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Photos posted to "link" to this car's project thread on the Cadillac message board. Copied the following from there:
Sometimes I really need to take my own advice...read the damn manual!
When I got this car it had a super sloppy shift linkage because all the rubber bushings were almost totally disintegrated (maybe made out of the same stuff as bumper fillers?), a common problem on the big front wheel drive cars. So I procured the bushings and installed, and it was about 80% better. Definitely drivable but not perfect. If you came out of park too fast into drive, it'd sometimes catch third gear, and getting into drive still took some fiddling. A few months ago I investigated further, and found this bolt that looked like it had something to do with the linkage.
So, I did what you do when something's too loose, tighten the #@*$ out of it! But that didn't work, if anything it exacerbated the situation so I quit. Feeling a little industrious, I cracked open the book and lo and behold there is a method to adjusting this thing!
And they were right. Loosen the bolt, pull the rod that goes to the trans out of the holder, put the trans and the column in neutral, feed the rod back through the holder. Then, while holding up on the column linkage to make sure it stays in the "top" of neutral, thread the bolt in. Not sure why they said "finger tighten", I'm a meat fist and there was no way I was moving that bolt with anything less than a ratchet. I used a torque wrench set to approx 27ft/lbs. This would have went a lot smoother if I was left handed, but it can be done. The car shifts into gear like new now, and its impossible to "slide" into 3rd when going for drive. You would think that torque doesn't really matter for something like this, but believe me it does! Too tight and it is sloppy/hard to get into low ranges. Too loose and it won't go into park.
Happy accident, on occasion when coming to a stop this car would downshift from 3-2 HARD. Sporadic, and I ran through the checks I could do in the FSM. Nothing made it any less random. With the linkage dead on no, it downshifts imperceptibly all the time. No mention of a misadjusted shift linkage as a cause for this problem, but if your 325-4L is occasionally acting funny, the linkage might hold more answers than you think.
My first tilt shift try.
A nice view from Eze village (near Nice in Cote d'Azur - south of France)
Hope you'll like it :)
Today I started off walking past Hype tattoo parlour (one of my “targets”) but there was a joiner working in the doorway so even if I had plucked up the courage to venture into the unknown then I wouldn’t have been able to get the shot I wanted anyway - strike #1. Next I approached an elderly gentleman sat on a park bench - at 85ish he was a definite change of direction for me but alas he listened politely before courteously saying “I don’t think so” - strike #2. Ah well ...
… and so I found myself reverting to type with another bloke younger than myself - but the encounter was no less enjoyable for this.
Jordan was sat on part of the old Roman Wall finishing his lunch when I walked past and spotted a camera draped round his neck - this was enough for me so I approached and with very little discussion he agreed. Early on I asked what his camera was and he held it up - a Fujifilm bridge camera which I think he said he got for his 21st birthday as he wanted to buy something meaningful - this was his first proper camera other than compacts. Timing being everything I then took my camera out of its bag and he commented something along the lines of it being a real camera and that he felt “emasculated” - ouch!!! Not a bit of it - I’ve seen iPhone shots and “handbagcam” shots that prove it’s what you do with it that counts! We talked a bit about the project and whether Jordan liked photographing people and although he said yes it’s really urbex photography that appeals to him at the moment but as a newcomer to the art he’s still quite open-minded about what he likes.
It turns out that Jordan and I also share a passion (or curse) in that we are both avid Newcastle United fans and we talked quite a bit about that. He asked me my thoughts on the upcoming derby but we got side-tracked onto how the new signings were fitting in so I’ll put it on record that we’ll win 3-1 … you heard it here first ;). Jordan is not a season ticket holder but still gets to see about a quarter of the games a year and hopes that will increase now that he’s living back in Newcastle.
Jordan, similar to my previous stranger, is an English Lit graduate from Manchester (I think) but hasn’t quite worked out what his vocation is going to be so he’s working on a fill-in job at the moment and has recently been doing night shifts - sooner him than me!
I gave Jordan my camera to flick through the shots and he seemed to like the shots but technically I don’t think he pops out from the background enough and I reckon I missed a trick here - he was in no hurry, easy to talk to because of our shared interests and being into photography might well have been happy to entertain a little technical endeavour and I wish I’d tried using a little flash to light him whilst stopping everything down to shut out the ambient light and try and get a bit of contrast between him and the background - but this didn’t occur to me at the time and instead I was simply quite pleased that I noticed that the first couple of shots were underexposed and took the time to dial in a bit of exposure compensation (manual exposure would be way too much for me to cope with here). Of course I didn’t use those as I preferred the composition of the one posted - so photoshop to the rescue again ;).
Jordan, thanks very much for helping me with my project - it was fun talking to you.
TOON TOON!!!
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This picture is #26 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
(August 15, 2013) On this 3 brewery evening, I visited Jack's Abby (2 growlers Hoponius), Idle Hands (a growler of Pandora Belgian Pale Ale), and Night Shift, who brew very creatively, but have no particular beer I can more than taste.
That said, this is a fine beer destination in the Boston area, as Idle Hands and Night Shift (both nanos) are side by side (in an industrial park) and very receptive to tours and sampling. Both are Belgian-bent.
As part of the Power Shift 2011 Conference, thousands joined the polluter protest at the White House, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and at the headquarters of dirty energy industries.
Over 5,000 young climate leaders joined AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Cherri Foytlin of Gulf Change, and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben at a polluter protest in front of the White House this Monday. They demanded that the President and Congress stand up to Big Polluters, protect the Clean Air Act, and make corporate polluters like BP pay for their pollution.
Photo Credit: Josh Lopez
An attempt at the tilt shift effect. Miniature looking version of Yishun, Singapore
special thanks to rabyenal ( www.flickr.com/people/47098679@N07/ ) for tutorial ^_^
i lay down on the ground and took this also. they couldn't react- they were too busy demonstrating or something.
PROJECT:
Color Shift
PHOTO CREDIT:
Terraswarm
Outdoor Installation
Colorshift
a terraswarm project
New York
2006
© Brigitte L.
Tous droits réservés - All rights reserved -
Ne pas utiliser sans mon autorisation - Do not use with out my authorization
Sitting in the cheap seats has its advantages. A shot i took at an England friendly, and my first attempt at a post production tilt-shift effect.
PROJECT:
Color Shift
PHOTO CREDIT:
Terraswarm
Outdoor Installation
Colorshift
a terraswarm project
New York
2006
I didn't liked it that much as the gear shift (Gangschaltung) didn't work as it should. The only working one was the third gear :-( Not much fun when you need to fight the wind. I really miss the Gazelle from Föhr ;-)
Met the owners of Shifted Cinema who were flying one bad-ass helicopter with a video camera mounted below the body at Kirkland Junior High. Weylin controlled the chopper while Ethan manned the video controls. Quite an impressive setup.
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Tilt Shift Toy Effect 3
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Shot with:
- Nikon D90
- Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4.5 DC Macro HSM
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Fuji S3 Pro with 18-55 kit lens from Nikon D40. Various fence patterns erected on Jones Beach to try and keep the wind from shifting the sand to new locations. Atlantic Ocean in the distance.
Long Island, NY
Last weekend in partnership with the Crafts Council, the V&A and the RSA, we took part in a London-wide extravaganza of materials and making, called Make:Shift:Do.
As part of this, we hosted a public open day around the theme of Carbon.
Attendees explored this diverse element; made graphene, chiseled coal, drank carbonated drinks, watched a number of chemistry demos, toasted marshmallows and explored the potentials of carbon fibre. We had one of the world's lightest carbon fibre bike frames for attendees to hold and there was a chance to see the latest nano tube twine, straight from the lab! There was a number of our favourite carbon related materials from our Materials library for people to explore, including our fluorescent diamonds and all 7 types of coal.
One of the most popular activities was pencil making with designer and pencil-maker, Ariane Prin, who taught participants how to make their very own pencils to take home, using simple recycled materials. Participants got their hands dirty and learnt how to create this essential everyday tool.
As part of the Power Shift 2011 Conference, thousands joined the polluter protest at the White House, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and at the headquarters of dirty energy industries.
Over 5,000 young climate leaders joined AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Cherri Foytlin of Gulf Change, and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben at a polluter protest in front of the White House this Monday. They demanded that the President and Congress stand up to Big Polluters, protect the Clean Air Act, and make corporate polluters like BP pay for their pollution.
As part of the Power Shift 2011 Conference, thousands joined the polluter protest at the White House, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and at the headquarters of dirty energy industries.
Over 5,000 young climate leaders joined AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Cherri Foytlin of Gulf Change, and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben at a polluter protest in front of the White House this Monday. They demanded that the President and Congress stand up to Big Polluters, protect the Clean Air Act, and make corporate polluters like BP pay for their pollution.
Photo Credit: Shadia Fayne Wood
I figured everyone's already seen plenty of shots of the Golden Gate Bridge so I wanted to do something a little different. One fake tilt-shift, coming right up!
I've been messing around with fake tilt shift photography. Basically the effect creats the illusion that you're looking at a model. There's load of pics on Flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/tags/tiltshift/clusters/
Look at the little men!