Offroad R/C Cars

[JDB]

Another hobby of mine... some people knock it for being kind of nerdy, but I think they're just jealous they don't get to play with toy cars :P

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[Owain Shaw]

Great set, 2 through to 5 are particularly excellent. Nicely done!

[Dave_G]

absolutely spanking, these are awesome

I used to race 1/10th scale buggies many years ago, God bless Associated ;)

[JDB]

Thanks for the compliments!

God bless Associated ;)

Blasphemy! ;) I'm a Losi guy myself :lol:

[Dave_G]

Argh! hahahaha!

I switched to the dark(er) side after running Kyosho for a lot of years!

:D

[Livinthalife]

LOVE'EM!

I don't know how you shoot them because if you do the size ratio to speed, they are probably moving over 200mph! Not to mention they aren't that big (well big for RC cars).

I had one, I loved it then lost it... Makes me want get in to the game again. These shots absolutely amazing. love to see more!

[Anke]

Fabulous bunch of pics Jason, fabulous!!!!

Reminds me of the days I used to race my old Schumacher Cat :D Now were talking a few years ago :D

Hmmm I wonder if my wife will buy me one for Christmas?

[JDB]

Thanks for all the compliments!

love to see more!

alright...

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[Livinthalife]

These are just outstanding, can't see them enough, I looked at this thread a few times, and not a single time was I not breath taken! What lens? What settings? Do you have any BAD shots? Or are they all awesome!?

[PhotoJourno]

SWEEEEEEET !!!....

By far some of the best RC photos I have ever seen.

Congrats!...

[JDB]

Thanks! Every shot you see was either taken with the 17-40 f/4L or 70-200 f/4L... you can probably figure out which one was used on a shot-by-shot basis. Outdoors on a bright sunny day, my baseline setting is 1/800 at f/8, ISO200. I just adjust it from there depending on whether or not I want more/less DOF or motion blur (panning shots, tires spinning, etc).

Do I have any bad shots? Hehe... thousands. The keeper rate for this kind of thing is pretty low.. somewhere around 30-50%, and that's just for something that's in the frame, reasonably sharp, and not entirely boring. The standout shots that I would consider really good/portfolio quality (at least by my standards) are few and far between, maybe 5% or less per event.

I've got no shortage of shots like these on my computer :lol:

http://jbphotography.smugmug.com/photos/159637807-M.jpg

http://jbphotography.smugmug.com/photos/159637861-M.jpg

(sssshhhhhh.... don't tell anyone :p )

[Livinthalife]

Thanks for sharing the "not so good" ones. Was beginning to wonder if you had any bad ones at all! I guess it helps to have some good glass too!

[GAELICSTORM7]

Excellent work !, I love No 14, looks like it's coming to getcha !, either that or it's waving at the camera, saying " Hi fans !", just like something out of the Disney movie 'Cars'.

Alan

[Echo63]

nice shots
4,5,6,11,14 all look great
i tried taking a few shots of some RC cars over the weekend, mine are really bad, although my shots of full size cars are ok, you have done really well

[michael_]

love it love it love it , im trying to find some rc places in sydney, it looks like so much fun to shoot.

[Lowieken]

Great shots ! And thanks for showing the not so nice once ... Give this noob hope :) i thought you people just shot great pictures one after the other :oops:

[zacker]

wow...some really sweet action shots there....wish i was into photography when i was into these cars... that would have been fun. i didnt even think they were still anyone out there racing them anymore...i havent seen anyone for quite some time with an RC car!! Excellent job and photos!

[Aust2000]

Stunning pictures, very crisp for a fast moving subject, just love your work.

[Anke]

Wow, loving the extra set. Do any of your shots end up in the magazines? They certainly deserve to. :D

[Ron Currie]

Wow, great shots! 3, 7, and 14 are my favorites.

[sfaust]

Number 3 of your first set kicks you know what. Excellent use of shadows, great environmental portrait. Excellent job of capturing the action.

I enjoy RC as well, but like to keep them in the air rather than on the ground.

http://stephenfaust.com/giantscalerc/images/carden%2040%20extra%20330s/lexus%20extra%20werb%20904.jpg

http://stephenfaust.com/giantscalerc/images/joenall2004/slides/My%20latest%20Carden%20330s-5355.JPG

[JDB]

Once again, thanks for the compliments!

Wow, loving the extra set. Do any of your shots end up in the magazines? They certainly deserve to. :D

I've been published in a magazine once. Right now I've got two magazines asking for contributor work, and a third one that's considering me for a position as a full-time staff photographer.

[squashed]

Excellent Jason !!! My son is getting an AE Monster truck for his Bday this month. I could only hope to get a couple shots 1/3 as nice as these !!!!

# 10 sure shows the power these little cars are putting down !!

[I Like It Sideways]

You have some impressive captures. I like 3 and 7 a lot

I'm jealous I dont get to play at the track...
But my Tmaxx is still a little sluggish...

[3dog]

Those 'good' were great. I really like the wide angle with the DoF. WOW.

[rockabilly808]

buy these things bring back memories. i used to race an OFNA 1/8 buggy, cool as hell, then photography became my new favororite hole to throw money into, ah yes, god time indeed.

[sam walker]

Looks like BIG fun. I was a slotcar nut as a kid 40 years back. This apeals with no slot track or corner marshals.
Sam

[macroshooter1970]

nice shots, I use to have a few savages.

[ogbyte]

Looks like BIG fun. I was a slotcar nut as a kid 40 years back. This apeals with no slot track or corner marshals.
Sam


Nope, you definately have corner marshalls, and down the straights marshalls, and by the table-top marshalls, and marshalls, that seem to be asleep, and talking to their mates instead of marshalling, marshalls (not that i've anything against marshalls at all :rolleyes: :D )

Brilliant shots, have recently just sold all my Hyper 7 Pro UK spec gear due to not having time to race any more, and between 86' - 94' raced 1/10th electric 2wd & 4wd (Kyosho, Schumacher, Losi, Yokomo) buggies.

Great fun - but expensive (said tongue-in-cheek with photography as new hobby :evil: )

regards
Gary

[vvilko]

JBD whats that lens you got in your Profile picture? its huge!

very nice shots on the R/C cars. good sharpness.

[JDB]

Thanks again!

Wilko, that's a 600mm f/4, and no, it's not mine :(. It belongs to my friend Chris Boice, a great guy that that does some incredible work (www.boice.smugmug.com if anybody's interested).

http://jbphotography.smugmug.com/photos/157173846-L.jpg

Note the lenscap he's using :P. I think his 1D Mk II had a 300 f2.8 on at the time.

[vvilko]

chuffin hell!

thats huge.
whats the focal lenght of that beast!

[zacker]

6, 8, 11, 14, 16... should all be published!!!! lol

[telboy30]

Awesome stuff there.

For more R/C stuff you want to check out jimmy's photo's on www.oople.com (http://www.oople.com) there some good stuff on there too. mainly from over here in the uk.

Keep up the good work.

[MDJAK]

Fantastico. Bravo. Are you like laying on your belly to get some of these shots? Seems like you have to be.

I had one of these cars years ago. First time I took it out I crashed it into a concrete curb, broke the front end off and never fixed it.

mark

[randerson07]

Awesome shots, sorry to revive, but i found this link from the SLR thread on RCtech.net/forum

I myself have been racing RC for 7 years or so, the last two weekends I went to a race specifically to shoot them.

Heres a few that didnt suck lol
1. Parking lot racing at the Local Hobby Town USA
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2. Also from Hobby Town
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3. This is from a permanent track Leisure Hours Raceway. They held a large event sponsored by Byrons and Futaba. This shot is my backround on my mac at home. I dont know if you can see it here but the left rear tire is lifting.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/793599113_9970b62a4e.jpg
4. Little help from the spectators at the same race
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5. There were a couple photographers there that Im sure were getting paid for this. In this shot the guy with the little point and shot works for the track, the guy in the backround had the nicest equipment.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1250/758175318_77ea15c0ce.jpg

[robgr85]

really good photos (besides those two :P)...

[Thameth]

13 is just majestic! All of them are amazing! Incredible work, especially with such a tough subject.

I can't wait to try out R/C, shame that I have to return my rental 70-200 f2.8L tomorrow....

[DaleP]

Good luck Cider. In Melbourne there are no off-road clubs. I'd imagine Sydney would be a similar story. :(

[theflyingkiwi]

Another hobby of mine... some people knock it for being kind of nerdy, but I think they're just jealous they don't get to play with toy cars :P



wow, I am impressed. I never thought that photographing R/C could be an interesting photos. but being so close, it makes the subjects more interesting.

well done.

[muscleflex]

excellent shots!
number 3 is impressive! can't help but think if he would be better of facing the shadows? but it's great as it is anyhow!!!

i still dream of getting a kyosho inferno..or whatever the new versions are called now..but too many hobbies plus a baby! ;-)

[gravy graffix]

Leisure hours is my home track... :)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v727/xb8slim/lh/

[randerson07]

Nice, I havent raced at leisure since they were in Crest Hill, I actually havent raced at all since IRP closed. Im hoping to run some parking lot racing this weekend in Crystal Lake.

[pumbaa]

Great shots. My wife nearly shot me today when she saw me with an RC mag in my hand at the bookstore....

[JDB]

Wow, I'm surprised this thread is still around. I guess I'll have to post some more photos then : p

These are all from the Hot Rod Hobbies Off-Road Shootout last weekend. This was my first time shooting for a magazine (Xtreme RC Car), so I'm pretty stoked. For those interested in RC, a little background: We were lucky to have most of the top-tier American drivers there (Cavalieri, Maifield, Amezcua, Truhe, Easton, Robbers, etc), and we even had a handful of Japanese drivers from Yokomo and HB, most notably Masami Hirosaka and Atsushi Hara. Also, something I was pretty excited about, this race marked Brian Kinwald's return to racing after a two-year leave due to health problems. He's never really been all that healthy, but it's been especially hard for him recently. It was looking like things have been improving for him, though, and I know everybody was happy to see him.
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Although it's kinda hard to tell what's going on here (it's 5 frames stitched together), this is Masami Hirosaka driving with his feet. It's a normal demo he does at many of the big races he attends. He can also drive one-handed and with the radio behind his back.
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15-time world champion and 51-time Japanese national champion Masami Hirosaka.
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[mkuriger]

damn, now I miss driving my tmaxx and rustler! awesome shots

[rockabilly808]

damn, now I miss driving my tmaxx and rustler! awesome shots

haha, I had a rustler, fun truck

[Nidz]

Love 14.. I'm an old Tamiya boy from way back in the 90's.. With my electric cars. When owning a gas car was something only those who are grown up and rich could afford..
Almostmakes me want to get my gas engine out and work on something new.. Almost.. hehe

[goodnameuk]

Great shots, Great to see Dirt Back, i remember racing him in the states at the 04 touring car worlds, he stands on his tanny case on the drivers stand, a wonderful guy and a wonder return to racing.I find it hard to take pics at race meetings cos i'm always racing at them, and the weather in the UK ain't always to great, but gunna try to get some soon to post.

Lee woodhams.