How to burn through $845,000 in 15 minutes

I was out with my family on Sunday to do some hiking on the Bruce Trail and, during the drive back to Toronto, we saw this new Porsche 918 Spyder at a gas station in Caledon. As we approached on the highway, there was a lot of smoke - and sparks were flying from underneath the chassis. Then poof! - it exploded into a raging inferno just as we drove by.

So, having my camera with me (and while my wife was screaming, "get back in the car, you idiot!"), I got some shots and later, some video. If you notice, I'm a fair distance away for the video part. Um ..., that's (obviously) because there's a car on fire in front of gasoline tanks. I didn't really have a huge desire to make the last photo I ever take a big black mushroom cloud.

Putting together this short video was just for fun, but I occasionally submit images and footage to the local media if I come across something newsworthy by accident. Unfortunately, in this case, the weekend papers had already gone to press by 7:30pm and I got scooped for the local TV news by some guy with an iPhone - who probably already had his video emailed while I was still shooting.

And, oh yeah, I'm not exaggerating. The Porsche 918, a new hybrid gas/electric with a monstrous 800 horsepower, really does cost nearly a million dollars (CAN$) - which I'm sure makes this the most expensive bonfire I've ever photographed! :-)

Update: Just found out the car belonged to Toronto multi-millionaire financier and new member of CBC's Dragon's Den, Michael Wekerle. I doubt he's terribly concerned. $940,000 (CAN) is just pocket change for him.

Image details:

Camera: Nikon D610
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G
Exposure: ISO1600, 1/90 second @ f/2.8 (handheld)
Processing: NEF, ACR, Photoshop CS6

Video details:

Camera: Nikon D610
Lens: AF-Zoom Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8D ED
Exposure: 1080p H.264/MPEG-4 AVC @ f/2.8 (tripod)
Processing: Windows MovieMaker, Photodex Proshow Gold

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