Pics of Pagodas in Motion! Let see yours

[RobMarks]

I enjoy taking a good pic of the Pagoda with a nice background, but after discussing capturing pics on the run with peter and a couple other members in another forum, I took the opportunity when leaving a concours to photo on the run of a couple of other pagoda while leaving town.  Taking a picture in motion is more challenging as the background constantly changes, un-invited other vehicles can also spoil a good shot.  Going to have to work on this one. Here's a few pics my son took as a passenger.  I curious to see others , and  techniques etc.  Could be from the back of another car or as a pedestrian of a passing pagoda, staged or natural.  How far do we go to get a good shot??

rob

[thelews]

While those are pleasant pics, they fail to capture the "motion."  Here are a couple of great pics from a "competing" brand taken on Sunday's "drive your 356" day.  Granted, Paris is a pleasing background.

[Peter van Es]

This is not so easy. Take Pagoda. Take driver. Take camera with fairly long lens. Change shutter time to 1/60th or more (1/30th). Mount on tripod with movable head. Aim lens at moving car... move with car, and take pictures (e.g. on motor drive). Be prepared to throw lots of them away.

Peter

[J. Huber]

Here are a couple from our fantastic Bay Area First Sunday Drive archives...

[Garry]

A couple taken whilst trying to get photos for the famous Pagoda Ccffee Table Book!

[Peter van Es]

Nice pics, but I agree with John "thelews".... they fail to capture the motion!

Peter

[RobMarks]

Certa.inly a few more variables in a good pic in motion.

I like the bridge pics of J.H and Garry.  Just don't like the mixed bag of cars  in the background . I think the same pic with the pagoda, centre of attention on its own would be awsome.   Probably a very small window of time after dawn on a sunday .Makes me want to throw a few laps of our beautiful bridge Trying to find a partner in crime at 7am on a sunday will be diificult though

I note on that good looking pic of the porsche, the wheels appear blurred in motion along with the background while the car is crisp.  I note one of my pic of the white pagoda taken at 100 kmph the logos on the wheel are captured and quite clear for spinning at such a high speed.  Must be something to do with the shutter speed

look forward to the challenge of a good motion pic


Still interested to hear how far one goes to get a good pic


rob

[thelews]

I note on that good looking pic of the porsche, the wheels appear blurred in motion along with the background while the car is crisp.  I note one of my pic of the white pagoda taken at 100 kmph the logos on the wheel are captured and quite clear for spinning at such a high speed.  Must be something to do with the shutter speed.

look forward to the challenge of a good motion pic


Still interested to hear how far one goes to get a good pic


rob

Yes, shutter speed is part of the equation.  You need to have someone follow the subject with the camera while moving so that the subject stays clear, but the background blurs due to the slower shutter speed while the photographer is moving.  This was also accomplished in a front veiw shot above in that the cobblestone pavement provided the "motion" while the subjects remained clear.  Would be difficult to do on a smooth pavement.  

You can practice by having someone run past you while you follow them with the camera and snap pictures at varying shutter speeds.  The runner should remain reasonably focused while the background blurs, and possibly the runners legs, arms and hair.

[Naj ✝︎]

 

[jameshoward]

The blurring has more to do with the wine I'd consumed rather than the lack of light and slow shutter speed, but I like the colours of the heater levers in the picture. The straight white line is a car coming past - shutter speed was 2 secs under exposed by 1 stop on a 17mm lens, on the way home from a superb dinner in Brantome, France.

(I was using the camera, not the car!)

[114015]

Hello Naj!!

Unbelievable!
A 240D W115117 chases a 280 SL W113E28 - wow!

I always believed these were precombustion chamber diesels but I wasn't aware that these cars had already CDI-like turbo-charged engines which run like a sports car.

Car is from Esslingen (near Stuttgart).

Great shot!

Best,
Achim

[Naj ✝︎]

Hello, Achim,

How about the Pagoda chasing a 300 SEL 6.3?

Pictures were taken last year at Brands Hatch Race Circuit during the Classic Days event by MB photography team!

naj

[Drewtee]

slow motion

[treedoc]

I'm sure Rob and all of you would agree, a white R129 can never be a "Pagoda in Motion" or a "Blue one by the Sea", attached image is of our SL500 about to be swamped by a Blue WRX at the local skid pan.
Who needs traction control, spray from our fat rear tyres would have keep him a bay if I could have got some power into them.

[RobMarks]

Geez it  must be a hard decision   on a sunday morning Geoff, "which car am I gonna take out today! "

Surely  there's a few more pics of Pagoda's in motion out there.

Might have to add Bang Bang Boogie girl to this thread to liven it up a bit.

I'm plotting some good pagoda in motion pics, but haven't quite got there yet

rob

 

[Ulf]

@JamesHoward - how did you manage to get your instrument light so shine so bright? Mine are much dimmer...

Ulf

[m300cab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqoRmnJ1pwE

[Peter van Es]

Michael,

I have no idea why you posted that link here... the film Intersection has been discussed at length.... just search for it.

Peter

[RobMarks]

Here's an extremely fast pagoda in motion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMnHlrNLDqU

rob

[al_lieffring]

a photographer's trick is to take a photo at a slow shutter speed with the flash set to sync with the second shutter, then pan asross a stationary object (car). Turning on the marker lights will make for stronger highlights. If your camera doesn't have a  second shutter sync option you can just pan across the object backwards.

[Allen]

Driving to the Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance on a warm Sunday morning with no traffic.

[Garry]

In the middle of no where on the loanliest road in California.
Not such a clear photo as Allens good one as I was shaking taking the picture, I was the passenger

[w113dude]

Wow Garry, 180KM an hour? that is impressive, never seen one going that fast.

[114015]

Thanks Garry,

for the nice pic.

Just confused.... Please what model is that?
Is it a 250 (early) with 3.92 rear end?
Do you perhaps remember that?

Just curious....

Best,
Achim

[Garry]

I am not sure if it was a 230 or early 250, 4 speed manual and not sure of the axle ratio. The photo of the car I have is of the side and it has the small hub caps with trim rings.  Another member of the forum was the driver, I dont want to put him in but may be if he wants to reveal the info Will ask him on a PM