Midgets - 4/26/08 @ West Siloam Speedway

[nwagirl]

These little dudes were kinda hard to focus I thought.. C&C welcome.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7471/img5069copyuv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[nwagirl]

Here are some more from this event that I've got uploaded: If anyone has any advice on these I'd appreciate it! Thanks--

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3470/img4717copysq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/307/img5166copyca0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9108/img5171copybe0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7342/img5148copymf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DL64]

they are tough to shoot,what happened with last shot?

[nwagirl]

Not sure that's how most of mine ended up, part of the car in focus (front tires) and the rest blurry..

[Jimmy B.]

Were you shooting manual mode? what focus point?
Just wondering.
Jimmy B

[nwagirl]

Tv mode and honestly I'm not sure on the focus point.. looks like the front tires ! Grrr.. these cars only are at the track occasionally but I'd love any pointers so I can get some good shots of them!

[Brandon Anderson Photos]

yea ive found the midgets hard to shoot too, most of the time i use center point focusing or all point focusing and its always in manual mode. the ss varries as well as my f. stop is arround the 4 mark if I had 2.8 I would use that...

here are a few of mine

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/andersonproductions/IMG_0873.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/andersonproductions/IMG_9281.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/andersonproductions/IMG_9241.jpg

[DL64]

great shots Brandon how do you use manual mode? I have no luck shooting in manual and I use the center point focus to.

[Brandon Anderson Photos]

umm for the most part my settings are ISO 200-800 depending on the time of the night.... f stop around 4 ish and ss 60-200 and my flash about 1/2 power.... I should use it at full but i dont like the recycle time on it at full

[nwagirl]

Those are great photos Brandon and thanks for the pointers. I'm going to try those settings next time the cars come to our track.

[Wood #4]

Brandon have you tried a Quantum Turbo? I had very little trouble with recycle time. I now use a Norman but use the other as a back-up.

Manual settings are the way to go. I have used auto a couple of times but that was only in the daytime with plenty of sunshine. Once the flash goes on the auto settings are of no use.


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[Brandon Anderson Photos]

nope i havent yet but i am thinking about getting one.... I know a couple of guys who use one and it cuts the recycle time alot.... for the most part the time on the 580 is really good but I like to use the 1/2 setting on it just incase theres a flip or something then it will pop off 2 or 3 shots before recycling. and the light it puts out at that setting is pretty good at the track i shoot at most of the time