Photographing Cars

On Feb 1, 6:18 pm, Jay.Marti....DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 1, 6:04 am, "John S." <fishin....DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote:
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> > On Jan 31, 11:44 pm, "Ali" <m....DeleteThis@privacy.com> wrote:
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> > > I have also been toying with the idea of finding a way to attach the camera
> > > to the car on a boom for motion shots without the speed, but am scratching
> > > my head on this one at the moment.
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> > Well... this is how the magazine photographer did the action shots
> > when they featured my Mustang... The guy had a Chevy station wagon!
> > Was like the perfect vehicle for it! We then recruited my boss to
> > drive the station wagon while the photographer laid down on the tail
> > gate of the station wagon! He got some great shots this way! So you
> > might want to consider a 3 person...
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> > He said that the 17-40L was his bread and butter lens... I finally
> > picked one up a couple weeks ago.. It's the middle of winter here in
> > Michigan so I the only cars I've been able to shot were at the Detroit
> > Auto Show... I was very happy with the results!
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> Hi John -
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> If you don't mind me asking, what mag and who was the photog? And most
> importantly, what kind of 'Stang do you have ?
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> My brother (Tom Shaw) covers the Pure Stock Drags every year.
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> J

"The Mistress" is a 2005 V6... was featured in August 2006 Modified
Mustangs. Photos were by Tracy Stocker. Due to certain circumstances,
I unfortunately had to part with the car... Was a very very tough
thing... but sometime a guy has to do what a guy has to do...

I keep my website up for reference... You can check it out at www.v6john.com

I still stay active in the Mustang community... looking forward to see
what the make-over in 2010 brings...

On Feb 1, 8:43 pm, "dwight" <tfro....DeleteThis@gEEmail.com> wrote:
> "John S." <fishin....DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> > On Jan 31, 11:44 pm, "Ali" <m....DeleteThis@privacy.com> wrote:
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> >> I have also been toying with the idea of finding a way to attach the
> >> camera
> >> to the car on a boom for motion shots without the speed, but am
> >> scratching
> >> my head on this one at the moment.
>
> > Well... this is how the magazine photographer did the action shots
> > when they featured my Mustang... The guy had a Chevy station wagon!
> > Was like the perfect vehicle for it! We then recruited my boss to
> > drive the station wagon while the photographer laid down on the tail
> > gate of the station wagon! He got some great shots this way! So you
> > might want to consider a 3 person...
>
> > He said that the 17-40L was his bread and butter lens... I finally
> > picked one up a couple weeks ago.. It's the middle of winter here in
> > Michigan so I the only cars I've been able to shot were at the Detroit
> > Auto Show... I was very happy with the results!
>
> Great. Stinkin' great.
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> I just added the 100mm macro lens, and now I have to read up on this one.
> One or more reviewers mentioned that it was somewhat soft at the wide end.
> What's your take?
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> This might just be the replacement for the Rebel's kit lens, and I need the
> wide angle to fit in TWO Mustangs.
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> )
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> dwightwww.tfrog.com

Well... i've only really used the lens twice so far... once at the
Detroit Auto Show and then took some pictures of my daughters...

My take is I was blown away with this lens! I'm not super picky,
being that photography is strictly a hobby... I am more than happy
with the results! I could not believe how this lens made the pictures
pop! I do believe this lens will be perfect for the car shows! (I'm
currently using a 20D)

Here are some samples:

http://www.v6john.com/Main/Other/2008_NAIAS/zeo_1_frame.jpg

http://www.v6john.com/Main/Other/2008_NAIAS/zeo_2_frame.jpg

http://www.v6john.com/Main/Other/canon/bailee01_l2.jpg

http://www.v6john.com/Main/Other/canon/kylee01_l2.jpg

Can't wait for spring!!