D1GP Knockhill

[mws3]

some pics from last night

c and c welcome

[mws3]

and some more

[mws3]

last ones

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2 more

[F1F3R]

hi,
some nice pictures.

i totally forgot about that event... it looks like you had a great time.

[rickydiver]

Hi there not trying to be too critical but they do not seem to be very sharp:( What lens were you using?
Ricy

[mws3]

Hi there not trying to be too critical but they do not seem to be very sharp:( What lens were you using?
Ricy

I was using a sigma 70-300mm lense

maybe i ruined the sharpness in photoshop :oops:

[andrewc]

Thats the difference between your 120-300 with a street price of £ 1400 and a Sigma 70-300 with a street price of between £ 100 and £ 180 depending on type...

[forsaken]

can't go wrong with the sigma 70 - 200 f2.8 , much better focus and sharpness when compared to the 70-300 just not the same range

[andrewc]

i'm after a Sigma 100-300 f4 ex.

[NordieBoy]

Were they taken @300mm?

The 70-300 is a lot sharper if kept closer to 200 than 300.

[mws3]

not sure - was probalbly coser to 300 than 200

this was my first attempt at panning

[Wazza]

Looks like a fun day.

I also have a Sigma 70-300, which is now my backup to my 120-300.

As NordieBoy said, it's sharpest between 70-200. Possibly the shots just have to much motion blur? Were they slow shutter speed like 1/125 and less?

As your panning a car from the 3/4 view, at a slowish shutter speed, you end up with the centre of the car being sharp or static looking, but the front and back ends are starting to fuzz out. I still find 1/250 and 1/320th to be best for getting sharp shots most of the time, and still showing some background blur.

[mws3]

cheers folks

[Digitalwave]

You captured the action very well but the images are all soft. Did you try applying some Unsharp Mask in Photoshop?

[mws3]

You captured the action very well but the images are all soft. Did you try applying some Unsharp Mask in Photoshop?

Nope - new to all of this you see - photography and photoshop:o