Your favourite motorsports events

[Mickat]

Estoban and Fernando Crash,

Not something you see all the time, but I can tell you now that watching this accident live, it was so fast.

Glad to see Fernando just unbuckle, get out and walk away. The crowd erupted on turn three when everyone saw him poke his head out from the crash.

 

[Mickat]

Last images of race day,

I have a heap more but I think that's more than plenty

 

[Luckshot]

Here are a selected few from the Aus GP.

I noticed in a lot of the track photos, the wheels were frozen. Do you mind sharing your settings?

 

[Mickat]

Here are a selected few from the Aus GP.

I noticed in a lot of the track photos, the wheels were frozen. Do you mind sharing your settings?

I was shooting with a 1DX, 400mm 2.8, the settings in the images are all a bit mixed but shooting in these ranges..
Manual, F 2.8 to F4 (I have a few at 5.6) shutter from 800s to 2500s, Auto ISO.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
Some from the 74th Goodwood Members Meeting on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of March 2016. This lot is from the Saturday, all panned hand held, 7DII with 70-200 f2.8L II, most shot around 100th to 125th second shutter speed, a few at 1000th ish might have made it here, TV, auto ISO, Exposure comp set for personal preference and dramatic effect, it never got quite as dark as some of the shots might lead you to believe, but I wanted the glow of the brakes and exhaust flames to have a bit more impact.
It seems I might have got a bit obsessed with the glowing brakes as I have waaay too many shots of them, but I had to be sure I got the best one! ;D
The last shot of the boat tailed Rolls Royce gave me quite a problem to capture, too many reflections, dark sides, bright top reflecting the sky.

SE0A1381_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1693_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1782_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1798_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1810_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1547_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1505_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

SE0A1538_DxO by Graham Stretch, on Flickr

Any tips to improve gratefully received.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Roo]

Hi Folks.
Some from the 74th Goodwood Members Meeting on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of March 2016. This lot is from the Saturday, all panned hand held, 7DII with 70-200 f2.8L II, most shot around 100th to 125th second shutter speed, a few at 1000th ish might have made it here, TV, auto ISO, Exposure comp set for personal preference and dramatic effect, it never got quite as dark as some of the shots might lead you to believe, but I wanted the glow of the brakes and exhaust flames to have a bit more impact.
It seems I might have got a bit obsessed with the glowing brakes as I have waaay too many shots of them, but I had to be sure I got the best one! ;D
The last shot of the boat tailed Rolls Royce gave me quite a problem to capture, too many reflections, dark sides, bright top reflecting the sky.


Any tips to improve gratefully received.

Cheers, Graham.

Nice work Graham!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Roo.
Thanks for your encouragement.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures. Well done, Graham.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Click.
Or should that be quick click now?
As reliable as time itself, always there with encouragement, thank you.

Cheers, Graham.

Very nice pictures. Well done, Graham.

 

[Roo]

I thought I'd share this with you Graham as you asked for any tips to improve. While the images you shared are spot on and your panning technique is excellent, maybe there's a style in this guy's gallery you'd like to try. These were also taken at Goodwood but the obvious bonus that this guy seems to have is virtually unlimited access and that shows in the variety of his images.

http://petrolicious.com/just-because-another-beautiful-gallery-of-the-goodwood-member-s-meeting

 

[V8Beast]

I thought I'd share this with you Graham as you asked for any tips to improve. While the images you shared are spot on and your panning technique is excellent, maybe there's a style in this guy's gallery you'd like to try. These were also taken at Goodwood but the obvious bonus that this guy seems to have is virtually unlimited access and that shows in the variety of his images.

http://petrolicious.com/just-because-another-beautiful-gallery-of-the-goodwood-member-s-meeting

Good advice. Nigel Harniman is one of the best automotive photographers in the world Emulating his style certainly can't hurt.

 

[dhr90]

The top 3 in that link are just brilliant shots! Talent + media access = excellent results

Hoping to get some photos worth posting from Brands Hatch this weekend, need to find some new angles from the public areas and mix things up a bit I think, my shots are starting to feel a bit repetitive.

 

[Mickat]

V8 supercars

 

[Roo]

V8 supercars

Nice one! But it's more like Triple8 Supercars ;D

 

[Mickat]

V8 supercars

Nice one! But it's more like Triple8 Supercars ;D

So true, glad to see Gizzy in there to mix it up a bit at least !

 

[dhr90]

A few from Brands Hatch at the weekend, struggling to find new angles/ideas from the public areas now, anyone got any tips for how they overcome that?

Really struggling with getting a picture sharp at slow shutter speeds too, lucked into one shot that works at 1/30th, otherwise 1/40th or 1/50th is the best I can do, but I would like to get down to 1/20th or even 1/10th, but I can't stay steady enough vertically even with a monopod and struggle to keep the camera panning with the car perfectly, just more practice required?

Comments and criticism welcome as always!

1.

Rob Collard by Matt, on Flickr

2.

Stewart Lines and Rob Austin by Matt, on Flickr

3.

Jack Goff and Alex Martin by Matt, on Flickr

4. The car in the foreground did save that slide!

Chaos by Matt, on Flickr

 

[visby]

some pictures from different events, desert is just perfect!
Dakar in Peru:

Silkway rally:

Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge:

 

[Click]

some pictures from different events, desert is just perfect!

very nice series, visby.

 

[Click]

A few from Brands Hatch at the weekend, struggling to find new angles/ideas from the public areas now, anyone got any tips for how they overcome that?

Really struggling with getting a picture sharp at slow shutter speeds too, lucked into one shot that works at 1/30th, otherwise 1/40th or 1/50th is the best I can do, but I would like to get down to 1/20th or even 1/10th, but I can't stay steady enough vertically even with a monopod and struggle to keep the camera panning with the car perfectly, just more practice required?

Comments and criticism welcome as always!

Great shots. Very nice panning on the 1st and 3rd picture. Well done.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Matthew.
Lovely shots, congrats on great panning at about 1/2 what I can manage, all of mine are 1/80th or above, then most of those are trash, sharp one end or the other, but not end to end or just blurred all over and I was using a gimbal! Oh well guess I'll have to try harder! :-\
Edit, I just noticed the 3rd car in the dust storm of the slide, great catch btw.

Cheers, Graham.

A few from Brands Hatch at the weekend, struggling to find new angles/ideas from the public areas now, anyone got any tips for how they overcome that?

Really struggling with getting a picture sharp at slow shutter speeds too, lucked into one shot that works at 1/30th, otherwise 1/40th or 1/50th is the best I can do, but I would like to get down to 1/20th or even 1/10th, but I can't stay steady enough vertically even with a monopod and struggle to keep the camera panning with the car perfectly, just more practice required?

Comments and criticism welcome as always!