Originally posted by MRRiley Oh I agree completely and understand about the 200mm. You did quite well for what you had to work with and that was what I was trying to say. My comments were just advise on "a" way to stack the odds in your favor to some extent in spite of the bias toward spectators rather than photographers.
Mike
Thanks,
Totally agree and It is good advice.
Originally posted by MRRiley ;This is well done, especially considering the visibility handicaps you were working under. This is where the manual pre-focusing will help a great deal. Watch the line the cars take a vew times and then prefocus on that spot. This releaves you of one more detail as you take the actual shot.
Mike
The Sigma 70-200 HSM actually focus well in AF. I aimed at the red hash marks, focus and waited for the car to enter the frame. Tried manual focusing but could not get it right. Maybe it was due to having the sun in my face, wearing sunglasses. I have never done this kind of imaging so learned a lot from it, location, lenses and techniques will improve in the future.