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 #25022  by ukdrn
 
Main Event 2011.

Standing at the top end in that wind I couldn't even hold the camera steady but watching the Super Street go through the traps all over the place was quite scary and incredible.

A very special thanks to Ed O'Connell for the loan of a camera battery so I could shoot while my other was charging.

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How much can he see like that
How much can he see like that
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 #25023  by Doug McDiarmid
 
Quite ironic that today (Tuesday 31st) has been quite nice - here in Reading anyhow - yet the FINALS DAY it was honking down rain for the most part :? . Typical of a British Bank Holiday Weekend, I guess. Commiserations to all the teams who put in such huge effort to attend the (both events, SPR and SCR) weekend's racing, only to be beaten by one of Sod's many laws. Those times and speeds we see on Saturday at SPR were quite good, and Eurodragster kept me up-to-date with Sunday's times. Fantastic runs by Tommy Johnson Jr in Top Fuel, among others. Fingers crossed for the next event!
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 #25030  by Doug McDiarmid
 
GNRCustoms.......With a quality camera, be it digital or the 'old' film type, the sharp focus subject (drag car!!), and blurred background depends on shutter speed, as Jon said, but also on 'tracking', or 'panning' with the subject. The basic (digital) camera I have (FujiFilm FinePix S 5800, 8Mp, 10x optical zoom) is pretty much fully automatic - I believe you CAN do some settings manually, I'm just old and lazy, not that fussed - and I have managed to grab a couple good shots (and a LOT of rubbish ones) of fast moving objects with it. Tip one is to pick your spot, my shot in the previous post (Tommy johnson Jr) I aimed across from the spectator bank to a point I wanted to take the shot at, gently pressed the shutter release to 'set' the focus and such, then holding that in position, went back to aim on the car at the startline. When they took off I 'tracked', or 'panned' with the car, then at the moment I had preselected, fully depressed the shutter release to get the shot. The 'technical' details on this shot: ISO 64, 1/210, F4.5, no flash, auto white ballance, standard 'film', and the 'fine' setting for the 8Mp setting (gibberish to most, I guess). These sort of digital cameras are notorious for their 'SLOW' reaction in firing the shutter and grabbing the shot. This was an old trick from the long-gone days of 'REAL' film and 'real' cameras (21st Century, bummer!), the FULLY MANUAL ones at that. Okay, not every shot will come out perfect, but hope the 'half cocked' trick will help. Certainly improved several of my friends' shots when they went digital and found their shots were all of the beautiful black surface of the dragstrip, not the car or bike they were after. Also improved the focus on the ones they did get, too. The more 'professional' (read expensive) a kit you have, the better the shot should be anyhow. Like the old story goes, though, practice makes perfect. At least with some experimentation you can see INSTANT results with a digital.....that's the REAL beauty of them, no waiting for the D&P*, then feeling gutted you missed the shot, or some geek got their head right in the way. Best of luck, hope the tips help.

(*Dissapointment and Perseverance)
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 #29601  by ukdrn
 
Main Event 2012
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The 1000ft markers that were placed out just before TF run, interesting to see the difference in distance in the picture.
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 #33317  by ukdrn
 
6 Fuel FC's at the Main Event 8), that's fantastic news and hopefully the class will finally grow.
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