The Photography Hangout Thread

[V8Venom]

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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[Friend of Dorothy]

Can someone kindly tell me what is the maximum size (KB) and dimensions (pixels) for uploading images. I've serached but can't find where this maybe specfied. I'm trying the upload some pics but a few won't upload, error message "The uploaded image is too big" ... KB or size?

It is difficult to find the current limits, last time I looked.

Maybe @Twin Turbo would be able to find out for you?

 

[Järn]

Manual mode: Set Shutter Speed 1/125 and ISO 100. Camera Computed: f11 to f12
These settings worked really well for me. After 450 panning shots, I still need more practice to get consistent.
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[ststang]

Manual mode: Set Shutter Speed 1/125 and ISO 100. Camera Computed: f11 to f12
These settings worked really well for me. After 450 panning shots, I still need more practice to get consistent.
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Panning is tough to get consistent winners. You should also try going even slower like 1/60th and 1/30th. Again, take lots of shots!

I took this at 1/60th.

Then this one at 1/30th

 

[V8Venom]

Panning is tough to get consistent winners. You should also try going even slower like 1/60th and 1/30th. Again, take lots of shots!

I took this at 1/60th.

Then this one at 1/30th

Very clean. I still have not mastered panning, definitely tough to do.

 

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[Voo Doo]

Very nice pics indeed!!!

 

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[Justpassingas]

Playing around with the shutter speeds & F/stops

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