350Z Pics

[bad_roo]

Just a bit of fun and an excuse to play with the clamps and suckers and also experiment with the new remote control unit I got.

Never done self portrait driving shots before.







Now need something with a longer lever arm to get it right out off the car...


>> Edited by bad_roo on Wednesday 3rd August 16:32

[_dobbo_]

Looks like fun - I really must get a rig myself!

The middle one looks really noisy - I notice it was shot at iso 200, so it can't be that - what processing have you done on it? Was the noise deliberate?

[bad_roo]

I think it went that way during resizing. Put a cleaner version up there now.

[up-the-dubs]

Great pics, What speed is the car going to get the effect?

[Prof Higgins]

Was this the remote release from German ebayer? If so any probs to mention with unit or delivery etc? Nice pics

[marctwo]

Prof Higgins said:

Was this the remote release from German ebayer? If so any probs to mention with unit or delivery etc? Nice pics

I have the remote release from the German bloke on e-bay and the service was excellent. The release itself is a little plasticy but works well and you can't complain compared to the price of the original Canon part!

[bad_roo]

Yep, it's from that German seller. The first one sent through had a faulty charger unit but when I pointed this out he sent another one through with no quibbles. The transmitter could do with being a bit beefier but it all seems to work OK.

I was driving slowly in second gear, trying to reduce jerkiness and vibration as much as possible, I experimented with four, six and ten second exposures, with and without flash. In order to get an ultra-crisp image, many magazine photographers insist on the engine being switched off and the car being pushed (giving away trade secrets ) so vehicle speed is not a priority.

[Nuggs]

Like the pics, especially the first. I took some shots of my old man's Z a little while ago - fantastic car to photograph due to the level of detailing.

Anyway, apologies for the semi-hijack, but here are a few of mine...








>> Edited by Nuggs on Thursday 4th August 16:56

[bad_roo]

Gonna bite and ask the obvious question. How did you do that last effect?

[rico]

bad_roo said:

Gonna bite and ask the obvious question. How did you do that last effect?

Ditto. Thats excellent!

[Nuggs]

rico said:

bad_roo said: Gonna bite and ask the obvious question. How did you do that last effect? Ditto. Thats excellent!

Sorry chaps, only just noticed your posts, otherwise I'd have responded earlier.

I can't remember the name of the PS filter which I used to get the effect (I'm at work with no PS on my computer) but will have a look tonight.

It didn't take long to get the desired effect in any case...

Rico - long time no chat mate, life okay?