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Only 1 S2000 at the event, a lot less than the normal 4-5.

A few shots:















This guy forgot to tighten his fuel cap

 

this is going to be the noob question of all time....

why do you put 3M tape on the front of your car? some do some dont?

 

i'm a fan of the elise and e30 m3...the other ones look too blurry/overexposed at least on my screen.

 

its to protect from rock chips.

 

I shot most of them at 1/3rd or 2/3rd stops underexposed. I corrected some of the exposures on my monitor (Dell 20" widescreen). Anyone else seeing them as overexposed?

 

good to see that evo 3 wheeling and dealing

 

What kind of camera/setting did you use to get that blurry background effect? I have a Sony DSC w100 point and shoot camera, am i able to take the same photos with my camera??

 

I used a 20D and a 10D for the photos. The batteries in my 20D failed prematurely so I only got the first heat with it (it's normally good for ~ 1000-1200 pics but these only lasted about 700). I switched to my 10D for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th heat. Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS was used for the panning shots.

I'll usually start out shooting at 1/80, 1/100, or 1/125 shutter speed for autocross photos then I'll drop it down to 1/60. The keeper rate is lower when using the slower shutter speed but there's more background blur. The same effect can be done with a point & shoot but it's not as easy due to the shutter lag and inferior autofocus on P&S cameras. Move your camera and follow the car as you click the shutter. This will keep the car in focus and blur out the background. The faster the vehicle, the easier it is to pan since you can use higher shutter speeds and still get the blurred effect.

Shoot in shutter priority mode and set what shutter speed you want. Start at faster shutter speeds and change it to slower speeds as you get better. If you want some practice, cars on the highway is a good place to start.

 

They don't look heavily overexposed to me. White balance looks good, you have a true white and a true black with detail. I don't see the problem. Nice panning!

 

Thanks for the input. I use a grey card to avoid white balance issues (definately worth the $15!)