Freeze Frame

Ok...firstly keep in mind that this car was doing around 140mph. I

wanted to have a little movement in the wheels so I couldn't have too

fast a shutter speed.

 

Your input is appreciated

Great shoot Paul. Very good freeze in perfect focus. The composition and colors are very beautiful. Congratulations. 6/6

First let me say, nice shot, and great subject matter. As far as constructive criticism goes, I would have preferred to see a larger aperture and slightly slower shutter speed with this one to help isolate your primary subject better and help convey the sense of speed. As far as his actual speed goes, he's really not moving 140mph as thought because he is entering a braking zone at 500 meters.. But if you were to slow down to say 1/125 sec you might be able to convey a higher sense of speed and give the sensation that he really was moving that fast. Here is an example of a slow shutter speed of 1/90 Sec with the BMW Williams of Ralph Schumacher only moving at around 50mph. At 1/90th it looks as if he was full tilt when he really was only exiting the hairpin in Montreal.

 

Again, I like the image, but feel the larger aperture would lose more of the safety barrier to shallow DOF falloff and help make this image pop a bit more.

 

All the best,

-Norman

An excellent picture, sharp and colorful.