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(Very) Fast action pictures · 11:33 AM

Hello,

Newbie here. I am by no means a pro, but I want to share some of my work with you. I've been a Pentax freak for years.
Only a few days after getting my Pentax K100D Super, it got its "baptism of fire" at the 2007 Petit LeMans race in Road Atlanta.
Whoever said Pentax were not good for very fast action photography never told me!

All these pics are with the K100D Super, kit's lens (DA18-55).

This particular shot is my favorite. I printed a 20x30 poster and it hangs proudly in my family room. The car is doing full speed there.

Canons and Nikons were hiding from the rain

Comments and opinions welcomed.
Thanks,
Ismael

Mindaugas · 04-11-2009, 11:48 AM

Nice series. Second my favorite.
How to get such effect, when a car is focused and backround is not. Do you move camera?

netuser · 04-11-2009, 11:53 AM

It's called "panning". requires some pratice

GREAT shoots

daacon · 04-11-2009, 11:54 AM

Wow K100D Super and the kit lens ! Shame on you

Those are some outstanding shots - very well done.

metroeloise · 04-11-2009, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Wow K100D Super and the kit lens ! Shame on you

Those are some outstanding shots - very well done.

Yeah! Well done.

alehel · 04-11-2009, 12:13 PM

You must have been sitting pretty damn close to the road if you were using the kit lens. Impressive stuff.

**ismaelg** · 04-12-2009, 06:40 AM

Thank you all for the nice comments!

Mindaugas: As netuser says, it's panning. I follow the subject and shoot at the right moment. It takes some practice. I like to have manual control over shutter speed to make sure it is fast enough for the subject to be sharp and slow enough for the background to be blurred.
Daacon: Then I guess I shouldn't tell you my backup is a film Pentax K-1000

alehel: I walked the whole track looking for good spots, and there is also some minor cropping done in PS.

Thanks everybody!
Ismael

**madmikess** · 04-12-2009, 06:45 AM

Very nice action shots. A few years ago I went to the US Grand Prix at IMS and my Nikon Coolpix P&S just wasn't up to the task of fast auto action and I was rather disappointed. I decided I wanted to buy an SLR and that's when I got my *istDL and lo and behold, F1 pulled out of North America altogether so I have yet to get a chance to photograph F1. I would have to check and see if there are any other series that race nearby, like at Watkins Glen. I know F1 will return to North America again, it would be stupid if they didn't, and when that happens I'll be going with my K20D. I watched part of the 24hrs of LeMans this past year and I liked it but it doesn't interest me as much as F1. Your pictures are perfect in my opinion and I hope to be able to capture racing as well when I get a chance.

roentarre · 04-12-2009, 07:29 AM

Amazing images. Good skill.

Pedro Ernesto Guerra Azevedo · 04-12-2009, 07:53 AM

Very nice photos ! Congratulations !

Stratman · 04-12-2009, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by madmikess

Very nice action shots. A few years ago I went to the US Grand Prix at IMS and my Nikon Coolpix P&S just wasn't up to the task of fast auto action and I was rather disappointed. I decided I wanted to buy an SLR and that's when I got my *istDL and lo and behold, F1 pulled out of North America altogether so I have yet to get a chance to photograph F1. I would have to check and see if there are any other series that race nearby, like at Watkins Glen. I know F1 will return to North America again, it would be stupid if they didn't, and when that happens I'll be going with my K20D. I watched part of the 24hrs of LeMans this past year and I liked it but it doesn't interest me as much as F1. Your pictures are perfect in my opinion and I hope to be able to capture racing as well when I get a chance.

I am pretty sure the Indy car series races Watkins every year now, would be a cool event to see...But still, no comparison to F1.

Great shots at R A, that is a cool track, I just wish there was something like that close to me here in St. Louie...

deadwolfbones · 04-12-2009, 10:58 AM

I was also at that race with my K100D.

Got a bunch of good shots, mainly with the Tokina RMC 70-210mm MF zoom. Even got one in PPG from it!

deadwolfbones : photos : Petit Le Mans '07- powered by SmugMug

Nice to see some other perspectives on the same race.

ltdstar · 04-12-2009, 11:05 AM

awesome fast action shooting.

krypticide · 04-12-2009, 04:49 PM

Great job panning. I'm still trying to get a feel for it.

shed301 · 04-12-2009, 08:47 PM

what shutterspeed were those taken at, iso etc?

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04-11-2009, 11:48 AM	#2
Mindaugas Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lithuania Photos: Gallery Posts: 186	Nice series. Second my favorite. How to get such effect, when a car is focused and backround is not. Do you move camera?

04-11-2009, 11:53 AM	#3
netuser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Azores Islands, Portugal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,236	It's called "panning". requires some pratice GREAT shoots

04-11-2009, 11:54 AM	#4
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wow K100D Super and the kit lens ! Shame on you Those are some outstanding shots - very well done.

04-11-2009, 12:08 PM	#5
metroeloise Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 958	Originally posted by daacon Wow K100D Super and the kit lens ! Shame on you Those are some outstanding shots - very well done. Yeah! Well done.

04-11-2009, 12:13 PM	#6
alehel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 167	You must have been sitting pretty damn close to the road if you were using the kit lens. Impressive stuff.

04-12-2009, 06:40 AM	#7
ismaelg Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,685 Original Poster	Thank you all for the nice comments! Mindaugas: As netuser says, it's panning. I follow the subject and shoot at the right moment. It takes some practice. I like to have manual control over shutter speed to make sure it is fast enough for the subject to be sharp and slow enough for the background to be blurred. Daacon: Then I guess I shouldn't tell you my backup is a film Pentax K-1000 alehel: I walked the whole track looking for good spots, and there is also some minor cropping done in PS. Thanks everybody! Ismael

04-12-2009, 06:45 AM	#8
madmikess Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kenmore, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 482	Very nice action shots. A few years ago I went to the US Grand Prix at IMS and my Nikon Coolpix P&S just wasn't up to the task of fast auto action and I was rather disappointed. I decided I wanted to buy an SLR and that's when I got my *istDL and lo and behold, F1 pulled out of North America altogether so I have yet to get a chance to photograph F1. I would have to check and see if there are any other series that race nearby, like at Watkins Glen. I know F1 will return to North America again, it would be stupid if they didn't, and when that happens I'll be going with my K20D. I watched part of the 24hrs of LeMans this past year and I liked it but it doesn't interest me as much as F1. Your pictures are perfect in my opinion and I hope to be able to capture racing as well when I get a chance.

04-12-2009, 07:29 AM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Amazing images. Good skill.

04-12-2009, 07:53 AM	#10
Pedro Ernesto Guerra Azevedo Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Santos - São Paulo - Brasil Posts: 168	Very nice photos ! Congratulations !

04-12-2009, 10:29 AM	#11
Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Originally posted by madmikess Very nice action shots. A few years ago I went to the US Grand Prix at IMS and my Nikon Coolpix P&S just wasn't up to the task of fast auto action and I was rather disappointed. I decided I wanted to buy an SLR and that's when I got my *istDL and lo and behold, F1 pulled out of North America altogether so I have yet to get a chance to photograph F1. I would have to check and see if there are any other series that race nearby, like at Watkins Glen. I know F1 will return to North America again, it would be stupid if they didn't, and when that happens I'll be going with my K20D. I watched part of the 24hrs of LeMans this past year and I liked it but it doesn't interest me as much as F1. Your pictures are perfect in my opinion and I hope to be able to capture racing as well when I get a chance. I am pretty sure the Indy car series races Watkins every year now, would be a cool event to see...But still, no comparison to F1. Great shots at R A, that is a cool track, I just wish there was something like that close to me here in St. Louie...

04-12-2009, 10:58 AM	#12
deadwolfbones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 7,451	I was also at that race with my K100D. Got a bunch of good shots, mainly with the Tokina RMC 70-210mm MF zoom. Even got one in PPG from it! deadwolfbones : photos : Petit Le Mans '07- powered by SmugMug Nice to see some other perspectives on the same race.

04-12-2009, 11:05 AM	#13
ltdstar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 285	awesome fast action shooting.

04-12-2009, 04:49 PM	#14
krypticide Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	Great job panning. I'm still trying to get a feel for it.

04-12-2009, 08:47 PM	#15
shed301 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: new zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 78	what shutterspeed were those taken at, iso etc?

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