F1 Malaysian Grand Prix 2008

[chenws]

F1 Malaysian Grand Prix 2008

I was seated at K1 Gold area.
Here's how they finished the race.


#1 Kimi Raikkonen


#2 Robert Kubica


#3 Heikki Kovalainen


#4 Jarno Truni


#5 Lewis Hamilton


. EOS5D, Ef100-400mm.

C&C welcome.
Please add your photographs here if you wish.

[LazerLordz]

Good images.

(and I don't understand why our F1 GP has to ban lenses more than 200mm in diameter.)

[tankm]

All great photos, especially #2.

[chenws]

Originally Posted by LazerLordz Good images. (and I don't understand why our F1 GP has to ban lenses more than 200mm in diameter.)

Write to your organisers ...
I bought my ticket to the Bay area for September in Singapore. I hope they make some changes to that ruling. Then, there's always a 1.4x or 2x extender.

[JacePhoto]

great pictures. thanks for sharing... !

[Rev]

exceptional panning on 2 taken as the car comes round the turn.
the rest look like any other panning stuff.

[vincecarlo]

Good stuff.

Any pix of Heifield, Webber & Alonso, Toro Rosso, Honda, Super Aguri & Force India?

[Clockunder]

#2 is the best because it's about the best angle in shooting cars already : the front, top as well as the side were captured sufficiently to give it a more "complete" and 3-Dimensional view of car.

The downward tilt of the car within the frame also gives it an additional effect of gravitational pull of very fast speed.



Panning of directly 90 degree to the car's side makes the car look very much only 2-dimensional.

[Synergyworld]

[yellowlemonie]

nice pans dude! i wish i was there too, but can only watch from tv...

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Clockunder #2 is the best because it's about the best angle in shooting cars already : the front, top as well as the side were captured sufficiently to give it a more "complete" and 3-Dimensional view of car. The downward tilt of the car within the frame also gives it an additional effect of gravitational pull of very fast speed. Panning of directly 90 degree to the car's side makes the car look very much only 2-dimensional.

imo, depends... here's a beautiful extremely 2-dimensional panning shot.
hope chenws doesnt mind if I link another cser's foto. if he does, then I'll delete my post

Originally Posted by hellfire8888 no no all the pic is not taken using 14-54mm or 50mm it is sigma 135-400 and zuiiko digital 70-300!!

[chenws]

Originally Posted by vincecarlo Any pix of Heifield, Webber & Alonso, Toro Rosso, Honda, Super Aguri & Force India?

BMW Sauber - Nick Heidfeld


Red Bull Racing - Mark Webber


ING Renault F1 - Fernando Alonso


Scuderia Torro Rosso- Sebastian Bourdais


Honda Racing F1 - Jensen Button


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[vincecarlo]

Originally Posted by Rev imo, depends... here's a beautiful extremely 2-dimensional panning shot. hope chenws doesnt mind if I link another cser's foto. if he does, then I'll delete my post

hmmm....Find the crop too tight, almost loss the rear difusser. Also strange tilt for an F1 car as I do not remember Sepang having such an incline unless @ T12

[chenws]

No problem Rev ..

[vincecarlo]

Originally Posted by chenws BMW Sauber - Nick Heidfeld .

chenws, thanks

This is my fav from your series

[madmacs]

thanks for sharing your pics. very nicely taken. i especially love pic 1

[hellfire8888]

Originally Posted by vincecarlo hmmm....Find the crop too tight, almost loss the rear difusser. Also strange tilt for an F1 car as I do not remember Sepang having such an incline unless @ T12

the tilt effect can be taken if u tilt your slr while doing the panning shot..

[leejay]

I think the white car is very nice. Great series.

[Clockunder]

Originally Posted by hellfire8888 the tilt effect can be taken if u tilt your slr while doing the panning shot..

Or it can also be done in post-processing if the original picture has some room around the car for tilting the picture later.

[Clockunder]

Originally Posted by Clockunder #2 is the best because it's about the best angle in shooting cars already : the front, top as well as the side were captured sufficiently to give it a more "complete" and 3-Dimensional view of car. The downward tilt of the car within the frame also gives it an additional effect of gravitational pull of very fast speed. Panning of directly 90 degree to the car's side makes the car look very much only 2-dimensional.

Another point which I forgot and would like to add :

The out-of-focus curve and road markings behind the car form a leading line and gives the picture an extra dimension which is not found in 90 degree panning : an effect of the car just made a very fast tight curve turn into the straights.

Compared to similar shots posted later, the car in this #2 picture is the sharpest : the markings on the car (especially the front) can be seen very clearly.