I just remembered that I never posted a link. Here they be. I was only there for one day this year, unfortunately.

Mark

 

Nicely done. For all of the NAIAS photos I've seen, some of my favorites are out of that batch.

(boy that girl at the Mazda display looked like she wanted to be somewhere else)

 

great pics...loved the cayman pics of then all.......care to tell how you got the motion effect??

Thanks

 

Thank you! It's so hard to get anything good from that sort of shooting: the light's usually terrible, there's stuff and people in the way, backgrounds are bad... but it's a good challenge and fun to do. I wish I had more time. I didn't shoot any of the new car intro extravaganzas this time.

Isn't that Mazda shot funny? She looked so bored.

Mark

 

Thank you! I had the camera on a tripod on the rotating turntable along with the car and did a long exposure. About ten seconds or so, if I recall. I used a neutral density filter on the lens to allow for a longer exposure (along with a small aperture and a low ISO).

I really like that Cayman. It's one of those cars that looks better in person than it does is pictures.

Mark

 

and Gabe has a whole bunch over at Motoringfile...

 

Amen to that!
At both the L.A. and Chicago auto shows I kept getting irked with what white balance to use, TGFR (Thank Goodness For RAW).

They're all very good. I like the two Cayman pics also (which I had asked about previously) and my other favorite is #16, the one with the lighting setup and people in (almost) silhouette.

Did you get a chance to, or will you, go to the Chicago show?


-Juan

 

Yep, the strange mixed lighting is another thing. The color balance and intensity changes by the second in many places, too. Those giant video screens throw a lot of light and something can look very different depending on what happens to be on the screen at any given moment, though that can be a fun thing to play with as both a light source and a background element.

I'd enjoy doing the Chicago show but I'm not going to make this year, unfortunately. I should keep it in mind for next year, though.

Mark

 

Wow, great shots. Especially love the Cayman.

I hope the New York auto show will be as good. We never get any decent cars...

Oh, and I'm going to borrow your idea on that turntable shot. HEHE

 

I tried it at the Chitown show.
It's not as easy as Mark (or Dave) makes it look.
All I can say is have your camera and mini-tripod ready. Switch to manual focus perhaps. Because of the lighting, make sure you have a thick ND filter. (oh, be ready to catch your gear in case it goes flying! )

Let's see . . . have I left anything out?



Oh yeah, stay away from the Newcastles!

 

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Here is a link to a New York show with some nice cars

http://www.vehicledisplays.com/minicooper.htm

I made the stands the cars are on.

Earl

 

Please elaborate....

Oh and whats a newcatsle?

 

Those are some pretty stands...

 

You know the difference between domestic, import, and microbrews?


Gear flying off turntables . . . not a pretty sight.

 

Did someone start spinning the merry-go-round too fast?

 

I have some pics too, been too busy to post them. Gabe had one of my photos on his site:

http://motoringfile.com/2006/01/17/2...-show-gallery/

But I have others... the lighting in the MINI part was hit-or-miss, as the bloody light above the MINI kept changing colors. Plus the people (ugh).

Frankly, I can't take large scale photos (ie, 25:1) very well, I feel much more comfortable at the 1:1 or smaller realm...

 

As a product presenter (dude on turntable) when ever a camera is in view one does a 180, look up etc!! but it looks like she need to go pee

Excellent photo's Mark