Couple of pics im happy with!!!

[scissorhands83]

turned up to Donington today and watched the BSB practice, and started clicking these are 3 pics i happy with out of about 200. All advice/critism welcome





Edited for school boy errors

Edited by scissorhands83 on Saturday 22 September 00:23

[Rednut05]

Seems to me you want to get closer to the action yet you can't.

If you are serious about taking motor sport pictures, then pick up an SLR with a zoom lens. These can be had for £400 odd second hand but all depends on how serious you are.

If seems from the EXIF data stored within the picture files, that your camera was zoomed to 22mm, which is pretty wide angle.

If you wanted any detail you'd need to get in closer to the subject.

My 2p

David

[windandwave]

Agree with the last poster. You've some good results considering the difficult conditions & the limitations of the gear (Samsung p&s according to the EXIF?) but with a bridge camera with a long zoom or a cheap SLR & 70-300 lens you'd get much better results.

[scissorhands83]

thanks for the help guys

[Qoda]

A bit more info for you.
1) You are in apalling lighting conditions with very low contrast.
2) That's not your fault, it is just something you will have to learn how to work with.
3) But given the above you don't seem to be too sure if you want to catch a stationary bike with a panned background, or a stationary background with a moving bike.
3a) The first requires you to pan with the bike......you need more practice of this activity
3b) The second needs you to choose the shutter spedd that will provide you with the blur you require

This comes back to the first 2 points, work out what f-stop shutter speed combinations are available to you, then choose the combination that will give you the result you want, keep records, and keep practicising.
Enjoy & Good luck