Mike,
Great shots. I've been a NASCAR fan for over 20 years and go to a lot of the
races. I've had 5 tickets for the Talledga race for the past 17 years and
usually take one of my -2n's and my Tokina 500mm f8 and get some good shots
from the stands but nothing like yours. A few months ago I got a pit pass
for the NASCAR Truck race here in Memphis and got some great shots from the
wall at the entrance to turn 3. I've got a Sigma 135 f2.8 that goes down to
f64 that is great for panning, as long as the sun is shining.The colors jump
off the images exactly as they jump off the cars, the paint they use is
amazingly bright. I didn't see a shot of that 6 car...maybe next time.
mike m.
Motor Sport Visions Photography wrote:
> I don't do this often but wanted to share last weekend's work with any
> here on the Olympus list who are interested. The event was one of only
> two NASCAR road course stops per season and was at Sears Point in
> Sonoma, CA. The file names are sp00_xx.jpg and the link to the first
> page containing these images is:
>
> http://motorsportvisions.com/NASCAR/nascar3.htm
>
> All were taken with OM2s bodies. The panned shots were all taken with a
> recently aquired Zuiko 135 f3.5 (instead of my usual Tamron SP 60-300 I
> am trying to use prime Zuikos whenever possible and that tiny little 135
> was really a treat to pan with). The straight-on shots were all taken
> with a Tamron 70-350 with Tamron SP 1.4x converter (all at max zoom
> setting which is ~490mm converted). Pit row driver shots were all taken
> with a Tamron SP 60-300 zoom. (Yes, I carried a ton of stuff around
> those hills last weekend, but nothing like what most were
> carrying...then again a lot more than the guy who shot with nothing but
> IS-3s.) Film was Fuji Provia F shot at 100 ISO.
>
> I hope that some list members find the work enjoyable. I also am very
> open to hearing any constructive criticisms that could help improve my
> work in the future (just go easy on my sensative ego ;-)...).
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
>
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