Thought I'd remind myself of this thread... the photography has fallen off a cliff this year thanks to other personal and work commitments, I have taken a few though, nothing to write home about... but I've decided that my goal for the next couple of years is follow the Dakar first hand with my camera... without a doubt I think it generates some of the best motorsport photography there is.
Anyhow.. I've not been near a race car in months
so here's some arty crap I tried...
The Berlin Wall
Baker Street
A Dying Wasp... this is another macro shot taken by holding my 50mm prime lens the wrong way around, against the front of a longer lens. Normally you'd want to do this with a lot of light, a lens-lens adapter ring, and a tripod, as it gives an insanely short focal length and aperture issues. However, I'd had a pint at the Euston tap, a pint at the Doric Arch and at least one more in the Bree Louise Public houses, and it was all hand held... I quite liked the result.
The Amazing Pinhole DSLR Spiderman!
This is a rubbish photo, no question. However, this was taken without using a lens at all on the camera. Instead, it uses a pin prick in a piece of aluminium (taken from a beer can), stuck over a bigger hole drilled in the body cap for the camera... it is in effect a Digital Pinhole camera. I'm surprised it worked as well as it did, the next attempt will feature a smaller, more precise hole to sharpen up the image.. I'd like to perfect this ready for some Autumnal shots in my local woods. It also does a good job of showing up all the dust on the camera sensor!
Couple of old holiday snaps...
Wastwater
Great Gable
...
And, okay... a couple of racing cars (from last year) too...
BMW Z4 GT3, Nürburgring 24hr
Nürburgring 24hr
Porsche doing Porsche things..
Audi R8 LMS
Nürburgring GP Strecke, N24 2015, Night time
That's all for now...
Anyhow.. I've not been near a race car in months
so here's some arty crap I tried...The Berlin Wall
Baker Street
A Dying Wasp... this is another macro shot taken by holding my 50mm prime lens the wrong way around, against the front of a longer lens. Normally you'd want to do this with a lot of light, a lens-lens adapter ring, and a tripod, as it gives an insanely short focal length and aperture issues. However, I'd had a pint at the Euston tap, a pint at the Doric Arch and at least one more in the Bree Louise Public houses, and it was all hand held... I quite liked the result.
This is a rubbish photo, no question. However, this was taken without using a lens at all on the camera. Instead, it uses a pin prick in a piece of aluminium (taken from a beer can), stuck over a bigger hole drilled in the body cap for the camera... it is in effect a Digital Pinhole camera. I'm surprised it worked as well as it did, the next attempt will feature a smaller, more precise hole to sharpen up the image.. I'd like to perfect this ready for some Autumnal shots in my local woods. It also does a good job of showing up all the dust on the camera sensor!
Couple of old holiday snaps...
Wastwater
Great Gable
...
And, okay... a couple of racing cars (from last year
) too...BMW Z4 GT3, Nürburgring 24hr
Nürburgring 24hr
Porsche doing Porsche things..
Audi R8 LMS
Nürburgring GP Strecke, N24 2015, Night time
That's all for now...
