More Hillclimb Action

[MattyO]

[Kyle]

Love the last one!

[Raskill]

Nice images mate.

Really like the open wheeler leaving the sparks behind. Really sharp image also, well done.

The fourth one seems a bit soft(ish), but your panning, so it's expected to a certain degree I think.

It's a pain that many tracks have such poor backgrounds. I'm a bit lucky that my Hill Climb track is the Mount Panorama Circuit.

Do you mind me asking, are you selling these images to drivers? They're is a good market for it generally, and I think I may have said it before, your images are good enough to sell.

Cheers!

[Kyle]

Just to back up allan, yes, theyre certainly good enough to sell, nice work!

[bwhinnen]

Have to agree they certainly are of a good enough quality to sell.

As to the panning shot, I've found that with the D70 and a car that is moving towards you as it moves perpendicular to you is harder to capture sharply. You tend to get a section of the car perfectly but the front or rear lets you down a tad. I find it most annoying.

I too love the sparks, that is fantastic, is it the pre-cursor to the next shot? he came in too hard and ended up losing the rear???

[MattyO]

With panning shots, you are only going to get perfectly sharp pans, when the object is moving perpendicular to the camera.

something like this...



If the relative velocity of the car is moving towards or away from you, it will always appear soft because teh car is actually moving away, and only one point will appear sharp.... like the number 36 in that 4th shot.

Only problem is, side shots of cars are pretty boring, and don't show alot of action.

So its all a trade off.

I havn't sold any images yet, i wouldn't know where to start with how to price and advertise.

[Kyle]

Walk round the pits with the camera round your shoulder. Have a chat to drivers, hand out a couple fo business cards, Then it starts working b itself At least thats how it's worked for me so far.

Submitting to magazines, thats slightly different however, and something i've had no luck with

[Raskill]

Submitting to magazines, thats slightly different however, and something i've had no luck with

Magazines are a pain. Youhave to be lucky to get an image they want and get a foot in the door. I have had a couple of images in AutoAction which helped a bit. I am on their list of suppliers now, not that I give them much.

Remember there are very few 'freelance' magazines, most have connections to bigger media companies that supply them the images they need, or have dedicated staff photogs.