A note of thanks and a few first pictures
Discussion
First off, thanks to everybody who helped me decide on a new DSLR in this thread. I ended up going with the Canon 40D and I am chuffed to bits with it.
It's a great camera and soooooooo much faster than my old 300D. Whether it's the camera of the lenses, I'm not sure, but I am really pleased with the pictures it takes. The limiting factor is now undisputedly me.
It got its first outing in anger at Snetterton on Saturday and a few of the results are below. Most of the pictures were taken at 1/200, using shutter priority at 90-250mm. If I had my time again, I think I'd go for a slightly faster shutter, since some of the pictures are a little soft.
A Crossle:
The Cooper Memorial 500 Series (from the 40s and 50s, powered by single cylinder motorcycle engines). No power, no grip, no seatbelts and awesome racing:
Playing with the background saturation a little:
A nicely lary TVR Grantura (he did this lap in, lap out):
Another TVR, dicing with a couple of MGBs:
A Lotus Elite getting swamped by MGs:
The fastest car of the race. A beatifully prepared TR4 and really well driven:
Even the blind squirrel finds the occasional acorn. I am really pleased with this one. Hand-held at 1/200, ~200mm and uncropped (just a touch of curves):
I'd love to hear any thoughts anyone has, whether on the pictures or the processing. I need to get better at this, so please fire away!
It's a great camera and soooooooo much faster than my old 300D. Whether it's the camera of the lenses, I'm not sure, but I am really pleased with the pictures it takes. The limiting factor is now undisputedly me.
It got its first outing in anger at Snetterton on Saturday and a few of the results are below. Most of the pictures were taken at 1/200, using shutter priority at 90-250mm. If I had my time again, I think I'd go for a slightly faster shutter, since some of the pictures are a little soft.
A Crossle:
The Cooper Memorial 500 Series (from the 40s and 50s, powered by single cylinder motorcycle engines). No power, no grip, no seatbelts and awesome racing:
Playing with the background saturation a little:
A nicely lary TVR Grantura (he did this lap in, lap out):
Another TVR, dicing with a couple of MGBs:
A Lotus Elite getting swamped by MGs:
The fastest car of the race. A beatifully prepared TR4 and really well driven:
Even the blind squirrel finds the occasional acorn. I am really pleased with this one. Hand-held at 1/200, ~200mm and uncropped (just a touch of curves):
I'd love to hear any thoughts anyone has, whether on the pictures or the processing. I need to get better at this, so please fire away!
Edited by NoisyGriff on Tuesday 8th April 22:19
Edited by NoisyGriff on Tuesday 8th April 23:08
robinhood21 said:
NoisyGriff said:
:ahem:
God, are they really that bad? Can someone at least let me know if they've uploaded ok?
No and yes!God, are they really that bad? Can someone at least let me know if they've uploaded ok?
They are great shots - would add more but am off to make a cupper with a bite to eat.
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