Automotive Photography Competition #199

[zeppelin]

Congratulations to Sauc3 for winning competition #198!

Rules

• The deadline is Sunday 11:59 PM EST
• The photograph can contain any non-automotive image (other than adulterous material)
• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• The photograph must be attached using the UCP system. Any picture not attached using the UCP system will not be in the voting thread.
• Your image may be up to 800 pixels wide or tall.
• Photograph may contain post-processing editing
• It is preferred that you state enhancements made, but not necessary.
• The photograph must be taken no earlier than three months before start date
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others.
• Any users who enter and vote for themselves automatically receive a 2 week penalty from the competition and all votes previously given to his/her photo are removed.
• The entry must contain the following information in the same order :

User name
Subject matter/photo title
Date taken
Camera Type | additional information you feel important

Standings 2009

G_13191: 1 / Rasmus: 1 / pat_ernzen: 1 / Sauc3: 1

[John Thawley]

John Thawley
Rolling Thunder
Sebring Int'l Raceway - Sebring, FL
January 27, 2009
LG Motorsports GT2 Corvette

Hand held rolling car-to-car shot
Canon EOS 40d
Sigma 12-24mm
ISO 100
Aperture f/7.1
Shutter 1/40 sec.
Focal length 13mm
Processed in Aperture for color, contrast and sharpness. Uncropped.

[Leo_Ant]

Astonishing photo, John. Truly pro. Congrats!

[superwaxer]

How do you expect us to compete with something like that JT? That shot is amazing. No way Im entering in this comp!!

[Niko_Fx]

I guess I'll be submitting a photo in comp 200

Good stuff JT.

[Dary]

Hats off to JT!

[aiasib]

hahaha.....haha.....ha...oh what the heck, we can't have a comp with one entry, and since John can't vote for himself...:

Aiasib
'keeps the engine from jumping through the hood'
12.21.2008
Canon Powershot s5is| clarify.

[John Thawley]

hahaha.....haha.....ha...oh what the heck, we can't have a comp with one entry, and since John can't vote for himself...:

Aiasib
'keeps the engine from jumping through the hood'
12.21.2008
Canon Powershot s5is| clarify.

Die cast toy still in the case?

[#1 Mustang Fan]

I'd be interested to know a bit more about how the shot was set up and taken JT.

[John Thawley]

I'd be interested to know a bit more about how the shot was set up and taken JT.

Sit tight... I might do a full journal entry on the shoot. If not, I'll post up an abbreviated version here.

JT

[shockwaveracing]

shockwaveracing
"One Bad-Ass RX-7"
Canon EOS 5D + Sigma EX DG APO 70-200
30.01.2009

Crop + RAW Edit

sorry for the small size, wont be home for the next few weeks, and had to pull it off my facebook again...

[John Thawley]

Sit tight... I might do a full journal entry on the shoot. If not, I'll post up an abbreviated version here.

JT

I've done a journal entry on Rolling Shots and the set up here:

This is how we roll - Journal - Motorsports Photographer ~ John Thawley :: Photography of American Le Mans, Grand Am, SPEED World Challenge

For those that are interested.

JT

[aiasib]

Die cast toy still in the case?

got it in one

[john hegg]

John Hegg
Driving (Snow)
Downtown Chicago
January 14, 2009 7am
Camera FinePix S5000
Tv 1/60
Av 3.2
Exposure Comp.+1
ISO 400
Post PSE Straightened, cropped, levels, curves, sharpened

[john hegg]

How do you expect us to compete with something like that JT? That shot is amazing. No way Im entering in this comp!!

Yes, it is indeed very hard to "compete" with JT. However, I thought the main purpose of the competitions was to get out and shoot. I quote Zeppelin from the rules "because I want to get our photo community active and involved in shooting regularly. It's a good way to improve photographic skill, and increase subject variety."
Along the lines of "improve photographic skill". I would like to suggest a post competion critique thread. Other than judging by the number of votes I receive I have no idea why someone liked or disliked my entry, why it was good or why it was bad. I am always open for critique. So feel free to make comments or PM me. I could just use some feedback.
Thanks, John