Photography Thread – Show us what you've got!

[JabaParticipant Perth, WAVZ Senator View build HERE Member since: February 18, 2015 Posts: 103]

Thought I’d start a thread for anyone to show off any photography skills they may have.

Can also use the thread to ask any questions, discuss techniques, lighting, post processing etc etc.

I’ll upload some of my own work this arvo.

 

 

[ajvx01Participant adelaideVC 308 taxi bt1 wanna be! View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 102]

Great idea, I’ll be watching:)

[DarrenParticipant Toowoomba Qld82 VH SS Commodore 89 Yamaha FZR1000 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 33]

ok first question

Motorsport events ie the racetrack
I want to shoot cars in action on the track
What sort of settings should I use to capture a clear photo of the car, but at the same time ensure the background and wheels are blurred so it looks like the car is moving rather than stationary.

Fast shutter speed of course will give me a great still, but the wheels will also appear stationary as will the background. Aperture settings maybe ?

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[JabaParticipant Perth, WAVZ Senator View build HERE Member since: February 18, 2015 Posts: 103]

I usually shoot at around 1/60 – 1/80th of a second to get a decent amount of motion blur. F stop around 8-12 to get the whole car sharp. And ISO depends on the light at the time.

 

Hardest part of panning shots is getting the car in focus. If you have an entry level camera the auto focus can struggle to focus quickly.

 

Shoot in continuous mode for best results.

Shutter priority is probably the best mode to shoot in to begin with, rather than full manual. However SP mode usually drops the F stop quite low, meaning it’s difficult to get the whole car in focus.

 

This was shot at 1/80, f 5.0, iso 100, shutter priority.

 

 

 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

What a great idea for a thread, nice work (and tips!)

[KAL SPLParticipant Orange NSWL67 VS Calais FSM Niki VS GTS/R replica View build HERE Member since: February 18, 2015 Posts: 64]

iPhone and instagram’d

[NevinParticipant Toowoomba QLDVS Clubby View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 50]

Here are a few from back in the day when I had time to get out and about. Mostly event photos.

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Nevin

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

very much a beginner, first trip away i actually tried taking ti off auto and playing around with some differet settings and compositions )

[DarrenParticipant Toowoomba Qld82 VH SS Commodore 89 Yamaha FZR1000 View build HERE Member since: March 4, 2015 Posts: 33]

Jaba wrote:

I usually shoot at around 1/60 – 1/80th of a second to get a decent amount of motion blur. F stop around 8-12 to get the whole car sharp. And ISO depends on the light at the time. Hardest part of panning shots is getting the car in focus. If you have an entry level camera the auto focus can struggle to focus quickly. Shoot in continuous mode for best results. Shutter priority is probably the best mode to shoot in to begin with, rather than full manual. However SP mode usually drops the F stop quite low, meaning it’s difficult to get the whole car in focus. This was shot at 1/80, f 5.0, iso 100, shutter priority.

that’s the sort of shot I was going for thanks
I haven’t got an SLR (didn’t want SLR) but have a good Canon ‘bridge’ camera with fairly much all the settings of a SLR. So will have a go with those settings as a starting point and see how it goes.

 

[JabaParticipant Perth, WAVZ Senator View build HERE Member since: February 18, 2015 Posts: 103]

Just realised I never ended up posting anything myself lol.

 

 

 

 

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Wow Jaba, they are very nice

[wicksyParticipant blackwaterVF SS Wagon View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 9]

I use to travel the Central QLD Moto-X Circuit for a few years doing photography at events and also head out to private tracks, the beach etc and get photos, but i recently sold all my gear to focus on my kids and thier Moto-X

These are 2 brothers, they rarely race each other these days due to job committments, i had a goal that i wanted a photo of them together and they were over the moon when they seen this.

The reason i sold all my gear, have upgraded the PW50 to a 2015 KTM 50SX mini now for him and he loves it

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[GTS-213Participant GTS-213VS GTS S1 VS GTS S2 VZ V8 Ex police executive View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 9]

A few of my favourite light painting and generic camera photos, None are edited either they are straight off the camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GTS-213Participant GTS-213VS GTS S1 VS GTS S2 VZ V8 Ex police executive View build HERE Member since: April 19, 2015 Posts: 9]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SaUteParticipant AdelaideVE SSV ute View build HERE Member since: April 29, 2015 Posts: 16]

Just a bit of practice.

Mick

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Couple taken on my travels

 

 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Wow bit of talent on here boys, love the moto x shots, awesome

[SaUteParticipant AdelaideVE SSV ute View build HERE Member since: April 29, 2015 Posts: 16]

Brighton jetty.

Mick

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