Some pics from Saturday SIDC

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:05 am

A few more:

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:03 am

Perhaps one of the more expericed photography guys can put together a FAQ - nothing too technical. Something like camera setting for panning etc.

poah · Post by **poah** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:43 pm

focus - set to AI servo
focus point - normally centre one
shutter - rapid fire
canon users use custom function 4 to use the AE button to focus and the shutter button to meter and fire the shutter
use shutter priority (TV) on a canon and set for what shutter speed you require.
Use ISO to keep your aperture value decent.
use Partial or spot metering to expose for the car and check histogram for exposure and use exposure compensation to adjust.

pan smoothly and press shutter button gently. when paning you have to keep the focus point on the same part of the car during the shutter opening or you'll get a blury image so use maybe the wing mirror. pan by turning your upper body only and keep your arms in against yourside for a more sturdy hold. Start with a high shutter speed 1/200s and work your way down but shutter speed is dependant on the speed of your pan, so if you are panning quickly you need a higher shutter speed.

last thing - practice. it makes a heck of a difference to your results

Post by **simon** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:43 pm

I used to use rapid fire but I now find I get better pictures by taking one at a time than relying on getting one decent one out of a batch.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:09 pm

simon wrote:I used to use rapid fire but I now find I get better pictures by taking one at a time than relying on getting one decent one out of a batch.

I do have mine set to rapid fire, but prefer your method as well. I found that I was using the scatter gun approach and hoping to get lucky. A bit more thought and concentration on shots means less work on the PC when you get home.

Greg
Check your manual for you camera. I know with my Nikon D70 there is a function that allows you to use the LCD to zoom in on a pic (after you have taken it). I normally zoom in on the number plate or car badge to see if it is sharp.

Poah has mentioned to increase shutter speed to 1/200th. Personally I still struggle to get sharp shots with my 70-300mm lens at this speed, however, this could be a poor panning technique on my part.

Post by **simon** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:12 pm

Stewart wrote:Greg

*cough*Ross*cough*

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:30 pm

simon wrote:
Stewart wrote:Greg
*cough*Ross*cough*

Apologies to Greg & Ross. Had a couple of hard days at work and suffering a wee bit from a combination of a cold and a late night last night. Is that enough excuses?

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:24 pm

Stewart wrote:Poah has mentioned to increase shutter speed to 1/200th. Personally I still struggle to get sharp shots with my 70-300mm lens at this speed, however, this could be a poor panning technique on my part.

O.k Stewart, what would you recommend then if 1/200th isn't working, simply a better panning technique (he says not knowing yet but wondering what the fix is!)

Dave

poah · Post by **poah** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:34 am

simon wrote:I used to use rapid fire but I now find I get better pictures by taking one at a time than relying on getting one decent one out of a batch.

I like getting a series of shots round the hairpin. some people just go for the one shot I prefer the lots of shots technique lol

Post by **simon** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:20 am

Rag_It wrote:O.k Stewart, what would you recommend then if 1/200th isn't working, simply a better panning technique (he says not knowing yet but wondering what the fix is!)

Dave

Could just be panning technique. I've taken panning shots with speeds slower than that before so it is possible to go pretty low.