SL500. City in motion

[Dubai]

This is very interesting Project I work on in 2003, It is called [CITYinMOTION] basiclly, showing Dubai city. Due to the studied that Dubai is the fasted growing city in the world, the camrea was the only eye to show that. So, the concept was to have a car in Freez mode, and the city blurry! Usually, we see the car is blurry if it is zipping by quickly.
This project was Displayed in exhibition, and hoping for another one soon.


Omran

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[Dubai]

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[vakpemil]

Wooow that picture is cool :D But I don't get the point :roll:

[Dubai]

heh! Thanks. It's more of an abstract i think, the Idea is not developed, Yet! But I love those shots, and I believe that by sharing them I would understand more from other people what they do see from them. Do they see City or the Car? Do they see the images in Motion or Frozen in time?

I have alot more, I did print an image on canvas of 1.1m x .8m, it is BIG, and beautiful.

omran

[Astonfan]

nice shots, i see the car frozen in time

[Pehtren]

woow nice shots, i think the first one is for me the best one, the car is not so important its the light and the enviroment 8) its cool i like it, i think all of pics are great i hope you develope your idea to the end :P

[skituner]

incredible shots, what exactly do you use for those angles?

[chest3r]

Those artistic pictures with the car are damn cool!!

Good job!!

[nthfinity]

im loving your camera mount ;)


thanks Omran :D

[Dubai]

Thanks guys,

It is a secret that I will give away to JW only, I use a Suction pod, that Suck's the glass, hehehe.. !

http://www.rtsphoto.com/assets/images/cu1003.JPG $35.00
http://www.rtsphoto.com/html/cullm2a.html


Then I mount the camera on the side of the car or on the door or on roof line ( Make sure that the mount is not going to fall, usually I and keep it for a min or so, then i check by shacking the camera slightly)

Exposed the image just for 1 or 2 sec, not more or you will get the bad vibration of the car. Set the camera angle , and drive the car at a speed of 3 or 5Km/h ( Slower the sharper the image, because it tends to shake a lot from the car/street vibrations)

I know I bored you with this silly technique, but simple. If any one tried it, please show us here. :)

Enjoy

Omran[/url]

[stmoritzer]

^not at all, thanks for the description!

some very nice pictures, the second one looks like a lasershow :wink:
the ones next to the wheels are damn nice.

[dutchmasterflex]

great idea for a project! nice shots too..

[sikx5]

Those are some damn fine pictures there Omran!! Brilliant work :D


I have to get me one of those Suction mounts, ive been searching, but not many online places sell them? ive been looking on eBay...

I cant wait till i get one, those photos are awesome :mrgreen:

[Dubai]

I am really happy that you liked my work, Let me tell you that I was very SHOCKED when I did get these results, they were unexpected. :lol:

I will be working on a new once, with a better theme. ! Do you guys have any idea? Maybe combining cars and people. Or Users!! making some kind of a connection between Us & Them!... or, showing Speed.VS.Freez concept ....

Ouuf! I am so tires, and I have a plan to catch to HongKong. 9hr flight :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Wutputt]

YES! Thanks for posting the whole load of city in motion pics of the SL, Omran! I really dig these pics. I just can't get enough of 'm ;)

And thanks for the explanation. I wouldn't have thought you have to drive so slow to be able to get a clear pic. I was guessing more like 20 or 30 km/h if the road is flat.

[nthfinity]

heres an idea, Omran...


camera mounted somewhere high, or low... but only partially showing the car its on (like the wheel, or hood... but more limited then the pictures so far) and 'chase' another car... it may be hard, but i think the shots would look great if you could make it work

[MIHALS]

^^^ hehe, just use the towing rope (or how do you English call it :mrgreen: ), so this will ensure the same speed as the car in front of you and then "shoot" :wink: ... if the rope will be visible, you can always use photoshop :wink: ...

so how about Gallardo :wink: ???

btw pretty cool and nice pics my friend!!!

[No.1]

Really nice shots - a fantastic background for my PC

So haow about some shots with the gallardo too 8)

[Dubai]

AAHA!... gallardo, I knew it... I am working on it, but not very happy with the result,

Good News = I got another car in the garage, it's Atom 2 ...
Bad News :( I am far FAAAR away right now (Hong Kong)

Once I go back to Dubai I will work on those ideas ( Rope, two cars zoom thingy) and develop them to get the best result.

Next Shots will be,

Gallardo, Nissan Patrol, Ariel Atom + Me Runing LOL

Thanks guys for your kind comments and ideas..

Omran

[Wutputt]

Next Shots will be,

Gallardo, Nissan Patrol, Ariel Atom + Me Runing LOL

We will especially be looking forward to the pics of the latter one ... LOL :P

[vakpemil]

WoooW! Amazing pictures! :shock: