The Image Thread 2014
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Put the ISO as low as possible like 50-100 and ramp the aperture up as depth of field doesn't matter when the bg is out of focus. Stick it in manual and dial The aperture to f8-16 and the shutter speed to 1/30th-1/250th depending on the speed of the vehicle and the available light, fast moving vehicles like f1 you can get away with higher speeds and you get more keepers but I like to be around 1/80th to 1/125th with panning IS on the lens activated works a treat, higher keepers but less effect depends where you want to be.
It's not an exact science and a little bit of experimentation at the start of the event is a good idea to get the exposure dialled in and shoot lots of frames and it soon comes.
Also technique is key. Arms into chest left arm tucked in left hand supporting the lens and use your face to support the camera, sort of fun stance left foot forward and right foot behind and hold your breath. Making yourself as much of a support as possible, pan with the car as it comes and start to lay down the frames as you feel the car entering your ideal composition.
Also other techniques like back button focus where you disconnect the metering/shutter from the AF. So you use the rear AF button on the back of the camera to continually focus/track the car and the shutter button to lay down the frames when you need. Takes some getting used to but once you get the hang of it your keepers will be 50%+ instead of <10%.
Lastly the AF you can select the zone af, where it selects 9 AF points to keep the car where you need it to be, then change the AF mode to what ever is suitable so in terms of cars a subject that accelerates and decelerates quickly dial that in and the cameras AF will work the way you want it to.
The techniques are quite advanced but I think it's worth doing it right from the beginning rather than trying to change techniques that may be less suitable.
Hope that helps
It's not an exact science and a little bit of experimentation at the start of the event is a good idea to get the exposure dialled in and shoot lots of frames and it soon comes.
Also technique is key. Arms into chest left arm tucked in left hand supporting the lens and use your face to support the camera, sort of fun stance left foot forward and right foot behind and hold your breath. Making yourself as much of a support as possible, pan with the car as it comes and start to lay down the frames as you feel the car entering your ideal composition.
Also other techniques like back button focus where you disconnect the metering/shutter from the AF. So you use the rear AF button on the back of the camera to continually focus/track the car and the shutter button to lay down the frames when you need. Takes some getting used to but once you get the hang of it your keepers will be 50%+ instead of <10%.
Lastly the AF you can select the zone af, where it selects 9 AF points to keep the car where you need it to be, then change the AF mode to what ever is suitable so in terms of cars a subject that accelerates and decelerates quickly dial that in and the cameras AF will work the way you want it to.
The techniques are quite advanced but I think it's worth doing it right from the beginning rather than trying to change techniques that may be less suitable.
Hope that helps
pvr said:
First off great advice from tomscott
To start with I shoot manual I used to use shutter priority as a lot of motorsport togs do but I never did that for long and was the best decision I made since buying a DSLR as I was not getting the shots I wanted the camera will always draw in as much light it thinks you need when sometimes you may not want it plus it tends to go as wide as possible when you may want a deeper DOF to pick up things like heat haze behind the car.
I meter off the grass when sorting my exposure and in bright conditions will under expose a shot to capture the image I want like the Aston shot by under exposing that shot it shows the rich warm colours of the afternoon sun.
The only downside to shooting manual if the light suddenly changes as it does a lot with British weather it can cost you a shot but the ones you get are worth it.
The shots below I took earlier in the year and are both a whole stop under as it was bright sunlight but I feel it gives them a nice rich colour and in the second shot that lovely afternoon sun feel.
Helvellyn & Striding Edge, Cumbria by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr5DMKIII 16-35mm F2.8
Helvellyn and Striding Edge yesterday. Fantastic moody day, great walk with good friends although I was holding them back with the Camera!
For anyone that is interested:
Helvellyn is the third-highest point both in England and in the Lake District. Although not the highest, Helvellyn may well be the most frequently visited mountain in the area, a claim first made as long ago as 1855. Access to Helvellyn is much easier than to the two higher peaks of Scafell Pike and Sca Fell, the scenery is magnificent with three deep glacial coves and two sharp-topped ridges on the eastern side (Striding Edge and Swirral Edge); it also has an intriguing name to catch the attention.
Striding Edge begins at Hole-in-the-Wall and then stretches for over 1.5 km to the Helvellyn summit plateau. This starting point is accessible from both Glenridding and Patterdale. From here the initial part of the ridge is relatively rounded and has a good path running along the right-hand side. This changes upon reaching High Spying How, the highest point on the ridge (863 m). At this point a narrow path continues close to the top of the ridge, which becomes increasingly narrow, and scramblers will often follow the very top of the arĂŞte. Scramblers who continue on the top of the ridge are forced to descend an awkward short gully down from the final rock tower to rejoin the path. At this point the ridge connects with the main Helvellyn massif. Reaching the summit plateau involves a steep walk or scramble up about 80 m of rough rocky terrain, known as The Abyss by W. A. Poucher, author of a popular series of mountain guide books between 1940 and the late 1960s. From the top of this climb the summit is only two hundred metres away.
Few from the Lake District Wildlife Park shoot.
5DMKIII 70-300mm L F4-5.6
American Bald Eagle, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Harris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Harris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Harris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Harris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Rupells Griffon Vulture, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Rupells Griffon Vulture being fed a rat, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ring Tailed Lemur, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ring Tailed Lemur with baby, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ring Tailed Lemur with baby, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Red Panda, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Lar Gibbon, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Gibbon, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Hawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Hawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Hawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Hawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Hawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Red Panda, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Micro Pig, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
5DMKIII 70-300mm L F4-5.6
American Bald Eagle, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHarris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHarris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHarris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHarris Hawk, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRupells Griffon Vulture, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRupells Griffon Vulture being fed a rat, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRing Tailed Lemur, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRing Tailed Lemur with baby, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRing Tailed Lemur with baby, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRed Panda, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrLar Gibbon, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrGibbon, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrHawk Display, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRed Panda, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrMicro Pig, Lake District Wildlife Park, Bassenthwaite, Keswick by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
time to move back a bit.
Just a few snaps with phone camera from Crummock Water last week -
Few autumnal shots of Ullswater from today
Acorns by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ullswater looking towards Poole Bridge by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Red Squirrel by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ullswater autumnal light by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Ullswater autumnal sunset by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr
Acorns by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrUllswater looking towards Poole Bridge by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrRed Squirrel by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrUllswater autumnal light by TomScottPhoto, on FlickrUllswater autumnal sunset by TomScottPhoto, on Flickrshortfuse 2
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fantastic pics
These were taken at the final round of the BSB Championship last weekend at Brands Hatch the weather was a bit up and down and to dark at times but was still fun these were taken on Fri/Sat as Sunday was spent watching the racing with a few beers finished off with a stroll down to Farningham Village for a beer by the river 
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I'm not as good as you guys but I figured I could add some of mine for the last day of the year
Gönnersdorf (Eifel region in Germany), where our holiday home is located, taken a week ago:
Gönnersdorf by night:
From the right: my wife and son, on the left a good friend and his 2 children:
Our holiday home in the snow
Snowman in the dark:
My dog, happy happy happy:
"Oberes Kylltal" valley
Gönnersdorf (Eifel region in Germany), where our holiday home is located, taken a week ago:
Gönnersdorf by night:
From the right: my wife and son, on the left a good friend and his 2 children:
Our holiday home in the snow
Snowman in the dark:
My dog, happy happy happy:
"Oberes Kylltal" valley
Magical