The motorcycles are so much smaller than cars at the drag strip. Any ideas on how to capture them without losing them in the background?
S.C.
scottcolbath Senior Member  740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | Mar 30, 2007 22:28 | #1 The motorcycles are so much smaller than cars at the drag strip. Any ideas on how to capture them without losing them in the background?
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SteveBeck Goldmember 2,503 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC More info | Mar 30, 2007 23:31 | #2 where you shooting at? Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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GotGates? Junior Member 25 posts Joined Jan 2007 More info | Mar 30, 2007 23:32 | #3 What track?
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SteveBeck Goldmember 2,503 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC More info | Mar 30, 2007 23:32 | #4 i usually get to stabnd next to the track, about 39 feet down and shoot with my 24-70. Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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scottcolbath THREAD STARTER Senior Member 740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | I'll be at Firebird for the AHDRA event.
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SteveBeck Goldmember 2,503 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Greenville, SC More info | Mar 31, 2007 00:34 | #6 Yeah I own that I race one on occasion. I have a Motorhead built and tuned 540hp turbo Busa. Should hit high 6's tommorrow... Gear List? My gear is bigger than yours? Just shoot have fun...
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NordieBoy Goldmember  2,635 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Nelson NZ More info | Mar 31, 2007 05:13 | #7 Zoom in and use a shallow DOF. Fran
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scottcolbath THREAD STARTER Senior Member 740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | Mar 31, 2007 07:51 | #8 Steve Beck wrote in post #2959303  Yeah I own that I race one on occasion. I have a Motorhead built and tuned 540hp turbo Busa. Should hit high 6's tommorrow... Mmmmmm. I heard Dennis isn't doing very well these days.
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scottcolbath THREAD STARTER Senior Member 740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | Mar 31, 2007 07:51 | #9 NordieBoy wrote in post #2959788 Zoom in and use a shallow DOF. Panning helps to blur out the background as well. Thanks Nordie.
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NordieBoy Goldmember 2,635 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Nelson NZ More info | Mar 31, 2007 16:14 | #10 How close can you get to the track? Fran
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scottcolbath THREAD STARTER Senior Member 740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | Mar 31, 2007 19:19 | #11 NordieBoy wrote in post #2962012 How close can you get to the track? I'll tell you how close. I did it again. Full access with the pro photogs, just like at the NHRA last month. I was on the wall baby!
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scottcolbath THREAD STARTER Senior Member 740 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Wickenburg, Az. More info | Ugh! Horrible, horrible shots.  This is just not sharp.  OK, don't ask me for the details on my settings because I haven't dug that data out yet, but here's a couple more shots as taken, only resized. From what I can gather, I was shooting at too slow a shutter speed. I was using ISO 100 most of the time, then I switched to 200 but the pics don't show the difference in the increased shutter speed that bought me.  Look at this! I pre-focused on the spot on the track where I wanted the bike to be in prefct focus, and this is what I got. Maybe it's time for an eye exam.   I must admit that I was not shooting wide open at all today........Something I had tried at the NHRA event but didn't like my results. People have told me that's the way to go. Also, what about manually setting white balance at the track? Would playing around with that maybe help the pics with the colors? The plan for Sunday: I'm going back tomorrow for another shot. I'm bringing my laptop with me so I can download pics, review and make adjustments to my settings as I go. I am going to start shooting at ISO 400. S.C.
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