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02/25/2010 08:05:09 PM · #1 |
I was really likin' the way it looked on the drive, so I thought I'd just grab my camera and shoot out the windshield and see what I got. I really wasn't prepared for the effect that the wide angle gave with the camera pointed off to the right just a tad. I love it that the tree, road, and straight on view is so crisp, but that blur off on the right is freakin' COOL, eh what????
I'm sure that's a big "Duh!" to some of y'all, but it's the first time I ever did that! LOL!!!
Message edited by author 2010-02-25 20:05:26.
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02/25/2010 08:11:02 PM · #2 |
Makes my brain feel funny, but then again that doesn't take much. I would try something like that but I would probably wreck the car. Cool picture though, I like it
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02/25/2010 08:24:54 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb: I love it that the tree, road, and straight on view is so crisp, but that blur off on the right is freakin' COOL, eh what???? |
Yup -- very cool. You might want to post it over at the Windscreen Photo Gallery where they specialize in this kind of shot. |
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02/25/2010 08:26:47 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by monster-zero: Makes my brain feel funny, but then again that doesn't take much. I would try something like that but I would probably wreck the car. Cool picture though, I like it |
This from the Iridium & Strontium 90 guy?????? LOL!!!
BTW, you don't actually LOOK through the camera, you just kinda hold it up to the dash and shoot it out the windshield!
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02/25/2010 08:29:02 PM · #5 |
I hear you. It IS nice, but sooooo dangerous when you are driving. But then again photography does have an edge.
Passenger shot:
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02/25/2010 08:29:08 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by NikonJeb: Originally posted by monster-zero: Makes my brain feel funny, but then again that doesn't take much. I would try something like that but I would probably wreck the car. Cool picture though, I like it |
This from the Iridium & Strontium 90 guy?????? LOL!!!
BTW, you don't actually LOOK through the camera, you just kinda hold it up to the dash and shoot it out the windshield! |
Oh well that makes more sense. I sure didnt want to get a dui trying get a shot like that.
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02/25/2010 08:56:12 PM · #7 |
With practice it's even possible to shoot panoramas while keeping one's eyes on the road at all times. I also try to wait until there are no other cars in the immediate vicinity.
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02/25/2010 08:58:04 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by GeneralE: With practice it's even possible to shoot panoramas while keeping one's eyes on the road at all times. I also try to wait until there are no other cars in the immediate vicinity.
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how about stop the car for a minute or so. If something is that good , it would be worth stopping car.
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02/25/2010 09:28:24 PM · #9 |
I was pretty stoked to get that one.
I would've stopped but I was on my way to work and running late. |
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02/25/2010 09:49:34 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by zxaar: how about stop the car for a minute or so. If something is that good , it would be worth stopping car. |
Stopping in the middle of the freeway is frowned upon by the Highway Patrol and other drivers ... :-(
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
I was pretty stoked to get that one.
I would've stopped but I was on my way to work and running late. |
I have some which look amazingly similar to that!  |
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02/26/2010 06:51:08 AM · #11 |
I wonder how much photographic quality glass for your windshield would cost?
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02/26/2010 06:56:18 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by dtremain: I wonder how much photographic quality glass for your windshield would cost? |
I dunno, but the UV coatings on most modern windshields affect the image. I've noticed that before trying to shoot through it when I pull over. I usually try NOT to shoot through the windshield.
The only saving grace for my image in the original post was that it was 5:15, and there was virtually no actual daylight left. The sun had gone down, it was overcast, and the majority of the light was from the snow reflecting the twilight.
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02/26/2010 07:38:21 AM · #13 |
The weirdness will be really extreme if you are using a polarizer. But then again... most any shot while driving isn't really planned so... uh... good luck planning for the unplanned...
Message edited by author 2010-02-26 07:38:37. |
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