The Car Rig

[Malcolm Feth]

This one, and there is one more from The Rig of this car... I need to get Chris for some static shots one day.

And in meantime get some upgrades to my rig (longer & more stable)

 

[Dave Freeman]

Fantastic pics, love to try this myself, not sure I want to risk my D700, I have an old D80 which I could use. What speed is the car travelling at, nice if you could share a close up of the rig and camera settings.

Great results, keep up the good work, I look forward to more pictures.

Dave

[Sparky]

Your D700 would be fine, Dave.  In all those pics the cars are travelling no faster than an asthmatic ant.  They're not even being driven.

[Whirlybird]

In all those pics the cars are travelling no faster than an asthmatic ant.  .

Only because that's as fast as we could push them !

[dalepearson]

Wow great pics. I am only just getting in to photography.

I would like to ask some noob questions if I may.

 

Are the cars actually in motion, or is the background distorted to give the effect?

Also from what I can work out the boom is suction mounted to the car, so is this then edited out later?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

P.S. Is there any recommended reading specifically for car shots?

[Malcolm Feth]

Car is in the motion, yes. I have quite basic rig still, but working now on some upgrades. Extending up to 6m, 4.5 is not enough especially for bigger cars + adding extra stability (I can't imagine pushing 2 tons dodge charger!).

Some photoshop skill required sometimes to correct sharpness, remove rig etc

 

btw... few first time I was also worry about my camera, but it survived quite a lot already

 

ps one more, but this you might consider as "snapshot". I've done some crappy job here - forgot to clean the lens! wrrr

Edited January 27, 2013 by Malcolm Feth

[Malcolm Feth]

Quicky update...

[Bibs]

Nice!

[Malcolm Feth]

ok.. I need new subject for some photos

 

[pete]

Not sure where you are Malcolm but maybe when the evenings get lighter you could come along to one of our meetings in Essex and take some pictures of our cars and show us your rig.

Pete

[Malcolm Feth]

Pete... It could be possible, I have a quite a drive there (from Reading), but going with rig, especially after upgrades won't be possible (or fun) in Lotus. Have to take my daily driver car... But ye, we can organize something, one day.

[pete]

maybe meet you half way say the ACE cafe

[Malcolm Feth]

aaaaaa little update from my side... with a quite ordinary angle, though...

Exige Cup 255 Red Bull....

 

[Simon350S]

I'd love to see a pre-photoshopped image to accompany every finished image as it would help me appreciate the amount of work that has gone into the finished result.

They look ace.

[VisualEchos]

Happy to see some detail in that ground, really helps to sell the motion!

[Malcolm Feth]

Simon350S - there you go, original photo. Straight from my camera

 

Edited May 8, 2013 by Malcolm Feth

[Vulcan Grey]

Anyone follow this 20 year-old's work?  http://gfwilliams.net/index.php/mclaren-p1-in-bahrain-part-2/

 

 

[Malcolm Feth]

One more....

 

[Malcolm Feth]

Last weekend shots. We went for a half day of fun with JamieG (on this forum).

There is not many rig shots, due to fact we did not want to risk putting suction cups on the body

[MalcolmS]

Love that shot. 

[Malcolm Feth]

One more with Chrome Esprit...

[Malcolm Feth]

Update from my side... I did not put anything here for a while now

 

 

[VisualEchos]

That bottom shot is one I've been wanting to do for a long time, now it'll look like I copied you when I do it lol.

[Malcolm Feth]

Sorry man! I took it... hmm.. in April I think, but only now I have decided to do something about it

[Malcolm Feth]

I haven't touch rigshots for a while, it was time to change this fact... This time with a Skyline