Especially when their motion is predictable. That shot was from my balcony, BTW. VIR has several onsite hotels and it was about $240 for two nights for my wife and I. It's a nice lodge and we get a relaxing weekend as well as the races. I wander aorund during the mornings but the afternoons get toasty in Southside Virginia.
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Doug Franklin <jehosep...@mindspring.com> wrote: > On 2011-06-20 14:41, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> >> http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/15174580_NVzVH#1346252054_QPB8Rzh-O-LB >> >> I'm actually pretty pleased with this shot. It was taken with the >> M200 f4 at 5.6. The whole setup worked just fine with pre-focusing >> and "trap focus" by me. > > Great shots, Steve, > > My experience has been that, for motorsports, trap focus works well when the > targets are (predominantly) getting nearer or farther away from the camera, > not so much when they're crossing the camera's field of view due to lock > time. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
