Bug Jam 23 - UK Drag Racing from Santa Pod Raceway

I just uploaded pictures of the track action from one of the UK's largest VW festivals to my website. www.julianhunt.net

C&C most welcome please, good or bad, I'd like ideas how I can improve my Drag Racing photography?

Hi Julian,
A good set..the only thing I would say is your panning isn't quiet there..in that the backgrounds are distracting..if you pan more smoothly you'd get a nice blur that would be as distracting...other than that good work! Santa pods only about 10 miles from me and I still haven't managed to get there yet LOL

Another nice set.... you captured the color and the action very well.... I've always found it very difficult to get a clean background shot at a drag strip....unless you're at the "fast" end.....
Never seen a mini-bus dragster like that...kind of cool!
Thanks for sharing.

MAN GREAT WORK LIKE A LOT LOVE BUGS FOR EVER

Love the 2nd from bottom photo, Where were they taken from? I assume you had a pass?

Never been able to get decent low down pictures at the pod

Nice varied set of pics. The bug in the air is my fav and made me smile! Oh for a pass!

did you print these backwards? the steering wheels are on the wrong side.
Seriously, nice captures. I am also working on the panning techniques, you are getting nice results.
I like the composition in number 6

dawnrogers wrote in post #8947276
Hi Julian,
A good set..the only thing I would say is your panning isn't quiet there..in that the backgrounds are distracting..if you pan more smoothly you'd get a nice blur that would be as distracting...other than that good work! Santa pods only about 10 miles from me and I still haven't managed to get there yet LOL

Thanks everyone for the coments, the feed back on this forum really is most valuable.

I usually pan at around 1/200th depending on the vehicle, I sometimes go a little slower if its a really slow car but I also start to get a lot of junk when I go slower. Are you saying that I can get a better pan with the same shutter speed just by improving my action? I will definately try to practice more, and also, as mentioned, maybe head up to the top end a bit more where the backgrounds are a bit cleaner, but then of course the cars are going much faster so a faster shutter would be needed.

It's a shame the 'Drag' season is over here now, next big meeting is Easter so I'll pop back here again in April

Are you down on the track or do you just have a low vantage point?