Hang Time | 05:37AM Jul 24, 2007
Many of you may remember that I began my rally adventure several months ago, in the driveway of one Mr. John Cassidy. This driveway was really no different from any other ordinary driveway, except for the performance rally car sitting a loft in the garage amongst myriad tools and gadgets. Oh, and don’t forget the grease covered crew. What does any of this have to do with today’s post you may ask? Well, that rally car in the garage is very same one you see gliding through the air above.
Now, I am not sure how many of you have ever been to a rally. However, if you haven’t let me tell you, seeing a thousand pound vehicle flying through the air, all four tires off the ground, is well … it’s friggen awesome! What’s even better is wearing a goofy looking vest that allows you to stand underneath, yes that’s right I said underneath, the massive mound of dirt these steel behemoths are flinging themselves off at increasingly high rates of speed.
Processing for this shot began life, as many of my photos do, inside the wonderful world of Photomatix. I processed out four separate exposures from a single RAW file. I would have gone with separate exposures, however, those blasted cars were simply moving do darn fast. After tone mapping, I imported the final HDR file into Shop, where the real fun begins. Now, toss in a few curves adjustment layers, a dab of vignette, and just a wee bit of de-saturation, stir well and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Allow 5 minutes to cool before serving.
Until next time race fans, keep the questions coming and the dirty side down.
[VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN]
Now, I am not sure how many of you have ever been to a rally. However, if you haven’t let me tell you, seeing a thousand pound vehicle flying through the air, all four tires off the ground, is well … it’s friggen awesome! What’s even better is wearing a goofy looking vest that allows you to stand underneath, yes that’s right I said underneath, the massive mound of dirt these steel behemoths are flinging themselves off at increasingly high rates of speed.
Processing for this shot began life, as many of my photos do, inside the wonderful world of Photomatix. I processed out four separate exposures from a single RAW file. I would have gone with separate exposures, however, those blasted cars were simply moving do darn fast. After tone mapping, I imported the final HDR file into Shop, where the real fun begins. Now, toss in a few curves adjustment layers, a dab of vignette, and just a wee bit of de-saturation, stir well and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Allow 5 minutes to cool before serving.
Until next time race fans, keep the questions coming and the dirty side down.
