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Home » SPORTS « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » « Previous image · Next image » At the Apex Click on image to view larger image « Previous image  · Slide Show · Next image » Photo Details wilth Registered: January 2009 Posts: 787 It was a rainy and overcast day, which make for challening conditions for a long lens and high speed race cars--as did only being able to shoot through the catch fences; no special tickets or passes for this one. I wanted decent DOF, but not too much so that the foreground fence could blur out and also wanted a decent shutter speed for hand holding--I left my monopod in the US--so I used a combination of high ISO and aperture preferred, f8, settings. Not the ideal image, the remaining fence artifacts are annoying, but, I do like the sense of motion conveyed by the red Ferrari as it brakes for the approaching turn as the Red Bull car aims for the apex of the curve. Also, the attention in the faces of the crowd watching the action adds a sense of them moment and excitement I think. Cropped down from the original, cleaned up using Neat Image, cloned out a pair of birds and sharpened a bit. Shot in RAW and converted to jpeg. · Date: Tue April 13, 2010 · Views: 298 · Additional Info Keywords: race Camera Make / Model: Canon EOS 40D Lens Make / Focal Length: Canon 100-400 Filter / Type Used: UV Event e.g. Grand Prix, Birthday, Sunrise: Grand Prix State / Coluntry / Area Image Taken: Victoria, Melbourne, Albert Park Country Image Taken Processing Software Applications Used « more · more »

Author Thread   veejaycee Registered: February 2009 Posts: 5,689 Tue April 13, 2010 8:47pm Hi Wilt Crop up to the corner point of the gravel and cone over the rest then you'll find most of the fence gone. They seemed to judge the mesh size just right to prevent photographers getting pictures don't they? Anyway you captured this at the right time and place. wilth Registered: January 2009 Posts: 787 Tue April 13, 2010 9:55pm Yup, thought about, and tried, that but I really didn't like it that way. I may go back to the original and try leaving more of the top above the back fence and then position the cars more to the bottom, effectively cutting off the lower part as you describe. Thanks for the thoughts, Wilt Jan Holland Registered: July 2009 Posts: 1,866 Wed April 14, 2010 2:10pm Hello Wilt. Good action shot, however with the fencewires in front, hard to get optimum result. Indeed when the original is big enough, the best imo is to crop above the fencewire and leave only 4 'Qantas' signs in it. Best regards from Jan lrw1966 Registered: November 2008 Posts: 3,889 Wed April 14, 2010 2:28pm Wilt, Hi: Very interesting action composition. Thanks Larry wilth Registered: January 2009 Posts: 787 Wed April 14, 2010 6:52pm Okay, Vic and Jan, Took a shot at a new crop. Didn't think I would like it, but actually think it's not too bad. Thanks for the suggestions. Wilt olddingo Registered: November 2008 Posts: 2,626 Tue April 27, 2010 5:30am Pity it wasn't October for your visit Wilt and you could have taken a couple of days out for the V8 race at Bathurst. I know you saw them on this track ut Mt Panorama is special. I admire anyone who can get a half decent shot of cars travelling at speed, well done, David

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