A Night at the Dogs

Dark Star

Dark Star

TPer Emeritus
Messages
12,829
Name
John
Edit My Images
Yes
These were taken at Hall Green Dog Track Birmingham - not tried anything like these before - comments appreciated thanks :)

Presenting them as 2:1 Panos as it seemed to suit the action.

Taken with my 40D + Canon 75-200 f4

1)

dogs-1.jpg


2)

dogs-2.jpg


3)

dogs-3.jpg


4)

dogs-7.jpg


5)

dogs-4.jpg
 
Excellent - the best use of panos I have seen to date. How did you capture the action?
 
Thanks Russell - these are quite heavily cropped but I was simply standing at the bend with the 40D on continuous shooting plus AI servo focusing. They move at one heck of a speed those doggies!
 
Good stuff John (y)
Having worked the track for the best part of 3 years I know only too well the speeds these little rockets are capable of, and how difficult it must have been not to get too much busy bg in there.

If I were being picky, from a personal point of view Id prefer a tighter crop along the top of the pics, just takes out some of the clutter for me.

Kudos to you for trying something so different :clap:
The only pics I have from my track days are of me lifting the brutes on the winning stand, think its time I went back with the cam myself.
 
Dark Star said:
Thanks Russell - these are quite heavily cropped but I was simply standing at the bend with the 40D on continuous shooting plus AI servo focusing. They move at one heck of a speed those doggies!
Click to expand...

Thanks for that. The smaller things get the faster they seem to move and their changes of direction more frantic. Well done.
 
InaGlo said:
Good stuff John (y)
Having worked the track for the best part of 3 years I know only too well the speeds these little rockets are capable of, and how difficult it must have been not to get too much busy bg in there.

If I were being picky, from a personal point of view Id prefer a tighter crop along the top of the pics, just takes out some of the clutter for me.

Kudos to you for trying something so different :clap:
The only pics I have from my track days are of me lifting the brutes on the winning stand, think its time I went back with the cam myself.
Click to expand...

Cheers Glo - I was going for the 2:1 ratio so a bit of clutter snuck in ;)

I came away £26 down btw :( That'll teach me :D
 
Last edited:
Wish you'd leave the exif in!

Good lens that! ;)

You did well to get the shutter fast enough to freeze the action like that. Where's the shot with all of them airborne like some in #3? :)
 
I post the exifs in a bit Rob - I still envy your big one :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top