American LeMans Series @ Laguna Seca

bedeviler · 23rd of October 2006 (Mon)

The first few of several hundred that need to be processed, behold some low-res horsepower goodness:

Aston Martin DBR9

Ferrari F430GT

Panoz Esperante GTLM

Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Porsche RS Spyder

Radical SR9

-C

AccidentalArt · 23rd of October 2006 (Mon)

nice stuff!

adamsti · 23rd of October 2006 (Mon)

These are ok, but they need more processing to pop. Slower shutter speed, and using the bottom focus point to get the car out of the middle of the frame are a couple of other things you may want to try.

bedeviler · 24th of October 2006 (Tue)

Thanks guys.

Tim, thanks for the critique. These few were a fairly quick dump just to get some shots posted. I haven't seen many from LS, so wanted to share some of the beautiful racers in participation. I'll try your tips, especially the bottom focus technique and see how it goes (based on some of the samples on your site, I imagine pretty well!). I tried to work primarily at or slightly higher than shutter speeds of 250, but was handholding a non-IS 70-200mm w/ 1.4 extender for all these shots. I wanted *some* keepers, know what I mean?!?

All-in-all, not a bad effort for my first attempt at motorsports photography! I'll share more after some critical examination and processing.

-C

PhotosGuy · 25th of October 2006 (Wed)

Quote:

Slower shutter speed, and using the bottom focus point to get the car out of the middle of the frame are a couple of other things you may want to try.

A few more examples: Waterford Hills Racing POTN 9/24/06 shoot

Quote:

...but was handholding a non-IS 70-200mm w/ 1.4 extender for all these shots. I wanted *some* keepers, know what I mean?!?

You'll probably have to delete some, but those were with the 100-400 f/4 at 1/160-1/200 @ f/8

The track makes a nice background, so why include the pylon in the 1st two?

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bedeviler Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 239	American LeMans Series @ Laguna Seca The first few of several hundred that need to be processed, behold some low-res horsepower goodness: Aston Martin DBR9 Ferrari F430GT Panoz Esperante GTLM Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche RS Spyder Radical SR9 -C __________________ cAb Canon EOS 1D Mark II \| Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM \| Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM \| Canon 1.4x Extender II \| Canon EOS 10D w/ Grip (For Sale!!) \| Leica Digilux 2 (2) \| Leica D-Lux 4

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AccidentalArt Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston areas Posts: 609 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: American LeMans Series @ Laguna Seca nice stuff! __________________ 7D, RebelXT, 30D, 50mm 1.8, 85mm 1.8, Sigma 70-200 2.8 Macro, Sigma 1.4x TC, Tamron 17-50 2.8, Metz 54, 100-400IS, Kenko Ext Tube Set, 24-70 2.8, 180mm Macro, (2) GoPro

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adamsti Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 1,542	Re: American LeMans Series @ Laguna Seca These are ok, but they need more processing to pop. Slower shutter speed, and using the bottom focus point to get the car out of the middle of the frame are a couple of other things you may want to try. __________________ 7D, 5D MKIII, 17-40 f/4L, 24-70 f/2.8L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 300 f/2.8L IS, 500 f/4L IS, 1.4xII, 2.0xII "I love the smell of racing gas in the morning" http://www.timadamsphotography.com

24th of October 2006 (Tue)	#4
bedeviler Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 239	Re: American LeMans Series @ Laguna Seca Thanks guys. Tim, thanks for the critique. These few were a fairly quick dump just to get some shots posted. I haven't seen many from LS, so wanted to share some of the beautiful racers in participation. I'll try your tips, especially the bottom focus technique and see how it goes (based on some of the samples on your site, I imagine pretty well!). I tried to work primarily at or slightly higher than shutter speeds of 250, but was handholding a non-IS 70-200mm w/ 1.4 extender for all these shots. I wanted some keepers, know what I mean?!? All-in-all, not a bad effort for my first attempt at motorsports photography! I'll share more after some critical examination and processing. -C __________________ cAb Canon EOS 1D Mark II \| Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM \| Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM \| Canon 1.4x Extender II \| Canon EOS 10D w/ Grip (For Sale!!) \| Leica Digilux 2 (2) \| Leica D-Lux 4

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