Official Top Gear Calendar Wallpapers - Page 5

Webmonkey · April 5th, 2005, 01:34 PM

I didn't take this photo, but we don't make a habit of changing the pictures to remove equipment and things like that, these aren't supposed to perfect shots, more a look at the production and such.

Chupacabras · April 5th, 2005, 02:37 PM

is there going to be an april desktop?

Webmonkey · April 5th, 2005, 02:51 PM

Caught me

Yes, I was a bit late because I was off sick on Friday. Here it is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/

Please do tell me what you think of this image.

Overheat · April 5th, 2005, 03:48 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/images/downloads/topgear_calendar_april_05.jpg

The image is fantastic, my only wish being that you lose the horrible borders and crank the image up to a beautiful 1600x1200 desktop background. I'd never EVER put that image as a background as it is, it's simply too repulsive, which is a real shame as the actual photo is to die for!

bihus · April 5th, 2005, 04:11 PM

You can make transparent letters, and put a theme over the pictures. It's more appealing, and it will be more used. (I think)

Chupacabras · April 5th, 2005, 10:13 PM

personally, i like it - its hard to get nice big high-res pics of these thng sometimes (some of us are too busy to search for them) images/smilies/smile.gif

Webmonkey · April 6th, 2005, 11:13 AM

Alright, I give in. I'm not doing this every month and if you tell anyone I did this I'll deny it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/images/downloads/special_april.jpg

Can't promise I can keep it up for long either.

bihus · April 6th, 2005, 03:45 PM

Truly awesome photo. Now, with rainlendar, I can put the calendar where I want. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Thanks

>>>>EDIT

Like this

http://img190.exs.cx/img190/715/desktopelise4bj.th.jpg

Deez · April 6th, 2005, 07:50 PM

Beutifull, thank you!

Renesis · April 6th, 2005, 09:55 PM

Nice pic, too bad it's a very boring color for such a car.

BTW, what was the ISO set at? it looks awfully grainy.

here's a mirror in case he has to take it off, and I fixed the noise issue.

http://4.forumer.com/uploads/cartalk/post-11-1112820044.jpg

Chupacabras · April 6th, 2005, 10:31 PM

woah - thanks mr. topgear! images/smilies/smile.gif

Webmonkey · April 7th, 2005, 12:25 AM

I think the reason it looks a bit grainy is becasue I did a fair bit of tweaking to the sky and stuff to make it a nicer colour. Before it was just a typical British grey sky.

It was taken on a compact digitial camera too, and the lenses on those things aren't always the best.

Ultra_Kool_Dude · April 7th, 2005, 12:37 AM

Thanks BBC, it looks great. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Renesis, you always manage to improve a photo somehow. images/smilies/wink.gif

BBC if I was you, I would be making up any excuse possible to drive this car - "I need to drive it so that I can translate the energy to the website". images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

fnorre · April 7th, 2005, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbc.co.uk/topgear/

I think the reason it looks a bit grainy is becasue I did a fair bit of tweaking to the sky and stuff to make it a nicer colour. Before it was just a typical British grey sky.

It was taken on a compact digitial camera too, and the lenses on those things aren't always the best.

Btw, is this picture from the 2004-10-31 TG episode? Just watched it (on NRK, Norway) yesterday, and seem to remember this exact angle and car/color/scenery.

Viper007Bond · April 7th, 2005, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbc.co.uk/topgear/

Alright, I give in. I'm not doing this every month and if you tell anyone I did this I'll deny it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/images/...cial_april.jpg

Can't promise I can keep it up for long either.

Webmonkey · April 7th, 2005, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbc.co.uk/topgear/

Alright, I give in. I'm not doing this every month and if you tell anyone I did this I'll deny it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/images/...cial_april.jpg

Can't promise I can keep it up for long either.

LOL

Overheat · April 7th, 2005, 03:10 PM

fantastic mr BBC dude - that truly does rock. It now is my desktop background and I adore it.

You're gonna hate me, but here's two things I'd change:

1. Lose the ring around the logo, it doesn't look right without a black background. Just the white text looks fine.

2. Move the logo to the top right corner as most people have their Recycle Bin (and other icons) in the top left.

Webmonkey · April 7th, 2005, 03:47 PM

Some people are never happy images/smilies/wink.gif

Ultra_Kool_Dude · April 7th, 2005, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overheat

fantastic mr BBC dude - that truly does rock. It now is my desktop background and I adore it.

You're gonna hate me, but here's two things I'd change:

1. Lose the ring around the logo, it doesn't look right without a black background. Just the white text looks fine.

2. Move the logo to the top right corner as most people have their Recycle Bin (and other icons) in the top left.

That picture is just for us.

Overheat · April 7th, 2005, 05:04 PM

Ok, it's a "for future reference" thing then images/smilies/wink.gif

April 5th, 2005, 01:34 PM	#81
Webmonkey Former BBC TG Webmaster Joined: Jan 4th, 2005 Last Online: July 25th, 2008 Posts: 277 Rep Power: 16	I didn't take this photo, but we don't make a habit of changing the pictures to remove equipment and things like that, these aren't supposed to perfect shots, more a look at the production and such. __________________ Former webmaster of the bbc.co.uk/topgear/ site. My old nickname was bbc.co.uk/topgear/ My signatures are not endorsed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

April 5th, 2005, 02:51 PM	#83
Webmonkey Former BBC TG Webmaster Joined: Jan 4th, 2005 Last Online: July 25th, 2008 Posts: 277 Rep Power: 16	Caught me Yes, I was a bit late because I was off sick on Friday. Here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downloads/ Please do tell me what you think of this image. __________________ Former webmaster of the bbc.co.uk/topgear/ site. My old nickname was bbc.co.uk/topgear/ My signatures are not endorsed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

April 5th, 2005, 03:48 PM	#84
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	The image is fantastic, my only wish being that you lose the horrible borders and crank the image up to a beautiful 1600x1200 desktop background. I'd never EVER put that image as a background as it is, it's simply too repulsive, which is a real shame as the actual photo is to die for! __________________

April 6th, 2005, 11:13 AM	#87
Webmonkey Former BBC TG Webmaster Joined: Jan 4th, 2005 Last Online: July 25th, 2008 Posts: 277 Rep Power: 16	Alright, I give in. I'm not doing this every month and if you tell anyone I did this I'll deny it: Can't promise I can keep it up for long either. __________________ Former webmaster of the bbc.co.uk/topgear/ site. My old nickname was bbc.co.uk/topgear/ My signatures are not endorsed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

April 6th, 2005, 03:45 PM	#88
bihus Joined: Dec 7th, 2003 Last Online: April 2nd, 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 4,618 Rep Power: 25	Truly awesome photo. Now, with rainlendar, I can put the calendar where I want. Thanks >>>>EDIT Like this

April 5th, 2005, 04:11 PM	#85
bihus Joined: Dec 7th, 2003 Last Online: April 2nd, 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 4,618 Rep Power: 25	You can make transparent letters, and put a theme over the pictures. It's more appealing, and it will be more used. (I think)

April 6th, 2005, 07:50 PM	#89
Deez Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: June 22nd, 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Beutifull, thank you!

April 6th, 2005, 09:55 PM	#90
Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: November 17th, 2008 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 9,676 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	Nice pic, too bad it's a very boring color for such a car. BTW, what was the ISO set at? it looks awfully grainy. here's a mirror in case he has to take it off, and I fixed the noise issue.

April 7th, 2005, 12:25 AM	#92
Webmonkey Former BBC TG Webmaster Joined: Jan 4th, 2005 Last Online: July 25th, 2008 Posts: 277 Rep Power: 16	I think the reason it looks a bit grainy is becasue I did a fair bit of tweaking to the sky and stuff to make it a nicer colour. Before it was just a typical British grey sky. It was taken on a compact digitial camera too, and the lenses on those things aren't always the best. __________________ Former webmaster of the bbc.co.uk/topgear/ site. My old nickname was bbc.co.uk/topgear/ My signatures are not endorsed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

April 7th, 2005, 12:37 AM	#93
Ultra_Kool_Dude AWESOME!!!111ONE Joined: Oct 4th, 2004 Last Online: March 15th, 2008 Location: Clarkson's House Posts: 3,684 Car: POWERR!!! Rep Power: 0	Thanks BBC, it looks great. Renesis, you always manage to improve a photo somehow. BBC if I was you, I would be making up any excuse possible to drive this car - "I need to drive it so that I can translate the energy to the website". __________________ What's the difference between charity and socialism? What's the difference between sex and rape?

April 7th, 2005, 03:10 PM	#97
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	fantastic mr BBC dude - that truly does rock. It now is my desktop background and I adore it. You're gonna hate me, but here's two things I'd change: 1. Lose the ring around the logo, it doesn't look right without a black background. Just the white text looks fine. 2. Move the logo to the top right corner as most people have their Recycle Bin (and other icons) in the top left. __________________

April 7th, 2005, 03:47 PM	#98
Webmonkey Former BBC TG Webmaster Joined: Jan 4th, 2005 Last Online: July 25th, 2008 Posts: 277 Rep Power: 16	Some people are never happy __________________ Former webmaster of the bbc.co.uk/topgear/ site. My old nickname was bbc.co.uk/topgear/ My signatures are not endorsed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/

April 7th, 2005, 05:04 PM	#100
Overheat Joined: Sep 7th, 2004 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Bradford, UK Posts: 5,735 Rep Power: 25	Ok, it's a "for future reference" thing then __________________

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