Japans Autosport Festival - Assen

[MartijnGizmo]

Same deal as usual, so I'll skip my little story and let the pictures tell it:

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Feel free to ask if anything is unclear! 8)

[franck bullitt]

Thank you for all these photos...awesome meeting :!:
And the drifting pics are really good :!: :wink: 8)

[TNT]

thanks for the pics, looks like it was a great time.

[MartijnGizmo]

Well, I only went because Assen is just a 20 min drive. :) But I have to say that the drift-battles were quite entertaining!

[TopGearNL]

Great photos as always Martijn!

I love the drifting pics, they really capture the moment :twisted:

BTW did you use a polarizer?

[MartijnGizmo]

Yes, used a polarizer and flash in every picture.

[dutchmasterflex]

Must of saw some pretty amazing body kits :P

Very nice pictures.. The wide angle lens is great.

You used flash on every picture? Even the drift and panning shots?

[c0wb0y007]

Yes, used a polarizer and flash in every picture.

Martijn,

First of all, congrats with your pics. You caught the action very well, lots of burning rubber :D Nice one !!!

I'm wondering, you say you used a polarizer + a flash. The combination is fine although I never used it myself. What effect does the combo of those 2 things have on the end result (your picture). You know what the weather was like back there, the amount of light and sky. Reason of asking this is; I think the combo of a pola and a fill-in flash enhances the contrast of the sky and the rest of the colours of the objects when they are not too far removed.

Are my thoughts towards that correct ? When you have something to add, please do :-)

It might be a usefull combination for when I visit the ring next time, 'cause I'm going to the next VLN-race.


Cheers

[MartijnGizmo]

Yes, used a polarizer and flash in every picture.

Martijn,

First of all, congrats with your pics. You caught the action very well, lots of burning rubber :D Nice one !!!

I'm wondering, you say you used a polarizer + a flash. The combination is fine although I never used it myself. What effect does the combo of those 2 things have on the end result (your picture). You know what the weather was like back there, the amount of light and sky. Reason of asking this is; I think the combo of a pola and a fill-in flash enhances the contrast of the sky and the rest of the colours of the objects when they are not too far removed.

Are my thoughts towards that correct ? When you have something to add, please do :-)

It might be a usefull combination for when I visit the ring next time, 'cause I'm going to the next VLN-race.


Cheers

Correct. I set the FEC on -2, also to help fill in the shadows a little. It also helps a little in freezing the action when panning (of course only up to a certain distance, say 20m).

[c0wb0y007]

Martijn,

Taking pictures with a flash sure does the trick to freeze the action, you can get very nice results on very very low shutterspeeds :-) And I know you like that 8) Same with me, I dislike those high shutterspeeds although that every now and then you are obliged to use them.

Thanks for the reply mate !!!


Cheers

[jorge]

the highway patrol looks great :good:

[MartijnGizmo]

Martijn,

Taking pictures with a flash sure does the trick to freeze the action, you can get very nice results on very very low shutterspeeds :-) And I know you like that 8) Same with me, I dislike those high shutterspeeds although that every now and then you are obliged to use them.

Thanks for the reply mate !!!


Cheers

No problem, glad I can help out. It doesn't work wonders, but it can help improve already good pictures. 8)

Oh, btw, shot everything at 1/60s this time.

[MartijnGizmo]

Two wallpapers (1280x1024) for the fans:
http://img20.imagevenue.com/loc401/th_25817_IMG_7722_122_401lo.jpg (http://img20.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=25817_IMG_7722_122_401lo.jpg) http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc446/th_25822_IMG_7773_122_446lo.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=25822_IMG_7773_122_446lo.jpg)

[MartijnGizmo]

I sent one of the vendors a sarcastic email about the quality of their pics, and now they're using my pictures. :)

Drifting: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=78
and
Show: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=79

[P_Zero_Rosso]

I sent one of the vendors a sarcastic email about the quality of their pics, and now they're using my pictures. :)

Drifting: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=78
and
Show: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=79

They deserve to be there, great pannings Martijn!

[TopGearNL]

I sent one of the vendors a sarcastic email about the quality of their pics, and now they're using my pictures. :)

Drifting: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=78
and
Show: http://www.car-performance.nl/index.php?PID=showphotos&folderID=79

They deserve to be there, great pannings Martijn!

Can only second that, great pics Martijn!

Thanks fot them, I love the black skyline :twisted:

[TT]

Nice action shots!

[dingo]

Very nice action shot dude, congrats.

Not enough WRX's there for my liking though :P , and this CRX is just horrible:

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5356/img7539ir5.th.jpg

[MartijnGizmo]

Thanks for the comments guys, I'm trying to develop my own style a bit. 8)