Rally GB shakedown

First try at this so here goes
Cheers Dave

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http://i132.photobucke​t.com …rries/Rally2006​/pons1.jpg

edit: Try and keep the image size under 800x800 pixels, please. - Moderator

Not bad shots, they just lack a bit of life. Think of locations, backgrounds, depth of field. Play around and try different things, tis the name of the game.

The Xsara would have been nicer if you'd zoomed in a bit tighter

Credit to anyone who turns out to watch the Rally of a bit of Wales. Personally i'd rather chew my own foot off

GSH wrote in post #2339059
Credit to anyone who turns out to watch the Rally of a bit of Wales. Personally i'd rather chew my own foot off

Why's that

Dandaman_24 wrote in post #2339068
Why's that

It's F1 on mud and not a patch on the event it replaced.

Whatever floats your boat.

Sorry mr mod , new to this game will keep it below 800x800 in the future.
Cheers Dave

I agree with Dandaman they seem quite boring, Make you pictures tell a story

naqs wrote in post #2339777
I agree with Dandaman they seem quite boring, Make you pictures tell a story

thats a bit harsh - really, in all honesty, all motorsport photography is boring, and if it isn't, usually its documenting something other than the actual sport (eg, the rally cars). my 2 pence...

asylumxl wrote in post #2340007
thats a bit harsh - really, in all honesty, all motorsport photography is boring, and if it isn't, usually its documenting something other than the actual sport (eg, the rally cars). my 2 pence...

You may think that, but in all photography you are trying to create a photo worth a million bucks not just take a photo for the sake of it. Critism is always the best way to learn something (well thats what I found) you have to create something that everyone likes. It is a mission when you start out but soon enough you will get the hang of it

asylumxl wrote in post #2340007
thats a bit harsh - really, in all honesty, all motorsport photography is boring, and if it isn't, usually its documenting something other than the actual sport (eg, the rally cars). my 2 pence...

I agree. Seen one car in action shot (in the different 'styles' - panning, three quarters/head on etc.) then the rest are just variations on that theme unless the shot shows something other than just the cars that participate in the event.

That's not to say criticism isn't a way of learning, but, to be honest, I find nearly all pans and head-ons, no matter how well executed just as boring as the worst of them. Technically more pleasing, but no more interesting.

I agree with Geoff lol

It's F1 on mud and not a patch on the event it replaced.

naqs wrote in post #2344062
You may think that, but in all photography you are trying to create a photo worth a million bucks not just take a photo for the sake of it. Critism is always the best way to learn something

Constructive criticism helps learning. Merely dismissing someone's shots as "boring" has little or no merit.

I dare say most of the regulars on here have had help from the likes of KennyG, IanH, Cadwell, Simon Harrison etc etc. If those gents had merely dismissed shots as being boring, then this would be a very quiet Motorsport forum indeed.