At the races this weekend, Watkins Glen

[JimmyO]

I usually go here every year with my cousin so this year i though i should bring my camera. One shot for now but im planning on posting more here.

Thought it was pretty cool watching these stock cars fly through the chikane (sp?). As you can see the car in second only has 2 wheels on the ground

 

[JimmyO]

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I was surprised. I took like 400 pics, and i thought they would all be the same. But in reality you can really see which ones are good and which ones are crap.

 

[JimmyO]

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looks whose winning, lol

 

[keith204]

#1 is my favorite, but it would be better without that effect IMO. #2 is cut off... and 3, 4 and 5 have a strange crop. Don't get me wrong...I like 3, 4 and 5, but the crop seems strange.

 

[JimmyO]

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[JimmyO]

#1 is my favorite, but it would be better without that effect IMO. #2 is cut off... and 3, 4 and 5 have a strange crop. Don't get me wrong...I like 3, 4 and 5, but the crop seems strange.

thanks Keith

I it wasnt really bad cropping, but bad framing. I found it hard to get good framing while trying to pan. This was really my first time doing this, haha. Im was really just playing around (same with my PP)haha

 

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I am the robot

 

[Jamesy]

I like 1 & 3 best. The contrast looks well over-done on #5. But #4 might benefit from a slight contast boost to give it a little more depth and possibly a tighter crop. You might need to burn in the highlight on the windscreen (windshield) first to stop it getting totally blown. Great first effort though :thumbup:.

 

[JimmyO]

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fire!

 

[JimmyO]

I like 1 & 3 best. The contrast looks well over-done on #5. But #4 might benefit from a slight contast boost to give it a little more depth and possibly a tighter crop. You might need to burn in the highlight on the windscreen (windshield) first to stop it getting totally blown. Great first effort though :thumbup:.

Thanks
Ive experimented with the D&B before but it always came out bad, haha. As a result of trying to make the blown out "windscreen" look more normal it gave the rest of the shot that look :x

But all this editing is just basic stuff in gimp (curves, saturation,croping, sharpening)

 

[JimmyO]

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i liked how sharp this one was

 

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