Bij het vertrek op de C35, van Torra Bay, aan de westkust van Namibië, richting Uis, kwam ik bijzonder zwaar vervoer tegen. Een eerste aanblik van de "monstertrucks" deed mij denken aan MAD MAX....... Na een tweede en derde opligger met dergelijke gedrochten begon ik te twijfelen of ik geen verbeeldingswaanzin had opgelopen. Enkele dagen in de hitte van de woestijn met hoog oplopende temperaturen zorgen gemakkelijk voor waanvoorstellingen. Tot enkele tientallen kilometer verder een Australische filmploeg aan het werk was. Streng verboden om foto's te nemen en indien men de fotograaf kon snappen dan zou het wel kunnen gebeuren dat het toestel onklaar werd gemaakt. Toestel maar braafjes in het tasje laten zitten om zeker geen archwaan op te wekken bij de aangeduide "bewakers". Hierboven vindt u toch een shot van één der voertuigen van de vierde Mad Max-film. Enkel een vooraanzicht tijdens het verlaten van de set zonder dat iemand het zag.................met een tweede body. Duidelijk dat een tweede body wonderen kan doen. Terwijl de bewaker een oogje in het zeil hield op de case met de ene body ging het schieten rustig door met de andere die volledig uit zijn gezichtsveld was gepositioneerd.
Verderop werden uiteindelijk de fragmenten in de woestijn opgenomen en die lagen te ver van de weg af om deftige prenten te maken. Met een tele-objectief kon je behoorlijk dichtbij komen maar het opwaaiende zand gooide roet in het eten. Geen cast gezien alleen opmerkelijke voertuigen.
With the departure of the C35 from Torra Bay, on the west coast of Namibia, towards Uis, I particularly heavy transport against. A first glimpse of the "monster truck" reminded me MAD MAX ....... After a second and third opligger with such monsters, I began to doubt whether I had received no imagination madness. A few days in the heat of the desert with extremely high temperatures ensure easy for delusions. To tens of kilometers an Australian film crew at work. Strictly forbidden to take pictures and if you could get the photographer then it may happen that the device was created disabled. Device but obediently into the bag to sit archwaan certainly not to arouse the designated "guards". Above you will find it a shot of one of the vehicles of the fourth Mad Max movie. Only a front view while leaving the set without anyone seeing ................. with a second body. Clear that a second body can do wonders. While the guard eye was the case with one body shot went quietly with the other completely out of his sight was positioned.
Further fragments were eventually incorporated in the desert and were too far off the road to make decent prints. With a telephoto lens, you could get pretty close but the blowing sand threw a spanner in the works. No cast only seen remarkable vehicles.
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"I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed."
-Psalm 18:37
This is normal Dutch. But it has some typing errors in it witch, because of that, didn't got translated. Also some particular Dutch word combinations got translated literally, and some words where missing in the original text.
This is a more better translation (I hope):
With the departure on the C35 from Torra Bay, on the west coast of Namibia, towards Uis, I came across a particularly heavy transport. A first glimpse of the "monster truck" reminded me of MAD MAX ....... After a second and third trailer with such monsters, I began to doubt whether I had received no imagination madness. A few days in the heat of the desert with extremely high temperatures ensure easy for delusions. Until some dozen kilometers further I saw an Australian film crew at work. Strictly forbidden to take pictures and if they could get the photographer then it may happen that the camera will be disabled. I left the camera in the bag not to arouse suspicion from the designated "guards". Above you will find a shot of one of the vehicles of the fourth Mad Max movie. Only a front view while leaving the set without anyone seeing it................. with a second body. Clear that a second body can do wonders. (I have no idea what he ment by this) While the guard had his eye on the case with one body, the shooting went on quietly with the other that was positioned completely out of his sight.
Further on in the desert they where filming some scenes and were too far off the road to make decent photo's. With a telephoto lens, you could get pretty close but the blowing sand threw a spanner in the works. Seen no cast, only remarkable vehicles.
"UNDERSTEER" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" is how far you take the fence with you.
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Continue. The road seems to asphalt, it is actually salt. Leaving the coast, entering Damaraland. The first part is completely desert, a stony flat expanse that makes it seem like the lunar landscape. It 'an ideal place for a movie in a post-atomic. And in fact we encounter in the set of Mad Max III. We just have time to take a quick photo to be immediately removed by a guard.
Translated from Italian. Photo taken in August. Fairly elaborate setup. Not sure what for.
Nightwalker wrote:This is normal Dutch. But it has some typing errors in it witch, because of that, didn't got translated. Also some particular Dutch word combinations got translated literally, and some words where missing in the original text.
This is a more better translation (I hope):
With the departure on the C35 from Torra Bay, on the west coast of Namibia, towards Uis, I came across a particularly heavy transport. A first glimpse of the "monster truck" reminded me of MAD MAX ....... After a second and third trailer with such monsters, I began to doubt whether I had received no imagination madness. A few days in the heat of the desert with extremely high temperatures ensure easy for delusions. Until some dozen kilometers further I saw an Australian film crew at work. Strictly forbidden to take pictures and if they could get the photographer then it may happen that the camera will be disabled. I left the camera in the bag not to arouse suspicion from the designated "guards". Above you will find a shot of one of the vehicles of the fourth Mad Max movie. Only a front view while leaving the set without anyone seeing it................. with a second body. Clear that a second body can do wonders. (I have no idea what he ment by this) While the guard had his eye on the case with one body, the shooting went on quietly with the other that was positioned completely out of his sight.
Further on in the desert they where filming some scenes and were too far off the road to make decent photo's. With a telephoto lens, you could get pretty close but the blowing sand threw a spanner in the works. Seen no cast, only remarkable vehicles.
Nightwalker wrote:This is normal Dutch. But it has some typing errors in it witch, because of that, didn't got translated. Also some particular Dutch word combinations got translated literally, and some words where missing in the original text.
This is a more better translation (I hope):
With the departure on the C35 from Torra Bay, on the west coast of Namibia, towards Uis, I came across a particularly heavy transport. A first glimpse of the "monster truck" reminded me of MAD MAX ....... After a second and third trailer with such monsters, I began to doubt whether I had received no imagination madness. A few days in the heat of the desert with extremely high temperatures ensure easy for delusions. Until some dozen kilometers further I saw an Australian film crew at work. Strictly forbidden to take pictures and if they could get the photographer then it may happen that the camera will be disabled. I left the camera in the bag not to arouse suspicion from the designated "guards". Above you will find a shot of one of the vehicles of the fourth Mad Max movie. Only a front view while leaving the set without anyone seeing it................. with a second body. Clear that a second body can do wonders. (I have no idea what he ment by this) While the guard had his eye on the case with one body, the shooting went on quietly with the other that was positioned completely out of his sight.
Further on in the desert they where filming some scenes and were too far off the road to make decent photo's. With a telephoto lens, you could get pretty close but the blowing sand threw a spanner in the works. Seen no cast, only remarkable vehicles.
Second body means second camera
Dacht ik al. Maar ik was niet zeker.
So you found your picture on this forum
There are a few members that are constantly looking on the internet for new material to post here. That's how your picture ended up here.
For instance, I read the 2 Namibian newspapers Republikein and Allgemeine Zeitung everyday. Sometimes they report things about the filming and other related news.
Are you a professional photographer for your living? Where you there on vacation or doing a photo shoot of some kind?
How did those guards act. They didn't halted you to ask what you where doing or what your business was being there?
"UNDERSTEER" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" is how far you take the fence with you.
I am an amateurphotographer. Only for pleasure, I was on vacation and alle this photographing lastend no longer then 5 minutes. Pure Luck and some tricky thing with the second camera to mislead the gardes was like playing a game. The truck was standing about 50 meter from the main road.
Love it when I find out something hidden in these pics.
I believe I have found the Lone Wolf car!
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I was staring at the image (as I do with all the images of the cars every now and then) and as I looked at the front of the car I realised I'd seen the air cleaner grill before. Suddenly all of it fit. The twin rear wheels, everything fits just a different body. Funny that it wasnt the twin rear wheels that I first noticed.
Here is the car from MMBT:
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