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Showing posts with label Burnouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burnouts. Show all posts
Thursday, March 31, 2016
2016 Good Friday Burnouts
I'm sorting through the photos from the 2016 Good Friday Burnout King at Perth Motorplex this week, so here are a few teaser shots. This years event was an opportunity for entrants to secure invites to both the Red Centre Nats and the Masters at Summernats, which tempted several east coast cars to come and play.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Pick Ten: 2015 Epic Tyres Good Friday Burnout King
This years Epic Tyres Good Friday Burnout King event at the Perth Motorplex saw a number of visitors from the east coast come to compete for the silverware. In additon to local bragging rights, some tidy trophies and a handy cash prize, success at the Epic Tyres Burnout King comes with an invite to compete in the Burnout Masters at Summernats.
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/800 @ f/5.6, 200 mm (ISO 250)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/1250 @ f/4, 135 mm (ISO 800)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/320 @ f/3.5, 170 mm (ISO 1600)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/320 @ f/4, 105 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 140 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 200 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 95 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 180 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 200 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 70 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/800 @ f/5.6, 200 mm (ISO 250)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/1250 @ f/4, 135 mm (ISO 800)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/320 @ f/3.5, 170 mm (ISO 1600)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/320 @ f/4, 105 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 140 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 200 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 95 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 180 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 200 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Canon EOS-1D X - 1/400 @ f/3.2, 70 mm (ISO 2000)
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Monday, April 1, 2013
Pick Ten: 2013 Good Friday Burnout King
The Good Friday Burnout King is one of the biggest events on the Perth Motorplex's calendar, and always pulls a huge crowd. Here is a selection of some of my favourite shots from this years event.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/320 @ f/3.5, 108 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/125 @ f/2.8, 90 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 70 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 98 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 195 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 78 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 108 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 70 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 200 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 90 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/320 @ f/3.5, 108 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/125 @ f/2.8, 90 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 70 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 98 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 195 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 78 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 108 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 70 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 200 mm
Canon EOS-1D Mark III - 1/160 @ f/2.8, 90 mm
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
More ReplayXD Videos
Over the last couple of weeks, I've done a bit more experimentation with the ReplayXD 1080 and the Camzilla mount. I've put it on a few mates cars while they've been out having some fun, and I've set it up as a fixed camera and made a time lapse video as well.
This first video was the first time I fitted the camera to the outside of a car competing in a motorsport event. This is Franz Esterbauer's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 MR, and he's competing in the first round of the McRae Motorsports Twilight Rallysprint Series, held at the Perth Motorplex. Franz has always done pretty well at these events, and this run was no exception, Franz's quickest run of the night, it was also good enough to help him win the event. The experimentation side of things, saw me running the camera with an exposed microphone opening, which I have since realised was not such a good idea, and as a result, I've had to overdub this video with some music to hide the deathly silence left behind after I muted the sound from the ReplayXD the instant Franz leaves the start line. If you want an idea of how bad the wind noise was, watch the video to the very end, as I left the original audio intact as Franz drives off from the stop control.
The next video we have today is from Gerrin Good's 'TYAFRYA' burnout car. TYAFRYA is a methanol fueled Ford XE Falcon, and Gerrin's certainly not afraid to swing the big ol' girl around on the burnout pad. For this video, I had covered the microphone opening with a small sticker, supplied by ReplayXD with the camera for that purpose, I also turned down the microphone gain to 25db to see if that helped. As you will pick up while watching the video, there are still some noise issues with this setup, either wind noise or the sticker vibrating.
For the next attempt, I replaced the flimsy sticker with some good old race tape and fixed the ReplayXD 1080 to the side of Nathan Hollis' "TANK" burnout Sigma. This is where I'd wanted to put the camera on Gerrin's car too, as you get a good view of the drivers hands during the burnout (and while that looked good on Franz's car, it works even better on a burnout car), however, TYAFRYA has stickers on the rear windows, and that causes some issues with the suction cups on the Camzilla clamp. As you will notice in the video, there's still some wind noise or vibration issues, but they seem to be getting a bit better.
The final clip for this blog post, is a time lapse video that I shot with the ReplayXD 1080 and Camzilla rig at the Perth Motorplex's December 2011 round of the Australian Top Fuel Championship. I mounted the camera to the glass inside race control, and set the ReplayXD to shoot 1 shot every 3 seconds. The camera managed to fill it's 4 gigabyte card in around 2.5 hours, and I resized, cropped and compiled the results into the video above.
This first video was the first time I fitted the camera to the outside of a car competing in a motorsport event. This is Franz Esterbauer's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 MR, and he's competing in the first round of the McRae Motorsports Twilight Rallysprint Series, held at the Perth Motorplex. Franz has always done pretty well at these events, and this run was no exception, Franz's quickest run of the night, it was also good enough to help him win the event. The experimentation side of things, saw me running the camera with an exposed microphone opening, which I have since realised was not such a good idea, and as a result, I've had to overdub this video with some music to hide the deathly silence left behind after I muted the sound from the ReplayXD the instant Franz leaves the start line. If you want an idea of how bad the wind noise was, watch the video to the very end, as I left the original audio intact as Franz drives off from the stop control.
The next video we have today is from Gerrin Good's 'TYAFRYA' burnout car. TYAFRYA is a methanol fueled Ford XE Falcon, and Gerrin's certainly not afraid to swing the big ol' girl around on the burnout pad. For this video, I had covered the microphone opening with a small sticker, supplied by ReplayXD with the camera for that purpose, I also turned down the microphone gain to 25db to see if that helped. As you will pick up while watching the video, there are still some noise issues with this setup, either wind noise or the sticker vibrating.
For the next attempt, I replaced the flimsy sticker with some good old race tape and fixed the ReplayXD 1080 to the side of Nathan Hollis' "TANK" burnout Sigma. This is where I'd wanted to put the camera on Gerrin's car too, as you get a good view of the drivers hands during the burnout (and while that looked good on Franz's car, it works even better on a burnout car), however, TYAFRYA has stickers on the rear windows, and that causes some issues with the suction cups on the Camzilla clamp. As you will notice in the video, there's still some wind noise or vibration issues, but they seem to be getting a bit better.
The final clip for this blog post, is a time lapse video that I shot with the ReplayXD 1080 and Camzilla rig at the Perth Motorplex's December 2011 round of the Australian Top Fuel Championship. I mounted the camera to the glass inside race control, and set the ReplayXD to shoot 1 shot every 3 seconds. The camera managed to fill it's 4 gigabyte card in around 2.5 hours, and I resized, cropped and compiled the results into the video above.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Cars and Guitars
Well, that was a very busy, and rather enjoyable, weekend. The Easter long weekend coincided with ANZAC Day in Australia this year, seeing two of the regular end of season events at the Perth Motorplex on the same weekend, the Hankook Tyres Burnout King on Good Friday and the Holden vs Ford drags on ANZAC Day. Between those two events, the Motorplex hosted a concert on Easter Saturday, headlined by ZZ Top and Rose Tattoo with support from local acts Datura and The Joy Evelation.
The Holden vs Ford and Burnout King events are pretty much a regular feature on my calendar these days, but the opportunity to see one of my favourite bands in action at one of my favourite venues was what had my attention over the weekend. I'd been in discussions to organise media accreditation for myself for some time, and finally got the good word on Saturday morning. Having not shot a lot of concerts before, this was always going to be a challenge, and something that I was really looking forward to.
This was the first time I'd experienced 'the pit', that part of the venue between the stage and the crowd, a little over a meter wide, where the accredited photographers can find some space to work. Many acts choose to limit the time that the pit is open to photographers to a couple of songs, and this concert was no exception. While this may seem to restrict us a little, I think it also helps, as in the case of ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons seemed to be paying attention to the shooters in the pit during those couple of songs, and there are definitely a couple of keepers in my shots from that time.
After the time in the pit was over, I headed back into the crowd to hang out with Kate, and switched to a longer lens to grab some more shots, mostly with two, or all three, members of ZZ Top in the frame. Another part of the challenge in shooting concerts, is that almost 100% of the time, flash photography is banned, meaning you're relying on constantly varying stage lighting, which can be good and bad, sometimes at the same time. While there are often some cool colour effects, you're always chasing the right exposure settings, and when you get it right, there's certainly a sense of achievement to go with it.
On the subject of gear, I shot the whole night with my Canon EOS 1D Mk III, using a Canon 24-105 f/4.0L IS lens for most of the night, and switching to a Canon 70-200 f/2.8L (non-IS) lens for the latter portion of ZZ Top's set.
I don't think I ever doubted that I'd enjoy shooting my first concert, and it's certainly something I'll be keeping an eye out for the opportunity to do it again some day, hopefully sooner rather than later.
The Holden vs Ford and Burnout King events are pretty much a regular feature on my calendar these days, but the opportunity to see one of my favourite bands in action at one of my favourite venues was what had my attention over the weekend. I'd been in discussions to organise media accreditation for myself for some time, and finally got the good word on Saturday morning. Having not shot a lot of concerts before, this was always going to be a challenge, and something that I was really looking forward to.
This was the first time I'd experienced 'the pit', that part of the venue between the stage and the crowd, a little over a meter wide, where the accredited photographers can find some space to work. Many acts choose to limit the time that the pit is open to photographers to a couple of songs, and this concert was no exception. While this may seem to restrict us a little, I think it also helps, as in the case of ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons seemed to be paying attention to the shooters in the pit during those couple of songs, and there are definitely a couple of keepers in my shots from that time.
After the time in the pit was over, I headed back into the crowd to hang out with Kate, and switched to a longer lens to grab some more shots, mostly with two, or all three, members of ZZ Top in the frame. Another part of the challenge in shooting concerts, is that almost 100% of the time, flash photography is banned, meaning you're relying on constantly varying stage lighting, which can be good and bad, sometimes at the same time. While there are often some cool colour effects, you're always chasing the right exposure settings, and when you get it right, there's certainly a sense of achievement to go with it.
On the subject of gear, I shot the whole night with my Canon EOS 1D Mk III, using a Canon 24-105 f/4.0L IS lens for most of the night, and switching to a Canon 70-200 f/2.8L (non-IS) lens for the latter portion of ZZ Top's set.
I don't think I ever doubted that I'd enjoy shooting my first concert, and it's certainly something I'll be keeping an eye out for the opportunity to do it again some day, hopefully sooner rather than later.
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