[PIC_THREAD] Sports, Action, Transportation

[JohnStewart]

Quick question lads, looking to do a lot more racetracks.
I currently have a tamron 70-200 f2.8 and was wonder if this will be long enough for most tracks as my sigma is the old type and a bit slow in every department?

It depends which tracks you are going to and what you'll be shooting.

A 70-200 is fine for panning shots for cars at many circuits, though a 1.4x convertor would be handy. At some tracks you are quite a distance from the action (e.g. Silverstone) and if you are shooting bikes then you'll find the lack of length a bit frustrating at times and end up having to heavily crop the photos. If it's for your own use and won't be printed bigger than A4 then this is fine.

I won't deny that for some shots a long focal length lens is needed. If you are a Canon user, then the Mk 1 version of the 100-400 can be picked up for just over £500 and has a very versatile range. Ok it can hunt a bit in low light above 300mm, but in good light it's fine.

 

[hux]

IMGP2733 by darren bray, on Flickr

 

[hux]

IMGP2702 by darren bray, on Flickr

 

[Luke]

A little late, but I thought I'd share some of my RIAT photos. The weather was very challenging and I'm, not overly happy with the set, but they capture for me what was a very good show.

F35 launch

F35 underside

F22 F35 Heritage

%Phantom

F22a

F22a underside

RJAF C130

BAE Typhoon armed

BAE Typhoon

A400 vapour

A400 vapour 2

268 Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen

Belgian F16

RAF Hawk Red

Reds break

Bulldog T.1

 

[paul10]

some more riat shots agreed poor light very windy and fri was cut short no single prop plane well ok one no vintageurl=https://flic.kr/p/JyJmUo]20160709-Riat 2016-1031[/url] by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20160709-Riat 2016-1031 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20160709-Riat 2016-933 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Riat 2016-837_DxO by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20160709-Riat 2016-733 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20160709-Riat 2016-662 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20160709-Riat 2016-662 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[JohnStewart]

McLaren P1 (£1M+) being driven flat out in torrential rain at Knockhill last weekend.

 

[hux]

 

[smr]

Few from Santa Pod today, another great year

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IMG_7691 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7773 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7568 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7454 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7742 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7390 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7862 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

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IMG_7888 by Joel Spencer, on Flickr

 

[Sig226]

IMGP2733 by darren bray, on Flickr

Really liking the processing on this !

 

[daelo]

Motorway, Railway, Canalway:

Birmingham Canals-7 by Dael Evans, on Flickr

 

[Luke]

One taken at Lancaster Castle last weekend:
IMG_1799

 

[Steve M]

BAD 965 by Steve Millward, on Flickr

 

[The_Abyss]

One from the Singapore grand prix a couple of weeks ago.

Spoiler

Force India at Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2016 by Greg Kingston, on Flickr

 

[peige]

Few days at the Mach loop, these are my favourites

 

[paul10]

[/url]20161014-untitled-171 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]20161014-untitled-180 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG]Brands Hatch BSB

[/url]20161014-untitled-180 by Paul Stuart[/20161015-untitled-13 by Paul Stuart, on Flickr[/IMG][/IMG]url], on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[Rojin]

A little late, but I thought I'd share some of my RIAT photos. The weather was very challenging and I'm, not overly happy with the set, but they capture for me what was a very good show.

Phantom

So jealous of the Phantom shot, was that an arrival shot? I didn't see it on the Friday or Saturday.

 

[Luke]

That was departure on the Monday. As I worked the event I was able to stand at the crowdline on my own to get some shots.

 

[Kei]

Brecon Mountain Railway. Mamiya RZ67 + 65mm f4 on Kodak Portra 160
BreconMR-Portra160-04-Crop by Kyle, on Flickr
BreconMR-Portra160-06 by Kyle, on Flickr

Container ship entering Cardiff Docks. Mamiya RZ67 + 127mm f3.5 on Ilford Delta 400
CDFBay-Delta400-08 by Kyle, on Flickr

 

[GTAMADDOG]

I'm a bit rusty in the photography department these days, but as always I went to the Wyedean Rally because it'd be rude not to when it is right on my doorstep. I tried being bit arty with the last image because I thought the bushes would make a good frame

10, on Flickr

12, on Flickr

23, on Flickr

30, on Flickr

33, on Flickr

 

[squerble]

Nipped to Oulton Park over the weekend to try and get a few pics of a couple of friends who were on the track day.

20161119-oulton-324, on Flickr

20161119-oulton-150, on Flickr

20161119-oulton-442, on Flickr