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Question about photographing autocross.
This Sunday is our opening race for the Detroit Region SCCA autocross. We are at Michigan International Speedway on the infield road course. I have volunteered to be the event photographer. I am also driving.
My plan: There will be about 160 cars to shoot(four groups of 40), perhaps I can get 3 or 4 of each car as it passes me (about 650 total photos).
I have a Nikon D5500 and want to try to keep this simple, one lens: Nikon 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX
What advice do you have for me to shoot cars at speed? From 20mph in corners to 50+ on a quick straight section.
I am hoping for one general shutter setting for ie 1/60 or 1/125... everything else is on Auto.
Information for the attached pic from an event last year: Nikon D5500 ISO 200, 1/400 sec. f/10 52mm
Shutter speed is way too high here. Car looks parked. You need to drop below 100 and pan with the car. Put the camera on Servo, continuous high and Pan as you shoot. If you are unfamiliar with that there's plenty of videos on how to pan. You can even use shutter priority so you don't have to worry about your aperture.
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