On 2012-05-28 14:13, Walt Gilbert wrote:
I'm not absolutely certain on that, but from what I was told, I'll only be about 50' from the starting line in the stands.
Then it sounds like starting line shots will be your bread and butter that night.
I have no idea how much leeway you have to walk around with a camera once you're in your seats. though.
The problem I run into most, even with credentials, is that all too often there's a fence between me and the action. I haven't shot drag racing, but that's a real problem at the road courses.
Thanks for all the tips, Doug! I got pretty decent at getting starting line shots at the local drag strip, but those cars don't accelerate anywhere near as quickly as the top fuel dragsters and funny cars at an NHRA event, so I figure that ought to be a challenge.
One of the tricks there is to catch one in that instant just before it actually starts moving forward, when the tires are all wound up around the wheels, with as fast a shutter as you can manage. :)
It's been a while since I took any drag racing shots, so I figure I'll take a lot of bad shots before I get the hang of it.
I always start out rough and get better during the event. That's why I shoot a lot at the support races before the main event.
I took a look around the NHRA photo archives for some inspiration, and have lots of time to bone up between now and then. Just being at the event will be a lot of fun, so I won't be too disappointed if I don't come back with a world-beater shot. But, it would be nice to have something to show for it when I get back home.
I don't know how easy it is to get access, or if it's possible at all, but I've always wanted to set up at each end of a drag strip with long lenses.
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