Thread 4424650

QOTT: Whats your favorite 90s, non-japanese car?
Mine is probably the Jaguary XJ220
QOTT2: Whats your favorite track?
Laguna Seca!

op here, ill drop some to get the ball rolling

>>4424657
this ones crooked. fml

>>4424659
Jason Camissa's ferrari lol

>>4424679
>boomer in the front seat
not suprised lol

>Alright, these are getting reposted now. Fuck that other thread.

Went to a decently popular race at the local track the other day, and it was quite a fun experience. I learnt a lot, and really started to understand things better as I went. These aren't top-tier photos by any means, but fuck it, I'm enjoying it and that's all that matters.

A few fuck ups on my behalf: A monopod without a head is a bitch to use properly. Dust in the sensor halfway into the day, reeeee. Focal Length is no replacement for getting close enough.
Most of it shot on my RF 100-400 f/5.6-8 on an R50.

>>4425256
A repost from /rpt/, but this guy in the lambo was dominating the GT4 race. It was also like my 2nd photo of the day and came out rather well. Luck? Probably.

>>4425257
Probably my favourite shot from the day. Panning is difficult when things are zipping past so quickly. This was shot at 1/80th.
I think the panning detect of RF lenses is not that good for this kind of stuff, and this was shot with IS off.

>>4425258
Dutch angles really went well with lots of the scenes. The lighting was good, my technique was getting more consistent, and having a zoom lens on hand instead of a prime meant I was getting composition right OOC. Positioning and technique was the most important factors at play. Even if nothing came out perfect, I truly was enjoying this and getting better.

>>4425259
As an aside. I tried speaking with a few other photogs there. Every Vietnamese vlogger and boomer with their old 70-200s was seemingly here, so I thought it might be a good chance to have a chat. Every. Single. Person just used the excuse to fag on about their gear. One person actually got talking to me about composition and idea, and it was only after I brushed off his questions about my gear.

It was disappointing really. Dozens upon dozens of photogs, and all anyone wanted to talk about was how much thier lens cost.

>>4425260
Not many cars is the paddock were that interesting, but I have a soft spot for 90s ferrarris.
I've got more to process, and will come back later. Critiques welcomed.

>QOTT:
99' Lamborghini Diablo SV. Honorable mention to the Vector W8 for being so fucking nuts.
>QOTT2:
As a spectator, I find that Suzuka has always been my favourite, but I'm also into superbikes, so that's cheating.

>>4424658
Where are you going that you get to see these beasts of an age gone by? Being stuck in Australia, the chance to see classic prototypes and touring cars is limited outside of major events.

>>4425257
>but this guy in the lambo was dominating the GT4 race
Pic unrelated I assume. Nice shots though. Fast action pics like these make me really curious to see the shot settings.
>>4425260
I've had people walk up and ask shit about my camera too. I figure it was just a way for bored cunts to start a conversation with a stranger, I'd never go out of my way to do that myself but I don't just brush them off based on that either. You're at a motor sport event btw, they're even bigger gearfags than photographers for what it's worth.

>>4425298
i have actually saved money ignoring motorsports and getting into photography

cars break moreso when you abuse them and when they do its at least $500+ you did not want to spend at all

track events are $500-800 assuming nothing goes wrong for the day

>>4425307
It's a massive money sink yeah. But what I meant was when they talk it's mostly about what tyres and suspension ect they're using and less about how to use it. Now that makes some sense in a competitive environment but the average street hoons or enthusiasts or whateverthefuckonwheels are exactly the same.

>>4425298
>Pic unrelated I assume
lmfao, I got mixed up between this guy and his team mate. Same livery, but it was a Gallardo. I'll have to see if I have any decent photos of the actual Lamborghini.
>curious to see the shot settings.
For that it was 1/40th, f/5.6, ISO 100. Had a CPL and ND8 so I could intentionally go slower with shutter speed.

>>4425262
Another shot from the paddock I liked. This was much more a snapshit, but something about a nice modern truck just looks nice to me. I'd love to see an actual big hauler race.

Saw this little gem the other day

>>4425386
Shitbox photography is legitimately based. Makes me want to buy an '86 Civic and take my homies to the beach.

>>4425262
i went to some special event at Laguna Seca that was for old race cars. Something called the rolex renuion red carpet i think?

dunno if this counts. but i love photographing old rotting cars. so much.

i edited it with my own film simulation ^^

>>4425432
Fantastic. That is a 962C made in the 80s. Belongs to a class of prototypes with insane HP for the time, but through a loophole ended up in GT1. This is the kind of thing I'll never get to see over here in strayam8.
>>4425474
>Shitbox in an empty lot
:D
>Shitbox in an empty lot, film sim
:(

>>4425542
>This is the kind of thing I'll never get to see over here in strayam8.
Ironic, as Vern Schuppan is an Aussie

melbourne

>>4425262
why are the highlights blown in such an ugly, 2000's digi way?

>>4425594
>>4425594
Because I'm not carrying a grad around for a race day and would rather the highlights blown than the shadows crushed.
You know, like when the sun is bright, and it actually causes parts of the material to look blown out to your eye as well. I did actually take a photo of that car with the highlights lowered, but then the front section in the shade was basically black. Midday sun, feelsbadman.

Have another.

>>4425594
Actually nah, I see what you mean. I fucked something up during post.
Just grabbed a different photo with less exposure and was a bit more concious of it, but I'm not that happy with how dark the rest of the scene is. I can't tell what one I prefer, but this is 1 stop down in aperture so the rear of the car is better in focus.

>>4425597
This is an aggressive crop which I'm pretty unhappy with, but I still like the shot.
Part of the lesson that Focal Length does not replace good positioning.

>>4424650 (OP)

ever heard of lotus omega

>>4426070
>otus omega
no, thx for this. car looks sick, engine bay looks sicker

>>4425257
>focus strongly centred on DI PRINZIO CONCRETING
Cool car though, and I like the other pics.

>>4425260
I think areas of interest that require photographing fast moving things attract a certain kind of person who likes to "defeat" the challenge with their gear. See birding.

I don't come around here anymore but I bought a shitbox after not owning a car for the last 10 years so that's been fun.

And favourite 90s non-japanese car is prob the basic bitch 190e Evo but that feels like cheating because it's trying so hard to be a Japanese car

First time shooting motorsports. Also only have the insta cropped versions dont hate me for that

>>4426689
Last one

>>4426593
>>focus strongly centred on DI PRINZIO CONCRETING
Where exactly the focus ended up landing on the car was kind of up to whatever god I didn't piss off that week, and I was just happy if some amount of car was sharp.
I'm still learning how to do panning shots properly, and what shutter speeds to use at what speeds.
>>4426594
You are likely correct. I mean, I'm also not exactly being soul-driven or artistic with "car that go fast" photography.
>>4426629
Shitbox photography is encouraged.
>>4426662
I like the gritty feel to this. Not "le soul" grit, but as in, literally the cars are being washed over with dirt and grit as they compete. If this was only slightly different in terms of composition, I'd frame this.
>>4426682
You've cropped on the subject here which is a fatal and easily spotted mistake, but I'm still happy to see other anons going to tracks. GT3? GT4?
>>4426685
Seeing the fuck ups on the track is very enjoyable. Too bad everyone had a clean day the other week, except for orange and white Lamborghini in >>4425258 doing an unintentional donut mid-race.

>>4426721
>GT3? GT4?
It was British gt at Silverstone. So mainly GT3s. I dont think i got any pics of the few GT4s running. The crashed one was ginetta academy which is like an entry level GT series. And the last is GB3 which is basically between F3 and F4

>>4426662
this ones awesome! a few years ago i took similar photos at a dirt oval.

Still tippin' fo fours, wrapped in fo vogues...

>>4426850
>>4427963
Hell yeah, these are great. Shame I can't see EXIF.
These dirt oval pics make we wish they never took the one down in Sydney. There's a new dirt oval at the International Raceway, but I'm yet to go / evaluate it.
The Ferrarri gives me 00's playstation vibes.
>>4427338
This is sick, but I feel like if the left-most flag and rear of the car were in frame it would improve it. The backdrop absolutely adds to this in a pleasing way.

when will we get exifs back on /p/ i need to show people the special snowflake cameras i use

interesting bit, this was with my pentax kf w/50mm prime

i had to underexpose the first pic -2 (way overexposed) and it still looks excellent while the other one i had maybe 0.4 in either direction of exposure to play with in post before the pic was trashed.

>>4428200
just flare my shit up

this is with a sony a390 + 28mm minolta af prime

a390 turning into my fav camera ngl

wish i took the konica minolta 5d with me

>>4424650 (OP)
Good photos OP.
I have some Indycar ones I gotta go through from a race a few weeks ago.
For as much as I love cars, I really don't have that many good photos of cars.
Here are some from a drag race last year.
Need to get out more. Been kinda sick this year. Hard to get out.

Favorite 90s non jap car probably has to be the Diablo.
Favorite normal car? Probably the Mercedes 124. I have two of them.

Seconding the dutch angles.

I need to get more consistent with cropping.

most of the day ones were taken on my 70 dollar sigma 70-300 probably some of the last photos I took with it before I sold it

most of the night ones are a 50 1.8, camera is my old t6i

>>4429022
sorry this one was pretty bad looking at it again I missed focus pretty hard. I was struggling for light too.

for instance I sort of bungled the settings on what was probably my favorite road car there, this old challenger. I ended up just trying to make it look intentionally shitty and old.

>>4428200
>>4428201
knowing what camera these came from didn't make these pictures better

>>4429023
this one turned out cool. I am not 100% sure what this thing was but I believe it was a giant turbodiesel. obviously a Dakota base. thing scooted. this was after they did the burnout and the guy opened the door to breathe from all the smoke kek

this bus thing was cool

last one from this set for now. probably my favorite shot of the outing.

I need to practice more

>>4427963
I love this picture. It looks like the cover of a video game from the early 2000s. Super good.
>>4425386
Buddy's parents had one of those in gold. manual too. would kill to have it nowadays. would daily the shit out of it.

>>4429035
Fuck start line photographers.

>>4429033
Flying carrot lmao.
>>4429034
>>4429035
I really like funny cars, and getting the motion of the tyre rippling is cool as fuck. I can't fucking imagine trying to get a clean shot of them rocketing off the line at mach 1.
>>4429037
A decent amount of photos at the GT4 event I went to was ruined by some "media" dropkick with their fluro pink vest. You couldn't pay me to do that.
>Here's your 70-200 f/2.8 and whatever DSLR we bought with the highest FPS
>Yeah just shoot at 1/4000th at all times and hold down the shutter until the buffer fills. Rinse and repeat.

>>4429019
That's sick. Having 2/3rd the frame destroyed with super hot air gives this a great atmospheric impression.
>>4429027
Bus here reminds me the old school demo derby bullshit figure 8s and whatnot. Can't remember but it was maybe 15 years ago I was watching like 12 school buses just fuck each other up on a dirt ring in the USA.
>>4429028
Mmmmm, bikeposting. I hope to lure some /o/tists here almost specifically to get mad shots of bikes and cars like this at night. Panning here was pretty decent. All depends on how fast the vehicle is going though, so yeah please keep going to events and pracitcing.

>>4429061
>panning here was pretty decent
Yeah I thought so considering I don't have any stabilization and was shooting fairly slow to get the motion. I bet he was going close to 60-80 by that point in the shot so not blazing but not slow either.

saw this teenager sliding his 340i at floyd bennett field while i was taking pics of my car

>>4429024
im going to constantly post what camera they came from until you're sick and tired of hearing about it or hiro gets off his fat lazy faggot ass and fixes exif data

https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/d/east-elmhurst-2006-mitsubishi-lancer/7852634510.html

i posted this thing up for sale, i need to buy a house. how did i do with the pics? its not bring a trailer material but i think i did better than everything else for sale. the photoshoot gave me a little bit of closure, its a stunning car after owning it since october 2018 and being a major part of my 20s but i dont have the time to even drive it: i put 1800 miles on it since june 2023 for example.

i did track it a bunch of times and went to a few autocrosses and night canyon runs so i had my fun.

ps pic was taken with a a390 w/28mm minolta af f2.8 lens

Bonneville Speedweek

Various years.

I'm also part of the OG Bean Bandits

Rolex 24 2020

I would suck 50 black dicks in an alleyway and give myself AIDS to have unfettered garage access no restrictions for one event.

I can hear this picture every time I see it.

>>4430153
I wanna go out there so bad. Seems like a smorgasbord for cool photos. Couldn't make it work this year unfortunately.

>>4430175
i miss exif--whatre u shootin this on?

Reposting here the one I posted on /rpt/

>>4430732
Oooh I like this. The compostion is good. I do wish there was more in focus, and there were fewer people, but overall this is an interesting one. Nice/10

>>4430732
>>4430763
NTA but I agree with what you said.

This would have been an excellent one to try a long exposure at a super small aperture with, possibly needing an ND to cut light out.

Long exposure can remove some of the people in-camera assuming they're not dawdling in any one spot too long.

Weather is ass, nothing going on, local car museum re-arranging. Only one I liked today, but it needs to get warm out ffs.

>>4430687

Nikon Df, 105/2.5 manual focus AI-s

>>4430639

Fucking DO IT, shit changed my life. I found my people and I loved it so much I've been building my own Bonneville car, a Ford Probe, for F/BGC, F engine class which is 2L to 3L displacement and Blown Gas Coupe, which is turbo/supercharged/nitrous or other power adders, Gasoline so no meth injection or alcohol just C16 race fuel, and Coupe which is two-door production car or a car that was offered as a coupe, we have a Volkswagen Passat in G/BGC that did 232mph

If you're serious, apply for a press pass and you'll have full unfettered access.

>>4430831
I'm hoping I can get out there with my dad before he gets too old. He lost his two oldest brothers within the last 5 years, he's the oldest of two left and I'm getting nervous. Lot better health than either of them fortunately but still. Serious survivors guilt too.

But I want to make it out there, even if we only make it once I want the photos.

Do you need to be an actual company to get a media pass? Right now I'm just doing this shit for fun. I don't care if I have to pay extra I just don't know if they give them out to just anyone who will pay, etc.

>>4430763
>>4430770
Thank you! Yes I agree, sadly I didn't notice the aperture blur when looking at the preview from the camera, I noticed once I started editing it at home. I try to take my time when shooting, but sometimes no matter what you do or how much you take the perfect shot just never comes out. More practice I guess!

>>4430831
>Sugar is an /o/tist.
Um, fucking based?
Is the project Ford complete or still in the construction phase? Also, photos of it please.
>>4430872
In my home country of Little Bangladesh (Australia), there's practically zero events that will give you a press pass unless you work for a media company and can prove it. If the USA just hands them out to anybody I'd be surprised but also envious.

>>4431038
Funny thing, my buddy did wedding shit for a while to the point he had actually spun up an LLC, I think it's defunct now but I wonder if he has any old business cards I can borrow and be one of his "employees"

>>4430872

You don't, Southern California Timing Association is pretty lax about that stuff. Bonneville isn't like other racing events, spectators have full access already, you need the press pass for the start line to get right up next to the cars as they set off.

Bonneville and pretty much everything SCTA does is very grassroots motorsport, you'll have big mega companies like Hyundai come out there with a car to attempt a record and they get clapped by Billy Bob Jo and Cleetus in their turbo 3rd-gen Camaro they built in their shed while getting shitfaced on Busch Light and listening to Kid Rock. It's a great time, and it doesn't end there, Wendover has a bunch of casinos and you're a stone's throw away from Ely, NV which has the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, get out there and do it, tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

Bonneville is the Holy Grail and absolute Mecca of motorsports. There is something for everyone, and anyone can compete, unlike Nascar and Formula 1 where only nepotism and a big bank account gets you in, there was a guy last year who built a 49cc French moped, front wheel drive, with a Temu supercharger on it and set his class record. Right after he finished, the Speed Demon >>4430153 set the event course record at 450-ish mph.

>>4431038

Spun a rod bearing on the #6 cylinder during testing at the top of 4th at 9300rpm, but it will live. There's no knocking sound below 2000rpm so the crank probably isn't trashed but I have spares and it will be off to Interprep in NY who specializes in the Mazda KL platform, they used to race them in SCCA Showroom Stock class and know these engines inside and out. It's getting there though.

Has to be a replica.

It deserves this either way.

>>4431897
why do you crop your car photos like that?

>>4432123
Just trying to get rid of distracting shit

>>4432008
>>4432011
I do not like your cropping sir

>there is a car general
waow

What do I do if I want to take some photos and videos of my car but I'm a friendless loser?
I can only do one thing at a time, of course, and that make things a lot harder. I obviously can't use a chase car or anything like that. If I set up my camera on the side of the road I risk getting it stolen, but it's still doable I guess.

Any ideas? Maybe some creative shots or videos you've seen?

>>4432145
I'd actually appreciate it if you told me what exactly was wrong with it. Too tight? Don't like the 2:1 ratio?

>>4432146
If inna city, just shoot street!

>>4432155
Yea too tight. Like I get you're taking a picture of a car but I don't see enough of the surrounding area to really place it in space. You should zoom out a bit more and let the car take up a third of the frame on the left maybe

>>4432255
Those particular ones I've cropped so tight because I had fucky sensor dust spots right above the crop line, but I get your point.
The background adds to things I guess.
Going to another event soon so I'll bear that in mind.

>>4432144
why is it so tight at the top and then 80% of the photo is just road?

I dunno honestly, I just wanted to catch it.
How about this one?

This bad boy did some hot laps, so why aren't you?

>>4426594
The other side to cars is capturing them being fast, sure you can shoot at like 1/4000 and rip off 120FPS. But shit is still gonna look parked on the tracks unless it's head on and the car is doing something cool like smashing off a curb. Getting those low shutter speed pans down in the 1/20, 1/10, 1/5 and even lower is a fun challenge track side. But yeah, you do often seen someone plopped down with a pro body and some 400 2.8 taking static shots.

Night motorsports is such a fuck. Constantly struggling for light even when you dial the shutter speed low for panning. Can't use a CPL because it robs you of light you don't have to spare. Metering varies wildly depending on how many track lights you catch in a shot.

I think I'll just embrace the noise because some shots are still cool regardless.

>>4435826

git gud

lemongs today btw

>>4435836
Yeah basically. Not even sure what I'm doing wrong most of the time. I just feel like every shot comes out starved for light, and I was handholding so no ability to do special long exposures or anything.

>>4435826
The more I look at this edit the more I hate it, so I went back and did another version.

>>4436177
looks like you smeared vaseline on it. Just let the image be noisy and let the shadows be really dark. It is nighttime after all

>>4436181
Yeah~ I gotta step up my editing game honestly. Whole range of shit I need to work on, but having anons like you point it out is helpful.
If I wanted blind praise I've got family for that.

>>4436326

parked cars at car meets are stupid, cars are objects of motion and should be shown moving.

>>4436329
Yeah I tend to agree, but Luigi needed some love.

Rare I can find a random car that I can frame with a background that isn't ass

>>4436350
>Rare I can find a random car that I can frame with a background that isn't ass
A legitmate problem I'm finding. Most of the time it just feels like "here's a car. That's it". The background and the evironment in general seem to be what sets average and good photos apart.

some of the first pics I took with my camera. shot in 2016, edited last night.

feels like another timeline...

obligatory front end of sprite taking up entire image photo

so original. surely never thought of before and nobody has ever made this shot.

>>4436874
>70's Celica
Noice.
>Ninja ZX(14?)R
NOICE.

>>4436888
yeah it's a zx-14r it says on the tailpiece.
I'm not much of a bikefag. I like motorcycles but I don't know basically every single thing about every single model like I do with cars. I just thought the paint was pretty and would make a nice photo plus kawasaki green.
sent it to my friend and he said it was basically their answer to the hayabusa which is pretty cool.

i want this e30.

I am pretty sure this supra is purple now.

had some /o/ stickers iirc

>>4436894
>sent it to my friend and he said it was basically their answer to the hayabusa which is pretty cool.
Now they make something called the H2 which is completely bonkers. And the H2R which (iirc) isn't road legal and might be the single easiest way a human can reach 400 Km/h. Completely nuts.

Buy the E30. It's not like you're going to find a 190 Evo for cheap or in good condition.

>>4436924
I would but I already have 2 124s. I'm at my limit with the krauts. Wish I had something old and manual or fast and manual tho.
that one was spoken for. if I went for a bmw I could afford I'd probably go for a z3 or e39 truthfully before an e30.

>>4436856
Might have to just find car owners and ask them if they want pics taken

>>4430168
neat

>>4436894
Sick car

>>4436995
Nice shot

A rare sight `round these parts.

sometimes you get lucky

>>4438694
Don't need to worry about the background when the background is the floor

Ain't a car but does have a motor

always love how 4th gen camaros look but hate how they drive, whenever someone makes a thread about them i always shit-talk them hard. saw this on vacation at a wawa in orlando

that said if a lt1 ss shows up at a reasonable price i might be dumb enough to buy one (again, i had a '00 z28 that was prepped for autox and despite being my most reliable project car it just felt like ass driving around town, worst of pre-bankruptcy gm)

>>4441826
cool looking mk7 gli i also saw

my sony zv1 is my favorite cam for impropteu shots, keep it in the glovebox/cargo pants pocket, leave it in jpeg and the pics are often 90% there

>>4441826
cool looking mk7 gli i also saw

my sony zv1 is my favorite cam for impropteu shots, keep it in the glovebox/cargo pants pocket, leave it in jpeg and the pics are often 90% there. af is reasonably good too and it has more reach than my phone.

forgot pic

>>4441672
Motorcycles are based and encouraged. This is a nice sharp shot of the guy's hand which is cool but I wish the profile of the bike was larger. Bikes can be a bit of a prick to photo well.
I kind of hoped /cum/ would become the /o/ thread more or less. Also still trying to think of a better title but at least it's easy to remember.
>i had a '00 z28 that was prepped for autox... it just felt like ass driving
A shame because they look absolutely sick.
>>4441828
Cars like this belong at the Nurburgerring. I'd buy one given the money to do so.

Pics from an event the other day, fuck this 5MB file limit i'm cropping shit and adjusting jpeg qualities like a dickhead

>>>4424657
>>4425258
>>4425597
>>4426662
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>>4426683
>>4426850
How do you get them so clean and sharp? Or am I mistaken die to Smartphone .gaypeg quality?

Have some pics from WRC Acropolis 2025, will postprocess and upload this week if thread still around.
How do i make sure people know its my work? copyright in metadata or watermake signature? Or should I upload it to flikr? Not saying theyre good but if their good and I could get a gig Id be happy. Yours are amazing btw.

>>4441904
>I wish the profile of the bike was larger.

When it came to that shot it was really just a spur of the moment thing. I was setup to get this picture here. The head-on, leaning off the bike almost dragging knee shot. However when the guy went to leave he threw up a peace sign as he left knowing I was there. Just a cool little interaction between two people who have never really met before.

>>4442070
Here's an actual car on track from just the day before as I was testing and getting use to a new lens. This was at 560mm at 1/25 sec.

>>4442049
Looks like everything except the mini is a panning shot. They're tricky to nail, moreso the faster the vehicle is moving and the closer you are to it. I'll be honest, about 15% of my shots from that day >>4425258 were sharp enough to keep. Enough daylight to shoot at base ISO and use a CPL helps them come out cleaner and with more contrast. But sometimes you just have to settle for a subpar shot (pic rel) that still looks cool.
ETTR if light allows it without burning highlights, and you'll practically have zero noise when you adjust things in post.

>How do i make sure people know its my work? copyright in metadata or watermake signature?
I wouldn't watermark or copyright anything you're posting to 4chins. Easiest way is to resize smaller and post that so you're the only one with the larger file. Metadata can be scrubbed and edited by anyone. There's not really any way to 100% guarantee someone won't steal your shit.

Long focal length, fast aperture lenses are quickly becoming my personal favorites to use. The only pain is they're so fucking heavy.

>>4444979
The sunstar coming off the lid is a nice touch here. I know it's a bit soft but nice nonetheless.
Someone needs to bring their mower to the next shoot though.

>>4444990
That sunstar is completely unintended. The sun grabbed his helmet just right. Otherwise that brush isn't going anywhere, it's coming up off a very steep slope. We'd need another wildfire to actually get rid of it.

Someone make a new thread, I want to post my shitty pictures in it and ask why they're shit.