For anyone else interested in photographing gymkhanas (also
called autocross) check out http://www.autocross.com. Seems
like there is one in my area about every Sunday. Good Shooting.
Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
>
> I doubt any one is going 150+ in a gymkhana. Maybe 70-80. The
> course are usually vary short with lots and lots of turns. They
> are usually set up in parking lots.
>
> On ice I would be leery of the outsides of turns. There usually
> are not any long straights so that pretty much leaves the inside
> of turns. They usually have pretty strict rules about where
> people can watch from for safety reasons. But the cars run one
> at a time so you can watch the first few cars and decide where
> you want to shoot from. The course is usually so small you can
> move around a lot if you want to, sometimes with a long zoom you
> can pretty much cover the track for one spot especially if it is
> kind of high.
>
> These are not professional drivers so they usually don't run
> around the track like slot cars. That means they often get out
> of shape and that makes for interesting pictures.
>
> Thanks for the reminder. I haven't been to a gymkhana in years
> and years. I will have to see if I can find out if any run in my
> area and go do some fun photography.
> --Tom
>
> Tom Ohm wrote:
> > I am more comfortable panning right-to-left,
> > especially when the cars are going 150+ mph.
>
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