Northwest Nationals Pics

[NHRAMike]

Here are some of the shots I got from the Northwest Nationals a couple weeks ago. Man, you'd think that after years of trying, I'd have learned how to get better results by now. Oh well, I hope you enjoy them anyway.

Friday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...est-1/43598708_H9gG87#!i=3455510595&k=6X2xgDR

Saturday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...hwest/43598831_hcfNVG#!i=3455526672&k=Pq893vX

Sunday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...hwest/43598995_hmGwGT#!i=3455546013&k=P6Mj6F7

 

[Butch]

I think they look great. Considering... bright day, lots of white wall, tough to get much shadow detail out of that. The exposure looks right on. I assume you didn't mess with exposure compensation in post raw?

Curious. What gear and settings did you use? Seeing your quite a ways down track, they're nice and sharp. I went to Chicago and my day stuff was pretty good but boy did I have trouble with the night shots. I found trying to shoot a 200 mph race car at 1/250 wide open is a lesson in frustration.

Fred

 

[NHRAMike]

I'm using a Sony A77 with a 70-200 f2.8 lens. I shoot manual exposure, iso 100 or 200, usually keeping my shutter speeds at 1/1250 - 1/1600 @ f2.8 to f5.6 depending on how bright the conditions are. When I get home I'll start going through everything I shot over the weekend and start cropping and correcting the exposure.
I know what you're talking about when shooting at 1/250 in low light conditions. Anytime Pomona runs late, I go through the same thing. At least if you're shooting any of the sportsman classes, they're not running over 200 mph.

 

[Toejam]

Here are some of the shots I got from the Northwest Nationals a couple weeks ago. Man, you'd think that after years of trying, I'd have learned how to get better results by now. Oh well, I hope you enjoy them anyway.

Friday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...est-1/43598708_H9gG87#!i=3455510595&k=6X2xgDR

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Saturday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...hwest/43598831_hcfNVG#!i=3455526672&k=Pq893vX

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Sunday: http://nhramike.smugmug.com/Drag-Ra...hwest/43598995_hmGwGT#!i=3455546013&k=P6Mj6F7

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Nothing wrong with those shots Mike, I think we photographers are our biggest critics! I sure miss going to Seattle, haven't been since '09! Airfares got STUPID high....

 

[joe fuchita]

Great pictures Mike, I enjoyed all of them!