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I will shortly be going to the formula 1 in Silverstone and i'm worried that because im new to the SLR world im not going to come back with a good set of photos.

I would really like to achieve high shutter speed photos capturing the details of the wheels etc. Are there any basic tips and/or advice anyone has for this.

Thanks in advance.
 
If you want high shutter speeds try starting off with shutter priority mode, maybe around 1/250s and shoot a couple of test shots to see how they come out. The camera will work out the rest, and you can adjust as needed if they don't come out how you want.
 
A visit to a local roundabout to practice your panning technique would be a good idea as well. I'm sure the local Subaru's will oblige ;)
 
if theres a sport mode on your dslr use it, it should select the highest available shutter speed. If your knowledge is up to it look into using shutter priority mode, get your head around that and you should be fine.
 
You should look into panning and using continuous auto focus c-af
 
If you haven't been to the F1 at Silverstone before it is very busy, so don't be too disappointed if you can't get a good vantage point for photography.

If you want to freeze the wheels of an F1 car you will need to be using a fast shutter speed, so will need to up the ISO a bit, 1/250th will still have motion blur on racing car wheels. Having said that, freezing the wheels makes cars look very static, as if they are parked there, so I prefer to have some movement in the wheels to show that the cars are moving.
 
Craikeybaby said:
...freezing the wheels makes cars look very static, as if they are parked there, so I prefer to have some movement in the wheels to show that the cars are moving.
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A friend of mine used a very high shutter speed recently at Oulton Park. All the cars just looked like they were parked so were not particularly interesting. You need to get the shutter speed fast enough to get pin sharp car whilst panning, yet slow enough to blur both the wheels and background. This will give a better sense of movement. :thumbs:

Practise, practise, practise.

Gareth
 
As said above if you use a high shutter speed the cars looks as though they are parked which does nothing for many people. Have a look on here and youtube about panning techniques as it will help you a lot. I usually start with 1/250 and go from there and once confident can get it down to 1/80 or even 1/60. Its all practice though, I'm still improving every time I go - the lens just lets me down a bit now though!
 
I presume that all of the above would still apply to shooting motorcycles?! I'm due to attend Silverstone this weekend and it's my first time shooting such a subject.
 
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