Drag Racing action at Numidia Dragway

Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
edited July 9, 2009 in Sports
Hi everyone! Well, I spent most of the day Sunday at Numidia Dragway shooting with my Nikon D300 & 70 - 300 non VR lens, all hand held. The day was mostly overcast, and it did rain several times through out the afternoon causing delays in the racing action. After around 6pm they finally called it a day when they got the weather report that the next rain was going to last several hours. Anyways, here are a couple of what I got.

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As always, C&C always welcome!

GaryB
GaryB
“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams

Comments

  • tjk60tjk60 Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2009
    some pretty cool cars and nice wheelie action. I'd watch how much you are cramming the cars into the top part or top/left part of the shots... Little less tarmac, little more headroom...
    Tim
    Troy, MI

    D700/200, SB800(4), 70-200, 300 2.8 and a few more

    www.sportsshooter.com/tjk60
  • Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2009
    tjk60 wrote:
    some pretty cool cars and nice wheelie action. I'd watch how much you are cramming the cars into the top part or top/left part of the shots... Little less tarmac, little more headroom...

    The ones that are tight on the top and left side are due to cropping as much of the distracting stuff out. Just above where I cropped the top, is the top of the wall, and some distracting landscape. Since I was shooting head on, and unable to completely blur the background to show speed, I left some foreground in the shot. I'm hoping that the next time I get to the track, I'm going to spend most of the time around mid track, so I can work on my panning. Back in my days of 35mm film, I was decent at panning, but that was back in the 80's, and now I'm a bit rusty. If I don't get back before Aug. 16th, I'll get a chance to practice panning during the Tour de Millersburg bike race.

    GaryB
    GaryB
    “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
  • Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    I finally got a chance to update my drag racing gallery. The link to my gallery is: http://brophoto.smugmug.com/gallery/8378130_ZNTZr#549706686_zS66Q

    GaryB
    GaryB
    “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
  • tjk60tjk60 Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    BroPhoto wrote:
    If I don't get back before Aug. 16th, I'll get a chance to practice panning during the Tour de Millersburg bike race.

    GaryB

    You can always practice on cars on the freeway:D
    Tim
    Troy, MI

    D700/200, SB800(4), 70-200, 300 2.8 and a few more

    www.sportsshooter.com/tjk60
  • Gary752Gary752 Registered Users Posts: 934 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    tjk60 wrote:
    You can always practice on cars on the freeway:D

    Hehehehe. The fastest cars/trucks are allowed to go around here is 45. The nearest freeway is 30 some miles away in either direction. I wish I had some of my old slides from back when I shot the IMSA and Indy car races down in Florida!

    GaryB
    GaryB
    “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” - Ansel Adams
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