The Fast and the Furious!

cfusionpm · Jul 27, 2009

...at least that was the kind of look I was trying to go for...

Car is my 2005 Scion tC, shot by mounting the camera on a tripod just next to my head. Shot on a 50D body at 10mm. 1 sec exposure at f/3.5 and 1600 ISO with some coloring PP.

Ebag17 · Jul 27, 2009

Billhyco · Jul 28, 2009

could definatley be a movie poster or better yet a xbox game cover. i like the idea of it all. i may have to try this at some point!

cfusionpm · Jul 29, 2009

Billhyco said:
could definatley be a movie poster or better yet a xbox game cover. i like the idea of it all. i may have to try this at some point!

It's pretty easy as long as you have a tripod you can mount somehow in your car, a wide lens, and a remote trigger (I used the remote with a 2 second delay). Depending on the speeds, I found 1 second good to capture light out the dash. If you have a sunroof, leave it open and drive under a lamp or street light. It will light the dash and the inside pretty naturally. I would say avoid using any of the car's interior lights. At least mine produced some less-than-desirable results with it on.

Jeffro · Jul 29, 2009

Very interesting!!! Nice shot and I will have to try something like this one day!

Get my show car done and I will have it made!!! LOL

cfusionpm · Jul 31, 2009

what kind of car is it? got any pics of it?

TriniPhototakeoutta · Jul 31, 2009

Nice shot. Realy like the concept.

Big · Jul 31, 2009

Dude, that's badass

PhotoXopher · Jul 31, 2009

Is that a Garmin nuvi?

Nice photograph, I like what you went for and achieved.

Big · Jul 31, 2009

N0YZE said:
Is that a Garmin nuvi?

I don't know why everyone likes those. My mom has one in her car and we all think it sucks. Takes forever to turn on and half the time it can't find satellites...

enufced904 · Jul 31, 2009

Sweet shot bro. I'm a Scion owner too.. 1st gen xB.

HoboSyke · Aug 1, 2009

Cool shot mate!! How did you secure the tripod and what speed did you drive the car at to achieve the blur?

polymoog · Aug 1, 2009

Nice

cfusionpm · Aug 3, 2009

Big said:
N0YZE said:

Is that a Garmin nuvi?

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I don't know why everyone likes those. My mom has one in her car and we all think it sucks. Takes forever to turn on and half the time it can't find satellites...

LOL yeah, it takes a loooong time to acquire satelites, but mine is an older model. Other than that, it works like a champ and I love it.

HoboSyke said:
Cool shot mate!! How did you secure the tripod and what speed did you drive the car at to achieve the blur?

Not very fast. Come to think of it, you can see it in the dash, and I probably should have edited the gauges to be more interesting than 1,000 rpm and ~10mph. lol. The tripod happened to fit perfectly between the front and rear seats. It had the front leg propped up just behind the center console arm rest with either other leg firmly extended to the floor. With the right angle, it was good and sturdy and placed the camera right next to my head. I prolly couldn't have gotten the shot without the 10mm lens though.