Editors Award from 500px

AmbientLife photography receives the covered ‘Editors choice’ award for AM Vantage image after being selected from over 6 million images this week at 500px, the home of Professional Photography Galleries and display online.

500px, pronounced five hundred pixels, is an online photography gallery that was co-founded by Oleg Gutsol and Evgeny Tchebotarev (artistically also known as “Ian Sobolev”).The Toronto based company launched its Web 2.0 version in 2009 and is aimed at professional photographers encouraging members to upload their best work.
500px is seen as a place to gain exposure, find inspiration and connect photographers with one another. It hosts over 6 million photos to date.

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Aston Martin DBS Shoot

The Aston Martin DBS is the favourite of many for its aggressive good looks and its powerful presence on the road and this week car photographer Tim Wallace got to grips with the DBS for a marketing shoot for our UK Aston client.

The car was made famous by James Bond in last year’s Casino Royale, with the DBS is a race-bred road car based on the DB9 and Le Mans class-winning DBRS9. Using a tweaked version of the six-litre V12 engine from the outgoing Vanquish S, the DBS produces a titanic 510bhp and 420lb/ft of pulling power.
Engineers have tuned the engine to give it a bit more oomph above 5,500rpm – making it the fastest accelerating Aston ever.
The DBS rockets from 0-62mph (100kph) in 4.3 seconds and 0-100mph in 9.4 seconds before running out of steam at 191mph.
Weight has been cut by 120kg, by fitting lighter seats, lighter brakes and carbon fibre panels.
The DBS’s handling is more responsive than on the brilliant DB9, with an adaptive suspension varying the level of stiffness according to the road conditions. On the outside, the DBS – which rolls on sexy 20-inch wheels – has a sculpted, muscular bodykit reflecting the DBRS9 with more air intakes than on the DB9 to increase airflow into the engine.