Goodwood Top Hat 8th March

[Box Brownie]

Hi All

I went to the Top Hat test day yesterday and met up with Cadwell & JuZ, as JuZ said in his earlier thread it was wet & miserable with gusting winds but here are - so far ? - the best of the bunch for me. Nothing really exciting but a real "blast from the past" with all that old metal pushing hard. I have a few more worth a look but here are my allowed eight.

#1 Austin A35

http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/A35_1979.jpg

#2 Lotus Cortina
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/Cortina_2041.jpg
#3 FIAT being chased down by a Ginetta
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/FIAT_2037.jpg
#4 Falcon being chased by the Lotus Cortina
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/Falcon_2028.jpg
#5 Another Cortina & view
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/cortina_2050.jpg
#6 Renault (not sure which model but it is rear engined form 1965)
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/Renault_2021.jpg
#7 Hillman
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/Hillman_1986.jpg
#8 Tatra (certainly unusual to me)
http://www.1stdesignit.co.uk/potn/tophat/Tatra_2004.jpg

[gkwood]

Good shots Lawrence looks like you had a good day despite the weather

[Box Brownie]

Hi Gary

Yes, it did remind me that as Goodwood is only about an hours drive I should be going more often - on that note the Thruxton 'season' starts very soon if not already!

Also, that I really need to save for something like the Sigma 120-300 (see JuZ's thread !) or the Canon 100-400 IS, very much a case of budget and the various subjects I like to take when I can/do (wildlife & (motor)sports & my currently personal preference to avoid the need for a tri/monopod. My muscle tone has changed as I age and I have foud IS very usefull i.e. handholding big/heavy at low shutter speeds is getting more difficult :(

[gkwood]

Lawrence Thruxton starts on the 23rd of March with the 40th Anniversary on the 24th also , Yes Goodwood is really close to me too, I spent most of yesterday chasing deer around the new forest , yes I understand about the heavy lens , hope to see you around in 2008

[Box Brownie]

Seeing JuZ's very tight image of the FIAT 600 prompted me to review mine again ~ you can see were standing fairly near each other for many shots ~ this one like most (though not all) of the above has been cropped (note the lefthand edge is not cropped, it is that tight just in the frame) a little and for my taste I should have lowered the shutter speed a tad (too little wheel blur!) but the more I look at it I think has something to offer.

[gsgary]

Nice shots, it's great to see an A35 and Fiat 500 racing

[Anke]

Nice images, Mr Box. That orange Tatra is just too cool! One thing though, I notice that many of the cars "faces" are soft, were you focusing on the drivers?

[Warby]

Great images of cars that I remember from my childhood. I think the Renault in No.6 is a Dauphin. It's been a long while since I've seen one of those on the road or track.

Paul

[Box Brownie]

Great images of cars that I remember from my childhood. I think the Renault in No.6 is a Dauphin. It's been a long while since I've seen one of those on the road or track.

Paul

Hi Paul

Yes, from my childhood/youth as well and now you ID the Renault as a Dauphin that does sound familar :D

[Box Brownie]

Nice images, Mr Box. That orange Tatra is just too cool! One thing though, I notice that many of the cars "faces" are soft, were you focusing on the drivers?


Anke

I see what you mean!!!!! Not sure of the cause bu the odd thing about the Tatra is that it is like the front end is bouncing ~ most if not all the shutter speeds were higher than I normally like to use but one thing I did change in my tech (compared to the first outing with the combo at Lydden Hill late year) was using all focus points and AI Servo but a mix of single shot and 3fps. At Lydden I used the higher 6.5fps.

I need to run some comparisons to tweak my technique?

:)

[JuZ]

Seeing JuZ's very tight image of the FIAT 600 prompted me to review mine again ~ you can see were standing fairly near each other for many shots ~ this one like most (though not all) of the above has been cropped (note the lefthand edge is not cropped, it is that tight just in the frame) a little and for my taste I should have lowered the shutter speed a tad (too little wheel blur!) but the more I look at it I think has something to offer.
Indeed we were standing fairly close, although my tight shot of the Fiat 600 (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/juz13/Goodwood/3.jpg) was shot at 500mm and wasn't cropped ;) the tightness of a shot is down to taste though, most subjects need room to "move" to look good, yours being over to the left side works as it's moving to the right :)

[Box Brownie]

Indeed we were standing fairly close, although my tight shot of the Fiat 600 (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/juz13/Goodwood/3.jpg) was shot at 500mm and wasn't cropped ;) the tightness of a shot is down to taste though, most subjects need room to "move" to look good, yours being over to the left side works as it's moving to the right :)

:lol:, thanks. I thought you were using the 120-300 but boy that 500 is razor :cool: