ALMS at Lime Rock pics

Sharp11 · 07-13-2008, 03:11 PM

Yesterday, equ, his girlfriend and I met at Lime Rock for a day of ALMS racing.

It was jam-packed and hot as hell, but it was also the first race to be run on the "new" surface and layout.

We had a great day!

Here are a few pics, the rest of the set is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shrp11/...7606142588600/

equ · 07-13-2008, 07:08 PM

Nice pics, Ed. I see that you've really played well with the shutter speeds...

I have a pic of the Hankook girl from the front. I'll have to get around to posting it.

rautox · 07-13-2008, 08:43 PM

Your stuff's gettin' better, Ed.

Sharp11 · 07-13-2008, 11:49 PM

Thanks guys.

The shutter speed/pan thing is really tough to get, I wasn't too successful as most of my shots look like the two cars side by side - much too sharp and frozen in place, in some of these, the things look like they could be parked out there.

I needed to bracket more shots with different shutter speeds, I was either too slow or too fast - need to find that sweet spot where there's just enough blur and a feeling of motion.

I do like the shot of the Ferrari with the rear in focus and the front out, but I needed to practice more where the TDI shot was taken - on the "inside radius" of a corner where you can sort of pan with the car and keep the whole thing parallel to you (the car stays the same size throughout the pan).

ZBB · 07-14-2008, 09:19 AM

Cool pics...

I'll post some shots from yesterday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed when I get a chance...

07-13-2008, 03:11 PM	#1
Sharp11 Vicarious Twitterer Join Date: May 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 06 330 cic ZHP Location: CT Posts: 7,566	ALMS at Lime Rock pics Yesterday, equ, his girlfriend and I met at Lime Rock for a day of ALMS racing. It was jam-packed and hot as hell, but it was also the first race to be run on the "new" surface and layout. We had a great day! Here are a few pics, the rest of the set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shrp11/...7606142588600/ Last edited by Sharp11; 07-13-2008 at 03:23 PM.

07-14-2008, 09:19 AM	#5
ZBB Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: A very fast golf cart Location: The Valley of the Sun Posts: 12,821	Cool pics... I'll post some shots from yesterday at the Goodwood Festival of Speed when I get a chance... __________________ ZBB

07-13-2008, 07:08 PM	#2
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,584	Nice pics, Ed. I see that you've really played well with the shutter speeds... I have a pic of the Hankook girl from the front. I'll have to get around to posting it.

07-13-2008, 08:43 PM	#3
rautox Crotchety Join Date: Mar 2006 Carmudgeonly Ride: Phone book... or two Posts: 792	Your stuff's gettin' better, Ed.

07-13-2008, 11:49 PM	#4
Sharp11 Vicarious Twitterer Join Date: May 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 06 330 cic ZHP Location: CT Posts: 7,566	Thanks guys. The shutter speed/pan thing is really tough to get, I wasn't too successful as most of my shots look like the two cars side by side - much too sharp and frozen in place, in some of these, the things look like they could be parked out there. I needed to bracket more shots with different shutter speeds, I was either too slow or too fast - need to find that sweet spot where there's just enough blur and a feeling of motion. I do like the shot of the Ferrari with the rear in focus and the front out, but I needed to practice more where the TDI shot was taken - on the "inside radius" of a corner where you can sort of pan with the car and keep the whole thing parallel to you (the car stays the same size throughout the pan).