November Photo Competition
Discussion
Big thanks to Whoozit for picking my entry from last months submissions.
In an attempt to get car-related, the subject for this month is "panning" (the camera technique, not the gold prospecting method....). I'm not particularly good at it and I tend to use a too-high shutter speed to compensate for my lack of panning skills, which in turn means that I loose the 'blurriness' of the background.
Doesn't have to be car-related of course - it could be the catching of anything moving - a bird in flight, an animal running, an object falling. Extra points awarded for a high "sharpness to speed" ratio....
I'm also using this month to add a rule for the winner - the wiki should be updated by the winner - it's not very difficult, but I've just spent half an hour updating it from April....
Rules:
The photos taken must be your own work and can be taken at anytime, but please do get out with your gear if you have safe opportunity etc.
The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.
You can only submit one, and only one photo.
The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for the following month and judges it at the end of the month.
The winner should update the Photography Competition Photo Challenge Wiki
Entries and discussion on this single thread please.
All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.
To get things started - one of my better (luckier?) panning shots - Kamui Kobayashi setting a LeMans lap record in 2017 - he was doing about 180mph in this shot, so I was pretty happy with it.
Kobayashi #7 lap record by Nigel Ogram, on Flickr
In an attempt to get car-related, the subject for this month is "panning" (the camera technique, not the gold prospecting method....). I'm not particularly good at it and I tend to use a too-high shutter speed to compensate for my lack of panning skills, which in turn means that I loose the 'blurriness' of the background.
Doesn't have to be car-related of course - it could be the catching of anything moving - a bird in flight, an animal running, an object falling. Extra points awarded for a high "sharpness to speed" ratio....
I'm also using this month to add a rule for the winner - the wiki should be updated by the winner - it's not very difficult, but I've just spent half an hour updating it from April....
Rules:
The photos taken must be your own work and can be taken at anytime, but please do get out with your gear if you have safe opportunity etc.
The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.
You can only submit one, and only one photo.
The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for the following month and judges it at the end of the month.
The winner should update the Photography Competition Photo Challenge Wiki
Entries and discussion on this single thread please.
All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.
To get things started - one of my better (luckier?) panning shots - Kamui Kobayashi setting a LeMans lap record in 2017 - he was doing about 180mph in this shot, so I was pretty happy with it.
Kobayashi #7 lap record by Nigel Ogram, on Flickr
A 1926-type Renault 40 CV "Montlhery Coupe" at the Festival of Speed 2014. Evidence that 1/60 of a second is really rather slow. The camera had to be at f/22 and 100 ISO to even attempt this and it's the best one of 100+ attempts. Chuffed that the small text on the sticker is legible in the full size version.
It’s a hard technique and I love some of the pro shots from F1. Here’s my entry for this month, taken at Prescott on an Italian day.
B&W seemed to fit for this era, plus I think it just enhances the silhouette of the driver. You can also read John Barber and Jeremy Thomas’s names on the door of the non-compressed version.
B&W seemed to fit for this era, plus I think it just enhances the silhouette of the driver. You can also read John Barber and Jeremy Thomas’s names on the door of the non-compressed version.
Edited by JonnyWhitters on Thursday 3rd November 07:14
Couldn't decide on Car, plane or boat. Cars seem well represented so here's a plane.
Bit of an oldy
Old Crow TF51 Mustang by Nigel Eite, on Flickr
Bit of an oldy
Old Crow TF51 Mustang by Nigel Eite, on Flickr
Here's one from quite a long time ago - Red Bull Air Race at the O2 in London:
PICT3364 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
PICT3364 by conradsphotos, on FlickrA cropped panoramic tracking shot of one of the racers at the VHRA Pendine Speed Trials...
VHRA Pendine Sands Races 2021-45.jpg by djsmith46, on Flickr
VHRA Pendine Sands Races 2021-45.jpg by djsmith46, on Flickr
Silverstone Classic Aug-22 Peugeot 908 by martin-dc2, on FlickrEXIF on the link, plus a few others in the album.
It's great to be selected as a winner for these little competitions, but picking a winner is never easy! This month was really difficult - all the entries were excellent
Anyway, in traditional 3, 2, 1 order....
in 3rd place - C n C for a great non-car shot. Not particularly slow shutter speed (1/125) but the blur effect on the background gives an excellent sensation of speed.
PICT3364 by conradsphotos, on Flickr
In 2nd place - another non-car shot from Gad-Westy. I can't really put my finger on why I like this so much, but as a grandfather to two grand-daughters, this shot just touched my heart-strings
DSC_1472.jpg by G.A.D, on Flickr
And on the top step of the podium this month is (predicatably for PH) a car shot. satfinal's excellent panning image of the drift car is pin sharp where it needs to be and very blurry everywhere else - something I aspire to. I'm guessing that 100mm helps (is it a hefty crop?) but I could never have got something that sharp at 1/60 - well done
So - over to satfinal for the December competition. Don't forget to update the Photography Competition Photo Challenge Wiki
Anyway, in traditional 3, 2, 1 order....
in 3rd place - C n C for a great non-car shot. Not particularly slow shutter speed (1/125) but the blur effect on the background gives an excellent sensation of speed.
PICT3364 by conradsphotos, on FlickrIn 2nd place - another non-car shot from Gad-Westy. I can't really put my finger on why I like this so much, but as a grandfather to two grand-daughters, this shot just touched my heart-strings
DSC_1472.jpg by G.A.D, on FlickrAnd on the top step of the podium this month is (predicatably for PH) a car shot. satfinal's excellent panning image of the drift car is pin sharp where it needs to be and very blurry everywhere else - something I aspire to. I'm guessing that 100mm helps (is it a hefty crop?) but I could never have got something that sharp at 1/60 - well done
So - over to satfinal for the December competition. Don't forget to update the Photography Competition Photo Challenge Wiki
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