Scottsdale Exotic Track Day - First Track Shoot

[Vortec4800]

This is the first shoot I've been able to do at the track, and one of the first times I got to do some real pan shooting. I think these ones turned out the best, so tell me what you think. If you have any suggestions or reccomendations, I'd like to hear em!

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If you're interested in seeing more, I have the full thing (good and bad) on my website, located here.

[Ves]

I've never taken photos from those spots. Mine were mainly from the inside of the hairpin.
Great shots too, nice panning!

[sugarzebra]

I like them all...well done.

[Vortec4800]

The second group of shots (4,5,6 and 7) were taken from the top of the bleachers on the other side of the track. A couple friends and I snuck up there in between runs. It was good fun.

[RonnieA]

nice and sharp. i've never shot a race, and I don't know your shutter speed here, but it looks like you could slow it down even more to really show the motion.

[Vortec4800]

Originally Posted by RonnieA

nice and sharp. i've never shot a race, and I don't know your shutter speed here, but it looks like you could slow it down even more to really show the motion.

You're right, I could have slowed it down more - but like I said I was still pretty new at panning and I was afraid if I slowed it down too much the cars would be too blurry. As I get better at panning I'll be able to blur the background more. My shutter speed was between 1/160 and 1/200 most of the time.

[RonnieA]

Originally Posted by Vortec4800

You're right, I could have slowed it down more - but like I said I was still pretty new at panning and I was afraid if I slowed it down too much the cars would be too blurry. As I get better at panning I'll be able to blur the background more. My shutter speed was between 1/160 and 1/200 most of the time.

Whatcha afraid of? Get some keepers then test your skills.

From what I've read, panning shutter speed is dependent on how fast the car is going - the faster the speed, the faster the ss you can use for panning. But, like I said, I've never shot racing before ... and you probably already know that.

Anyway, nice shots and keep posting. Of all sports pics, I think I like pans of cars, trucks, bikes ... the best.

[mogearnotalent]

great shots, so which was the fastest?

[aristowercz]

ariel atom is the hottness.

[Vortec4800]

Originally Posted by RonnieA

Whatcha afraid of? Get some keepers than test your skills.

From what I've read, panning shutter speed is dependent on how fast the car is going - the faster the speed, the faster the ss you can use for panning. But, like I said, I've never shot racing before ... and you probably already know that.

Anyway, nice shots and keep posting. Of all sports pics, I think I like pans of cars, trucks, bikes ... the best.

I like them the best too, that's why I like taking those shots so much. Next time I go out I'll adventure a bit more with the speed and see what I can get.

Originally Posted by mogearnotalent

great shots, so which was the fastest?

It was just a Driver's Education event, so we weren't really "racing." It was a while back too so I don't remember which was the fastest out of all of them.

Originally Posted by aristowercz

ariel atom is the hottness.

Indeed. One of my favorites of the event.

http://homepage.mac.com/cory.imdieke...oto/atom-1.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/cory.imdieke...oto/atom-2.jpg

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[RonnieA]

cool. i look forward to seeing more of your shots. watch your backgrounds and experiment with some angles too. have fun!

[iddie]

nice shots! Those cars look slow, especially the ariel atom. =D

j/k

[Ves]

So you've taken pics there, Mike? What's the best place to take pictures from, then? It's my 'local' track, so I'd like to be able to take nice pics there (I didn't like the ones from my first try there).
Did you take pics at the East or West tracks too?

[Ves]

Most likely cars.

[Ves]

How long of a focal length is needed for those? You can see how my gear is limited at the moment. I think I'm going to be racing on the west track here pretty soon. Would I need any credentials or a vest or anything to get to those areas?