Hello and welcome, hope you like it! By the way, where's your avatar?

David

Thanks to everyone for the comments and thanks again to George for allowing us to join him and his family on Saturday. I'm glad it was a bit warmer yesterday!

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Thanks for posting these Peter, it's nice to see the bikes properly! That T-Rex bike looks like a labour of love!

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Where are the photos guys! I missed it as you know, whilst I was moving my car!

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PM sent.

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I think the cat was looking at 'us' rather than at 'me'!

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It wouldn't work Nigel - the backgrounds would be blurred

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Lovely images Tim, I particularly like the first and last, with the colour version of the first one preferred to the BW.

They don't look soft to me, just beautiful.

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I am not known for Motorsport images, but yesterday had my first foray into this world (in a photographic sense at least) at Donington Park. This was the first day of the British Touring Cars Championship meeting, mostly practice sessions with a couple of races. These days are great for photography, probably better than the race days when it can get a bit too busy if you don't have privileged access (which I didn't).

Here are a few from the day, I tried to vary the styles a bit hope they work OK.

Lift-Off - K-3, Sigma 150-500, Monopod





My name is 'Marshall' - K-3, Sigma 150-500, Monopod





Clio Pan - K-5IIs, Pentax DA L 55-300





Ginetta Pan - K-5IIs, Pentax DA L 55-300





Dancing Insignia - K-3, Sigma 150-500, Monopod





On The Clock - K-3, Sigma 150-500, Monopod




Finally, for anyone that ever doubted the sharpness / IQ of their Sigma 150-500 lens, here's a 100% crop of the above image:




Comment and criticism welcome as always.

Sincere thanks to George Carman for getting free access for myself and my Wife Nicky.

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David

Lighting looks nice and soft, maybe move the subject a bit further from the window for even softer light. I think the aperture used is a bit wide, F4 or so would get both eyes sharp, it all depends on the background and how far away / distracting it is. Personally, I would prefer less tightly cropped images than this if they are for family portraits, but I might be off the mark with this as I don't know what style of shot they would like.

Other than that, I think you know what you are doing Alistair, just go with your instinct and don't try something you're not comfortable with.

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David