Joey Logano, Las Vegas NASCAR practice.
It is hard to convey just how fast these cars are going – at places, over 190 mph! For this photo I closed the aperture down as far as I could ( F/32), dropped my ISO to 100, and ended up with a shutter speed of 1/25th of a second. I then panned with the car – this left the start finish line along with the background in a nice blur.
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Wow. This is very impressive technique Ron. As good as blurs get. Was this with the 100-400?
Thanks Richard,
I should mention – this was the only one the turned out!
Yeah, it was with the 100-400. I figured the IS would help.
Ron
Cool. I asked because I tried out the 100-400 on a 50D briefly at the store and really liked that combination. Surprising how low of a shutter you can use and keep it steady w/ that lens.
If you can find a sharp version, it is a nice lens – a very convenient range, especially on that camera.
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The photo is very cool – great job on the panning. 190mph, eh? Keep working at this, and you’ll manage to grab a shot of me snowboarding someday.
Cheers
Carl
Hey Carl – between the bobsledders and this, I think I’m finally ready to photograph you snowboarding!
Ron