The Motorsport Duffers Thread

[18-270]

Ok, thought I'd throw one in from the BTCC at Brands.

So where did it go wrong? - focus?, timing?, concentration? ability? :shrug:

Nope - pretty much all of the above

Nope I'd blame the rain and the cold, it's numbs the fingers, reflexes oh and the brain!

Well done on an almost!

 

[desantnik]

So busy I was shooting away at Jackson trying to recover from a spin at Surtees, that I completely missed Shaun's Golf binning it right in front of me...

 

[Dave450]

quality

 

[18-270]

So busy I was shooting away at Jackson trying to recover from a spin at Surtees, that I completely missed Shaun's Golf binning it right in front of me...

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ho ho that hurts, I'd have talked to myself for about an hour in annoyance!

 

[desantnik]

Nah, you soon realise you won't catch everything and on the face on it Jackson spinning out from second was more of a story than Shaun binning it at the back... sorry Shaun!

That was just funny to see his car in the corner of my shot

 

[minimadgriff]

Some of my many duffers!

So Gutted about this one

even more so with this one! Could of been a great!

probably my clearest pan ever lol

im sure there is more to this car?

hard at work but oh look a fire exstinguisher DOH

 

[seth]

I've just had a good giggle looking through this thread so feel I ought to contribute as payment

 

[Dave450]

Seth - so close

damn nice car though

 

[yorksdrerw]

 

[Dave450]

Andrew welcome to TP and welcome to my duffer thread for me its good to know that my once "recycled" pics now have a home!

yours is a stonker, nice of the post and warning sign to make an appearance

 

[18-270]

Peach! :nuts:

 

[Lester]

I've got loads of these and I can't be bothered to go through and delete them.

Here are some of my almost shots.

I was desperate to get a good shot Giovanardi (was my favourite in BTCC) and I was so pleased with myself for this shot I was showing friends, until I got home and saw it wasn't in focus. Doh! :bang:

I just saw Bell spin in front of me and quickly focused and shot him, but I didn't see George spin following behind. If I'd focused a split second later I would have got George instead in a great shot. :bang:

 

[Lester]

You're wish is my command!

OK not perfect but worth a shot and with a bit more clearing up!

Great Photoshop work there Chris. Don't worry Paul, I had a simular incident.

I was pleased with the shot, until I realised I'd cut the front off. After a bit Photoshop work, the front was there. This shot is now one of favourites that I've taken and a large print hangs on my wall.

Before:

After:

 

[PicNick]

This was my first attempt at motorsport, good to know that I'm fitting in...

 

[Dave450]

Nicholas that is one amazing duffer

 

[Rosco]

One of meany Duffers i shoot all the time :bang:.



It could all have been right

 

[Andy McQueen]

Rosco - so damn close

Here's my latest effort - going to call this one T'annoyed!

 

[elvisrally]

Typical that the car that got the most air was also the one to give the most blur:bang:

Elvis

 

[18-270]

Typical that the car that got the most air was also the one to give the most blur:bang:
Elvis

Awww for the opportunity to shoot at F4 and 800th of a second! Great failure

 

[TMT]

a shot from the Cadwell Park BSB meeting! :bonk:

 

[elvisrally]

a shot from the Cadwell Park BSB meeting! :bonk:

You could set up a new thread with this in the competitions section and play guess the rider

Elvis

 

[Adam R4]

This is my most annoying motorsport duffer, out of focus and a cut down car.

Its Tony Bardy on the tunnocks tour of mull rally last year.

:bonk:

Adam.

 

[Dave450]

You could set up a new thread with this in the competitions section and play guess the rider

Elvis

ooooh thats low but an awesome idea lol

 

[Dave450]

Adam thats one amazing duffer my club seems to be growing daily lol

 

[foggy4ever]

 

[Dave450]

Wonderful!!

 

[Ziploc]

Heres one from Oulton last weekend. was trying to catch the flames.

 

[Dave450]

Well you caught the flames shame it looks like the marshall has a flammable wee (and the logo on the back of the marshall is causing me to laugh as well - fits in nicely)

 

[Grandslammer]

Ziploc,you could have saved face and stuck it in the 'Spotted a Marshal' thread
Some first class duffers in here btw

 

[Chrisbie]

heard the bang
turned
got a lovely picture with the trees perfectly in focus

If you squint a lot it sort of looks OK

 

[Dave450]

Keep squinting

 

[mgodden1989]

How do you achieve a photo like this with editing in Photoshop?

 

[aaronmcc]

Lol! After deletion I'm only left with a handful of decent shots. I find it V hard to get sharp motorsport pics.

 

[18-270]

How do you achieve a photo like this with editing in Photoshop?

Time, patence, clone tool and a good eye

 

[WideEyedFox]

Seeing as my first event was the MotoGP at Silverstone, I thought I'd start off with this one.

Randy De Puniet waving at Club corner after the Sunday morning warm up.

Some kind chap sat down at the front decided to raise his hands way above his head to offer his round of applause just as I pressed the shutter.

Thanks fella. :bang:

I also have a few "empties" but we'll not go there.

 

[Dave450]

That is one hell of a duffa, made even worse by its out of your control :bang: Welcome to the thread, in a nice way, hope you will be back (obviously I hope you get some cracking shots too!!)

 

[Dave450]

Silverstone GP BUMP!!!! lots of people there, so dont forget to keep some of your top duffers for this thread!!

 

[TMT]

ah! the joys of silverstone and it's safety fences!

 

[Homer_simpson]

Hi all, Monaghan Stges Rally this year beautiful weather, beautiful car cocking a front wheel and my autofocus decides to focus on a small twig on the left hand side just as i was about to shoot

Sorry ages since i used picasa and i forgot to take of the watermark, adds to its Duffness...lol

 

[18-270]

And as my 12 year old daughter would say...


Epic fail