"Pre-Cruise" at 1/15 seconds - 7/28/12

Curious, why F16 ?

JTW_Jr wrote in post #14807766
Curious, why F16 ?

In #5? Because the 20D won't go below ISO 100, & I didn't have a ND filter with me, so f/16 works with 1/15 seconds with sunlight on the car.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #14808659
In #5? Because the 20D won't go below ISO 100, & I didn't have a ND filter with me, so f/16 works with 1/15 seconds with sunlight on the car.

I guess that is what I am getting at , why F16 @ 1/15 ? It not like you needed that depth of field ?

Wouldn't F11 at 1/30 or F8 at 1/60 have been a better option ?

JTW_Jr wrote in post #14815662
I guess that is what I am getting at , why F16 @ 1/15 ? It not like you needed that depth of field ?

Wouldn't F11 at 1/30 or F8 at 1/60 have been a better option ?

You're right, but I think that you missed the point. What I wanted was the blur from 1/15 sec. The next time out I may use 1/8, or 1/30.
After a while, sharp shots of cars in traffic get kinda' boring: "Nightmare Cruise" with a happy ending.

Must be just me, I never get tired of sharp shots of cars , but to each his own I guess.

I'll shoot sharp shots with a little wheel blur all day if someone is paying for it. But it's more fun for me to push the limits. If I hadn't, I never would have got this film shot:

Fantastic frontal pans!

I'm curious, what focal length were these shot with?

Average was about 100mm, but each one will be a little different, & the EXIF is in the images. The lens was the 70-200 f/2.8.

Thanks for the comment!