Nice framing and exposure. However, the second car appears sharper than the lead. A variation in motion blur perhaps? the track seems to be in focus in the foreground.. That's a bit odd. Focusing on a car behind the lead sometimes works if that car is worthy of highlighting and the lead car is more obviously out of focus, but you don't quite achieve that here. Nevetheless, an interesting photo. Paul On Jul 17, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> I haven't pixel-peeped any hi-rez images for sharpness yet, but they > look reasonable so far. The lens is light and quick and easy handling. > > The 2:1 zoomed-out length was an issue when I was stabilizing it using > its hood against the chain-link fence, but that's minor. (I'm used to > the internal zooming of the DA* 50-135.) AF was fast on well-lit > stuff, but it did the crazy near/far see-saw thing when I tried to > focus on something in the shade. > > It's rather slow too (f4 - f5.8) and I don't do a lot of outdoor > shooting these days, but that said, I did enquire from its owner if he > was considering selling it. :-) > > Thanks, Dave! > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Nice colours and sharpness on the follow car. >> >> Impressions of the DA F 55-300 ??? I'm Still debating on getting it. >> >> Dave >> >> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I was invited by my K-5 shooting friend Gerrit Visser to spectate >>> during "Ferrari Day" at the Canadian Tire Motor Sport Park (aka >>> Mosport) Monday. Gerrit also loaned me his disused DA 55-300 as I >>> don't have any long glass to speak of, besides my DA 50-200. >>> >>> The Ontario branch of the Ferrari Club of America books the track for >>> the day and members bring their own wheels to test on it. Here's one >>> decent shot I got where a couple of classic cars are entering Moss >>> Corner, the hairpin comprised of turns 5a and 5b. >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7587145124/ >>> >>> It's really hard to get an unobstructed sight-line here because of >>> multiple safety fences. We asked a track official if we could get >>> closer. After determining that we'd both signed the If You Get Killed >>> By Flying Car Parts You Can't Sue Us waiver, he said sure. "Just be on >>> your toes because that's a strike zone." >>> >>> I was able to shoot through the closest chain link fence with the DA >>> 55-300mm to get some nice low angles like this one. This is uncropped, >>> btw. >>> >>> K20D, DA 55-300/4-5.8, 300mm, f11, 1/160th, ISO 200. >>> Lr 3.1, Ps CS5. >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. -- 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.
