Mazda RX7

Paddy@CIRL · 03-03-2010 7:29pm #1

Spent most of yesterday shooting this RX7. The owner is a close friend of mine, so getting the most out of this shoot was a top priority. This was my first shoot since October, so has been a while since I last got behind the lens. I made some seriously stupid mistakes, along with breaking a flash transmitter & receiver.

The colour was a challenge to shoot, not just to get a good exposure but to try and faithfully represent the shade of silver. I've so much to learn my head hurts.

It’s an early model FD with the late spec front end, RE Amemiya sideskirts with carbon fibre trays. The engine was built and prepared by rotary tuner Dragon Performance and is estimated at above 400 BHP.

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Martron · 03-03-2010 7:32pm

They are amazing in my opinion. the motion shot is great. the colours are good if not a bit cold. but great all round

Nforce · 03-03-2010 7:35pm

Excellent as usual,Paddy. Those panning shots are brilliant!

Kbeg3 · 03-03-2010 7:36pm

Great set. No. 6 is my favourite

Martron · 03-03-2010 7:39pm

6 and 2 are the best! brilliant

donmeister · 03-03-2010 7:39pm

Excellent shots, well done

.Longshanks. · 03-03-2010 8:08pm

#2 is my favourite. Really like the background too

Masada · 03-03-2010 8:23pm

4 looks too hmmm, planned looking or something, but the rest look great., 6 is fantastic,.:)

2qk4u · 03-03-2010 8:24pm

Very nice, number 6 is now my screen saver... Share them with the guys on Irishrotary.

donmeister · 03-03-2010 8:38pm

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

RX7 Pictures

Any full size pics? Would love to make a Windows 7 Theme out of them

AnimalRights · 03-03-2010 8:56pm

The backgrounds in the 1st 4 pics remind me of the backgrounds in the PC game I've been playing the last few days...Half Life 2 Episode 2.

#2 is my favourite of the factory background shots.
#6 is cropped to much to the right (behind the car)
#7 Is very very impressive.
#8 A nice touch is the door open and the keys hanging out of the ignition.

Martron · 03-03-2010 9:13pm

the only crititism i can give really is that all the pictures are pristine bar number 8. the dirt on the door cill and door lets it down slightly

gman2k · 03-03-2010 9:16pm

Were some of these shot in New Ross?

PopeBuckfastXVI · 04-03-2010 10:37am

Great location, and the motion shots are stunning!

.Longshanks. · 04-03-2010 10:39am

AnimalRights wrote: »

The backgrounds in the 1st 4 pics remind me of the backgrounds in the PC game I've been playing the last few days...Half Life 2 Episode 2.

#2 is my favourite of the factory background shots.
#6 is cropped to much to the right (behind the car)
#7 Is very very impressive.
#8 A nice touch is the door open and the keys hanging out of the ignition.

Was thinking the same thing!

Thecageyone · 04-03-2010 10:42am

Damn cool shots, what equip did you use?

Paddy@CIRL · 04-03-2010 10:49am

@gman2k
Yup, shot on the quay in New Ross at the abandoned service station.

@Martron
Aye, the interior was filthy from me and the owner jumping in and out all day. TBH it was getting late, we were both cold so I just made do. When it goes to print it'll be barely noticeable (I hope) as they always print the interior pictures small.

@thecageyone
Shot on a 5D MKII with a 24-105 F4 L for the most part, interior and detail with a Sigma 50 F1.4. Some of the external shots used two strobes (580EX II & SB800) usually use a 430EX as well but the damn receiver broke. The tracking shots utilise a custom built suction mounted boom arm, which was set to five meters for this shoot.

gman2k · 04-03-2010 11:48am

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

Yup, shot on the quay in New Ross at the abandoned service station.

Great shots Paddy, and that's a great location also - a lot in the style of Archer's Garage in Dublin.
Was there much PP involved in the images shown? PS the motion shots are superb!

mjquinno · 05-03-2010 1:17pm

gman2k wrote: »

Great shots Paddy, and that's a great location also - a lot in the style of Archer's Garage in Dublin.
Was there much PP involved in the images shown? PS the motion shots are superb!

I was going to ask the same question - btw amazing shots. would love to get my car pictured like this.

Paddy@CIRL · 05-03-2010 5:03pm

Not a huge amount at all, the rig shots are the most heavily touched ones and thats just to remove the rig and it's reflection. I reckon there is less than five minutes spent on each of the static shots.

Martron · 05-03-2010 5:13pm

really fantastic.
can i ask. whats the benefits in this situation having a rig?

is it that you dont need chase car? or is there something else?

Paddy@CIRL · 05-03-2010 5:21pm

You don't need a chase car, you have better control over the speed, can compose the image better and you can composite multiple frames together as the camera is always in the same position relative to the car. It also gives a different quality of speed and implied motion over a traditional tracking shot. The car is never going faster than walking pace so you can get silky smooth roads and lots of wheel movement.

Here's a picture of the rig unedited to give you an idea of positioning and size.

Martron · 05-03-2010 6:23pm

how long is the jib?

thanks for the reply. did you make the rig or buy it?

Paddy@CIRL · 05-03-2010 6:48pm

Made it myself, that configuration pictured is five meters, I have enough material to stretch it to seven meters but have never needed that length (yet)

Ricky91t · 05-03-2010 7:28pm

Sweet set!

focus_mad · 06-03-2010 4:52pm

That is one quality motor.. Brilliant photos

daycent · 06-03-2010 5:07pm

Must be a nightmare to clone out that rig!

Mazda RX7

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