I forgot about this little snapshot of my MINI with a 1967 Morris Mini Minor Traveller. I was shooting some cars for auction, and the owner had this 67, so I shot them together just for grins. CD
found another one I like, all while searching the web what rotors and pads and bleeder valves, brass bushings and braided lines I need to get to update my brakes for the year. R53 in monochrome
thanks Eric - full disclosure - I've been snapping pictures of cars for some times. A glance at my Flickr stream will show some work from when I used to take it more seriously mixed in with recent events. The Mini is just fun stuff I snap when I need an excuse to drive the car somewhere.
Love it! I'll have to go through it thoroughly tonight or this weekend. I'm a n00b to photography but really like it--got a SLR a couple of years ago for shop shots and just got a Tele lens.
You can do some neat stuff with a long lens with cars. RM Auctions, one of my regular customers, actually specifies that their exterior shots be taken with at least a 105 lens, set to exactly f5.6. I can take other shots, in addition, but MUST take a certain series of shots with a long lens set to F5.6. That lens and aperture allows the car to be in focus, but nothing else. Really separates the car from its surroundings. CD
My favorite, of this car, so far... Dirty car, nothing special about the pic. But it was a nice day. And the sign just happened to be there when I parked, helped the composition.
Long lenses, short lenses - they all have their use. I have never used my really long glass on the Mini yet, because I don't have to shoot that car from far behind a gravel trap and tire barrier. But it's on the to-do list, one day at the right location in the right light. Now that we have two Minis to take photos of, we'll probably get out more often to do just that. Here's set extremes - first ultra wide, 14mm on full frame sensor, so over 110 degrees field of view DSC_2936 and here a 300mm on the same camera, or about a 9 degrees effective field of view DSC_2921 note the narrow area around the car in the second shot that's in usable focus, while the ultra wide lens pretty much is in focus from inches in front of the lens to infinity. These lenses create totally different photos at the same location. Background is also very selective when you have such a narrow point of view - moving the camera higher or lower or just a few steps to either side can have a really big impact on the image composition. With the ultra wide, the distance to the subject has the most impact, while there is a lot less control over the background.
On the eve of my Son's third entry into the "Battle At Primm" off road race, I wanted to share this shot I took two years back. Just an edit, though it doesn't really belong here or will it be read for that matter..., but my Son is 7th out of 18 in his class after the heat races today. You can watch the 2016 Battle At Primm live on the Internet, by visiting m.ustream.tv/surfrat.
I have one of the best cameras in the world, and I've shot a gazillion cars, but still have very few pictures of my own cars. Go figure. CD