BTTC knockhill, drift, legends, porsch NO 56K - Saxperience

saxoboy2005 · 18th August 2009, 11:33

First time using my new cannon 450d and i had alot of fun.

Played about with the setting abit but still getting used to photography (amature). This is the first time i have photographed motor sport so am pretty pleased with the outcome. Ok they are not great but for my first time im more than happy. Now that i look back on what pictures are good and what settings i had it on i will know in future how to correct the problem.

I went to watch the touring cars, not to take pictures so sorry about the lack of locations. I didnt want to miss any of the action as we had a good seat.

pictures taken using
BODY: CANNON 450D LENSE: CANNON EF 75-300mm

If you want to know what settings i used please just ask.

and if anybody would like to make any comments on how i could have made any pictures better....PLEASE tell me.

thanks and enjoy

Jason

saxoboy2005 · 18th August 2009, 11:34

saxoboy2005 · 18th August 2009, 11:34

jaybiss · 18th August 2009, 12:58

you need to go through those pics and delete the ones where the car looks like its parked on the track (e.g the viper pics for example). Theres alot there that doesn't show the speed that the car is travelling.

You need to use a slower shutter speed on these so you create a blur in the background and the wheels appear blurred.

this is a no

this is a yes please

you must surely agree the second pic looks better than the first as the car looks like its moving?

Apart from that you look like you have a nice set of pics

saxoboy2005 · 18th August 2009, 13:11

i totaly understand mate. the only problem i found was when i slowed down the shutter speed i was finding it really diffacult to get the car in focus. mybe it was the poor lighting conditions because it was really overcast.

thanks for the advice mate! you can only learn from the best

craigy_87 · 18th August 2009, 13:18

liking the pics

seen her go off, she was very pissed lol

saxoboy2005 · 18th August 2009, 13:30

LOL cheers mate

Barry123 · 18th August 2009, 22:09

I'm not sure you posted enough pics...

For a first time they're focking impressive!

saxo_ron · 18th August 2009, 22:14

really good pics to look at - moreso as I watched the races throughout the day

(as an aside - plato in the final race was immense)

Mystic^p · 18th August 2009, 22:27

As Jaybiss said mate, the shutter speed is a bit too high so alot of the cars look stationary. When you lower the shutter a bit you need to 'pan' with the car. i.e. move the camera a bit to keep the car in the same area of the picture while the shutter is open. This is probably why the car looks out of focus in some, its probably not out of focus, just blurred due to the car moving quickly & the camera not moving at all.

Maybe the worst explanation of how to pan but in a nut shell lower the shutter & try to move with the car a little. In shutter priority mode on a sunny day you should be able to get away with the shutter at 1/80 or 1/100 without much problem.

Pics looking good though, its all practise, was this the stage at Knockhill? I cant picture where your standing...

mtpagey · 19th August 2009, 01:21

theyre mostly all round the left hand side of the track if looking at the pit straight.

most i think are in the general area of beign just at/after the series of downhill bends at the end of the pit straight (before continuing down then back up to the chicane)

saxoboy2005 · 19th August 2009, 06:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by adsayer

I'm not sure you posted enough pics...

For a first time they're focking impressive!

lol cheers man...means alot to me

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxo_ron

really good pics to look at - moreso as I watched the races throughout the day

(as an aside - plato in the final race was immense)

Plato on the final race had a brillaint race! not that i am to fond of plato to be honest but you have to respect the skill he used.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystic

Pics looking good though, its all practise, was this the stage at Knockhill? I cant picture where your standing...

once again mate i totally agree with what you say and i fully understand. The problem i was having was when i was turning the exposer down to say...anything less than 200-250 i was finding it really difficult to get a decent sharp picture and that was panning with the car. like you said man..on a sunny day where there is plenty light it would be alot easier, but due to it being really dark and overcast (rain at some points) was finding it hard if not imposible to get any pics that were in focus. Mybe i just wasnt smooth anough when i was panning? it was rather cold and i wasnt using a mono stand or anything.

I was standing just before the S's at the bottom of the track after you have come through all the corners after duffus dip

cheers for the reply tho mate