Photos from Greenville, 4/23/05

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

The morning photos are now available for viewing:

http://home.att.net/~kevinmallen/greenv ... orning.htm

I have lots of photos from afternoon, and they'll be up soon...

So, once again I ask, "Did anybody get pictures of ME?"

(I need to remember to give the camera to Simon before I go run next time)

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:53 pm

Great shots Kevin!

A couple of comments...

1) For seom reason I don't think the cone Rick Butters has put into the air will return to the box.

2) I think there is something on your camera lens. In every picture of Dustin, there is a BIG white spec on at least one of his tires.

Scott

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:54 pm

My favorite:

Im sure Mom and Dad are proud!

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:17 pm

This is a very good pic, even if it is of Whitney.

Shows you just how far you can/should be looking ahead.

Novices take note! This is what you should try to do as well.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:18 pm

Ryan Holton wrote:

My favorite:

Im sure Mom and Dad are proud!

Just wait til the night event when we break out the 60's cool black lights and see what it looks like!

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

Vincent Keene wrote:

Just wait til the night event when we break out the 60's cool black lights and see what it looks like!

Oh yeah that would be cool! I predict they will look bright white and will be mesmerizing to watch. Now if we could also get a shiny silver disco ball to hang over the bus that would just be the icing on the cake :wink:

Good job on the photos Kevin, as usual. When we get to Sanford give the camera before your run and tell me where you want the shot taken from. I'll do it. Since you usually get all the rest of us.

Graham

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

those look nice. what kind of shutter speeds and apertures are you using? i need to find the sweet spot for car action photos

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

Quote:

what kind of shutter speeds and apertures are you using? i need to find the sweet spot for car action photos

I never get tired of hearing this question. :wink:

The answer is more complicated than just telling you a magical series of numbers. It depends on the lighting as to what's possible. It depends on what you want the photo to look like as to what aperture value & exposure to use. You just have to know exactly what does what as far as visual effect & then make your own decisions about what settings to use based on what look you're going for.

In general, though - to freeze a car & soften the background, you want > 200mm lens, f/5 or larger, < 1/250 sec. To streak-blur the background like in the side shot of Whitney, follow the car precisely, and use exposure > 1/60 sec. (and whatever aperture that corresponds to - but the smaller the better, as you'll get more of what's not "moving" in focus).

steve remchak · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:54 pm

thanks Kevin, great pics. i think that was the last place my car was still on the course. :oops:

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

^^true. i guess i should have asked just one or the other and set the camera to that priority so it would auto select the other. right now my shutter speeds are too fast and i'm not feeling the speed.

fun stuff!

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

nice.. but no love for the bunny

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

Quote:

^^true. i guess i should have asked just one or the other and set the camera to that priority so it would auto select the other. right now my shutter speeds are too fast and i'm not feeling the speed.

fun stuff!

Well, the thing about auto exposure is that not all cars are medium gray. :lol:

If you set your exposure for 1/60 sec & let the camera set the aperture, guess what happens when Miles rolls by? (car is gray, background is very dark) Guess what happens when Randy rolls by? (car is gray, background is very bright) Guess what happens when the car's lights are on, and they're pointed directly at the camera? (lights are medium yellow, everything else is almost black)

Just be sure you keep up with your exposure compensation if you're going to use the auto modes.

DanDurusky · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:31 pm **Posts:** 686

^^ i got a few, kevin.

http://www.goldteamrules.com/gallery/2gville not the best and i didnt get to take many. once ppl copy the pics of their cars ill delete about half of these as they are a bit repetative and boring

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

Looks like your main problem is equipment - were you using a point&shoot camera?

If you want visually-striking racing photos, you'll benefit from a longer lens, a bigger aperture, and full manual control (including the zoom action -- electrically-controlled zoom sucks). I like the one of the R32 in the slalom (p5?), but the sharply-focused cars in the background are distracting. Too much depth of field. You could've used a longer lens & a bigger aperture to get the car in focus and the background fuzzy.

If you have equipment limitations there are ways to work around them. If your autofocus sucks, prefocus. If your zoom action sucks, prezoom. Then you just wait for your subject to arrive at the prefocussed, prezoomed location & click it. If your available aperture is too big, select a less distracting background or try to get closer so that the background will be farther away.

Keep at it, and be sure to get some WRX photos next time.

TedNguyen · **Joined:** Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:04 pm **Posts:** 2

the last few pics in dan's gallery were taken with my SonyEricsson K750i camera phone

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