Melbourne F1 Practice Sessions

[NeoTiger]

Hi all, just wanted to share some of my favourite shots from the Formula 1 practice sessions I went to see. This is my first time going to the Formula 1, despite having been in Melbourne for a few years and being a fan of F1.

The weather was pretty random, with heavy rain and wind. Shots were mostly taken from the Schumacher grand stand. The first batch of photos I've processed are the less popular racing teams (I sorted the photos and tackled these first, as there are less photos of these than the Ferraris and Mercedes).



Narain Karthikeyan @ Force India

Although this photo was taken behind the fence, I quite like the composition and arrangement of the cars.



Sergio Perez @ Sauber



Romain Grosjean @ Lotus & Pastor Maldonado @ Williams


For more shots and higher resolution, please see my blog post at http://ai-artificialimagination.blogspo ... t-one.html

[Wink]

Thanks for posting. I was hoping some shots would appear of the F1.

The lack of decent vantage points for photos has been what's stopped me going in the past.

I feel these are lacking a sense of movement. Everything just looks stationary. Did you try to take some shots while panning at a slower shutter speed?

[chrisk]

Agreed. I had the same problem with the v8's at himebush. Couldn't get that sense of speed and movement.

[NeoTiger]

Yeah I did try panning with some, but never really went with a slow enough shutter speed to show motion blur, while being able to keep the cars sharp.

I'll have another look at whether I managed to get some shots with motion.

[zafra52]

Well done! You have take 3 very nice
pictures in what it might have been a
difficult environment.

[NeoTiger]

Here are some more attempts. Any better on motion?






As before, more photos and larger sizes available: http://ai-artificialimagination.blogspo ... rrari.html

[Wink]

There's a tiny bit of movement in the wheels.
1/800th and 1/1600th are still quite fast shutter speeds. Do you have any down at 1/200th-1/500th?

The second photo of the first blog post looks to have the most movement to the wheels and background.It was shot at 1/320th.

[chrisk]

Yeah I did try panning with some, but never really went with a slow enough shutter speed to show motion blur, while being able to keep the cars sharp.

Which is what makes me appreciate the skill of the guys that do it so well. All your shots are crystal clear though that's for sure.

[NeoTiger]

Which is what makes me appreciate the skill of the guys that do it so well. All your shots are crystal clear though that's for sure.

Yeah, totally agree. I guess this time, I was so worried about getting sharp photos that I prioritised it over capturing motion. Definitely something to keep in mind for myself to improve next time.

[Wink]

To give you an example I shot this at 1/200th...



I found that was about my limit before the strike rate started to drop off. I've got a few at 1/160th, but they're not as sharp.

[chrisk]

was so worried about getting sharp photos that I prioritised it over capturing motion.

neo, I did the same at the v8's.

[zafra52]

Wink, I love that photo. I think you managed
a very interesting composition with the blurred
background and wheel indicating great speed and
movement.