Dirt track fun

[ronlane]

When to try something new this weekend. A local dirt track was having a mini sprint nationals Friday and Saturday and a friend got us access. Took over 1,200 images in two days and am still processing them. Got to use a flash at night, which made tough lighting conditions much better.

 

[tirediron]

Nicely done; ideal shutter-speed & panning.

 

[ronlane]

Nicely done; ideal shutter-speed & panning.

Thanks John, it was fun panning. I really wanted to focus on the car and get the wheels to look as if they were spinning. Once I brought out the 360, I should have dragged the shutter a little more for that but I got some decent images.

(Oh and for the record, putting that 360 on camera with a 70-200mm f/2.8 and battery grip makes for one heck of a heavy rig to shoot for hours on end.)

 

[tirediron]

(Oh and for the record, putting that 360 on camera with a 70-200mm f/2.8 and battery grip makes for one heck of a heavy rig to shoot for hours on end.)

PLEASE tell me you did NOT put that thing directly onto your hot shoe???

 

[ronlane]

(Oh and for the record, putting that 360 on camera with a 70-200mm f/2.8 and battery grip makes for one heck of a heavy rig to shoot for hours on end.)

PLEASE tell me you did NOT put that thing directly onto your hot shoe???

Okay, I won't tell you.

 

[mnmcote]

Nice panning... I have found the 7D Mark II very easy to use for panning race cars on the track...

 

[ronlane]

Nice panning... I have found the 7D Mark II very easy to use for panning race cars on the track...

Thank you. Yeah the 7D mk ii is good for sports in general, for sure glad I upgraded from the 7D.