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NIKON D5100

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Aperture 10/1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Jun, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

I went with my aunt and my soon to be uncle to a super bike race in Wisconsin. My uncle used to work for one of the teams so we were able to get into the pits and meet some teams and their racers. With that opportunity we were able to learn where the best spots to sit to get closest to the track for the best pictures. I used the panning technique to capture these racers clearly moving at high speeds.

Time

My aunt, uncle, sister and I spent all day up at the tracks. this photo was taken about mid day.

Lighting

There was nothing special about the lighting that day. It was just a sunny day with a few clouds here and there.

Equipment

I used a Nikon d5100 with a 300mm lens attached.

Inspiration

Being able to have the opportunity go to one of these races was amazing in itself. At the time I went to the race I was in a college photography class where our assignment was to take a certain amount of pictures. So having the opportunity to go to one of these races and recently learning how to use the panning technique effectively, I gave myself the challenge to get a picture of multiple racers coming around a corner.

Editing

I loaded the image in photoshop and cropped it to the image you see. I then did some slight brightness and contrast editing and ending with a sharpening technique shown to me by my professor

In my camera bag

In my camera bag I carry both my digital and my 35mm cameras. I have two lenses for my digital camera with a macro attachment for them super close up images. For my film camera I carry a 50mm prime lens and my 200mm zoom lens. I keep a minimum of two rolls of 100 iso and 400 iso film in my bag. As for maintenance while taking photos I carry a large lens cloth and an extra memory card or two. I also keep my tripod strapped to the outside of my camera bag for those certain images where a steady hand just isn't steady enough.

Feedback

My advice for those trying to get a similar picture is practice the panning technique. Start focusing on you subject when it is a distance away with the shutter button half way pressed in. Follow your subject while keeping your camera focused. When your subject gets where you want the picture to be taken press the shutter button all the way down. But don't stop the camera when you press the button. follow through with the motion just as you would if you were throwing a ball. when your subject has passed you and you have followed through with the shot, that's when you're able to stop the camera and have come out with a clear shot of a high speed subject.

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