Light painted cars, take two! Subaru Liberty

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

My second attempt at light painting cars. I think still a bit of inconsistency, but much improved over my first attempt!

Rest of the shoot here.

CorzyPhoto · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Nice pics! What did you use for lighting? A highpowered flashlight?

Terbo · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

They look so surreal to me! They're really neat pictures, good job!

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by CorzyPhoto

Nice pics! What did you use for lighting? A highpowered flashlight?

I used a LED workshop light. The colour imbalance you see, is because the light is probably a good 9000K temperature

CorzyPhoto · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

lol I happend to like the color of the light

carl s. · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

i am incredibly jealous of the owners of those cars. would take one anyday over my wrx sti

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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i am incredibly jealous of the owners of those cars. would take one anyday over my wrx sti

lol - that was my decision tool, STi or Liberty GT. I went with the Liberty because it's so much more refined than the STi, at the cost of the rough edge of performance.

CorzyPhoto · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Hmm.. I just realized you were in Australia and didn't realize you guys over there call that Subaru a Liberty. Over here in the US, it's called the Legacy. Nice cars, though.

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by CorzyPhoto

Hmm.. I just realized you were in Australia and didn't realize you guys over there call that Subaru a Liberty. Over here in the US, it's called the Legacy. Nice cars, though.

Yup, it's called the Legacy in every market other than Australia, it's called the Liberty hereout of respect for Legacy Australia, an organisation which aids veterans and their families during and after wars.

*shrug* the grass is always greener on the other side... people here wants Legacy badges, people in the States want Liberty badges...

you say tomato, I say tomato...

CorzyPhoto · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Australia has wars?

It's like that with every car though.

People here with Acura RSX's want Integra badges
Mazda3 aka Axela
The list goes on and on

PhotosGuy · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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Rest of the shoot here.

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Overall a good series. I like #1, 3, 6-8. #2 with #1s background would work for me, too. (Hate # 4)

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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"The page cannot be found"
Link fixed

go browse! hehe.

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Originally Posted by PhotosGuy

Overall a good series. I like #1, 3, 6-8. #2 with #1s background would work for me, too. (Hate # 4)

Thanks

#4: black cars are a nightmare to lightpaint because they don't really reflect light. They always turn out looking surreal... silver and white are much more forgiving

goatydude · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Great shots.

Can you tell us more about how you took them, would like to have a go myself.

What gear did you use?

tangcla · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by goatydude

Great shots.

Can you tell us more about how you took them, would like to have a go myself.

What gear did you use?

To be honest the photography gear is irrelevant - it was all long shutters, at f/8 through to f/11 depending on the colour of the car. Almost every lens is sharp at this level

you'll need a good tripod though.

I had a LED workshop light in a softbox and just went around, painting the car as I saw fit.

Oh, and remember to wear black, or else you'll show up in the end result

and remember not to point the softbox at the lens or else you'll get white streaks!!

aridan · 30th of May 2008 (Fri)

I like the last one. If that poll and power lines could be taken out...

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CorzyPhoto Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South FL Posts: 748	Re: Light painted cars, take two! Subaru Liberty Hmm.. I just realized you were in Australia and didn't realize you guys over there call that Subaru a Liberty. Over here in the US, it's called the Legacy. Nice cars, though.

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CorzyPhoto Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South FL Posts: 748	Re: Light painted cars, take two! Subaru Liberty Australia has wars? It's like that with every car though. People here with Acura RSX's want Integra badges Mazda3 aka Axela The list goes on and on

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tangcla Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,777 IMAGE EDITING OK	Light painted cars, take two! Subaru Liberty My second attempt at light painting cars. I think still a bit of inconsistency, but much improved over my first attempt! Rest of the shoot here. __________________ Clarence www.tangcla.com - photography Canon 5D Mark III x2 \| 16-35mm f/2.8L \| 24-70mm f/2.8L \| 70-200mm f/2.8L IS 100mm f/2.8L IS macro \| 580EX-II x2 \| 430EX-II \| PocketWizard TT1/TT5 Last edited by tangcla : 29th of May 2008 (Thu) at 19:54.

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