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30-MAR-2008

30 March - Get off my tail!

Went to Brands Hatch to see the British Touring Car races today,
first time I've been to see motor racing in decades... and the first
time the kids had been!

AND the first time I'd taken photos of racing cars! I was crap! ;o)
I needed a HUGE lens (never seen so many big ones), and also the entire
track was surrounded by a huge metal fence which kept getting in the way,
and there were SO many people we couldn't get close enough so there was
no chance for panning! So I've cheated on this image & added a motion
blur coz I certainly couldn't get one! ;o)

But we had a great day out & my mum will have some embarrassing photos of
me on her Pbase site later no doubt (I can't resist candy floss!).



Last year my eyes were sliced & diced!

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/1000s f/11.0 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

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Ray :)01-Apr-2008 21:45
I love the colours in this one. It's fab!
beverley harrison31-Mar-2008 06:59
you should never have said you cheated...no-one would have known!!lol...love the vivid colours...soooo next on list? 100-400 maybe?
J. Scott Coile31-Mar-2008 03:49
Sounds and looks like a great day. Weather cooperated too ;-)
Sheila31-Mar-2008 01:39
You did a great job on the pp!
Cindi Smith31-Mar-2008 01:37
Now, that looks like fun! Superb work, Nicky! Wow! I can feel it! Excellent!!!
Tricia30-Mar-2008 22:06
An interesting image of the two pretty blue cars, the motion blur works well! Can't wait to see your Mum's photos, I didn't realise she had a PBase site too.
Sharon Rogers30-Mar-2008 21:27
excellent angle, your processing worked well too!
MarcWildPassion30-Mar-2008 21:18
Impressive sensation of speed and risk in this image work. You did it well with this post-work and this is nice to tell.
Victoria30-Mar-2008 21:02
Superb image, beautiful speeding
laine8230-Mar-2008 20:50
Still looks okay to me...good motion blur processing.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography30-Mar-2008 20:05
OK, no panning but still very good :)
Carole Stevens30-Mar-2008 20:04
Gorgeous work Nicky you'd never know, great shot love this!
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography30-Mar-2008 20:03
Superb panning shot, Vote.
Guest 30-Mar-2008 19:36
It is the image that matters,Nicky,not how you achieved it!See the guy in the rear car is not only following too close, but he is on his mobile too!! :>)
Guest 30-Mar-2008 19:20
well done indeed
Rose Atkinson30-Mar-2008 19:19
I wouldn't have known you'd cheated if you hadn't owned up !
John Beck30-Mar-2008 19:17
Your motion blurring is superb. Very nicely done.
Zak30-Mar-2008 19:03
va va voom-tastic!
Máire Uí Mhaicín30-Mar-2008 19:02
Your motion blur worked very well! This looks like the real thing!!
Gail Davison30-Mar-2008 18:55
I like it... sounds like good fun too.
chrisse30-Mar-2008 18:28
Looks like you had some sunshine too Nicky ;o) That motion blur looks very realistic.
chrisse
Phillip Normanton30-Mar-2008 18:18
Wheeeeee! Well it's a good motion blur, even if it is fake :)
FRod 30-Mar-2008 18:17
Great composition! At first, I was like, Vertical format is the way to go but I like it like that a lot. Congrats
Guest 30-Mar-2008 18:16
Great composition! At first, I was like, Vertical format is the way to go but I like it like that a lot. Congrats
JW30-Mar-2008 18:11
Superb shot whatever the effect! Bet it was noisy!
Lee Rudd30-Mar-2008 18:10
no towing allowed!!!!
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