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Melbourne GP

Postby Ozclick on Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:41 pm

Hi guys

First post so I would like to say HELLO to everyone. :mrgreen:
Picked up a D300 and some goodies not long ago and Melbourne was my first major motorsport event with it. Previously was in the PENTAX camp but needed to upgrade as I like my fps and I couldn`t justify looking for lens` on ebay anymore. :roll:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cjpphotography/
The first five are taken with the D300 and the rest with the K10D.
D300, MBD10, 50mmf1.8, 70-200mm VRf2.8, 14-24mmf2.8, TC1.7
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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby Pehpsi on Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:40 am

Welcome champ, nice selection of pics on your Flickr. D300 sounds like a dream, can't wait to get my grubby little hands on one! :)

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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby surenj on Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:10 am

Welcome to the forum. Like your shots... keep em coming..
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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby olrac on Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:18 am

Just wondering did you shoot with auto WB?

The color seems a little off in some photos (the track seems a little blue) but spot on in others.
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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby Ozclick on Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:38 pm

Yeah, I was shooting with Auto WB.
All my shots are spread out over the 3 days of practise, qualifying and race day so I think that`s where the inconsistencies are from.
I`m still coming to grips with D300, too many settings but I`m slowly finding what works for me.
I must admit I left the Vivid setting on from the night before so the colours are a bit :shock: lol
I`ve got heaps more shots, just gotta find the time to process them a little, usually just a crop and level adjstments. A little pulling back on the saturation help too.

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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby velly_16v_cab on Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:11 pm

great pics, i am sorting mine out at the moment.

it was just a pain being behind that bloody grid tho :(
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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby Ozclick on Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:15 pm

The only place without a fence is either in the stands up high(depending which one) or the gaps for the marshals and safety vehicles.
My other shots are worse, if it wasn`t for the 1.7 TC I think they would all be like that.

What I found was that if you are the same distance from the fence as your subject then hello grid lines!
I tried to find as close a spot to the fence and the subject further than I was.
Shooting through fences is new to me with the D300 and the 70-200 VR. Lucky I didn`t tell then at the gates about the TC giving me about 510mm to use. :lol:
Yep. I got asked a few times, including while I was shooting, `how big is that lens`....only 200mm buddy. :wink:
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Re: Melbourne GP

Postby velly_16v_cab on Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:51 am

I will be getting a TC (not sure how well they work with my D40 but hey, will soon find out lol) but i think its a must to get past these silly lense rules at events!!! (only allowed 70mm last night at Jack Johnson :cry: but it wasnt a bad thing as my battery died after 4 shots lol)

i have my images on Facebook so they are small and pants lol . will upload the better ones nextweek in a new thread

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