16-2013, 05:56 AM

Car looks amazing!!!

What front lip is that?

tha_good_life · 05-16-2013, 10:03 AM

Great update!

surlynkid · 05-16-2013, 10:30 AM

nice shots and contrast

kaan1990 · 05-16-2013, 10:38 AM

interior is AMAZING

Chris M4CS · 05-16-2013, 11:09 AM

All I can say is what has already been said...WOW! It's incredible the way the tri-color stitching really pops out at you! Again, excellent photos.

zamboni · 05-16-2013, 12:53 PM

Wow that was pretty impressed.

esquire · 05-16-2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DemolitionJim

hotness...

thanks jim

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Originally Posted by JEllis

Dude your car is awesome! I love your build! See you at bimmerfest!

Jason

100% - and we still need to do that ketchup (MR), Mustard (Dakar), and Relish (your car) photo shoot !

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Originally Posted by RingMeister01

WIN!

Your car is the win my friend ! Any chance you're coming to Bimmer or M-Fest?

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Originally Posted by pt9507

what a beauty!!! Those shots look fantastic

Thanks so much man.

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Originally Posted by riM3

You know... normally I'd agree. But this is probably the first vorst that I've really dug. Nice work Esquire (you too Powerbeast).

Appreciate the kind words riM3 - the Bootlid is one of my favorite parts of this car (other than the supercharger haha). Always have the OEM trunk nicely packed away in my garage waiting for me if i ever change my mind.

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Originally Posted by TimZ

Beautiful pics, excellent mods!
What camera/lens did u use if you don't mind me asking?

I have no clue. I'll try to ask the photographer and follow up with you

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Originally Posted by Blindside_137

sweet baby jesus, some of the best pictures I have ever seen of an M3 of one of the best M3's I've ever seen!

Gorgeous car you have there!

Wow. Super kind words. Thank you so much.

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Originally Posted by skins333

wow, that is incredible..very nicely done!! great pics too

I think these pics will be cool to look back on someday far down the line maybe when I'm older - just to remind myself where i had taken the car.

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Originally Posted by KEYON

Dude... Those pictures are STUNNING. I'm not sure I can compete..

Also, the car looks great. Normally not a fan of that lip, but goes well with your car.

You know, finding the right lip for your car is difficult. Between clearance issues and aesthetics you have to strike a good balance. For me the revinora lip did that perfectly. Not to say I'm not a fan of other lips

But thanks man.

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Originally Posted by NavidM3E92

Finally!!! sick car man. i really wish my car was dakar yellow now lol. So do you have any traction with the 285/35 in the back?!?!

First gear is a challenge when you're putting down over 550 hp. I'm getting some slip in first gear past 5.5k RPM's. After that, traction is fine.

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Originally Posted by Jbook

+1 car looks fucking awesome I've just never been a fan of almost any of the aftermarket trunks. GREAT job!!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Alen E90

OMG bro...

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Originally Posted by FVM3

looks nice

Thanks

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Originally Posted by JSCO

Really looking forward to seeing ur car at bimmerfest..absolutely gorgeous

Will be there 100%. Just keep your eyes open for the DY on ZCP's haha. Come by and say hi for sure. Always cool to meet forum members.

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Originally Posted by 335viaSTi

Good lord this car is amazing. Very nicely done indeed. Thanks for the great photos.

You're welcome, and thank you for the compliments

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Originally Posted by MartinS

Car looks amazing!!!

What front lip is that?

Revinora R-CRT front lip

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Originally Posted by bape_sta206

Great update!

Thanks bape_sta

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Originally Posted by surlynkid

nice shots and contrast

Much appreciated

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Originally Posted by kaan1990

interior is AMAZING

glad you like it. I do too :0

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Originally Posted by MineralWeiss

All I can say is what has already been said...WOW! It's incredible the way the tri-color stitching really pops out at you! Again, excellent photos.

Thanks. Love that tri-stitch.

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Originally Posted by zamboni

Wow that was pretty impressed.

Haha. Thanks zamboni. I like your screen name.

imserious · 05-16-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

Which last pic are you referring to? The last pic in the first post? or the last pic in the second post?

first pic of first post = light/color is so smooth. dramatic
last pic of second post = great capture of speed blur and still razor sharp. also nice color work! not too much, but just enough pop.

really advert quality shots. nice work on the car and photography both.

W/// · 05-16-2013, 02:25 PM

You know you've done it right when the car and to pics get high praise from some of the most well known members from M3post.

One of my favorite photoshoots of the E9x M3. Incredible.

s65e90 · 05-16-2013, 02:40 PM

stance is nice

s14_kev · 05-16-2013, 02:44 PM

last pic in the second post..

VCMpower · 05-16-2013, 02:44 PM

Wow esquire! Fantastic from every angle

M32AEV · 05-16-2013, 07:15 PM

Amazing pics of an amazing car

HoodR$CH · 05-16-2013, 07:37 PM

Beautiful car man!

rentonrider · 05-16-2013, 07:52 PM

wow.... Stunning!

Exclusivs · 05-16-2013, 11:01 PM

Absolutely Beautiful!

Been waiting on new pictures of your car! Fell off a bit! But I see you've still been keeping her fresh! Love it man!

Giggs · 05-17-2013, 01:52 AM

So ridiculously siiiick!

esquire · 05-17-2013, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by imserious

first pic of first post = light/color is so smooth. dramatic
last pic of second post = great capture of speed blur and still razor sharp. also nice color work! not too much, but just enough pop.

really advert quality shots. nice work on the car and photography both.

dramatic is a great description for the lighting in that first pic. when we took the pic after a few other attempts and looked at it through the preview screen, we knew we had gotten the shot - there was just something about the way the light painted that car in that pic.

The rolling shot is great too. I know the photographer was partial to that one.I kept trying to get him to "push" the colors in that pic more. But he knew what he was doing. He knew exactly how far he could go with the colors without overdoing it. There's a lot of skill in subtlety and nuance.

anyway, thanks for the compliments again man. much appreciated

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Originally Posted by W///

You know you've done it right when the car and to pics get high praise from some of the most well known members from M3post.

One of my favorite photoshoots of the E9x M3. Incredible.

one thing i really like about this forum is that the members aren't too proud to compliment other people on their cars. There's no sense of competition (that I can sense). Thanks for the compliments man.

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Originally Posted by 0o0o

stance is nice

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Originally Posted by kevin///mlee

last pic in the second post..

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Originally Posted by VCMpower

Wow esquire! Fantastic from every angle

Thanks buddy. How's your supercharged dakar yellow doing?

) when are we gonna see some pics of that amazing ride?

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Originally Posted by M32AEV

Amazing pics of an amazing car

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Originally Posted by HoodR$CH

Beautiful car man!

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Originally Posted by rentonrider

wow.... Stunning!

Thanks Guys. Much appreciated.

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Originally Posted by ExclusivSTS

Absolutely Beautiful!

Been waiting on new pictures of your car! Fell off a bit! But I see you've still been keeping her fresh! Love it man!

I totally fell off for a bit. Haha. Good call. But I'm back, with some new goodies. And I think maybe another one coming soon.

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Originally Posted by Giggs

So ridiculously siiiick!

The car or the photos? hahaha. Thanks buddy.

UBER ///M3 · 05-18-2013, 12:39 PM

EPIC bulid!

SYZ · 05-18-2013, 03:34 PM

moar

Malek@MRF · 05-21-2013, 01:19 PM

Sasan,

The pictures look spectacular and I am very happy with how they turned out. Some of the best I have seen on this forum thus far.

The car has turned out to be a work of art with nothing short of meticulous details addressed. It is one of those cars that needs to be seen in person to genuinely be appreciated. There are so many fine details in regards to setup and execution that everyone should have the privilege of seeing.

It's been nothing short of a blast to build this car up for you and get it to where you have always wanted it to be. The best part is, it's not even finished and there are a subset of modifications coming that will be mind blowingly awesome. You and I are both sticklers for details and perfection and I think we are there with this car.

This Dakar Yellow M3 has undergone such a strict quality control process with fitments, panel fitment, S/C installation, suspension setup & etc that it could pass as an OEM car.

-Malek

InZpire · 05-22-2013, 07:55 PM

My kind of photography!

Beautiful car and shots!

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Malek@MRF BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 731 Rep 3,735 Posts Drives: E92 M3, E46 M3, G82 M4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Irvine, California iTrader: (5)	Sasan, The pictures look spectacular and I am very happy with how they turned out. Some of the best I have seen on this forum thus far. The car has turned out to be a work of art with nothing short of meticulous details addressed. It is one of those cars that needs to be seen in person to genuinely be appreciated. There are so many fine details in regards to setup and execution that everyone should have the privilege of seeing. It's been nothing short of a blast to build this car up for you and get it to where you have always wanted it to be. The best part is, it's not even finished and there are a subset of modifications coming that will be mind blowingly awesome. You and I are both sticklers for details and perfection and I think we are there with this car. This Dakar Yellow M3 has undergone such a strict quality control process with fitments, panel fitment, S/C installation, suspension setup & etc that it could pass as an OEM car. -Malek __________________ BMW PERFORMANCE SPECIALISTS. Race Engines. Suspension. F/I. Brakes. Race Preparation. Factory Service. Alignments. OFFICIAL PARTNERS: KW. MOTON. Brembo. AP Racing. BBS Motorsport. iND. HRE. Turner Motorsport. VAC. BMW Motorsport. Facebook \| Instagram \| Yelp! \| Flikr Phone: 949-233-0448 \| E-Mail: info@mrfengineering.com Last edited by Malek@MRF; 05-21-2013 at 01:27 PM..
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