dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Thought a few of you may be interested in how ive been spending alot of my time recently. Well its not shooting unfortunatly due to the unique weather in this country. Ive taken up photography, more particually motorsport photography, i know there are a few motorheads on here, so may be of some interest. Heres a selection from the BTCC meet from the previous weekend. A clio sequence from practice on friday (got very wet.......thank you weather) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice nick! But you've taken the EXIF info out, what rig you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice pics but they are all of the same thing really, cars from the front. Good pics too but as they say variety is the spice of life A bit of motion blur wouldn't go astray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Good quality pictures Nick (the Clio was lucky to pull that off if he did) Which circuit was that? I thought Brands at first but I don't think it is. And I sort of agree with Vegeta, some other angles would be good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 (edited) I agree and some other angles would be good, however this spot at brands (brands hatch stuart) is very hard to get, had to stay there for ages to get it as its the only spot that side of the track without catch fencing now. The exif data should have remained, not sure why its gone, they are all on my smugmug (plus a few hundred more from the same spot) http://dunganick.smugmug.com/ Anyway, the setup is only a canon 400d with sigma 100-300 F4. Soon to become a 40d i hope and also a 1.4 tele converter. Motion blur is difficult to achieve on head ones, typically i shoot high shutters on head on shots as you cant see the wheels much anyway, its also worth shooting fast shutters when there is a race as the slow ones tend to ruin any interesting accidents. I will find some pans in a second. Edited April 1, 2008 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 here is a shot at druids from a few weeks ago using a sony A700 this time. 1/125 Same day, canon 400d this time. Will dig out some very slow shutter speed ones from fridays practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 One of only a few pans from sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 They are very impressive and clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Seconded, very clear pictures Nick. I did a bit of motorsport back in the day and was approached a couple of times by photographers who had my picture, I almost always bought them if they were any good - have you tried to sell any? I did hillclimbs and sprints which are fairly grass roots motorsports so there was probably a bit less competiton than at the bigger events like the touring cars and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I am a bit stuck at the moment, ive given away a few photos at the moment, and hopefully one will be featured on a flyer for a Bluechip, the company which sponsers the last car pictured. The problem however is that i cannot legally sell my photos untill i have a media pass, they are the property of the tracks. The next issue is that to get a media pass i need an organisation to take pictures for (not a problem) but i need 2 published photos (problem), this is only the case on MSV tracks (brands my local track is one of these) Other tracks just ask you are credited by a comapany/magazine and have public liability insurance. As such i hope to be trackside for thruxton. And if i can sort the published photos then maybe DTM at brands. At the moment im doing it for fun, but me and a friend are looking into trying to make a little bit of money out of it as well. I enjoy people using/viewing the photos as much as anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Lyddon Hill can't be too far from you Nick, they used have sprints there and they used to have rallycross in the winter as well We used to go there, another was North Weald we never did that but there used to be some spectactular offs, especially when the Ferrari Owners turned up If I can remember the name of it there is a school south of the M25 that lets the hillclimbers run up its driveway once a year as well [a guy brought an ex-F1 car along to that but couldn't get round the hairpin ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice pics Nick? When are we going woodie shooting LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 when you can promise me some woodies lol dont suppose you can do friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 when you can promise me some woodies lol dont suppose you can do friday? You suppose right Nick. I have so much to do mate it would make a lesser make have a mental episode. I can do the following Friday though. The flocks have broken up and the rape is still low enough to put the deeks out effectively so let me know asap mate. You can bring your camera if your a good boy Stop derailing your own thread. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young airgunner Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 im looking at getting the canon 400d, how would you rate it. i mite wait a little longer and get the 450 when it comes out. my bro is a race mechanic for vw racing motosport team so im looking at heading out to some of the races to have a go witht he camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 its a good enough camera, infact tbh mines been excellent. My major criticism of it is simply that its not big enough. The hand grip on it is too small. This can be solved by getting a bettery grip with the portrait shutter buttons but then you will have spent an extra £100 for the grip plus a second battery. So you may as well have gone for the 40d. There is not a massive difference between the 400d and 450, you may get a 400d for less which would be a good way to go. If i was buying again i would look at the sony A350, sony use cmos sensors with dust removal systems (like canon) they have a rubbish range of sony lenses however most sigma lenses come with a sony/minolta fit. The major advantage of the sonys is the built in IS, meaning you dont need to spend a fortune on lenses with built in IS. Be warned the kit lense in the 400d is not the best avalible, there is however a 50mm prime which is about £55 that is supposed to be excellent. The same goes for cameras as it does for guns, aim to spend more on your glass than your gun/camera. My sigma 100-300 F4 was £150 more than my camera, but this lense will see many camera bodys in its life i would imagine. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Was at the British Super Bike practice today, boring as hell if you ask me, but meant i got to shoot on the GP circuit. which is a first for me. heres a few, no idea if any of these bikes/bikers are of significance. Hundreds more at: http://dunganick.smugmug.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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