Neocrox Photograph [Updated 28 - 07 - '09]

[Carlos]

Hello! Here some pics from last weekend from the Superbikes at Assen.

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Pics taken with a Nikon D90 with 300-800 Sigma.

 

[boiltheocean]

Wow Man, those are amazing. I'd love to see more from you in the future.
You've got a beast of a lens aswell!

 

[Carlos]

Thanks man!

Yeah it's really a beast, pretty heavy. 6kilograms

My mate's car

Mate's R1

Random

My buddy on his Aprilia RSV Mille R

More soon

 

[Wardy 944]

Awesome shots

The two things I have trouble with are Panning and low light shots, but I'm not jealous, I'm inspired 👍

 

[Syntax error]

Love the panning bike shots. Good job. 👍

 

[Azuremen]

Excellent panning work. I would suggest fiddling with white balance more on your night shots, but still quite good.

 

[NLxAROSA]

Excellent work on the bike shots. 👍 That Sigma lens is really sharp too.

 

[Carlos]

Awesome shots

The two things I have trouble with are Panning and low light shots, but I'm not jealous, I'm inspired 👍

Panning shots are quite easy me thinks..

With digicam:
Begin really early to follow the object and take the shot at the moment you want, but keep following the object. Put your elboys on your hips, for the most stability.

With DSLR:
Same as digicam, but put the shutter speed at 250 or 320 and diafragma at 8. That works the best for me..

@ Azuremen:
I only played with levels and a little bit of contrast. I've played around with some photos but this turned at the best.. Next time I use a longer shutterspeed time.

@ Syntax error:
Thank you! Panning photos are the easiest to enjoy the viewers becaus you really see the action. Photos of 'not living objects' are the thoughest job, I have so much more to learn to take a photo of a not moving object to get the emotion I want from the viewers.

@ NLxAROSA:
Thanks! That lens is really good, but too heavy actually..

Thanks for all the comments!

 

[boiltheocean]

Wow no comments on the cat yet?

I love that shot so much, the depth of field is awesome, the tone is great. You've captured that warm fuzzy feeling associated with cats just right.... and I'm not even a cat fan (well except for lolcats )

 

[Carlos]

Wow no comments on the cat yet?

I love that shot so much, the depth of field is awesome, the tone is great. You've captured that warm fuzzy feeling associated with cats just right.... and I'm not even a cat fan (well except for lolcats )

lol cats ftw!!! But thank you verry much, I was a little bit disappointed no one said something about my sweet fat cat. I'm thinking of making it a poster..

 

[Carlos]

Yesterday I took my mates car and took some shots. I find this one the best..

 

[Carlos]

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[NLxAROSA]

In this last series, nr.2 (The S4 on the highway) really stands out. Good compo, car completely sharp, wheels nice and fuzzy, top notch! 👍 Should be in a magazine or brochure! The others are not up that quality IMO, especially that last one with the lens flare in it.

 

[boiltheocean]

In this last series, nr.2 (The S4 on the highway) really stands out. Good compo, car completely sharp, wheels nice and fuzzy, top notch! 👍 Should be in a magazine or brochure!

I second that. Quality shot. 👍 x 10

 

[Carlos]

Bought me a car, some photos!

 

[Syntax error]

I assume you are using some sort of HDR or pseudo HDR technique? It tends to give itself away with the strange patches of dark and light that it creates on sections of the car to try and compensate for changes in light. Personally not a fan.

Your night time shots are not bad at all really but I would suggest (especially since you have a long exposure going from these shots) is instead of going with the HDR to get the car to be more visible is to get your hands on a speedlight and manually light the car up with a few flashes of it from a few different angles. As you have a long exposure anyway, you can set the speedlight to a low output and fire off multiples times with the pilot to make the car pop out of the shot just a little more without upsetting your shot with blowouts or underexposed bits.