Automotive Photography Competition #182

[Suzi_Q]

Suzi_Q
"Auto Emocion"
6th September 2008
Canon EOS 400D
70-300mm Sigma
F3.5
1/15sec

[basman007]

Ok... well, not to simplify the process, but I'll be happy to share the technique.

First, yes... you must manually focus. You locate the area you're going to hit your mark and set the focus accordingly.

Now, to get the transparency, a couple of elements have to be right. There should be a reasonable opening among the branches and trees, you need to be positioned so that the trees are comfortably situated in the foreground between you and the subject... further away from you is preferable... and you MUST use an extremely slow shutter.

The key to the slow shutter is also that it is counter balanced by a small aperture. In this case f/18 - so you've got an increased depth-of-field that is a little bit more forgiving on the focus too.

You need to burst, also... probably 5 frames... the first and last are definitely throw-outs, but they start your rhythm and absorb the shutter punch going in and pan rate fall-off on follow through. The middle three frames are where you hope to get lucky... right hole in trees.. and sweet spot of where the car is dead parallel to film plane or lens face.

Lastly, shoot a lot.

JT
But, yeah... you got a pan smooth... on target ... and kind of steady.

Thanks for sharing

[superwaxer]

Suzi_Q
"Auto Emocion"
6th September 2008
Canon EOS 400D
70-300mm Sigma
F3.5
1/15sec

Was this taken at Kyalami or PE?

[cmcpokey]

cmcpokey
dont try this at home
barren road in texas
8/22/08
d80

[scottie300z]

Scottie300z
Vette
The fair grounds in Dallas
Sept 21
Canon s5 is
No edits

[Suzi_Q]

Was this taken at Kyalami or PE?

This was taken at Zwartkops Raceway.

[superwaxer]

This was taken at Zwartkops Raceway.

Lol! I didnt recognize that corner at first - I thought it might be the Wesbank corner at Kyalami or something. What was the name of the race event?

[Suzi_Q]

Its the Wesbank Super Series event.
I take it you used to live here.

[Timothy (in VA)]

Timothy (in VA)
Derelict Decadence
August 19, 2008
Sony DSC-S500

This is a right-hand-drive 1969 Daimler Sovereign that I discovered parked behind a body shop not far from my home. It looked like it hadn't moved in some time.

[superwaxer]

Its the Wesbank Super Series event.
I take it you used to live here.

Yes that is correct. My cousin still races in the Porsche 924 Cup so still kinda know whats going on with the SA racing scene. Nice pic by the way!

[dydzi]

dydzi
997 turbo
Warsaw
29.09
Sony A100
cropping, slight contrast/colour/saturation editions

[Rijoh]

Rijoh
The King and the Prince
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
08-06-'08
Canon EOS 450D
Cropping

[Suzi_Q]

Yes that is correct. My cousin still races in the Porsche 924 Cup so still kinda know whats going on with the SA racing scene. Nice pic by the way!

Thanks.

[superwaxer]

Ok... well, not to simplify the process, but I'll be happy to share the technique.

First, yes... you must manually focus. You locate the area you're going to hit your mark and set the focus accordingly.

Now, to get the transparency, a couple of elements have to be right. There should be a reasonable opening among the branches and trees, you need to be positioned so that the trees are comfortably situated in the foreground between you and the subject... further away from you is preferable... and you MUST use an extremely slow shutter.

The key to the slow shutter is also that it is counter balanced by a small aperture. In this case f/18 - so you've got an increased depth-of-field that is a little bit more forgiving on the focus too.

You need to burst, also... probably 5 frames... the first and last are definitely throw-outs, but they start your rhythm and absorb the shutter punch going in and pan rate fall-off on follow through. The middle three frames are where you hope to get lucky... right hole in trees.. and sweet spot of where the car is dead parallel to film plane or lens face.

Lastly, shoot a lot.

JT
But, yeah... you got a pan smooth... on target ... and kind of steady.

Thanks for sharing that technique JT. Im sure everyone learnt something new

[basman007]

Suzi_Q
"Auto Emocion"
6th September 2008
Canon EOS 400D
70-300mm Sigma
F3.5
1/15sec

It's a very nice pan, but is it really 1/15 with F3.5?