Oh my god that Gumpert is amazing!
Anyway on a more technical note, I'm very impressed with what you've managed to capture given the conditions. The 350 seems to cope very well at ISO1600, the noise has been kept to a minimum and the shots seem very 'alive'.
The car shots have been frozen perfectly, and the shots of the presenters, although they lack a real target or composition, work well in capturing their expressions. I love how the Stig is just sat there calm as anything with a bike on the roof
Cheers Moglet, even though I seemed to capture most of the presenters expressions I was surprised to find I only took like 2 of James May! Thus the reason why a picture of him wasn't included in the update. I was also surprised how well the 350D coped with the noise, I always remember how horribly bad my previous cameras noise was. I'd never used this camera at ISO1600 so it was a nice surprise.
Just out of interest, did you try any slower shutter speeds on the cars at all? I've tried it in the past at indoor car shows and couldn't quite get the shutter speed or panning right. Also, did you take any full shots of the action, such as a picture where you can fully see the bike on top of Stig's buggy thing? Those would look very cool.
I did take some pictures with a slightly slower shutter speed, although not panning speed. The slower shutter speeds didn't really work to be honest, the lighting was difficult to work with as it was, thus the reason why I didn't get many of the actual action which makes me feel like a bit of a idiot. I did however get a couple of them, although they'll probably be posted at a later date. Anyway, thanks for the comments!
I know the feeling... not much activity here at the moment unfortunately. I have to say, I like the shots as well. Great effort with the long focal length as well. What lens where you using, is it an IS?
You already know I dig the lambo shot, I think you made great use of what little light you did have available on all the shots.
Yeah, even now it's still quiet. Thanks very much for the comments on the shots though means a lot especially seeing your shots in comparison! In answer to your question I was using my 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS. It worked remarkably well in the conditions, especially considering I hadn't got a clue what to do! Thanks again for your comment.
I see you are busy in this part of GTP. 👍
Lucky you...going to Top Gear live. Hope U enjoyed Adam:tup:
Thanks Nuno for dropping by, I know your not a usual around here but it's nice to see you and any comment is a comment at the end of the day! I really did enjoy MPH, and I wish I'd told you more about it befoe you set off to London so then you could have gone to the Earls Court one! Maybe next time? Thanks again for your comment!
Hope you enjoyed Top Gear live! That must have been awesome. In looking through your gallery, I am quite impressed. The Porsche model looks real! Great angle to it. Looking forward to more!
Cherrs Swiss Legend, as I said to Nuno I certainly enjoyed it and hope to show more at a later date. The Porsche model, as you may have gathered is my favourite model I own, even with the addition of a DBR9 recently. Hope you drop in more often!
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Rockingham Stages '08
This was the first year I've been to the Rockingham Stages and wasn't quite sure what to expect. I knew I was going to need my long lens and some warm clothing but wasn't quite sure what the seating areas were going to be like or anything like that. So I was a bit confused. In all, it was a awesome day, it was very cold and quite wet (as the first few drivers on the stage found out!). Also I seemed to have a off day camera wise, whether it was I had completely forgotten GilesGutherie's advice which provided the alright panning shots from before or that I just couldn't think straight I don't know. Anyway, out of the 300 or 400 odd shots, most being at night only a couple were alright. I still haven't been through every single one but so far these two are my favourites.
Canon EOS 350D ISO200 1/60s at f/5.6
Focal Length: 208mm
This first shot is of a Sierra Cosworth, an excellent car on the day and my first shot of the day which was in focus! The car is a little bit un-sharp around the back end of the car but I think it provides a pretty decent effect. I was pleased with the composition of this as, I followed some of the advice. The car is placed towards the side of the frame with area infront of it creating a effect of space. As I said earlier, I didn't know what the conditions were going to be like. It was wet, cold, and dark before it actually got dark. This played havoc with the focussing.
Canon EOS 350D ISO200 1/20s at f/4.5
Focal Length: 90mm
This shot is of a Peugeot 306 Maxi Kit Car, as you can see it's at night. I've never done a panning shot at night before so this was a intresting experience. Yet again, I bumped up the ISO to get the shutter speed a little bit higher allowing me to actually capture the car in focus. The framing of this shot is different to the one above, as I've kind of reversed the whole thing. This time the car doesn't have much space infront of it, I'm personally not sure it's worked. So it'll be intresting to see your opinions on it.
Anyway, hope you guys don't mind my type up of my actual opinions of the shots. The rest of the MPH08 ones should be up soon-ish.
Enjoy.
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