Snow Drift Rally

JSPhotography · January 30, 2011

Some pics from Friday. C&C welcome.
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Slower shutter to speed the slower cars

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Mark1616 · February 1, 2011

Wow, now that is an event I would love to have shot!

I like the slow shutter shot and thing the others might have benefited from a reduction in shutter to get some movement in the wheels but still good action.

r3t1awr3yd · February 1, 2011

The ITR and the 'lude are so out of place lol. I love these shots though

(big WRC fan here)

JSPhotography · February 4, 2011

HMMMM, OK, I've been hanging out here long enough to understand that the lack of comments means these are not all that good. What do I need to be doing diffrently? I don't do much PP, is there some tweaking that should be done to these? They need a tighter crop? What?

Mark1616 · February 4, 2011

JSPhotography wrote: »

HMMMM, OK, I've been hanging out here long enough to understand that the lack of comments means these are not all that good. What do I need to be doing diffrently? I don't do much PP, is there some tweaking that should be done to these? They need a tighter crop? What?

I find it hard sometimes to get comments here which is a shame as I like the forum with some very high quality photographers here. Generally the Wedding section seems to give a little more back.

bbjones · February 5, 2011

Sometimes it's that the commenters aren't sure they have anything to add.

These look great -- it looks like a lot of fun to drive that course! I think motorsports are hard because you can't see the people's faces, and you can't capture (usually) the "story" of the track. It's hard (esp. if you are not really into that sport) to put the picture in context.

Some of the pictures that work best are the ones that are pulled way back (like from a helicopter or something) that show the long twisty road up the mountain, and the car partway through making a giant roostertail of snow. That helps the non-specialist see the story -- what has already happened and what is to come.

Easier said than done. I think the shots you got are great -- they show good action and stuff going on. I love the vibrant colors of the car against the white snow. Short of buying a helicopter and hiring a pilot, I'm not sure how to capture more of the story. I'm sure that fans who know the drivers in the pictures, how each of them and their cars do on snow, and the context of this race in the season would love them. If you could somehow capture a way to make the story obvious to the non-fan too, you'd have something really special.

fmrnykr · February 7, 2011

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JS, give us some of the camera setting details. You did a great job with all of the stuff fighting for the right balance. The snow can throw off a lot of meters and can give you a not so interesting photo.

How about it?

Thanks,

Bob

JSPhotography · February 7, 2011

Hmm, ok didn't realize the Exif didn't come through. Let me see, they all would be Canon 7D with a Sigma 70-200 2.8 and shot in Ap. It was pretty cloudy and I want my shutter speed above 500 so the ISO was probably around 1500 and the aperture would be set at 2.8 to give me my fastest shutter. That said the background isn't as burred out as I would expect but at that distance my DOF would be pretty big. Shutter probably floated between 750 and 1500. For 7(woops, skipped 6) I would have dropped the ISO to drop shutter speed down to around 150, I think. 150 makes for an easy pan. White balance was on auto. The only time I vary that is indoors when I shoot a grey card and set a custom. Otherwise I fix it in PP. I allways shoot raw. Sorry for the rambling.

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