burn out shot

[Rains]

I have a person that would like a 3'x6' wall cling of thier 1/4 mile car doing a burn out. I've shot plenty of races but not these type of cars and never for this application. Advice?

[snyderman]

You mean like this?:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/dsnyder160/DPP_12297TIF.jpg

this shot was about 1-2 seconds before the the REAL smoke began pouring from the rear tires. The EXIF data might not show up on this shot, but I believe I had a SS of at least 1/1000 ... maybe higher.

The good news is that the car itself was barely moving -- as in less than 5mph while this was going on. Good light, probably around f/6.3 or higher and really good shutter speed.

Lastly, get close, within about 20' and pray to God that your freind's car isn't anywhere near as bone-crushingly LOUD as one of these top-fuel dragsters!

dave

[Rains]

You mean like this?:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/dsnyder160/DPP_12297TIF.jpg

this shot was about 1-2 seconds before the the REAL smoke began pouring from the rear tires. The EXIF data might not show up on this shot, but I believe I had a SS of at least 1/1000 ... maybe higher.

The good news is that the car itself was barely moving -- as in less than 5mph while this was going on. Good light, probably around f/6.3 or higher and really good shutter speed.

Lastly, get close, within about 20' and pray to God that your freind's car isn't anywhere near as bone-crushingly LOUD as one of these top-fuel dragsters!

dave

Thanks for the reply Dave. I failed to mention that this will not take place at a track but at an airstrip. I believe he will want most if not all of the car shown unless i get something cool from the front. Wondering it I shouldn't wet the tarmac with water.

[grphx]

If you pour bleach on the ground and have them do a burn out on it, it will make a TON of white smoke. There is something you can put on the quarter panels of a car/truck to protect the paint from tar also.

[Rains]

If you pour bleach on the ground and have them do a burn out on it, it will make a TON of white smoke. There is something you can put on the quarter panels of a car/truck to protect the paint from tar also.

Thanks! Will do!

[Jim M]

Forget the bleach. You stand a good chance of ruining a perfectly good race car. Water should be plenty and you will only need a patch of that to get things started. Your friend will probably know how he wants to do it.

It would be helpful to know what kind of drag vehicle it is. Some have front brakes and their burnouts are essentially stationary with a little charge at the end. Others, like dragsters, funny cars, pro mods, and the like, do a moving burnout. They usually drive through the water box, then hit the throttle and spin the tires past the starting line. Don't get yourself killed without a guardrail. They don't always go straight. The attached shot was on a burnout.

[jimken61]

Jim M is correct, all you need is a little patch of water. What I've seen is as the back tires are rolling though the water they gas the car to spin the tires and get them wet. They then roll forward out of the water and gas on it to start their burn out. Jim M is also correct in the fact that they dont always go straight or do what you expect. Keep a safe distance and if you can put a guard rail between you and the car your that much better off. Here are a couple of examples of burn outs I've taken. Hope this helps.
Jim

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/jimken61/IMG_7154e.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/jimken61/Races070e.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/jimken61/IMG_1061e.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa205/jimken61/IMG_1155e.jpg

[jimken61]

Just a quick note, you may want to pay attention to wind direction. Also tire smoke and flash photography do not work well together.
Jim

[Rains]

Just a quick note, you may want to pay attention to wind direction. Also tire smoke and flash photography do not work well together.
Jim

Thanks for the input Jim, especially the flash advice. I'll post results tonight.

Scott

[snyderman]

Ok, here's a better one for you!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/dsnyder160/DPP_12269TIF.jpg