Gloomy Day and RC cars

r32 · 12th June 2005

Spent about an hour today at a local radio control car track just shaking the cobwebs off my camera - haven't been shooting for a while. The overcast conditions meant that the cars were relatively low-contrast but on the other hand that let me shoot wide open (F/2.8) for shallow DOF without hitting the upper limit of shutter speeds.

More work is needed.

k3nn3th03 · 12th June 2005

wow... like the last pic...

good work..

Sausage · 12th June 2005

Wah.. last one is really cool.

glennyong · 12th June 2005

The Great Motor Sport Challenge, SHRUNK !! ahahah.. nice colours there..

r32 · 12th June 2005

Actually in that last picture, the front of the car is already out of focus. I have two other shots of the same jump but the background isn't as nice. The cars are nicely focused in that one. So a large aperture isn't always good, especially if the AF can't predict far ahead enough.

Venom81 · 13th June 2005

Great and cool pics. I love them.

r32 · 13th June 2005

The one with the untidy background.

KNIGHT ONG · 13th June 2005

Originally Posted by r32

The one with the untidy background.

Nice catch .. seem like the speed of 1/1600 not good enough to freeze the wheel motion ..

obviousdude · 13th June 2005

fwha!

power....

had tot of shooting RC cars once, but tot it'll be pretty hard. excellent shots.

Oxygen · 13th June 2005

Wow nice shot... good speed

Rev · 13th June 2005

excellent!

But.. U got any shots of RC cars driftin & kickin up dirt? =)

And how's the panning shots?

r32 · 13th June 2005

Originally Posted by KNIGHT ONG

Nice catch .. seem like the speed of 1/1600 not good enough to freeze the wheel motion ..

When you consider that the motors in them spin at about 40-50,000 rpm, even considering reduction through the gearbox, those wheels are spinning quite quickly.

r32 · 13th June 2005

Originally Posted by Rev

excellent!

But.. U got any shots of RC cars driftin & kickin up dirt? =)

And how's the panning shots?

Definitely not one of my better efforts but these cars are very zippy and quite unpredictable unlike full size cars.

fevernova · 15th June 2005

Wow??!! Where's that? I've got a 1/8 buggy thats catching dust and sprouting mushrooms and fungus....Really need to recondition it and would like to try out this track!!!

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r32 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 976	Gloomy Day and RC cars Spent about an hour today at a local radio control car track just shaking the cobwebs off my camera - haven't been shooting for a while. The overcast conditions meant that the cars were relatively low-contrast but on the other hand that let me shoot wide open (F/2.8) for shallow DOF without hitting the upper limit of shutter speeds. More work is needed.

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k3nn3th03 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,545	wow... like the last pic... good work.. __________________ Stress Man @ work... :bigeyes:

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Sausage Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: At home Posts: 1,075	Wah.. last one is really cool. __________________ Singapore anime news Machine Mess

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glennyong Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: ClubSNAP Posts: 5,553	The Great Motor Sport Challenge, SHRUNK !! ahahah.. nice colours there.. __________________ blog. http://blog.touchstudios.com.sg

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Venom81 Workshop/Shoot Organiser Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,972	Great and cool pics. I love them.

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obviousdude Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: West Coast of sunny Singapore Posts: 1,470	fwha! power.... had tot of shooting RC cars once, but tot it'll be pretty hard. excellent shots.

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Oxygen Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 221	Wow nice shot... good speed

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Rev Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 913	excellent! But.. U got any shots of RC cars driftin & kickin up dirt? =) And how's the panning shots?

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fevernova Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 162	Wow??!! Where's that? I've got a 1/8 buggy thats catching dust and sprouting mushrooms and fungus....Really need to recondition it and would like to try out this track!!!