Wazza
5th of June 2005 (Sun), 04:36
Attended my first off road racing event today. Came across this website by fluke, and just happened there was an event a few hours later the next morning. So I decided to check it out.
What great fun it was! :)
Here is the scene, just after the racing, 360 degree Panoramic
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/woodhill-pano-s.jpg (http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/woodhill-pano.jpg)
Sometimes felt like I was too close to the action.
Was standing 2-10 metres from most the vehicles going past at 100+km/h, on uneven terrain.
Settings were mostly, 20D, with 17-40L as I was so close, and TV mode, 1/160th approx. Although I can do 1/100 and less at 300mm at long distance, I found it near impossible to get anything decent less than 1/125th at such close range. Obviously the car physical size in the frame would vary a lot, which creates a single sharp point on image, and everything else is blurred.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood1-800.jpg
Was so close to the road in this shot, and chose a very high shutter speed of 1/1600th to freeze everything including the background. Wanted to show the strange blue sky. (It's been raining a lot the last week, and even just a few minutes before hand)
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood35-800.jpg
At the jump
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood29-800.jpg
Some air time
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood24-800.jpg
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood18-800.jpg
Race winner, going at a ridiculous speed.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood11-800.jpg
Co driver trying out the new hand air brake.
(Also note, shooting through a tree, just past the jump at this point)
That tree just happened to get ripped apart with a tremendous crash. Luckily I wasn't nearby at the time.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood20.jpg
I was standing at the far left of this image..
30 more shots I've uploaded, plus these shots at 1000 pixels across at
http://wazz*****scity.com/woodhill.htm
What great fun it was! :)
Here is the scene, just after the racing, 360 degree Panoramic
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/woodhill-pano-s.jpg (http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/woodhill-pano.jpg)
Sometimes felt like I was too close to the action.
Was standing 2-10 metres from most the vehicles going past at 100+km/h, on uneven terrain.
Settings were mostly, 20D, with 17-40L as I was so close, and TV mode, 1/160th approx. Although I can do 1/100 and less at 300mm at long distance, I found it near impossible to get anything decent less than 1/125th at such close range. Obviously the car physical size in the frame would vary a lot, which creates a single sharp point on image, and everything else is blurred.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood1-800.jpg
Was so close to the road in this shot, and chose a very high shutter speed of 1/1600th to freeze everything including the background. Wanted to show the strange blue sky. (It's been raining a lot the last week, and even just a few minutes before hand)
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood35-800.jpg
At the jump
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood29-800.jpg
Some air time
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood24-800.jpg
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood18-800.jpg
Race winner, going at a ridiculous speed.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood11-800.jpg
Co driver trying out the new hand air brake.
(Also note, shooting through a tree, just past the jump at this point)
That tree just happened to get ripped apart with a tremendous crash. Luckily I wasn't nearby at the time.
http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/wood20.jpg
I was standing at the far left of this image..
30 more shots I've uploaded, plus these shots at 1000 pixels across at
http://wazz*****scity.com/woodhill.htm