Cow Catcher - Danger...

Here's a sneak preview to the final build on our freshman project, our autonomous r/c bot...

-Brice-

Miami Grand Drift

-Brice-

Most Viewed and Favorites from Frankenslide

Sorry I haven't updated the site in a while, been working with Sunday Slide getting things put together for the next event and did a little write up on there about the event. Since I already gave my perspective on the day, I thought I'd share my favorite pictures I shot for the day and a few of the most viewed shots from my Flickr account! So sit back and enjoy the shots!

So this shot is one of my favorite, even though I managed to blow out the clouds sitting behind the S13. Such an attractive front end, I couldn't resist taking so many pics of this coupe getting sideways.

Frankenslide Preview

So I have about 100 pictures to upload that I am somewhat happy with and the first to come up is this:

Definitely trying to improve as a photographer and a writer, so a few posts to come, along with many updates at SundaySlide.com!

-Brice-

Frankenslide

Tomorrow is the much anticipated Frankenslide at CFRC. Lots of drift action to come, with pictures and videos flooding the site for the next week, along with a lot of updates with a site I've joined up with, Sunday Slide. This is a great opportunity to mix my love for photography, my fascination with videography, and a little business together in one cool new space. So stay tuned for updates soon!

-Brice-

James Hardee - 280Z

On this past Friday, I had the opportunity to go to Orlando to shoot a few cars and get to know a few of the guys from Orlando's drift scene a little better. Marco's Genesis green S13 was the star of the night, but there was another car that captured my interest even more than this drift machine. James Hardee, a 25 year old sales manager for Michaels Autos, also came out to the shoot, but not in a 240sx like he's had in the past, but in his newest addition to his car collection, a 1978 Datsun 280z.

Stickers are cool? So buy one!

You know you want to represent with a cool new sticker for my site! Stick it anywhere you like, they make their big debut at CFRC's Frankenslide! Be there so you can pick one up, who knows how much they will cost?? Marco's buddy made them for me, so thank him soon.

-Brice-

First Model Shoot

So to begin my photo coverage from the first little mini shoot I did in Orlando, I'd display the pics I took that included the lovely model posing with Marco's coupe. Considering it was her first shoot with a car I believe, I was really impressed and she gave the camera some big smiles as I snapped away. Definitely a big learning experience for me and next shoot will be so much better. Boy was it a struggle to get the right lighting on the subject with only the lights of the city to help us out... Thanks to Marco, Steve's headlights lighting up our shoots [lol], and company for all the fun and a great night.

PhotoShoot Sneak Peak

My first photo shoot went pretty well, still getting used to shooting in the dark, but I think they came out well. Once I have permission, I'll upload the model ones I took as well : )

-Brice-

New Events Page

If you live in any region of Florida, events can be hard to find, especially when looking for small events that are cheap and fun to run. So to help everyone out, including myself, to stay up to date on the newest events coming out, I added a page that contains events coming up that I know about and that others tell me about. Feel free to comment on the page to let me know of more events coming up and I'll add them for you. Some times college can keep me from updating so don't be afraid to email me at bburkhardt2009@my.fit.edu if you have any suggestions or concerns about the site or events page. Thanks for visiting my site, its always a work in progress. Love you guys.

-Brice-

Picture by Jigar Brahmbhatt

Part 3 of OSW Dragway

Just a few more shots from Friday night at the dragstrip. Enjoy everyone.

Party of Five

Before showing some of my shots from my field trip with the Panther Photography club, I thought I'd introduce the members joining me from the trip. First off is our fearless leader Doug Carroll. He drove us around in his stylish convertible as we traveled around a few parks and dirt roads in Indian County, FL. Thanks for the ride sir.

Here is a shot by me of a student in the Panther Photography Club, Jigar Brambhatt, out taking pictures while we are out on our first trip of the year.

Micheal Suen is another member of the Club as well, toting around a lens I'd like to have, the 70-200mm 2.8 Canon L lens, would definitely up the quality of my final pictures.

Last but not least is Jose Gutierrez, who also came along to shoot pics as a member of the Club.

Sunrise on a Sunday Morning

First two pics I tried to get a little creative with from today's field trip for the Photo Club at FIT.

-Brice-

Trip down the Strip

The pics here are Part 2 of my coverage of a small drag night out at Orlando Speed World Dragway off of E Coconut Blvd. Had a great time shooting some cars and meeting new people, along with hanging with Marco and the FAM throughout the night. Funny to see a few drift cars head down the quarter mile though. Enjoy the pics.

One of my favorite pics of this monstrous Celica, definitely not the four banger that travels slowly along the streets.

Bikes of OSW DragStrip

While I normally shoot drift events instead of drag racing and other types of motorsports, I decided to head out to Orlando Speed World Dragway with Marco and the FAM to have a night of fun and photos. This gave me the opportunity to practice in low light since I wasn't happy with how my PBIR coverage came out before, but I think I am finally getting the hang of it. To start off my coverage of the racing event, here are some of the bikes that came out to race.

Orlando Speedway Drag Night Preview

So I have about a thousand pictures to go through and its 1:46am as I type this... Here is one of the first two that I actually like, with 4 parts coming soon: Drag, Burnouts, Bikes, and Parked... Enjoy the Preview...

-Brice-

Downtown Orlando

My bud Steve and I had some time to kill before last weeks Sonic car meet, so we took the opportunity to take some shots downtown in Orlando. Whats intriguing about downtown is the variety in shots, from parks to big city buildings, the photo opportunities are endless. So here are a few of my favorites from the series, enjoy.

Revisit to PBIR

Here are my favorite shots from PBIR's drift night from last month, enjoy!

PK Films Desoto Drift 10/10/10

Sooooo sad I couldn't go, but here's a video done by my bud Pat from Desoto Drift... Next event I'll be there and ready to rock...

Desoto Drift 10/10/10 from Patrick Konior on Vimeo.

-Brice-

Video from PK Films

Driving Home

An M3 and WRX drove with me on my way home to Melbourne, took a few snaps as we drove along... Enjoy.

Wednesday Night Meet

The Fam is the name of the group of guys who come out to Sonic on Wednesdays to talk cars and show whats new in their projects. It was great having a chance to meet some guys in Florida who love their cars as much as I do. The atmosphere is fun and relaxing, even for a new guy to the mix like me. Marco explains to me the beginnings of the Fam and how it has grown into a big group of guys showing off what they love most.

Still a Tease

Putting my site name on everything takes forever to do, here's another teaser of the Wednesday meet...

Wednesday Night Meet - Preview

Attempt at Bokeh

Never done Bokeh shots before, thought I'd try it out at Sonic... Bokeh is described at what happens behind the point of focus according to Ken Rockwell, in case anyone was uncertain at what Bokeh is... The big blurs in the background give the pics a surreal look, creating an interesting, artistic look to ordinary photos.

My German Kicks

PBIR Video Revisited...

PBIR Ter Tech Drifting from Brice Burkhardt on Vimeo.

BeachVenture Part 1 - Generations

When a guy thinks of the beach, he thinks of surf and girls. When a girl goes to the beach, she thinks of tans and relaxation. But rarely do we take the opportunity to sit back and observe the different generations people who venture out the the beach.

Whether its a surfers son trying to be just like him, holding his boogeyboard high for everyone to see...

Surfs Up

These were taken from really really REALLY far away, then cropped down alot, and not editted, pretty decent quality I think. Not much action out there lol.

Miatas of Melbourne

Here are a three of nine miatas I spotted today, took some quick shots before they took off. Hopefully my buddy Mike can get his soon. Enjoy everyone.

-Brice-

What I Drive

My car is nothing crazy, nothing out of the ordinary, but she is one of my favorite parts of life. My Subaru Outback Sport is fun to drive and traveled from the southern reaches of Florida to the mountains of North Carolina. Hopefully when money allows I can take her across the States with my new camera in tow, documenting my travels with some close friends. For now though, she takes me to food and fun in Melbourne while I work on my Mechanical Engineering degree. Hope you guys like her.

-Brice-

Sunset with My Subaru

To follow yesterday's post, here are some more pictures of my trip downtown. These aren't throwbacks like the others, but tried to make the best of the gorgeous orange sunset reflecting off my Subaru. Enjoy everyone!

Throwback Melbourne

Sorry for the lame quality, don't have the money to upgrade to Flickr or Smugmug yet, BUT I really like how this set came out, especially the string lights, I'd do anything to be able to hang them in my room... Enjoy this trip back in time through downtown Melbourne.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe

As I was strolling through downtown Melbourne, I saw this Genesis Coupe sitting down a side street, so I took a few pics for you guys to enjoy.

Media Pass

A few people were wondering how I was able to get right on the track to take pics, along with some other media people, well here is the fancy wristband to get more access...

-Brice-

Need More Smoke...

Flickr or the Bucket?

New source for photos, trying out flickr, like the quality?

This ones from Flickr:

AND this ones from the Bucket:

S14 Dolphin Style

I really like the look of this white S14 out there on Friday, keep up the great drifting everyone, all you guys were doing great out there, except the ones aiming for the wall lol.

First Shot from Flickr, debating if I wanna keep posting from there...

-Brice-

RWD Impreza - Beautiful

As my site continues to grow, so will the size of my pics, hope you guys enjoy this shot of one of my favorite cars of the event.

-Brice-

Ter Tech Drifting Part Three - Media and Packing Up

To finish up my coverage of PBIR, here are a few shots of the media guys who were out shooting with me through the night, along with some final shots of Dan Chilton's, Jeremy Lowe's, and Pat Goodin's drift machines cooling off for the night. All in all PBIR was a really exciting event, giving me the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of my new camera along with getting me up close to the action to take some really great shots of everyone out having a good time. Thank you PBIR for a great opportunity and fun event.

Ter Tech Drifting Part Two - Drift Time

Here are the drift pics from PBIR, took me a while to fix some of the noise but overall not bad for my first try at night... Next time I'll make sure to have noise reduction turned on my camera : / I know i have a lot of pics of certain cars, obviously bright white colors were easier to photograph, but next event I should get a lot better... let me know what i can to do improve and if you like the pics. Part 3 is next to come showing off the media guys and the end of the night as everyone packed up. -enjoy-