Motorsport -- panning, SS & motion

90foxbox · Dec 17, 2013

Carlisle AFN 2013 by 90FoxBox, on Flickr

Took this a while back at Carlisle All Ford Nationals. Vaughn Gitten Jr was the driver.

Wheels are kinda dark but I liked it.

ratssass · Dec 18, 2013

lambertpix · Dec 18, 2013

jfrabat said:
By the way, do you guys shoot a single image or burst when shooting these?

Great set - I love that beetle. I always shoot bursts, but over the years, I've wearied of sifting through big piles of photos every time I come home from an event, and I think I've gotten a little better at firing off 3-4 shots at a crack vs. just holding the button down.

The last time I can recall filling up my buffer was this little conflagration -- two of these Porsche's (56 & 02) were leaning on one another coming out of turn 14 at Road America, and by the time I started shooting, things started getting messy. I wound up with something north of 20 shots of these guys banging on one another coming up the hill, collecting at least two other drivers along the way (incl. the guy at the far left). For any of you who follow sports car racing, that's Madison Snow's *mom* in the 56.

Rags · Dec 18, 2013

ratssass said:
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That little roadster is neat. Is it an old MG TF?

Rags

R3d · Dec 18, 2013

Madison Snow is a beast. Looking forward to when he makes the step up to factory.

lambertpix · Dec 18, 2013

R3d said:
Madison Snow is a beast. Looking forward to when he makes the step up to factory.

That's one fast family. I don't know that Melanie is doing a whole lot of racing anymore, whether the hit I saw was a contributing factor or not, but it's nice to see Madison doing so well.

midgeman · Dec 27, 2013

Hey there lambert. I see you've made the move as well...

Here are my favorites from 2013. Very difficult to choose just four...

Honda Grand Prix of Alabama, Barber Motorsports Park

Ed Carpenter #20, Ed Carpenter Racing by ImidgeryByKMidgett, on Flickr

Goodguys Nashville Nationals

Low and... Fast? - Goodguys Nashville Nationals by ImidgeryByKMidgett, on Flickr

NHRA Hot Rod Reunion, Beech Bend, KY

2013 NHRA Hot Rod Reunion by ImidgeryByKMidgett, on Flickr

All American 400, Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville

2013 All American 400 by ImidgeryByKMidgett, on Flickr

Roba · Jan 4, 2014

Took this today, from 170 pics i had 12 keepers. It was my first go at motorsport panning, after taking tips from this thread.
I was using d7000 with a AF-S Nikkor 55-300 4.5-5.6. This was M 1/500 5.6 at 300mm, i had it on AF-C and went between 9 and 1 and even tried 3d but with little success.
Any c+c or tips would be great thanks Rob

It was taken at the NZ road race champs in Christchurch

Rags · Jan 5, 2014

Roba said:
Took this today, from 170 pics i had 12 keepers. It was my first go at motorsport panning, after taking tips from this thread.
I was using d7000 with a AF-S Nikkor 55-300 4.5-5.6. This was M 1/500 5.6 at 300mm, i had it on AF-C and went between 9 and 1 and even tried 3d but with little success.
Any c+c or tips would be great thanks Rob

It was taken at the NZ road race champs in Christchurch

Nice.

I think 1/500 is a little fast. Why don't you try SS160 to see how it works

Rags

Roba · Jan 5, 2014

Thanks Rags, I did try a slower SS, but down to me and not the equipment, I just couldn't get a sharp pic worth keeping.
They were moving pretty quick at this spot 80-90mph and a good 30m's away.
But it was fun trying.

Rags · Jan 5, 2014

Keep trying.. It's a question of rhythm ...

Here's SS160 @ about 130mph

http://ragspix.smugmug.com/Competitions/1107-Drags-Infineon/i-SwBDgr7/0/X3/DSC_7268-X3.jpg

It was a good effort, but at SS500 you don't get spoke blur & that seems to be a requirement....

Rags