Selection of photos from PH show

[Jag-D]

Thought I would drop these in

[RedexR]

Jag-D said:

Thought I would drop these in

Great quality photos , and this one really needs a caption doesn't it ??

[Jag-D]

Thanks fella and ohhhh I hadn't thought about that

[Adz The Rat]

Brilliant pictures!

[Moley RUFC]

Wonderful, well done

[A1GOY]

RedexR said:

Jag-D said:

Thought I would drop these in

Great quality photos , and this one really needs a caption doesn't it ??

No it doesn't...

[Jonty355]

Yeah! scott start a new thread with that pic posted and titled as caption competition... i cant do it since I'm working from my mobile!

[V8Dom]

A1GOY said:

RedexR said:

Jag-D said:

Thought I would drop these in

Great quality photos , and this one really needs a caption doesn't it ??

No it doesn't...

no the photo that needs the caption is the dynamics girl with the face like shes just sat on ?????

[B3ndy]

Some stunning pics there! What camera are you using?

Cheers, Ben.

[Alexdaredevilz]

cannon EOS 10D ?

[Jag-D]

All shots were taken with a EOS 10D and a Sigma EX 50mm Macro F2.8...most of which were at ISO 800 (crap lighting )

I desperately need a wide angle lens for stuff like this, but I'm quite happy with the results

[b8ste]

great set of photos, the colours look better than the real thing

[Phil Tudhope]

Realise this is an old thread. But I enjoyed the photos. Wide angle lens? - Maybe.
But can I request less close-up wheels and more close up girls from the next event ?

[rampageturke]

Don't get me wrong, it looked like a nice show, but car shows like this would really seem to get boring. Just cars in a big arena, doing nothing. I would much prefer something like Goodwood Festival of speed, where the cars actually do something.

[Kinky]

rampageturke said:

Don't get me wrong, it looked like a nice show, but car shows like this would really seem to get boring. Just cars in a big arena, doing nothing. I would much prefer something like Goodwood Festival of speed, where the cars actually do something.

I guess you've never been then

[Leeholty]

rampageturke said:

Don't get me wrong, it looked like a nice show, but car shows like this would really seem to get boring. Just cars in a big arena, doing nothing. I would much prefer something like Goodwood Festival of speed, where the cars actually do something.

I only past my test last year so this was the first show i went to and it was a blast i enjoyed every minute. the atmoshpere was great and the live action arena was awesome aswell. if i can find them ill post up some of my pics aswell.

[Jag-D]

The show and the atmosphere is great, but the lighting and the ambient colours REALLY need some forward thinking. Black carpets and red backgrounds????

Come on chaps lol

[DiscoColin]

Jag-D said:

The show and the atmosphere is great, but the lighting and the ambient colours REALLY need some forward thinking. Black carpets and red backgrounds????

Come on chaps lol

It isn't just the colours on the stands (though red floors really don't help at all) - the ambient lighting in the NEC is tinged in a variety of shades depending upon where you are standing. Over the last few years I have tried a few things - with smaller targets you can just burn the ambient out with flash but otherwise you are into custom white balance (shoot RAW and fix it in post is my tip). Even then it is still occasionally a little hit and miss for an amateur such as I.

The problem is that the exhibitors cannot really do too much with the ambient lighting - it is a function of the venue.
They have been posted before, but here are my galleries for the last couple of years : 2009 and 2010

As for the live action arena, I didn't even try to shoot it until this year but it can sort of be done if you have something with better AF and low light performance than my old 400D. The ones in the 2010 gallery were my first ever shoot with my 7D (lens is an 85/1.8 almost wide open).