06-06-12 – Vehicles

Here’s a b-side, been fooling around with my home-made rig… Mounted on the rear bumper it’s a bit difficult to get a good position for the camera, needs some improvement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emiliogt/7339667782/in/photostream

Still, I might use one of these shots.

I did that once by mounting a rig directly onto the frame when there was no bumper. Perhaps something like that might work for you?

The need for speed by Orionid, on Flickr

Initially I was going for the front bumper (fascia), but the current ones can’t hardly sustain the license plate, let’s not talk about several pounds of photo gear. I looked underneath but I found nothing I could attach my rig to. That’s the reason it needs improving, bigger clamps and some means of articulation.

I looked underneath but I found nothing I could attach my rig to. That’s the reason it needs improving, bigger clamps and some means of articulation.

Skip the clamps. Use angle-iron and body bolts. There was an article in Car Craft magazine about three or four years back showing all the different ways to set it up on almost any car.

Skip the clamps. Use angle-iron and body bolts. There was an article in Car Craft magazine about three or four years back showing all the different ways to set it up on almost any car.

Now that sounds interesting, will check it out today =)

Here’s my low-tech fix.

Have wife drive.
Hang camera on tripod out rear passenger window. Have shutter release cord attached.
(maybe put an extra tie or tape on camera to decrease blood pressure)
Get camera close to the ground (but not too close)
Take pichurs
Flip photos top-to-bottom

I just might try it.

Just surrender and join us orionid. We can have a contest within a contest, dawg…