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08-02-2007, 04:36 AM
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Originally Posted by NFRs2000NYC,Jul 25 2007, 06:46 AM
Time to jump on the spending train. Its ok though, there are lots of us on it. 
Great shots but some of them seem to be over exposed... I love the new CR, its been growing on me and I dont know why...
08-02-2007, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mocky,Aug 2 2007, 06:18 AM
Nope....not in RAW... It was my first time going out to the track to shoot like this so I knew I'd have a ton of photos... (and not enough space).
I switched the photo... it should be ok now.
I switched the photo... it should be ok now.
08-02-2007, 05:08 AM
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I have a 2gig card foo...
Problem is.. 2000 photos don't fit on a 2gig card..
I'd buy more (well, i have another 1gig card too).. but I can't justify having so many when I don't shoot that many photos at one sitting very often..
Problem is.. 2000 photos don't fit on a 2gig card..
I'd buy more (well, i have another 1gig card too).. but I can't justify having so many when I don't shoot that many photos at one sitting very often..
08-02-2007, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Mocky,Aug 2 2007, 08:08 AM
I have a 2gig card foo...
Problem is.. 2000 photos don't fit on a 2gig card.. I'd buy more (well, i have another 1gig card too).. but I can't justify having so many when I don't shoot that many photos at one sitting very often..
Problem is.. 2000 photos don't fit on a 2gig card..
I'd buy more (well, i have another 1gig card too).. but I can't justify having so many when I don't shoot that many photos at one sitting very often..
08-02-2007, 05:20 AM
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I started off shooting at 3fps... which I turned off pretty quick.. I think I am better off just shooting individually... 2 kazillion turned into around 60 photos... which of course turned into 1 "decent" one..
I'm not sure those are great odds... 
I really like that photo btw..
08-02-2007, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by F1-Fanatic,Aug 2 2007, 08:13 AM
Don't shoot 2 billion photos...
shoot in raw, having only 200 shots to take will force you take your time and compose it properly.
08-02-2007, 06:02 AM
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Some constructive advice..
1) Change the colorspace in your camera to ADOBE RGB 1998 (sRGB is horrible and will mess your colors up more than you want to know) Edit in Adobe RGB 1998, and only finalize your low res jpegs to sRGB when it's time to post to the net
2) Shoot RAW
3) Keep camera in "motor drive" but only take one shot at a time (if there is a racing incident, then it's okay to bury your finger, but try and take single shots that count)
4) Think of yourself as a sniper... EVERY body movement when shooting with longer exposures should be an intentional one that is thought out and efficient. Track your target and when your lens moving at the same speed and trajectory as your target, take the one shot that will count as if it is the last shot you have.
5) DO NOT EDIT and delete images at trackside. Check histograms for the 1st few shots and then leave things alone. What looks good in the finder may be crap on the computer and vice versa!
1) Change the colorspace in your camera to ADOBE RGB 1998 (sRGB is horrible and will mess your colors up more than you want to know) Edit in Adobe RGB 1998, and only finalize your low res jpegs to sRGB when it's time to post to the net
2) Shoot RAW
3) Keep camera in "motor drive" but only take one shot at a time (if there is a racing incident, then it's okay to bury your finger, but try and take single shots that count)
4) Think of yourself as a sniper... EVERY body movement when shooting with longer exposures should be an intentional one that is thought out and efficient. Track your target and when your lens moving at the same speed and trajectory as your target, take the one shot that will count as if it is the last shot you have.
5) DO NOT EDIT and delete images at trackside. Check histograms for the 1st few shots and then leave things alone. What looks good in the finder may be crap on the computer and vice versa!
08-02-2007, 01:47 PM
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Any time.... thing is when I started I had a friend who would feed me little bits along the way. The advice helped a great deal, but it would have been better to get everything all at once so I could have hit the ground running with the best "technical" results rather than a progression. I have years of photos that I wouldn't print because they would look like poo.
As for a monopod vs off hand.... I do both depending a few factors:
1) Angle and trajectory of target vehicle
2) vehicle speed
3) whether or not the vehicle is consistent or varying speed. For instance, if a vehicle is exiting a turn or braking before entering one I feel a monopod is a must because your pan will need to vary speed to track the vehicle and the vertical axis is one less thing to worry about.
4) physical size of lens (if I am shooting with more than one camera I will often mount one lens to the monopod and leave it there) this way I can swing back and forth between camera bodies. I did this more when I was shooting film, but for different reasons.
5) Shutter speed... the slower, the more apt I will be to use one
6) The slower I am (day 3 of a 3 day race weekend, I'm physically beat)
As for a monopod vs off hand.... I do both depending a few factors:
1) Angle and trajectory of target vehicle
2) vehicle speed
3) whether or not the vehicle is consistent or varying speed. For instance, if a vehicle is exiting a turn or braking before entering one I feel a monopod is a must because your pan will need to vary speed to track the vehicle and the vertical axis is one less thing to worry about.
4) physical size of lens (if I am shooting with more than one camera I will often mount one lens to the monopod and leave it there) this way I can swing back and forth between camera bodies. I did this more when I was shooting film, but for different reasons.
5) Shutter speed... the slower, the more apt I will be to use one
6) The slower I am (day 3 of a 3 day race weekend, I'm physically beat)
