Ask a Photographer Thread!

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My wife has a Nikon, the only times I ever take/use it is when I'm at Road Atlanta.

What shutter speed do I need to set it at so the cars don't look like they are parked on the track like this...





Oh, and stickied.

Youre trying to get the wheels to look like they're spinning, like this:



I heard a good rule of thumb a while back to match the shutter speed to what how fast you think the car is moving. 50mph would be 1/50, etc. I don't think I'd go too much faster than 1/150, or slower than 1/50. Just make sure you have enough daylight. But just keep in mind, the slower the car, the more blurry everything's gonna be. Shouldn't have too much of a problem with that on a racetrack but driving down a street will be more difficult.

Oh, and tracking: moving your camera with the car. Practice this skill when you're at racetracks.

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Youre trying to get the wheels to look like they're spinning, like this:



I heard a good rule of thumb a while back to match the shutter speed to what how fast you think the car is moving. 50mph would be 1/50, etc. I don't think I'd go too much faster than 1/150, or slower than 1/50. Just make sure you have enough daylight. But just keep in mind, the slower the car, the more blurry everything's gonna be. Shouldn't have too much of a problem with that on a racetrack but driving down a street will be more difficult.

Oh, and tracking: moving your camera with the car. Practice this skill when you're at racetracks.

Wow didn't know there was a formula to this?

I rarely have taken my camera off of auto mode and it somehow handles doing 1-handed rolling shots while I'm driving. I'll post up a few when I get back near a computer.