Englands most photographed Lamborghini

[_dobbo_]

Another outing today with GI_Jnr's Murcielago, took the chance to practice my panning technique, quite pleased with some of the results.
Some static ones first:


A few panning shots:





And finally, being the legend that Tuan is, he let me have a drive (I think mainly so he could hear what his car sounds like at full chat with the Tubi exhaust on it!
Check out the tight lipped frowning face of concentration!


>> Edited by _dobbo_ on Thursday 17th November 19:18

[V6GTO]

_dobbo_ said:

Check out the tight lipped frowning face of concentration!

Otherwise known as "Brown trouser moment!"

Martin.

[Mannginger]

I love that first shot! In fact it's now my wallpaper, even if it is a little bit distorted.

Oh and for getting a drive too you lucky bugger!

Phil

[_dobbo_]

Mannginger said:

I love that first shot! In fact it's now my wallpaper, even if it is a little bit distorted. Oh and for getting a drive too you lucky bugger! Phil

Glad you like it! mail me through my profile with your desired size and i'll send you a proper one.

[V6GTO]

Looking back through these a second time, number 1 is a nice image! Is there any detail left in the sky though? A sureptitious bit of burning might be in order.

Martin.

[_dobbo_]

V6GTO said:

Looking back through these a second time, number 1 is a nice image! Is there any detail left in the sky though? A sureptitious bit of burning might be in order. Martin.

Probably loads, the original was underexposed (no surprise with a D70) and I've done my usual trick of cranking up the contrast....

i'll revisit it tomorrow and see if I can rescue the sky.

[focusonme]

Second panning shot is truly excellent.

[_dobbo_]

V6GTO said:

Looking back through these a second time, number 1 is a nice image! Is there any detail left in the sky though? A sureptitious bit of burning might be in order. Martin.

OK replaced the first one now with a slightly tweaked sky, bit of selective levels applied.

[pdV6]

_dobbo_ said:

Englad's most photographed Lamborghini

Wouldn't that be this one:


Nice pics, by the way!

[trackdemon]

Has to be this one :



Really like the 1st shot BTW

[White_van_Man]

definatly this one

>> Edited by White_van_Man on Monday 31st October 12:28

[_dobbo_]

I've got over 1000 photos of the blue one at home but I'll spare you by not posting them all here.... Shall we call it a draw?

[trackdemon]

Haha, but I believe SG54 has been snapped by more people as well as having been in the press.... SG wins by a neck?

[vipers]

_dobbo_ said:

Check out the tight lipped frowning face of concentration!

probably sh*t scared he might SPLASH the photographer.

[_dobbo_]

vipers said:

_dobbo_ said: Check out the tight lipped frowning face of concentration! probably sh*t scared he might SPLASH the photographer.

Hmm..... Interesting point. If he'd left me the car in his will, I might have been less careful!

Trackdemon - I'd actually forgotten Simon's Murci, otherwise I'd have titled the thread "England's second most photographed Lamborghini"

[matt (gravy)]

Hi Ben,

Id say these photos are a significant step forward for you. Nice one.

Matt

ps. I shot a lambo today too...

[v15ben]

Great pics of GI's Murci but I will agree that SG54 seems to appear in pics everywhere!!

[imperialism2024]

I've been trying to rescue the sky, but to no avail...

[dugless]

What distance were you from the car in the first shot,and what lens /f/ mm did you use ?

Very nice shots,


cheers...

[_dobbo_]

dugless said:

What distance were you from the car in the first shot,and what lens /f/ mm did you use ? Very nice shots, cheers...

It's the 18-70 kit lens at 18mm, there's a polarising filter on there which accounts for the small amount of vignetting in the first two.

I was about 2 meters away at a total guess, 18mm whilst not that wide does distort a fair bit. I've got another one at home shot at 70mm stood a long way back, the car fill the same amount of the frame, but the perspective is much flatter, and thus less dramatic I think. I'll try to post it up tomorrow morning for comparison.

F number will likely have been 3.5 given it was very gloomy and I had a polariser on there.