See Red - Donington Park
Discussion
Haven't posted any pictures for a while so I thought I share some from Donington this weekend. I missed the Goodwood Revival this year so was determined to go and see some of the old boys racing. Luckily the weather stayed fine although it was quite foggy to start with. Seems like the older and more valuable the cars (and bikes) the harder they are driven which is great from a spectators poiint of view - suspect very costly - especially the GT40 (below) owner.
Comments and criticism as ever greatly received.
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You can see larger versions and a few more in my gallery
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You can see larger versions and a few more in my gallery
Edited by rhubarb on Monday 25th September 10:55
I like the way you have used a different angle with your panning shots, but I think you could do with varying it a bit more, otherwise after a while they start to get a bit "samey". 
mr noble said:
Nice work!
Very sharp. Are they taken with a 200mm and 1.4x converter? (they all say 280mm)
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Very sharp. Are they taken with a 200mm and 1.4x converter? (they all say 280mm)
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Judging by the optical aberration, hue and slight reflection on those bonnets and I'd hazard a Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8D with panning VR mode selected on a 1.4x converter
Serious negative camber here ;
what da hell is that yoke anyway ?
Edited by Biker.ie on Monday 25th September 15:46
Some really very good shots there, especially nos. 8, 11 and 19 but the angling of the shots ruins them for me. Just makes them annoying to view and doesn't add anything to the shots at all.
Would have been a really great series if they had (or at the very least, the vast majority) been horizontal.
Would have been a really great series if they had (or at the very least, the vast majority) been horizontal.
Thanks for all your comments. First off all pictures taken with a Nikon D70 with Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lens with a 1.4 TC on it. In fact I managed to spend a whole day without changing the lens - which is a first. There's no VR on it and they're all handheld.
As for the angles, my wife will be going hallelujia and jumping for joy, she always tells me she hates them, so I guess she was right.
The reason I started tilting the lens was to add some impact to the shots, afterall track shots can be a bit dull. I once read in a book 'Photographing Motorsport' or something like that, that tiliting adds dramatacism. But it would seem the concensus is that I've taken it too far.
I did take some straight pictures too, but I guess you guys have never been to Donington before it really is very hilly - honest
Anyway thanks for your comments - much appreciated.
As for the angles, my wife will be going hallelujia and jumping for joy, she always tells me she hates them, so I guess she was right.
The reason I started tilting the lens was to add some impact to the shots, afterall track shots can be a bit dull. I once read in a book 'Photographing Motorsport' or something like that, that tiliting adds dramatacism. But it would seem the concensus is that I've taken it too far.
I did take some straight pictures too, but I guess you guys have never been to Donington before it really is very hilly - honest
Anyway thanks for your comments - much appreciated.
I read a magazine guide recently (last few months) that recommended tilting, but the tilting was a bit more subtle and always went 'downhill' - supposed to suggest movement because we all know things fall downhill.
Personally - I think the odd angled shot helps to break the monotany of several level images. Like your shots though!
How could this lens have been a VR if the panning was angled? My understanding was that the image stabilised lenses could only work in the horisontal plane in panning mode?
Personally - I think the odd angled shot helps to break the monotany of several level images. Like your shots though!
How could this lens have been a VR if the panning was angled? My understanding was that the image stabilised lenses could only work in the horisontal plane in panning mode?
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