one shot from the drag races

BBones

Still amazed by how much easier it is to use the 20D over the 828.

BridgeCity

Still amazed at that capture... simply amazing! Pan shot I assume? Nice timing on that photo. The bike is 100% in focus except for the wheels.

What lens was that taken with? 70-200 IS? :jawdrop :jawdrop

BBones

Yup, 70-200 IS L 2.8 and yes it was a pan. It was from quite a distance too so I used the 1.4x TC.


Simply cannot wait until the real race season starts

Seamus

That's a great shot, .


Shay.

ridetwistyroads

Incredible. Makes you stare at it forever!!

Steve Cavigliano

Very nice Brandon

Not that the 828 is chopped liver, but the 20D really is a better tool for this task. Especially if you can get 450mm's of reach


Thanks for sharing and we're all waiting for the season to start too I think you're gonna kick some serious butt

Steve

wxwax

Very nice, BB! So spill it - what was your distance to subject and shutter speed?

BBones

20D
70-200 IS L 2.8
1.4x TC
IS set to "2"
160th
ISO 100
F/4.5

Distance.....whoooboy that was far away. You can see in this shot while zoomed out:
http://studio819.smugmug.com/gallery/432881/7/17507020
how small he was from where I was standing for that race. And no, while I did crop the shot it was due to me not holding the camera level, the rotation was 2 degrees CC and then cropped out the white from the rotation.

I think I need to get a ND filter and shoot at a lower numbered F stop to get a better blur in the background in the future. I know I can't get much lower with the TC on but during the season I can get ALOT closer to the track.

wxwax wrote:

Very nice, BB! So spill it - what was your distance to subject and shutter speed?

wxwax

BBones wrote:

20D

I think I need to get a ND filter and shoot at a lower numbered F stop to get a better blur in the background in the future. I know I can't get much lower with the TC on but during the season I can get ALOT closer to the track.

I don't follow you. Is there something about the 1.4x tc that doesn't allow you to simply set a smaller aperature? A smaller aperature will force a slower shutter speed, and give you the greater blur you want, no?

Steve Cavigliano

Sid,

I'm not sure, but I think he's concerned about already losing a stop with the 1.4X and then using an ND to stop down further, which may have an adverse effect on AF speed/accuracy. Even a 1 stop ND with the 1.4X, will have him at F5.6 wide open. A 2 stop ND, will put him over the AF aperture limit (welcome to the twilight zone, where your camera may or may not auto focus ;-)


Steve

BBones

The 70-200 is a 2.8 lens, but when you put the 1.4x TC on it you are forced to F/4 to start with. I want to have more focus on a single rider during the head on shots so the pics are more "3d" in look. I don't mind stopping it down to f/5.6 for the group shots so all the riders stay in focus, especially during a crash situation or when they are all bunched up at the start of a race.

The real trick will be opening it up without the TC for when I am right alongside the track at f/2.8 or 3.5 without speeding the shutter up over 1/500th...that is when I have noticed you can see tread patterns again and that is just badness.

wxwax wrote:

I don't follow you. Is there something about the 1.4x tc that doesn't allow you to simply set a smaller aperature? A smaller aperature will force a slower shutter speed, and give you the greater blur you want, no?