Granite City Rally

[chrisgrieve]

Hi All,

Well the Granite City Rally is on next month and it will be the first time that i will have tried to take photos of motorsport, has anyone got any tips, what kind of shutter speed should i use, should i start with a fast speed and then gradually start slowing it down?? would it be useful to have a monopod??

thanks in advance.


chrisgrieve

 

[chrisgrieve]

hmm, no opinions???

do you think i should maybe take some burst shots whist panning, ?

im sure a few of you have been to a rally before, what kind of settings do you prefer to use?

 

[reddeathdrinker]

Here's a couple of examples to give you an idea where to start. ideal shutter speeds depend on the light available during the day

This one's from one of the Fintray hillclimbs last year - 1/100" at f/10 - nice blurry background.

And this is from last years Granite City - 1/640", f/5.6, fast enough to freeze-frame the Escort.

 

[chrisgrieve]

hey reddeathdrinker, cheers for that, hopefully the weather will be like last year, it was perfect, dry and sunny. (makes a change) think i will just have to try a few settings until i get something i like, thanks anyway i was just looking for a couple setting and examples, cheers..

 

[Ally]

Hi Chris, you should just try as much as you want and learn from it. I would try to keep the shutter speed about 1/200th - 1/250th to start with this will keep the car sharp and the wheels blurry to show a bit of motion. Then as reddeathdrinker said above somthing like 1/100th - 1/60th and pan with the car will keep the car sharp and the background blurry because of the movement. The one I like best is zoom burst. You pan with the car at a really slow shutter speed 1/5th - 1 sec and when you click the button you rotate your zoom in or out this creates a really nice effect, but their are many different ways to use it. Just don't be scared to try things its the only way you'll learn!!

This is a zoom burst shot from the rally last year

Edit P.S - Find some nice clean backgrounds, this will improve your shots loads!!!