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03/10/2010 03:25:09 AM · #1
Hi,

I Have a chance to shoot some photos during Formula 1 in Bahrain. I'm not that professional and you can say I'm newbie in this great world. Please do advice me about anything related to this subject. Also do I need a monopod to shoot a great pictures?

Thanks,
03/10/2010 04:01:38 AM · #2
Do you have a roaming pass or are you limited to where you'll be seated? Are you just there as a general spectator or under a different pretense? Try to get as much info on the nature of your seats as you can to know what you're going to be seeing. I'd suggest practicing some motion panning. I'm assuming you're seats will be elevated up off the track level a bit, so that's going to make things difficult for capturing a good image because it'll make the cars look really flat. A successful motion pan will help separate the car from the moving background. If possible, try to be situated at one of the couple passing opportunities on the track, also lower speed turns may make things a bit easier for you.
I definitely envy you! Don't forget to relax some and just enjoy the event
03/10/2010 04:15:21 AM · #3
Hi,

Thanks for Your reply ..

I will be somewhere close to the track. but do I need a monopod or no ?
03/10/2010 04:26:06 AM · #4
I think the monopod might be useful for helping with the panning. I was doing some dredging in the forums for you and stumbled on this thread that has some info from people who have gone and everything.
03/10/2010 06:01:06 AM · #5
Use a monopod with a belt pouch, works great for panning shots. the foot of the monopod fits into the belt pouch making panning shots much easier. If you can't get one you should be able to make something fairly easily. //www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-MONOPOD-BELT-POUCH-monopod/dp/B0000AE65P

If your lens has a panning stabalisation mode use it

For panning I'd shoot around 1/160 to start with and go slower from there ... probably down to about 1/50. Make sure you use a few different shutter speeds so you will have lots to choose from.

If you are shooting through a fence get the lens as close as possible to the fence. Try and find positions where you can shoot over ... if the lens fits through even better :)

For "stop action" you don't really need a monopod but it will help a tiny bit ... at least 1/500 and above depending on how fast the cars are passing you.

Corner shots where the kerb is in shot always work well, panning and stop action. Tilting can work well too.

Variation is the key, get a combination of shots at different shutter speeds and review what they look like on screen.
03/10/2010 06:01:45 AM · #6
ps. I'm not at all envious that you are going to the GP this weekend ;)
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