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MG MGA - Steve At Speed
| The weather has improved in the UK over the last few days. Time to blast the dust off. Steve  |
| Steve Gyles |
| Nice picture! I like the movement in it! |
| G Ramos |
| looks like a FAT FENDERED MGA. Cameras do strange things Beautiful car. I like it. Sandy |
| SANDY SANDERS |
| Fantastic picture Steve! Two questions; got ant more and how was it taken? Neil |
| Neil McGurk |
| Get the roof on man, you'll catch your death.... :) |
| Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo |
| Sandy Sanders writes "looks like a FAT FENDERED MGA. Cameras do strange things" That picture was taken with an extremely wide-angle lens. That distortion is one of the reasons that relatively long lenses are used for portraiture. How far were you from the camera car, Steve? Less than a meter? |
| David Breneman |
| There was no other car. The camera man had to jump pretty quick!? Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| For me the wide angle is the whole point of the photograph. It creates an almost three dimensional aspect giving an illusion of motion and feeling of speed! Maybe I am talking bo***cks, but I love the picture. |
| Neil McGurk |
| Neil I like it too but I cannot claim any credit. I will post the ownership and methodology when the thread has run its course! It makes the cut down screen look lower than it is. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| I didn't even notice the cut down screen at first, but it does make you look lower (and smaller) than you are! Are you set for the front cover of a magazine or a calendar then! Do tell! |
| Neil McGurk |
| The last time I saw a photo like that I was driving an MGA to Le Mans a few years ago to mark the return of the MG Marque to the 24 hr race. I was doing an article with a classic car magazine and they had a professional photographer. He had his camera mounted on the towbar of the forward vehickle whilst he sat in the back clicking his shutter remotely! Am I near? |
| Robert (Bob) Midget Turbo |
| Great picture Steve, the wide angle lens has given the car a really different, almost cartoon like look. And it looks like you are sitting in the back seat!! I can understand your reluctance to name the photographer when it was obviously the last photograph he ever took! Hope he didnt damage the front paintwork too much! Colyn |
| Colyn Firth |
| Nice one Steve - now can you do one of mine!! cheers Cam |
| Cam Cunningham |
| Steve I reckon your fuel pump has failed, you are stationary, and the camerman is coming towards you on his skate board! Or maybe the camerman is stationary, and you are in reverse! |
| Graham M V |
| My guess is that your computer wiz kid took a photo in your driveway and another of a moving background and used a computer program to stick it all together. How much does he charge? Mine would be a bit harder as its all in pieces. Cheers, Ian R. |
| IJR Renshaw |
| Two photographs. One of the background taken from a moving vehicle to create blurr. Second photo of the car sitting still (clear reflections on the car suggest it was not in motion). Digital slight of hand to combine the two images. |
| Andy Bounsall |
| Andy, at first I thought no, but on closer inspection, there appears to be grass reflection on the lower aspect of the grill, from the front. Initially, I thought it was reflecting from the side, but now it looks to be from head on. It can be seen better on magnification. There also seems to be a strange element to the edge of the side of the car, as if superimposed. So right now, my money's on Andy's theory....but hey,a forensic boffin, I aint. |
| Phillip Hughes |
| I was interested in the stationary reflection on the bonnet. Not an expert on these things, but on enlarging, it looks like the pixel quality of car is poorer than the background so I think Ian and Andy are correct. Lovely car and photo whatever! |
| Graham V |
| Andy is almost right, although it is one photo. 9 out of 10. Photo was taken from about 10 feet in front and then the surroundings blurred up on Photoshop to create the impression of speed. Steve |
| Steve Gyles |
| Quote Andy: Second photo of the car sitting still (clear reflections on the car suggest it was not in motion) Now if we employ Einstein’s theory of relativity, would not the reflections on the car be travelling at the same speed as the car and if shot from a car travelling at the same speed as the MGA and the therefore the shadows, would therefore appear to be stationary, but only relative to the car and camera.?? |
| DJ Lake |
| It just shows how the B series engine has been developed to the point that there is now so much power available under the bonnet of Steves MGA that it can now approach Relativistic Speeds, close to that of the speed of light!! It certainly explains the "red-shift" in the colour of the picture. It must be strange though to be able to reach your destination before you actually leave and to know that when you approach light speed, your MGA weighs as much as the entire universe! Can you tell me where "Einsteins Power Tune" shop is Steve so I can book my car in? Colyn |
| Colyn Firth |
Now without infringing copyright here is Steve driving in Autumn.
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| DJ Lake |
This thread was discussed between 17/03/2010 and 18/03/2010
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