Driftmania - The Games - Montreal, Canada

[5 Type]

Hi everyone,

This is a first post in such a long time.

Those pictures are from the last event of 5 of a serie called : DRIFTMANIA.

Those pictures were taken at St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.

Please give me your feedback.

I know that I might have pushed the enveloppe in photoshop a little bit.

Pictures taken with : 10D, 70-200mm Sigma, 28-135mm Canon

#1 - This is Marko Santo at the wheel of a BORROWED Skyline R34 after he had an electric fire of his Infinity G35
http://images18.fotki.com/v16/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0020060916Driftmania0388m-vi.jpg

#2 - This event was a 3 vs 3 drfit.
http://images19.fotki.com/v18/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0120060916Driftmania0951m-vi.jpg

#3 - This is a car that we have almost never seen in Canada - a SOARER
http://images19.fotki.com/v22/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0220060916Driftmania0438m-vi.jpg

#4 - Haig Kanadjian at the wheel of his Nissan 240
http://images19.fotki.com/v327/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0320060916Driftmania0822m-vi.jpg

#5 - It was a very CLOSE CALL
http://images19.fotki.com/v292/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0420060916Driftmania0831m-vi.jpg

#6 - Marko doing figure 8 drifting around some cones
http://images19.fotki.com/v22/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0520060916Driftmania0379m-vi.jpg

#7 - Marko doing an incredible drift at the wheel of another borrowed car. This is a Chevy Corvette Lingenfelter... this baby is worth 200 000$
http://images19.fotki.com/v292/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0620060916Driftmania0989m-vi.jpg

#8 - Haig doing a great backfire, just before kissing the wall.
http://images18.fotki.com/v86/photos/1/17179/4041783/1BO0720060916Driftmania1079m-vi.jpg

[Wrench]

I like the shots, good composition. They look over-saturated and contrasty though, was it on purpose?

[Brand_X]

they look good. maybe though if you lowered your shutter speed to get a little motion blur from the wheels so they look like they are moving or atleast moving faster. panning shots to would be a nice touch.

Again I like what you have a lot. That was just a suggestion.

[5 Type]

I like the shots, good composition. They look over-saturated and contrasty though, was it on purpose?

Yes it was done on purpose. I wanted to give a different feeling to this set. Something different than the standard look : right exposure, right saturation.

they look good. maybe though if you lowered your shutter speed to get a little motion blur from the wheels so they look like they are moving or atleast moving faster. panning shots to would be a nice touch.

Again I like what you have a lot. That was just a suggestion.

I totally agree that on those pictures I was not doing "panning" pictures or that the ones i was are WAY TOO SMALL to see it.

Just to give you an example of something more "usual" in term of treatment :

1/100s, ISO 100 - I know that black mags doesn't show well the panning effect.
http://images14.fotki.com/v20/photos/1/17179/3858771/1Best20060730Driftmania0623-vi.jpg?1154568239

1/125s, ISO 100
http://images19.fotki.com/v332/photos/1/17179/3784756/1_Best01-vi.jpg?1152909791

[AdamJL]

DORIFTO!!!

Second shot is a pearler, I'd love to see that.
And I love the pic of the Vette... I've never seen a vette drift before.. it sure does throw up a lot of smoke.

[Wazza]

Some great shots there, probably just the sort of PP to go with the genre. I'm really jealous of the Corvette. Over here, we have 99% japanese cars, and a VR V8 Holden Commodore. :)

[thepepperman]

Amazing Corvette - that is a show-winner, cover-shot car. Amazing to see it out on the track.

[ramblux]

Awesome stuff, but yes -- a slower shutter speed would have made them perfect!


-Mike
Drift & RWD Sport Magazine

[Stephan Bauer]

Nice. I've Never shot St Eustache Autodrome Yet, Might have to shoot it sometime. I usually shoot Circuit Mont Tremblant.

[PostShawn]

Nice shots. I like # 2. It's just a clasic drift shot. They are all nice though. Any close shots of the Lingy Vett?

[forsaken]

great work

[AdamLM]

It took me a second to get over the PP, but I like the 'dreamy' effect.