Boom Rig Shoot Results!
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A buddy of mine has a rolling rig boom that he let us borrow for a shoot today.
It's a big long flag pole stabilized with a cable, with 2 manfrotto suction cups, and a manfrotto "Magic Arm" on the end.
We shot using my 24-70mm 2.8L on my friend's body (she had a wireless remote release). 1.6x crop.
24mm (x1.6), 1" exposure, F/22, ISO 100 if y'all care about any of that.
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Basically on a 1" exposure you're going 5-10 mph. Pretty awesome to play around with! I think I'll end up building my own soon. Been thinking about it for a while.
It's a big long flag pole stabilized with a cable, with 2 manfrotto suction cups, and a manfrotto "Magic Arm" on the end.
We shot using my 24-70mm 2.8L on my friend's body (she had a wireless remote release). 1.6x crop.
24mm (x1.6), 1" exposure, F/22, ISO 100 if y'all care about any of that.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/119112-boom-rig-shoot-results-imag0732_rhoski3xrk.jpg?dateline=1406471409)
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Basically on a 1" exposure you're going 5-10 mph. Pretty awesome to play around with! I think I'll end up building my own soon. Been thinking about it for a while.
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use a CPL filter, shoot smarter, and drive faster.
Shooting at f/22 can cause diffraction that reduces the sharpness; don't take it that far. and the miata shot look very soft for a rig shot.
At a 1" exposure, the trees are barely moving, why? they should streaks.
And that shot screams the need of a CPL. That alone will drop you 1-2 stops of light.
the mini shot was done at ISO 400 and f/3.2. why? shoot at the lowest ISO and f/stop you can to reduce the light and increase the shutter speed. He looks like he's stopped in that pic.
the bmw shot settings were better. but take the shot turning left, it looks odd turning "into" the camera, and i'd like to see more of the wheel not the tire.
then think about more compelling backgrounds...
Shooting at f/22 can cause diffraction that reduces the sharpness; don't take it that far. and the miata shot look very soft for a rig shot.
At a 1" exposure, the trees are barely moving, why? they should streaks.
And that shot screams the need of a CPL. That alone will drop you 1-2 stops of light.
the mini shot was done at ISO 400 and f/3.2. why? shoot at the lowest ISO and f/stop you can to reduce the light and increase the shutter speed. He looks like he's stopped in that pic.
the bmw shot settings were better. but take the shot turning left, it looks odd turning "into" the camera, and i'd like to see more of the wheel not the tire.
then think about more compelling backgrounds...
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Here's an example of what happens when we slow down the shutter speed further, and try to drive faster (she was driving like a maniac)
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The one I linked above was at 1/4"
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I agree. Try a faster shutter and faster speed.
1/40-1/125 will be enough to blur the background completely at even mediocre speeds.
CPL would be better than an ND to remove all the windshield glare.
any way you can triangulate the pole better? or get it closer to the car and just use an 18mm lens. or use a FF camera.
1/40-1/125 will be enough to blur the background completely at even mediocre speeds.
CPL would be better than an ND to remove all the windshield glare.
any way you can triangulate the pole better? or get it closer to the car and just use an 18mm lens. or use a FF camera.
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Updated this.
Fixed the stupid window reflection, sharpened up the body lines using a shot I had taken when the car was still, did a bit of extra dodging and burning, removed the reflection of the rig from the shot.
I like it 10x more now.
Fixed the stupid window reflection, sharpened up the body lines using a shot I had taken when the car was still, did a bit of extra dodging and burning, removed the reflection of the rig from the shot.
I like it 10x more now.
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Looks sick man. We used to do this back in the day with Z cars. i'll see if i can find the photos to share. Something to try. Dont drive the car try pushing it. set the exposure longer and push it. we would get the car rolling. literally 1mph, and set our exposure to 2-3sec.
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Yeah, next time we do it I'm going to find a smaller hill I think with smoother roads and try a longer exposure with less bounce. We tried with the engine off and just slowly rolling down a very shallow hill and modulating the brake, but it still bounced all over.
OG that's a stellar shot. Love it mucho. There's a parking ramp here with very shallow slopes in it, cool lights, and VERY smooth surface. That's our next location I think.
And yeah, the pole is bent. The cable helps to strengthen it. But either way it should be fine. It takes big ol' *****, that camera setup was about $3k hanging from that pole. Which is why we use high quality manfrotto suction cups instead of HF "shower safety" handles or w/e.
OG that's a stellar shot. Love it mucho. There's a parking ramp here with very shallow slopes in it, cool lights, and VERY smooth surface. That's our next location I think.
And yeah, the pole is bent. The cable helps to strengthen it. But either way it should be fine. It takes big ol' *****, that camera setup was about $3k hanging from that pole. Which is why we use high quality manfrotto suction cups instead of HF "shower safety" handles or w/e.
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Yeah, next time we do it I'm going to find a smaller hill I think with smoother roads and try a longer exposure with less bounce. We tried with the engine off and just slowly rolling down a very shallow hill and modulating the brake, but it still bounced all over.
OG that's a stellar shot. Love it mucho. There's a parking ramp here with very shallow slopes in it, cool lights, and VERY smooth surface. That's our next location I think.
And yeah, the pole is bent. The cable helps to strengthen it. But either way it should be fine. It takes big ol' *****, that camera setup was about $3k hanging from that pole. Which is why we use high quality manfrotto suction cups instead of HF "shower safety" handles or w/e.
OG that's a stellar shot. Love it mucho. There's a parking ramp here with very shallow slopes in it, cool lights, and VERY smooth surface. That's our next location I think.
And yeah, the pole is bent. The cable helps to strengthen it. But either way it should be fine. It takes big ol' *****, that camera setup was about $3k hanging from that pole. Which is why we use high quality manfrotto suction cups instead of HF "shower safety" handles or w/e.
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Right on, I'll give that a shot next time. The person who let us borrow the rig suggested the hill/brake method.
The only thing I'm worried about, is that the rig was SO bouncy. any slight movement of the car (even pushing it at a crawl I'm afraid) set the camera to bouncing like a trampoline on the end of the pole. I think adjusting the tension of the cable will help.
The only thing I'm worried about, is that the rig was SO bouncy. any slight movement of the car (even pushing it at a crawl I'm afraid) set the camera to bouncing like a trampoline on the end of the pole. I think adjusting the tension of the cable will help.