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05/30/2007 12:56:59 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Brad:
Speed limit is 75mph by the way, and at 85mph, more cars will pass you than you pass yourself.
Makes the 60 miles of "tie down the steering wheel and tap a nap with the cruise control on" a little shorter.... |
Uhmmm, but you're going 100 mph... Not that I can say much, in my glory days, 100 mph was slow for me... Now... married.... kid.... slowed down (yeah, moss is starting to grow on me)!
Where did you shoot that? I've been on roads in NE that looked very similar to that and can relate. The only excitement you get is playing "leapfrog" with the same couple of cars for hundreds of miles.
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05/30/2007 12:59:59 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
There are specific brackets and equipment for mounting cameras to cars. They're used a lot for movies/TV/commercials etc. Those will be the best. That said, there really is no end to the possibilities using a decent tripod (preferably with legs that will open to varialble angles), ratchet straps, 200mph duct tape, some towels, various rubber pads and some gym weights. The rubber pads and weights are useful in reducing vibrations. The weights can also be used to add stability. |
Yeah, these are all good suggestions. I was going to say cinchable nylon straps, like backpackers use; I think that's what meant by ratchet straps above ...
Someone makes a tripod head which clamps onto a partially-opened window, especially useful for things like game-park tours. |
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05/30/2007 01:05:38 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
There are specific brackets and equipment for mounting cameras to cars. They're used a lot for movies/TV/commercials etc. Those will be the best. That said, there really is no end to the possibilities using a decent tripod (preferably with legs that will open to varialble angles), ratchet straps, 200mph duct tape, some towels, various rubber pads and some gym weights. The rubber pads and weights are useful in reducing vibrations. The weights can also be used to add stability. |
One thing that few ever think about, is to drop the air pressure in your tires by about 10psi. The tires play a HUGE effect on absorbing irregularities of the road, and the newer the tires, the more they absorb - that's why a car feels sooo good with new rubber. (don't forget to air them back up later)
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05/30/2007 01:10:00 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
There are specific brackets and equipment for mounting cameras to cars. They're used a lot for movies/TV/commercials etc. Those will be the best. That said, there really is no end to the possibilities using a decent tripod (preferably with legs that will open to varialble angles), ratchet straps, 200mph duct tape, some towels, various rubber pads and some gym weights. The rubber pads and weights are useful in reducing vibrations. The weights can also be used to add stability. |
Yeah, these are all good suggestions. I was going to say cinchable nylon straps, like backpackers use; I think that's what meant by ratchet straps above ...
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No, I meant the ratchet straps that are used to secure things in a pickup bed or trailer. Those can really lock a tripod down to a car. The cinch straps are are useful too. |
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05/30/2007 01:23:23 PM · #30 |
I shoot a lot of little local events. I'm always being asked, "What's the camera for?!" To which I answer, "To take photos!" Then they ask, "Why are you taking pictures?" To which I answer, "I'm a photographer." And then they say, "Who do you work for?" To which I say, "Benjamin Franklin."
It also seems like photographers are not only more likely to get asked stupid questions but they're also more likely to speed. (109 in a 65... not a converable sebring... Cadillac DeVille)
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05/30/2007 01:55:37 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
No, I meant the ratchet straps that are used to secure things in a pickup bed or trailer. Those can really lock a tripod down to a car. The cinch straps are are useful too. |
Ah, I've seen but never used those. For lighter-weight work, bungee cords would probably be handy as well.
All of my driving-around shots are handheld ... like this one from yesterday.
 people who shoot a lot of car photos may be interested in The Windscreen Gallery -- a site devoted to shots taken from cars.
Message edited by author 2007-05-30 14:05:24. |
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05/30/2007 02:06:58 PM · #32 |
| I took pictures in the Atlanta airport using a highly conspicuous Canon 100-400L and DIDN'T get arrested ;) I was sure I was going to have to at least talk to security. An airline employee did come over and take a look but he seemed genuinely interested in checking out my shots. I was photographing planes landing in front of the sunset, so they weren't exactly terrorist shots! :) |
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05/30/2007 02:14:46 PM · #33 |
one thing that made this image work was that the camera was not pointed straight ahead. rather, it was pointed 20-30 degrees to the left of center. the images shot on straight stretches were ok/interesting, but the best ones were on curves around to the left. that is why the lines are in focus, which is what made the difference between it being an out-there piece of garbage or a somewhat viewable/interesting image.
as a number of people commented on the 'effect' the image had on them, that was muchly due to there being something that they could anchor their vision on, while everything else appeared to be in motion. |
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05/30/2007 02:18:41 PM · #34 |
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05/30/2007 02:22:40 PM · #35 |
Heh.. I like to cart my Evolt camera around town with me sometimes. I remember taking a picture of a flowering crab tree from out of my brother's truck window and across the street. Apparently there was a police officer a foot or two out of the view of my camera. After I pulled the camera back into the car, he came running over and started hollering at us. He thought I was stalking him. Seems after he realised I was just a kid, he walked away shaking his head. Scared the piss out of me, though. I thought I was getting a citation of some sort.
Heh.. Paranoia all around, I tell you.
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