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southy1978

southy1978

southy1978

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Didn't want to thread crash so i thought i'd start a new one. Here are my pics from saturday ( didn't go sunday )
This was my first motorsport outing with the camera, trying to capture fast cars in focus is hard but i think i eventually got the hang of it!
C+C welcome.

They started out like this, and i have an awful lot like this
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and after filling a card or two produced a few winners in my eyes
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I think i'm going to get some printed out 30"x20" using the latest photobox offer so if you think they lack/need anything just let me know.

Feel free to put any other pics from the day in here.
 
Nice crisp pics , panning can be a bitch sometimes :) . The only criticism I would have is that some are on too much of an angle for my taste.

I was there sat / sun but didn't get many keepers at all :(
 
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You certainly got the hang of it :) What camera/lens(es) were you using?

I haven't had time to process any of mine properly :( Hopefully at the weekend I'll be able to get around to doing a few.
 
The one of the orange Megane is very good. Nice panning!

The last one is nice, however the speaker in the foreground is really distracting.

Still, for a first try at motorsport they are very good.
 
xolotl said:
The one of the orange Megane is very good. Nice panning!

The last one is nice, however the speaker in the foreground is really distracting.

Still, for a first try at motorsport they are very good.
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Couldn't agree more ^
 
They all look pretty nice, agree with everyone else about the speaker in the last one. Can't find any other niggles and id though id add that i really like the angles you have got on those shots, like them :)
 
spr33ness said:
What camera/lens(es) were you using?
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I was using a canon 350d with the 80-200 f4.5-5.6 with a hoya circular polariser.
Pretty much most of the time it was full zoom at 200mm, i'd love the 100-400L but need to save big stylee for it!!

Thanks for the comments.
 
xolotl said:
The one of the orange Megane is very good. Nice panning!
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Doesn't that now mean you can't enter this for the comp?

* Photos that have been commented on previously by any of the judges, will not be considered.
 
Sleepyd said:
Doesn't that now mean you can't enter this for the comp?

* Photos that have been commented on previously by any of the judges, will not be considered.
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Yeah, which is why its recommended if you are thinking of entering images into a competition you clearly mark it with No Judges please.
 
Sleepyd said:
Doesn't that now mean you can't enter this for the comp?

* Photos that have been commented on previously by any of the judges, will not be considered.
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thats ok i was going to change it anyway as its not exactly an original thought on the theme, just need to get my thinking cap on ;) :D
 
Skiddley said:
Nice shots, love the Megane :).

Is there any particular technique to pulling off good panning shots?
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Practice, a steady hand, standing in a position so you can pan the shot without having to move your feet, practice and also practice.
 
Overall nice shots, for a first time you can't argue. One thing would be to watch the backgrounds, they can be distracting to the focus of the image.
 
King_Boru said:
Your shutter speeds are too high resulting in a loss of action/motion.
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I have to say those look similar to mine it looks as though the car is standing still, really should have used much lower than 1/4000, what sort of shutter speeds should i be using? (at a guess less than 1/1000)

Also has to be said I was less than impressed with the sharpness particularly at the long end of the Tamron 28-300, so I've got 1 of these waiting at home :)
 
Wyvern971 said:
I have to say those look similar to mine it looks as though the car is standing still, really should have used much lower than 1/4000, what sort of shutter speeds should i be using? (at a guess less than 1/1000)
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It depends on the car speed, but around 1/200 is a good area to aim for :)
 
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