Comments on: JCW GP Photography http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/ MINI Cooper news, reviews and opinion. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: rkw http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-51117 rkw Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:20:31 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-51117 <p>Juan Calderon (blu iguana), a very fine photographer whom I've admired for some time, has some beautiful artistic photos of the GP: http://www.blu-iguana.us/archives/000840.html</p> Juan Calderon (blu iguana), a very fine photographer whom I’ve admired for some time, has some beautiful artistic photos of the GP: http://www.blu-iguana.us/archives/000840.html

]]> By: MJO MINI http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-50319 MJO MINI Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:11:23 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-50319 <p>Dave, I have been privledged to see you work up close (AMVIV 2006 photo shoot) and I hope to see you work again, this time shooting my new GP coming in September. Perhaps a dual shoot with the MJO MINI and the GP!</p> Dave, I have been privledged to see you work up close (AMVIV 2006 photo shoot) and I hope to see you work again, this time shooting my new GP coming in September. Perhaps a dual shoot with the MJO MINI and the GP!

]]> By: Vanwall http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49793 Vanwall Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:30:35 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49793 <p>These are the best shots of the GP I've seen, and after following and leading a couple of 'em on MTTS, these capture the real look of the car, something I was missing in the other shots of GPs. The GP, more than other MINIs, has to be seen in the flesh, so to speak, to appreciate it, IMO, but now these shots come awful damn close. Great pictures, Dave!</p> <pre><code> BCNU, Rob in Dago </code></pre> These are the best shots of the GP I’ve seen, and after following and leading a couple of ‘em on MTTS, these capture the real look of the car, something I was missing in the other shots of GPs. The GP, more than other MINIs, has to be seen in the flesh, so to speak, to appreciate it, IMO, but now these shots come awful damn close. Great pictures, Dave!

                 BCNU,
                Rob in Dago
]]> By: Mario http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49708 Mario Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:25:46 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49708 <p>Good job Dave!</p> <p>Cheers, Mario</p> Good job Dave!

Cheers, Mario

]]> By: Dave http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49693 Dave Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:17:38 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49693 <p>Looking at the photos of Todd's GP again, I just noticed that the U.S. GP's didn't get the rear windows tinted.</p> Looking at the photos of Todd’s GP again, I just noticed that the U.S. GP’s didn’t get the rear windows tinted.

]]> By: Frank http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49689 Frank Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:48:30 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49689 <p>Nice ride Todd! Enjoy it, you really deserve it after a very long wait!</p> Nice ride Todd! Enjoy it, you really deserve it after a very long wait!

]]> By: Richard Lin http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49656 Richard Lin Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:06:27 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49656 <p>Really nice shots as always Dave!</p> Really nice shots as always Dave!

]]> By: Scott http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49638 Scott Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:52:06 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49638 <p>I saw a 5 of these in "person," and they were awesome, but didn't look nearly as good as this!</p> I saw a 5 of these in “person,” and they were awesome, but didn’t look nearly as good as this!

]]> By: pbraun http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49633 pbraun Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:56:33 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49633 <p>Mine is fun, but Dave you do a super job! very enjoyable ! thanks for sharing !</p> Mine is fun, but Dave you do a super job! very enjoyable ! thanks for sharing !

]]> By: Dave http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49627 Dave Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:27:03 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49627 <blockquote>So, in image 3, how did you get so much motion at the back of the car and very little on the front? Was the GP going over a bump or are you working the camera to do that while keeping everything in the shot together? I really like that one as it tends to convey the motion really well.</blockquote> <p>Lee,</p> <p>number 3 is just a basic pan with the shutterspeed dragged out.</p> <p>I place the focus point on the front of the car and then pan with that. The back end is following a slightly different trajectory over that same time period, so it gets a bit blurred, since its arc with respect to the lens isn't quite the same as the arc the front of the car is following.</p> <p>Here's another example with the same end effect from the <a href="http://motoringfile.com/2006/05/04/mini-ad-agency-drive/" rel="nofollow">BSSP Ad Agency Drive</a></p> <p><u> <a href="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/571/bssp_drive15.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/571/bssp_drive15t.JPG" width="455" /></a> </u></p> <p>The pan with more blur (the one in the center - number 5 or 6 depending on how you count), had a longer shutterspeed, so both the front and back ends wound up showing more movement.</p> <blockquote>beautiful pictures as always, Dave. However, I can’t decide if I should be inspired or if I should just hang up my camera. ;-)</blockquote> <p>Thanks, that's very kind. You're far from needing to hang up your camera though.</p> So, in image 3, how did you get so much motion at the back of the car and very little on the front? Was the GP going over a bump or are you working the camera to do that while keeping everything in the shot together? I really like that one as it tends to convey the motion really well.

Lee,

number 3 is just a basic pan with the shutterspeed dragged out.

I place the focus point on the front of the car and then pan with that. The back end is following a slightly different trajectory over that same time period, so it gets a bit blurred, since its arc with respect to the lens isn’t quite the same as the arc the front of the car is following.

Here’s another example with the same end effect from the BSSP Ad Agency Drive

The pan with more blur (the one in the center – number 5 or 6 depending on how you count), had a longer shutterspeed, so both the front and back ends wound up showing more movement.

beautiful pictures as always, Dave. However, I can’t decide if I should be inspired or if I should just hang up my camera. ;-)

Thanks, that’s very kind. You’re far from needing to hang up your camera though.

]]> By: blalor http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49623 blalor Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:08:59 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49623 <p>beautiful pictures as always, Dave. However, I can't decide if I should be inspired or if I should just hang up my camera. ;-)</p> beautiful pictures as always, Dave. However, I can’t decide if I should be inspired or if I should just hang up my camera. ;-)

]]> By: Lee L http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49622 Lee L Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:58:09 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49622 <p>So, in image 3, how did you get so much motion at the back of the car and very little on the front? Was the GP going over a bump or are you working the camera to do that while keeping everything in the shot together?</p> <p>I really like that one as it tends to convey the motion really well.</p> So, in image 3, how did you get so much motion at the back of the car and very little on the front? Was the GP going over a bump or are you working the camera to do that while keeping everything in the shot together?

I really like that one as it tends to convey the motion really well.

]]> By: Dave http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49616 Dave Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:40:56 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49616 <p>I just want to thank Todd for his help in making these photos.</p> <blockquote>What is the reddish thing on the driver’s side airdam a bit lower than the fog lights? Is it a JCW emblem?</blockquote> <p>Yes</p> I just want to thank Todd for his help in making these photos.

What is the reddish thing on the driver’s side airdam a bit lower than the fog lights? Is it a JCW emblem?

Yes

]]> By: matt http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49615 matt Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:39:44 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49615 <p>already upset i wasn't able to buy one so these pics are just piling on. maybe a "lightly" used one a few years down the road.</p> already upset i wasn’t able to buy one so these pics are just piling on. maybe a “lightly” used one a few years down the road.

]]> By: Lee L http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49614 Lee L Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:36:26 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49614 <p>When <strong>is</strong> that David Bunting going to learn how to take a good picture!? ;-)</p> When is that David Bunting going to learn how to take a good picture!? ;-)

]]> By: lasersailor http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49612 lasersailor Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:32:38 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49612 <p>What is the reddish thing on the driver's side airdam a bit lower than the fog lights? Is it a JCW emblem?</p> What is the reddish thing on the driver’s side airdam a bit lower than the fog lights? Is it a JCW emblem?

]]> By: O(=^=)O Capn http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49611 O(=^=)O Capn Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:32:27 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49611 <p>As always Dave's pis look great!</p> As always Dave’s pis look great!

]]> By: Mark Hendrie http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49606 Mark Hendrie Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:57:15 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49606 <p>Great pictures and for a Scotsman the background looks stunning too!</p> Great pictures and for a Scotsman the background looks stunning too!

]]> By: TC http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49604 TC Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:37:08 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49604 <p>The Graphics are Vinyl on the Roof and Scoop.</p> <p>Gabe: Thanks for the Mention... I just Wish I could have made the Trip...</p> <p>this morning I was distraught looking at them all lining up by the Beach ready to go to Vegas knowing I only had a long day at work to go to!</p> The Graphics are Vinyl on the Roof and Scoop.

Gabe: Thanks for the Mention… I just Wish I could have made the Trip…

this morning I was distraught looking at them all lining up by the Beach ready to go to Vegas knowing I only had a long day at work to go to!

]]> By: dickdavid http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-49603 dickdavid Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:34:23 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/08/22/jcw-gp-photography/#comment-49603 <p>Just what you'd expect from Dave, awesome!!</p> Just what you’d expect from Dave, awesome!!

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