Sunseeker Rallye

Slime101 · 22 Feb 2006 at 22:10

Sunseeker Rallye - Now with Pics

Starts this coming friday, sat and sun down in bournemouth - is anyone coming down this way to do some shooting?

morgan · 23 Feb 2006 at 08:38

what is it? - sorry....

Slime101 · 23 Feb 2006 at 08:53

Its a car rallye, as in off road speedy dusty, muddy etc etc.

www.rallyesunseeker.co.uk

dod · 23 Feb 2006 at 14:56

Slime101 said:
Starts this coming friday, sat and sun down in bournemouth - is anyone coming down this way to do some shooting?

Would love to but just too far

Slime101 · 23 Feb 2006 at 15:32

Looks like i'll be going alone then

Tis indeed a long way for you dod but there are others closer....

Gamefreak501 · 24 Feb 2006 at 18:08

Great shame it's not anywhere near me

Plus theres the trying to get time off work too.

Slime101 · 24 Feb 2006 at 21:35

First 2 stages over - cracking viewing really exciting

Gonna download 1.5Gb of pics now...

Slime101 · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:11

As you can see, i got some shots but the majority are faily dissapointing. Its a tricky thing, fast moving vehicles, lots of people in the way, 2 sets of barriers, lamp posts, signs and all manner of crap in the way but i got some so i'm happy!!

dod · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:28

Not bad for panning in the dark at 1/20th

Bit surprised the wheels don't have more blur in that last one.

ranarama · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:34

Bit of a techy question...I noticed a lot of the people are repeated rather than a continuous blur. Is that down to the 50hz electricity supply of the streetlamps? Never seen the effect before, then again I've never seen panning in the dark before. Good effort considering the circumstances.

Slime101 · 24 Feb 2006 at 22:38

Right...the techy bit!

I was using a Nikon D200, Sigma EX 24-70 F2.8 lens and Nikon SB800 flash.

ISO 1250/1600/3200 depending on shot
Shutter speed 1/20th - 1/40th depending on shot
Aperature - F2.8
Exposure - Manual Mode
Flash - Rear curtain sync, TTL mode.
Continous AF and Centre weighted metering.

EDIT: Looking at the pics maybe i should have used front curtain sync instead...ho hum?

Slime101 · 25 Feb 2006 at 10:58

Some action from stage 32 this morning - excellent stuff, really exciting even tho 5 cars did crash into the post i was standing next to (started track side of it, ended up 3 ft in after those crashes!! - as seen in pic 4)

All shots are straight out the camera, shot in JPG (i know, i couldnt handle processing that many raw files!) with no post processing at all.

Now i'm off to catch some more action...

divine` · 25 Feb 2006 at 12:18

Kinda wishing I blagged a lift off a mate who was going to Bournemouth this weekend anyway

dod · 25 Feb 2006 at 12:30

I prefer to have a nice thick tree beside me rather than a fence post

No1's great, ideal spot for it

hoodmeister · 25 Feb 2006 at 13:34

nice shots Slime - a tiny crop from no. 2 on the right would make it look incredibly menacing!

Deleted member 11679 · 25 Feb 2006 at 15:00

Liking your shots and my god your brave stood there!! Maybe increase shutter speed to 1/250th perhaps to sharpen images a little?

Joe T · 25 Feb 2006 at 15:32

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Slime101 · 25 Feb 2006 at 16:02

Shutter speeds need to be 1/125th or 1/160th to keep the feel of action, altho i will try some different settings next time i go to a rally.

Went out to several stages across the area this afternoon and got some good close action - sadly they are so spread out with £20 parking @ each stage i didnt go to as many as i'd of liked.

More pics to follow - just downloading now

Slime101 · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:12

Full gallery of Stage 3 in Wareham forest is now online www.so3d.net/gallery/sunseeker_1

Comments & Critisism welcome

Joe T · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:17

Nice shots mate. There are a couple which are a tad out of focus, but generally they are very sharp.

More importantly, did you enjoy yourself?

Sunseeker Rallye

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