Ian Bramham's Photoblog
8 Seconds in Time
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 21 February 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
In case you're wondering....yes, that's me at the wheel and you can see that the car is moving from the dash dispay......the camera is mounted on a heavy tripod that's securely fixed into position in the back of the car so that the camera and car are moving as one, otherwise it would all be a blurry mess with an exposure this long.
The shutter is triggered with a wireless remote.
It was all a bit of a wild experiment that happened to work much better than I was expecting.
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Links to the websites of other photographers whose work I love and who have all helped me enormously over a long period of time. I find the work of all 3 to be inspirational.
@Double KK Photography: Thanks very much!
@«miguel.peixeiro»: Thanks Miguel.....the lens is a Sigma 10-20 and is my favourite by far. Mounted on my Nikon D40 it converts to a 15-30mm so the exif is showing that it's at its fully wide setting.
HESTER from Spain
Increbile captura! Enhorabuena! De verdad me ha sorprendido. Me ha gustado muchooo!!
21 Feb 2008 9:52am
@HESTER: Thanks very much Hester!
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
This is so totally cool! I love your adventurousness with the camera; each day you give us different types of pictures and they are always refreshingly yours and yet always innovative as well. Keep up the good work!
21 Feb 2008 10:56am
@GJC: Thanks very much GJC!.....I love experimenting with this new camera and it's great to get such positive reactions about the results.
Helma from Tehran, Iran
WOOOW ! Amazing shot ... Great captured and very nice photo ... thanks.
21 Feb 2008 11:14am
@Helma: Thanks very much Helma!
@Allan: Thanks very much Allan!
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Experiment successful! I love this shot.
21 Feb 2008 12:40pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks very much Viewfinder!
MGarand from Yarmouth, United States
this worked unbelievably well! i have never seen a long exposure taken inside a moving car like this, what an excellent idea. well done!!!!
21 Feb 2008 1:24pm
@MGarand: Thanks very much Mathew....I'm really pleased that you liked it!
bm from Budapest, Hungary
Terrific shot, really feels like speeding down the highway and the colors are just fantastic - I was thinking about trying this for a while now but haven't yet. Looking at your shot just made me want to really do it!
21 Feb 2008 1:29pm
@bm: Thanks bm!.....yes, give it a try for yourself. It isn't hard to set up; just remember to make sure the tripod can't move and the camera is securely fixed in place, otherwise you'll end up with just a blurry mess as the camera bounces about (its a lot safer too :-)
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Hell, you're brilliant! Very futuristic looking as well, well for me anyway. And you're on the wrong side of the road and of the car lol
21 Feb 2008 2:03pm
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine!
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
That is a fine and very unusual photo. Your work paid off in sheer interest.
21 Feb 2008 2:14pm
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Micheal!
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks Jason!.....I'm really pleased you liked it.
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
quite a setup for this shot.. and it was well worth it. great result
21 Feb 2008 2:31pm
@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick!
greg from Denver, United States
great idea and execution.. what's causing the light streaks up above the road? streetlights?
well done!
21 Feb 2008 2:47pm
@greg: Thanks Greg!....the light streaks up above the road are from the lights illuminating the motorway (freeway)
@Betty: Thanks Betty!
Ron from Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Great stuff, Ian! I think my favorite piece of the shot is the view in the left-side mirror – it's just a cool little picture within a picture.
21 Feb 2008 3:11pm
Putter from Belgium
Wow, what an incredible shot. Looks like a still from a weird sf movie. Love it!
21 Feb 2008 3:19pm
CraHan from Koolkerke, Belgium
Pure genius. It feels like a timewarp sequence from a sci-fi movie or something :D
21 Feb 2008 3:40pm
Jan from Bruges, Belgium
Great experiment indeed. Looks like a cockpit of a space aircraft
21 Feb 2008 5:04pm
alex centrella from fresno, United States
outstanding work...would be a great stock image. !
21 Feb 2008 5:46pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
OUTSTANDING!!! and down right brilliant!!! Plus this on the spotlight page!! You even have a pana roof which gives more trail lights... just freakin' amazing Ian... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
21 Feb 2008 6:05pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
AWESOME! I know I always love your shots, but this one really stands out (with "Southport Pier in Winter"). i'm just not used to seeing the driver on the right though ;) great composition, color, everything.
21 Feb 2008 6:15pm
Betsy Barron : www.thebetsy.com from Glenmoore, United States
yeah, that's a once in a lifetime shot - love it!
21 Feb 2008 8:58pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
The moving and captured motion, and the colour its just a great shot.
22 Feb 2008 2:40am
Bernhard from Wr.Neustadt, Austria
Nice experiment and good realisation. IMO the hands are a bit too blurry, but I know this would be a very hard improvement to make. I like it.
22 Feb 2008 7:29am
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
Stunning way to get a capture! How did you fixed the tripod- did you used the safety belts?
23 Feb 2008 6:17pm
@Michael: Hi Michael....yes making sure the tripod couldn't move was important for safety and to minimise blur of the parts of the image that are inside the car......when the car goes over a bump at high speed the camera and the car need to move together.
Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland
Awesome super shot !!! Breathtaking !!!
Cya Wys
23 Feb 2008 9:36pm
daniel kurniawan from solo, Indonesia
great framming ian.. your photographic skill now is more than a great photographer
24 Feb 2008 6:26am
Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
Congratulations on being futured on the front page! You did a great job here.
Very creative.
24 Feb 2008 10:15am
blackivory from Singapore, Singapore
Great idea, and a wonderful photo to go with it!
24 Feb 2008 3:24pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Great idea. I like it. Saw some images like this on JPG Mag awhile back, were they yours?
24 Feb 2008 8:49pm
@Twelvebit: Hi Twelvebit!....I loaded them onto JPG at about the same time as here and this one is now up for sale on the Alamy stock photo site. I've just started loading some of my better D40 photos there.
My ambition is to see some of my photos get published so decided to actually do something about it
lucie from san francisco, United States
this one is the best of the two. great idea.
26 Feb 2008 5:02pm
Alexandros from Kefalonia, Greece
That's amazing!
That's something I want to do for a long time but haven't found the way to stabilise the tripod in the car yet...
29 Feb 2008 9:16am
Japanalia from Yokohama, Kenya
Such a futuristic look!!!! (You vight be a visitor from UP THERE!) Amazing what you did here!!!I feel drawn inside it!
8 Mar 2008 1:11am
Nikon D40
8 seconds
F/11.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)