Notices
Photography Techniques, Cameras, Lenses, & Equipment

Ricerocketdave's Motorsport ranch shots.. (lots of panning)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 03:15 PM
  #1  
ricerocketdave's Avatar
ricerocketdave
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: Los Colinas, TX
Default Ricerocketdave's Motorsport ranch shots.. (lots of panning)

This was from the Drivers Edge event at Motorsport Ranch last weekend..

C&C Welcome and appreciated!


1.


2.


3.


4.


5.


6.


7.


8.


9.


10.


11.


12.


13.


14.


15.


16.


17.
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 03:20 PM
  #2  
carfi179's Avatar
carfi179
Registered User
iTrader: (11)
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,793
Likes: 0
From: SO. CAL.
Default

Nice shots/pics! got anymore?
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 04:02 PM
  #3  
breakyoselfvq35's Avatar
breakyoselfvq35
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,976
Likes: 0
From: Laguna Hills
Default

Wonderful Shots. Good to see someone shooting at a racing event.
Love the exige s, the Z, M5 (if the "M" button is pushed in, otherwise that car is just anoying...), R33, RX7 big ++++, M3, Ferrari 355 (im not sure), and ofcourse, the GT3 (or GT2).
G35, not new Audi TT, and vipers =
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 04:10 PM
  #4  
35oZephyR's Avatar
35oZephyR
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 8,617
Likes: 1
From: san diego
Default

All of those cars look great on the track!


(Well maybe except the G35, but that's just my opinion)
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 05:22 PM
  #5  
_NIZMO_'s Avatar
_NIZMO_
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,173
Likes: 0
From: Internet
Default

Originally Posted by 35oZephyR
All of those cars look great on the track!


(Well maybe except the G35, but that's just my opinion)
+1
Reply
Old Dec 16, 2007 | 07:37 PM
  #6  
Alberto's Avatar
Alberto
Cranky FI Owner
Premier Member
iTrader: (14)
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 34,715
Likes: 8
From: DMV
Default

Amazing pics-thanks for sharing
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 03:01 AM
  #7  
gr?'s Avatar
gr?
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 909
Likes: 0
From: Lancaster, PA
Default

pans look good.
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 05:09 AM
  #8  
jmark's Avatar
jmark
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 3,932
Likes: 2
From: Greer, S.C.
Default

Nice stuff.
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 07:32 AM
  #9  
ZSpectrum's Avatar
ZSpectrum
New Member
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,718
Likes: 0
From: Dallas
Default

was this for drivers edge?
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 09:22 AM
  #10  
MR_X's Avatar
MR_X
New Member
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,503
Likes: 0
From: El Centro, Ca.
Default

1 & 4 are pretty cool, you can see the heat of the exhaust.
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 09:42 AM
  #11  
Voboy's Avatar
Voboy
New Member
iTrader: (58)
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,995
Likes: 3
From: Houston, TX
Default

that's insane how these shots are panning! It's tough to get a panning shot right and you got all of these and they turned out great!
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 10:46 AM
  #12  
MR_X's Avatar
MR_X
New Member
iTrader: (5)
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,503
Likes: 0
From: El Centro, Ca.
Default

#7 is funny. The driver doesn't look very comfortable, looks very cramped. The FDs have some nice fenders. Got any pics of them standing still?
Reply
Old Dec 17, 2007 | 02:56 PM
  #13  
ricerocketdave's Avatar
ricerocketdave
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: Los Colinas, TX
Default

Thanks for the compliments everyone..

Yes this was Drivers Edge!
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 06:08 AM
  #14  
xamraci's Avatar
xamraci
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
Default

very nice...very good shots...

How close were you allowed to get inside the track area?
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 08:32 PM
  #15  
powermark's Avatar
powermark
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 381
Likes: 1
From: Oceanside, CA
Default

looks good, looks like it was a cloudy day.

i personally would have AE shifted 1/4 stop and added a little cyan to the white balance. Cloudy situations, most cameras shoot a little colder. The actual pan speed looked good.
Reply
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 05:51 AM
  #16  
SOLO-350Z's Avatar
SOLO-350Z
'12 TL SH-AWD
Premier Member
iTrader: (26)
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,348
Likes: 1
From: Alamo
Default

Rice, what settings on your camera do you use to take shots like that with the background?
Reply
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 09:42 AM
  #17  
xamraci's Avatar
xamraci
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
Default

Originally Posted by powermark
looks good, looks like it was a cloudy day.

i personally would have AE shifted 1/4 stop and added a little cyan to the white balance. Cloudy situations, most cameras shoot a little colder. The actual pan speed looked good.
you should see when I shoot with my polarizer on a cloudy day...WB cloudy does little for me...adding a touch of midtone and hue adjustment ussually make things a bit better...

Rices pictures look A LOT like mine from the past track day I attended, VERY CRISP though, which is NICE
Reply
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:09 PM
  #18  
ricerocketdave's Avatar
ricerocketdave
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: Los Colinas, TX
Default

Good advice with the WB

Thanks!
Reply
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:15 PM
  #19  
dkmesa350z's Avatar
dkmesa350z
New Member
iTrader: (41)
 
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,828
Likes: 2
From: Atlanta
Default

now that's a track day!
Reply
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:24 PM
  #20  
SOLO-350Z's Avatar
SOLO-350Z
'12 TL SH-AWD
Premier Member
iTrader: (26)
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,348
Likes: 1
From: Alamo
Default

Rice, what settings did you use?
Reply



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:36 AM.