by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 06/12/2017 at 12:31
by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 06/12/2017 at 12:31
Tags: Porsche
; Photography
STARS: 3
AKA my first attempt at racetrack photography. Critiques encouraged. These were taken with a telephoto on a Canon Rebel XSI. It was a clear day so I had to crank the exposure way down. The motion blur shots were done at 1/30 shutter speed and the rest were at 1/2500. Zero post processing.
This was Porsche Club of America event, but if you’re a member you can bring whatever you want to the track, hence the BMWs. This was held at Palmer Motorsports Park in western MA. It’s only in its 3rd season, so there are no official grandstands or vendors. The on track shots were all taken from a dirt parking lot overlooking the main straight. The white 911 is my friend’s car, it has a built motor and puts down around 240 WHP. That thing sounds GREAT.
That’s the end of the motion blur photos. I didn’t have my camera with me for most of the day because I was intent on taking it all in instead of worrying about photos. Beyond experimenting with track photography, I took a handful of stills, and that was it:
I can see how people get addicted to track days. The noise, the track prepped cars, and the atmosphere were all pretty epic. I also sat in on one of the 30 minute classes, which was fascinating. Hopefully I’ll find myself behind the wheel at an event like this sometime soon.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/12/2017 at 13:29, STARS: 1
Great shots! Really love how you got the motion blur in some of the pictures.
When I do any trackside photography, I generally use quite slow shutter speeds(1/30-1/100 I think), combined with quite a deep view of field (around f10-12 works fine on my 18-55). The I put the focus manually on the racing line. Doesn’t always work perfectly, and I definitely need more practise, but maybe this insight is of any help for you :) Examples of the above method:
(Relatively heavily processed, but only to bring out the colours better)
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
06/12/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 1
Yep I also just kept the focus manually on the same line! It was hard to find places where there was no fence, so there was really just that one spot for motion blur stuff.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
06/12/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
Great to hear I’m not the only one using that method! I know that problem, had a similar experience at the Nürburgring last summer, luckily we found a high ground at Breidscheid (second photo in my post) so we could kinda shoot over the fence. Later we found the spot between Pflatzgarten and Brünchen in which the final two shots were taken, there was only a very low (about 1.60 m) fence there, making it way easier. Also I learned that sometimes a fence can help with the effect of the shot, as in the first shot I posted.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
06/12/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 1
Yeah man I was surprised by how consistent the manual focus on the racing line was! My long lens steadying skills though... not so much lol.