Second day of Super GT Malaysia 2008…
Photographers in hunting mode
Malaysian models for Yokohama, Denso, Eneos and Motor Trader
GT race cars lookalike
Lotus Eclipse sport car on exhibition
Better panning pics compared to the practice sessions’ photos…
GT300 – Arktech Motorsports – Arktech Boxster-GT – Porsche Boxter
(category – team – machine – based vehicle)
GT500 – Houzan Toyota Team Kraft – Houzan Kraft SC430 – Lexus SC430
GT500 – Team Kunimitsu – Raybrig NSX – Honda NSX
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great photos!!! agree with you too that the cars pics are better than your old ones, i can see the wheels and background moving but last time the cars are like parking. good job :)
Thanks for the compliment kyon… there are definitely some improvement, but there are still plenty of rooms for further improvements. It’s a fun experience though, both the event and the photography.
Nice panning! It is not easy to do it at 1/60. :)
wooo… i like the sports car!!!bu tit would be better if it wil be run by hydrogen…gasoline is sooooo expensive right now!
kc… thanks, I hope you’ve enjoy the event as I did :)
yp… I think a eco-friendly car racing would come pretty soon. We are having solar-power or electric-power car racing occasionally around the world, I won’t be surprise if I see other kind of races using energy efficient sources.
Nice pictures. How’d u follow up on the cars n get such a good photo? i cant do it lol.
JJ… practice and practice perhaps. It’s trial and error… at the beginning it’s getting a good pic from every 10-20 shots, and gradually one in every 10 shots, and gradually one in every three to four.
The photography technique is called ‘panning’, which is used to show the motion of moving objects by blurring the background while keeping the moving object sharp. Check out wiki for its basic intro…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panning
I am still in learning process; a good lense might help too, which is probably what I need next.
Wow, nice panning photos. Teach me how to do it. :)
Neo, Panning is not that difficult as most people thought. What you need is just practices. As mentioned by YJ, >> It’s trial and error… at the beginning it’s getting a good pic from every 10-20 shots, and gradually one in every 10 shots, and gradually one in every three to four.
Slowly, you will then play with the setting which can enrich the effects. have fun!
Neo, thanks for the compliment.
Frankly, I am not sure how to put it into words, but I’ll try. The basic of panning is to focus on the subject and move with it for a certain distance before snapping the shot.
For a good effect, the shutter speed has to be set lower… high shutter speed would probably produce a sharp picture, but without the panning effect. My best photos come with around 1/60-1/120 range. 1/60 is the best, but the success rate is a bit low. Most of my decent photos are taken with 1/100.
It’s really about practice like what kuanchong said, I took about 200 racing photos during the event… it sucks at first, but become better later on. Give me another week or two and I might become an expert lol.