Recent content by AndWhy

Hello guys, thought I'd drop in having noticed an increase in stats to my tripod setup page. Thanks for the mention, Richard :) Setting up the tripod is not too big an issue in the overall scheme of driving shots. As long as the tripod's rigid enough not to topple your gear into your lap whilst...

There's some useful info above but I haven't noticed anyone mention the obvious. Particularly with drifting shots, the front and rear of the car can be following a different trajectory (sometimes at marginally different speeds). If my calcs are right, at 60mph the car will travel approx 30cm...

Avoid anything with a hyphen or a deliberate misspelling (such as ...foto...) - harder for people to remember and awkward to tell people. Also, their use usually only comes about because the unhyphenated or correctly-spelled version belongs to someone else who benefits from web visitors looking...

Sorry to hear about your job situation. In my experience of motorsport photography you might be best off opting for event photography :lol: It's a competitive market already (though not yet saturated) and as well as professionals you'll be competing with well equipped amateurs who're happy...

Last time I emailed them they replied pretty quickly. Worth a try.

^^ Good advice. And on that basis, to start with I'd set the camera mode (dial to left of viewfinder) to S (for Shutter priority). Then set shutter speed accordingly (rear dial to right of viewfinder). On the D80 there is an auto ISO function (check the manual). You might want to switch...

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Hello and welcome (I've just joined today too). Good luck with work and your photography :)

Hi all, just a brief introduction from me. Been enthusiastic about photography since I was a boy (25+ yrs). Been shooting digital for 7 years with all manner of Fuji compacts; these days I use a D80. I shoot a lot of car related images (heard about TP from PistonHeads.com) and the obligatory...