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trackman

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I had the chance of getting over to the Nurburgring last weekend and finally got the chance to take a few shots with my new camera :clap:

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great shots - particularly the bike & sidecar, and the mini (love the looks of the driver & passenger, unable to contain grins) :D
 
But how do you get a sense of speed in a shot where the car/bike is head-on?

First shot is a bit soft and dark, exposure is great on the 2nd. But I like the last two shots - they make the fact that it was Nurburgring quite clear!
 
I like the last one - the Beemer with it's light's on - shame your shutter didn't release 1/2 a second later to get the whole car in the shot though. Nonetheless a nicely composed shot (y)
 
Joe T said:
I find 3/4 shots work ok with panning, such as this one:

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If you go any more head on than that, then you really need to be shooting on a corner or anywhere where you can get a some suspension movement.

Otherwise, the car may as well be standing still and the whole impact on the shot is lost.

Very tricky though :shrug:
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I did try some of you methods that i spotted on another post but i just couldn’t seem to get them to work on side angle shots:shake:

Some advice would be greatly appreciated.

Matt
 
trackman said:
I did try some of you methods that i spotted on another post but i just couldn’t seem to get them to work on side angle shots:shake:

Some advice would be greatly appreciated.

Matt
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Its very tough, and my hit rate is embarrassingly low! Normally half the car is sharp, with the other not sharp at all. However, this I dont think is a particularly bad thing - I often see shots in magazines such as CAR (which has some of the best photography in the world) that are like this.

Settings for the shot above were 1/60th (yes, incredibly slow!), f25, 420mm and iso 200.
 
i've looked at that 2nd photo over and over again and i cant work out what the point in that vehicle is! proper racing sidecars are one thing, but that thing is just pointless.
such a high centre of gravity on one side with fat grippy tyres on?? thats gotta be asking for trouble
 
That was the best i could get after a few shots :bang:

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Thanks for the advice i will give that a go.
 
the BMW is the best one, the rest need some sharpening I think, was it your first time usind a DSLR?

as said, it'd difficult to get a sense of speed with pure head on shots so you need to look to something else like a bit of lean or opposite lock.

shots like Joe T has posted are easier to get a sense of speed as they are 3/4 pans, head on is a different ball game.
 
trackman said:
That was the best i could get after a few shots :bang:
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I hope you don't mind but I've had a play in Photoshop to show how you can turn a static shot into something with a greater sense of speed

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never been myself, but i would like to sometime
 
Great shots - would really love to go there, don't think my Rover would set any speed records round there though :p

I hope you don't mind, but I have never used Photoshop to create speed blur etc, and have followed Grendal's thinking, and just had a play:
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Much easier than I thought, and I think gives a pretty believable result (apart from the wheels)

Great set of shots! Hope you go back sometime so we get to see more ;)

Edit: lol, didnt realise quite how much like Grendal's it looked until I saw it side by side :( ah well - gave me my photoshop fix for the night :D
 
:D great minds think alike Jimmy (y)
 
Makes me want to go back, only had time/funds for two trips this year :(
 
Dave_G said:
the BMW is the best one, the rest need some sharpening I think, was it your first time usind a DSLR?

as said, it'd difficult to get a sense of speed with pure head on shots so you need to look to something else like a bit of lean or opposite lock.

shots like Joe T has posted are easier to get a sense of speed as they are 3/4 pans, head on is a different ball game.
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This is not my first DSLR but the first time i have really done shots like this.

Good job on Photoshop btw :)
 
Had another go today, thanks for the tips guys it looks like things are coming together.

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Now that IS good!
 
really like that last bike, nice one :)
 
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