Automotive Photography Competition 93 - Closed

[LongbowX]

Week 93.

Week 92 Results.



Congratulations to ...Floats!

Thank you to everyone who voted (or is going to). And thanks to everyone who entered as well!



-Floats---8
-Syntax error---4
-Speedster502---2
-Neal---1
-80Y 2C2---1
-Beerz---1
-Roo---1
-NISM0_SKYLINE---0
-TVR&Ferrari_Fan---0
-MatskiMonk---0
-Cano---0































Winner: Week 91 - Theme chosen by Beerz

THEME: Their words: "Human Factor. "

Basically, shots where there's human presence - a hand, foot, driving glove, helmet, whole person, bunch of people, etc., AND is automotive related






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Rules:

-Each competition's voting will end on a Friday at 5pm GMT. This gives chance for people to engage in religious activities, rest and time with family on Sunday.

-Entries must of be of "actual sized" vehicles, as opposed to sub scale models. Non-running concept cars are allowed, however.

-Entries must be in by 5pm on a Wednesday, no exceptions. If your work is not submitted by then then you must wait until the next week.

-All entered photographs
must have been taken between January 2008 and the present day.

-Entries must be posted as a thumbnail without extending 400pixels on the longest side. Full sized images may be no larger than 1024 pixels on their longest side (they may be smaller than this size, however).

-You must only submit your own photographs, do not post anyone else's whether from the internet or if someone you know took the photograph.

-Any watermark you place on your image must be in any corner of the image as long as it does not obstruct the subject of the image.

-Only one photograph per person. You can change your entry only once.

-You must not vote for your own photograph when the Poll is up. Only vote for a photograph taken by another entrant.

-The photograph must be submitted with the following information: Subject, Location, Date and Camera used.

-Levels, Curves, Colour Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, cropping, or anything else capable in the development process or with filters and common special lenses are allowed to use in Photoshop or other image editing softwares. Also, Unsharp Mask may be used.
Other adjustments and effects are not allowed to be used in your picture.

-No HDRI shots allowed



Entries must be in on the Wednesday at 10pm GMT.
The poll will be up at 10:30pm GMT on this day and will end on Friday at 10:30pm GMT.

The next competition will take place on Wednesday the 13th (but probably the 14th) of October.


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[Speedster502]

Yay! I love this kind of thing. I'll definately either have something in my archive, or take one today for this.

 

[Pebb]

Zonda R
Goodwood Festival of Speed, UK
July 2009
Nikon D90​

 

[Neal]

Old guy on old bike
Liverpool Pageant Of Power, Chavasse Park, Liverpool, UK
25th May 2010
Canon PowerShot A710 IS​

 

[Syntax error]

Refueling Crew
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
14th February 2010
Canon 1D MKII​

 

[MatskiMonk]

Refueling Crew
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
14th February 2010
Canon 1D MKII​

The guy on the right hand side looks like he's cheekily disconnecting the fuel hose and chucklingabout it!

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

Team Bucksnort

Gingerman Raceway, South Haven, Michigan

10.Oct.2010

Rebel Xs​

 

[Syntax error]

The guy on the right hand side looks like he's cheekily disconnecting the fuel hose and chucklingabout it!

Lookout! It's Dick Dastardly up to no good again!

 

[Roo]

Mad-Croc Racing
Silverstone
1st May 2010
Nikon D40​

 

[Speedster502]

Roo, how did you get there? Was it Free Practise or something?

 

[MatskiMonk]

E30 M3 and 'T' (getting in shot!)
Summer 2010
Canon EOS 20D

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[takethewall]

Nissan 240SX
BeaveRun
July 4, 2010
Canon T1i​

 

[Beerz]

Had quite a few that suited the theme, couldn't decide which one to use, I think this one ended up being the most "different" one of the lot I had, at least in editing.

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FIA GT1/GP2 Weekend
Portimão Circuit
20-09-2009
Canon Powershot SX 100 IS (again)​

 

[Roo]

Roo, how did you get there? Was it Free Practise or something?

In the evenings the track was open to cycle around, including the pitlane. Mad Croc were practicing pitstops on Saturday night (specifically 2 mechanics changing all 4 tyres). They did 3 pitstops whilst I was there, and I could hear them from the campsite after I left. I didn't get many even slightly decent photos of them - low light = slower shutter speeds + manual focusing + quick moving subject = frustration. Yeah, I'm getting my excuses in early

 

[Beerz]

Why the manual focusing?

 

[Roo]

The lens I was using is over 20 years old.

 

[Beerz]

Ah, gotcha.
You have the same problem as me with the D5000, no internal focusing motor. Lots of great deals in older great lenses that I had to pass because of that. A couple of weeks ago I could've gotten a 70-210 f/4 for €140.

How hard is to focus manually in car events? I take it it's most of the time exasperating... What lens did you use for that shot?

 

[boiltheocean]

How hard is to focus manually in car events?

It isn't. In some cases it's better to manual focus than to have your AF motor going crazy.

 

[Speedster502]

In the evenings the track was open to cycle around, including the pitlane. Mad Croc were practicing pitstops on Saturday night (specifically 2 mechanics changing all 4 tyres). They did 3 pitstops whilst I was there, and I could hear them from the campsite after I left. I didn't get many even slightly decent photos of them - low light = slower shutter speeds + manual focusing + quick moving subject = frustration. Yeah, I'm getting my excuses in early

Ah right, wish I'd stuck around for a bit after the race, but typical parents wanted to leave. Infact, if I hadn't persuaded them we would have left half way through the Qualifying Race. But still, I like the shot! It's something a bit different from what everyone else has shown so far.

Anyway.

Warren Hughes, Sumo Power GT1
Snetterton, Norfolk, United Kingdom,
10/10/2010
Canon EOS 350D​

 

[Roo]

How hard is to focus manually in car events? I take it it's most of the time exasperating...

It depends on the shot you're after. Straight or side-on I can usually get fairly sharp - just pre-focus on the tarmac on the racing line and you're set for when the car arrives - but it can be very frustrating on 3/4 shots as the car is coming towards you. If something happens that I'm not expecting, like a car arriving into frame backwards in a cloud of dirt, all I can do is keep the shutter button pressed, twiddle the focus ring and hope for the best. One day I'll get an auto-focus telephoto lens, but that's a while off yet.

What lens did you use for that shot?

A Nikkor 70-210 f4. It used to belong to my dad, who used it on his Nikon film SLR. When I got the D40 he still had the 70-210 but no (working) body to use it on, so he gave it to me.

Ah right, wish I'd stuck around for a bit after the race, but typical parents wanted to leave.

Yeah, going to car events by yourself rocks, from a photography point of view. I was there for 11-12 hours a day at Silverstone, as I was camping on-site. It's the same at Goodwood - arrive about 7.30am, leave about 9pm. The only thing to worry about is battery life. And dinner.

But still, I like the shot! It's something a bit different from what everyone else has shown so far.

Thanks! It looks like everyone's posted something different so far... choosing which photo to vote for isn't going to be easy.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Owing to having to focus through fences I have found that MF as opposed to AF has been required at most recent events, but I have found that it requires about 40:1 ratio between 'good photo' and 'erase photo'. Media accreditation doesnt make you a better photographer, just means you don't have FENCES to deal with GRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr.