Rig shot

[Jay McLaughlin]

Doing some rig shots for a friend.

I desperately need a wider angle lens!!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/476837604_39199c9407.jpg

[uniktangerine]

Nice rolling shot! Did you use the 50mm?

[Jay McLaughlin]

Nah, used the 18-55 kit lens at 18mm

[uniktangerine]

Holy crap. How exactly do you do shots like these? Would you mind explaining it all? :)

[Jay McLaughlin]

Well I have 3 Cullmann suction cup mounts, each with a manfrotto superclamp attached. I use these to clamp onto my tripod which I then stick to the car bodywork.

The shot is simple. A long exposure with the car rolling at walking pace. Ideally you want the engine off as it will cause vibrations. The longer the exposure, the more blur you get.

I then use photoshop to clone out the rig

[MikeZip007]

Good shot!

Remote shutter release or timer?

[Jay McLaughlin]

timer.

Also got a friend to push the car!

[MikeZip007]

what was the shutter speed?

[Jay McLaughlin]

Exposure: 4 sec (4)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

[p33vve]

As I said last night, great shot, 10-20mm coming up? lol

[Jay McLaughlin]

Possibly. I might get an 8mm Penang for something different. Or maybe get a longer rig

[poah]

you don't need a wider lens but you need to think about the shot abit more. a good rolling shot has a good background not just a huge load of blur with no defined subject.