Karting, first real attempt.

'Real' attempt as other times I got too fed up with my camera and gave up. The bigma is still a little too soft when I look at other peoples pictures on this board. Time for some spends maybe.

I tried several different settings, different lenses, AWB settings and some angles, so some C&C would be appreciated. All the images are uncropped, unPPd so perhaps may benefit from a touch USM.

http://racingcarsonlin​e.orcon.net.nz

Cheers...

sure looks like fun

tag141 wrote in post #2014773
...may benefit from a touch USM.

Hi!

I do a fair bit of karting (and photography of karting!), and I think you've got some good shots there. I'm not particularly skillful in post-processing, but I'm not sure if USM is needed in all of your photos.

Take this one for example: http://racingcarsonlin​e.orcon.net.nz/slides/​RK1F0636.html
The driver & kart look to be nice and sharp to me, clearly there is some motion blur (which is not a bad thing), do you have the shot settings to hand?

I don't have any experience of the Bigma, but I imagine it's a hefty thing to hand hold. Are you using a tri/monopod at all?

I have a gallery of shots from my team's exploits here in the UK - my particular favourite is this picture (although that may be because it's the only one I've sold!).

Do you do any karting yourself?

Cheers,
John.

No I'm not a karter (more tintop) although I have done a small bit in the UK, mainly indoor stuff. One problem I did find was these buggers don't half shift and with bigma I find tracking/panning a pain tightly cropped. Lens was supported on the fencing.

There's probably too much background in most of them for my liking.

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I think some of those karters I recognise from Nelson
I like white and blue suits as the AF picks up more quickly on the good contrasts.

Trying to get a shot of a cool carbon-fibre helmet as is scoots past at full speed takes a few attempts

More karting this weekend and I'll try and get some static shots of the display at the start of the Rally of Nelson as well.

Taken with the Sigma 70-300 APO

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It was only a club day so would have been a long way to go!! The Southern Series is in a couple of weeks. How far from the track were you for that pic? In all mine I was probably too far away. I might ask a favour from a driver this weekend and while it's lunch or something, stand on the apex of a bend as they go past (doesn't need to be extreme speed) with a WA and see what effect I can get.

That was the Blenheim track for the NZ Schools Champs.
Back straight probably about 10m away.

Something like this but using a WA from the inside.
Hmmm.
My widest lens is 28mm

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Just get them to sit a kart there static and hang out of it exaggerating the turning/leaning etc. (with an old flying helmet/goggles/mustach​e)

Yeah, like that but from the inside. My widest is 15 so I want to be standing on the side pod when I take the picture. (Bit like the dodgems at the funfair with the guy taking money standing on the little rail.)