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[FAL]

the last ones were blurry because i had the shutter speed too slow ... the monitor makes a huge difference also... they dont look blurry at all on another monitor

Are you using a CRT monitor from 1998? I'm sure Squeek (KDMTyte) was at work when he saw these which means he was using a regular flat screen monitor, nothing fancy or expensive. I'm at my house and looking at these on a iMac (2009) monitor and they all look as blurry as can be....not just the last ones....all of them.

1/60th of a second is not slow at all for automotive panning shots. It's about where you should be at. Ask Guy or Roly; we've been at events where we take it down to 1/25th just for shits and giggles and our worst shots come out better than these.

I'm surprised you haven't blamed it on having an older model SLR (Nikon D70s), but then I would bring up the fact that Roly was using a base model Canon XTi and Guy was using a Nikon D50 which is just as old as your camera and a lower model, and both of them were producing better pictures back in the day.

Bottom line is don't make excuses. You need more practice panning and that's all there is to it. A lens that goes further than 80mm would be better too. The older plastic mount Nikon 70-300mm is super cheap, you should pick one up. Also framing could be a little better, but that's just my opinion.

Good luck sir!

 

[カラスVisionLabo]

Are you using a CRT monitor from 1998? I'm sure Squeek (KDMTyte) was at work when he saw these which means he was using a regular flat screen monitor, nothing fancy or expensive. I'm at my house and looking at these on a iMac (2009) monitor and they all look as blurry as can be....not just the last ones....all of them.

1/60th of a second is not slow at all for automotive panning shots. It's about where you should be at. Ask Guy or Roly; we've been at events where we take it down to 1/25th just for shits and giggles and our worst shots come out better than these.

I'm surprised you haven't blamed it on having an older model SLR (Nikon D70s), but then I would bring up the fact that Roly was using a base model Canon XTi and Guy was using a Nikon D50 which is just as old as your camera and a lower model, and both of them were producing better pictures back in the day.

Bottom line is don't make excuses. You need more practice panning and that's all there is to it. A lens that goes further than 80mm would be better too. The older plastic mount Nikon 70-300mm is super cheap, you should pick one up. Also framing could be a little better, but that's just my opinion.

Good luck sir!

ohh dude i agree that was my first sports shoot... i didnt have the camera on continuous focus, and it wasnt on sequential either.. but now i finally figured out the functions and I can only get better at it... besides this was just for kicks I am more concerned with seat time ... but again i wont shoot down any opinions or help that is being given to me.

 

[FAL]

ohh dude i agree that was my first sports shoot... i didnt have the camera on continuous focus, and it wasnt on sequential either.. but now i finally figured out the functions and I can only get better at it... besides this was just for kicks I am more concerned with seat time ... but again i wont shoot down any opinions or help that is being given to me.

I'm glad you are open to suggestions some people would take it the wrong way and be stubborn about it. Try starting at a higher shutter speed like 125 and work your way down slowly until you get it to about 1/60th and at least almost every picture is coming out clear.

 

[カラスVisionLabo]

I'm glad you are open to suggestions some people would take it the wrong way and be stubborn about it. Try starting at a higher shutter speed like 125 and work your way down slowly until you get it to about 1/60th and at least almost every picture is coming out clear.

yeh most of the day i was shooting at 1/60 and brought it down to 1/50th which were the really blurry ones. i shot a few at 125 and the cars looked like that where parked.. well you know what they say practice makes perfect.. thanks for the help tho i will [post more of the images later i would really like if you can critique it for me if you can.

 

[FAL]

yeh most of the day i was shooting at 1/60 and brought it down to 1/50th which were the really blurry ones. i shot a few at 125 and the cars looked like that where parked.. well you know what they say practice makes perfect.. thanks for the help tho i will [post more of the images later i would really like if you can critique it for me if you can.

no problem, it's true practice does make perfect. We weren't the best our first time out there either, but with help from friends, research and practice we were much better and what I would consider the best three media of any drift event back in the day.

 

[カラスVisionLabo]

no problem, it's true practice does make perfect. We weren't the best our first time out there either, but with help from friends, research and practice we were much better and what I would consider the best three media of any drift event back in the day.

true that