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Old 21 Oct 2004, 13:51 (Ref:1130674)   #76
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The sparks in the first one are cool, Jim. Did you turn off the flash
for that one? The sparks are there for the second one, but not nearly as noticeable because of the reflective paint.

The flash makes the logos on the third one look like they were Photoshopped (ie making it photo-art).

I love all three of them.
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Old 21 Oct 2004, 20:48 (Ref:1131136)   #77
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The first one had no flash, both of the others had just enough to illuminate the graphics.

Thanks Paul. A bunch more can be seen here. http://www.speedarena.com/gallery/ga...0Laguna%20Seca
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Old 21 Oct 2004, 21:12 (Ref:1131163)   #78
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I'm having my first night time with the 10D on Saturday at Croft. It will be interesting to see how they turn out, I have re-read the thread and have picked up some usful tips.
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Old 22 Oct 2004, 01:05 (Ref:1131315)   #79
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Drag Racing at night

My first attempt at night photography with my Digital Rebel

Sorry link did not work. I will post it somewhere else.

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Old 22 Oct 2004, 11:07 (Ref:1131700)   #80
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I was lucky enough to get one of my night shots (taken with a digital rebel) from this years Classic Le Mans in 'Classic Cars' magazine - double page spread too...



...look forward to seeing yours when you get the link sorted.

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Old 22 Oct 2004, 11:54 (Ref:1131767)   #81
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Stefan,
I know its been said before, but your pictures are stunning, I am in awe!
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Old 22 Oct 2004, 12:48 (Ref:1131893)   #82
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This should work

Hopefully this link works

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Old 22 Oct 2004, 12:51 (Ref:1131897)   #83
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great! have you got any more? I must visit a drag race one day.
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Old 22 Oct 2004, 13:14 (Ref:1131931)   #84
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Santa Pod photos

Here is a link to photos I took when we were home this year. We went to Santa Pod and had a blast. They have one race in the spring and the other in the fall. You would enjoy it. I met Andrew Kitson there and he is another who now loves drag racing.

Santa Pod drag racing
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Old 22 Oct 2004, 13:37 (Ref:1131955)   #85
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They look good but I like the night one best. Is Santa Pod the only one in the UK? It's quite a trek from Bristol.
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Old 22 Oct 2004, 14:24 (Ref:1131997)   #86
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More night shots from the Laguna Seca ALMS finale...

ALMS Laguna Seca Late Race Gallery



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Old 22 Oct 2004, 15:50 (Ref:1132096)   #87
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Another couple of drag racing at night

Here are another two to check out.

Todd Paton Top Fuel

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Old 22 Oct 2004, 16:00 (Ref:1132112)   #88
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I like that second one - you might try boosting the saturation a little though.
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I thought I'd blow the cobwebs off this seven year-old thread to ask for some advice. I brought my camera to Brands Hatch today for the 'Britcar Into The Night' race meeting, a practice run for taking night-time photographs before my first visit to Le Mans next year.

I encountered lots of problems/challenges; I can't say that I overcame these, but with most of the issues I know (roughly) where I went wrong - except for this one. Have a look at the photograph below, any ideas why the racing number panel has been mirrored and reflected?



Settings were 1/60 sec @ f/4, ISO 400, flash.

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This happens quite often on night shots and is normally caused by using a filter on the lens. However if that isn't the case you may need a better lens !
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This happens quite often on night shots and is normally caused by using a filter on the lens.
That'd be my guess as well - I had to take the filter off my lens as I was getting reflections from the headlights on front 3/4 shots. (Actually that reminds me - I must put that filter back on now!)
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That'd be my guess as well - I had to take the filter off my lens as I was getting reflections from the headlights on front 3/4 shots.
I can't believe it was such a simple problem! I have a UV filter on the lens to protect the glass, to be honest I forgot it was still there as I rarely take it off. Thanks for your help, gents.

Now to figure out how to focus in the dark...
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Use a tape measure
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What slightly bothers me about this explanation, is it's offset, and FLIPPED...
Offset, yup, had that, cured it. Filter issue.
The 'flipped' bit, I ain't so sure. That strikes me as POSSIBLY being a 'ghost' reflection off the glass in front of the sensor itself.
I'd pay a visit to dpreview, as there are some SERIOUS optical geeks on there, who will know what can cause this...

Focus manually, at night? Learn to use Hyperfocal tables, young man. It may mean you need to get a lens with a reasonably accurate focus distance scale! You get used to it. My old nail E-1 will NOT AF in the dark. I have always Manually Focussed in the dark.
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The 'flipped' bit, I ain't so sure. That strikes me as POSSIBLY being a 'ghost' reflection off the glass in front of the sensor itself.
I'd pay a visit to dpreview, as there are some SERIOUS optical geeks on there, who will know what can cause this...
Thanks, Tim. I'll have a look there to see what I can find.

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Hyperfocal tables seem logical enough, but I think that carrying them around with me might take the shine off my first visit to Le Mans! Your advice is greatly appreciated though, thanks.
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They used to be engraved on lens focus scales! Sadly, all now gone, with modern cameras and lenses.
It would give you a rough 'bracket' for a given f stop, at a given distance.
Great for 'street' photos. Guess the range, and fire away... the camera isn't at your eye, so you cannot be taking pictures???
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