Re DoF issue: are you referring to the lead car? As far as I can tell that's all horizontal motion blur. I was relying on fixed focus and small aperture to keep the mid-field in focus for me.
Thanks, Jack! On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Tiny DOF problem, but well composed and titled. > > J > > Jack Davis________________________________ > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis > http://www.photolightimages.com/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:39 AM > Subject: PESO Red means go > > I was invited by my K-5 shooting friend Gerrit Visser to spectate > during "Ferrari Day" at the Canadian Tire Motor Sport Park (aka > Mosport) Monday. Gerrit also loaned me his disused DA 55-300 as I > don't have any long glass to speak of, besides my DA 50-200. > > The Ontario branch of the Ferrari Club of America books the track for > the day and members bring their own wheels to test on it. Here's one > decent shot I got where a couple of classic cars are entering Moss > Corner, the hairpin comprised of turns 5a and 5b. > > http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7587145124/ > > It's really hard to get an unobstructed sight-line here because of > multiple safety fences. We asked a track official if we could get > closer. After determining that we'd both signed the If You Get Killed > By Flying Car Parts You Can't Sue Us waiver, he said sure. "Just be on > your toes because that's a strike zone." > > I was able to shoot through the closest chain link fence with the DA > 55-300mm to get some nice low angles like this one. This is uncropped, > btw. > > K20D, DA 55-300/4-5.8, 300mm, f11, 1/160th, ISO 200. > Lr 3.1, Ps CS5. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
