Wadrift Round 1 - Photos

[Levi_]

As I'm sure a lot of you know, WADRIFT Round 1 was on at Barbagallo Raceway this weekend. It was a great day of drifting, even though we had a little bit of rain later in the day and as usual Steve and I were out in the sun shooting photos and video.

I've just finished putting the photos up and Steve will be working on the video editing through the week, though no promises on when it'll be done.

As always, all photos are available as prints or high resolution digitals and we've got additional photos of most cars that didn't "make the cut" if you're interested.

Prints are available anywhere from 6x4" right up to 30x48", so if you're interested you can email us at [email protected] - we're still working on putting together a full online ordering system at the moment, so email is the way to go!

You can see the full gallery here, but here are some highlights:

[Ten Four]

Levi's photos..

Right click save as right click save as

You kill my finger

Still have that one of my 33gtr framed on my bedroom wall

[Levi_]

Levi's photos..

Right click save as right click save as

You kill my finger

Still have that one of my 33gtr framed on my bedroom wall

Oh great stuff, glad you like them!

I should really make the effort to come along to some more events, it's been ages since I've done anything with SAUWA!

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Hi Levi, Driver Training on the 31st, come along

[bcozican]

great photos as always guys and cant wait for the vid - previous ones you have done are awesome

appreciate the efforts

will be getting in touch with you about the 3 photo battle sequence you got of me against my team mate

[NA_Goodness]

Fantastic shots as always, Levi! I saw you walking out as I was leaving, and was spewing I didnt see you earlier. I've been meaning to catch up with you sometime.

What equipment were you shooting with?

[Levi_]

Thanks guys.

I shot with my 5D Mark II and a 70-200 f/4L for most of the day, though I used Steve's 300mm f/4L IS for a little bit in the afternoon.

Next round I'll make the effort to borrow some big toys.

[ssjTitan]

Levi those are some awesome shots, I was there on sunday also. It was a great day until the rain came down... must say I got rather wet. Ive recently gotten my hands on a dslr and had a go at some of the motion blur shot.... I have a long way to go to get anywhere near shots like yours

[Levi_]

Hi Levi, Driver Training on the 31st, come along

I'll try my best to come down and shoot a few pics, maybe even do a video.

will be getting in touch with you about the 3 photo battle sequence you got of me against my team mate

Great, just let me know your car numbers and I'll dig up any of the shots I have.

Levi those are some awesome shots, I was there on sunday also. It was a great day until the rain came down... must say I got rather wet. Ive recently gotten my hands on a dslr and had a go at some of the motion blur shot.... I have a long way to go to get anywhere near shots like yours

I didn't think the rain would last very long, so I stood there trying to wait it out. Needless to say, both my camera and I got very wet. Thank god for weather sealing!

For the panning shots, get a decently long lens (150mm or more) set your camera to Tv (shutter speed priority mode) then set your shutter speed to somewhere around 1/150th of a second. Set your cameras focusing mode to continuous/sports/servo and then as the cars drive past, pick a spot on the car (I usually use a headlight or door mirror) and try to pan with the car keeping a focus point over that part of the car. Then, pick and choose your shots (don't just machine gun for the whole pass or your camera will probably struggle to get good focus and you'll find it hard to track the motion smoothly).

When I'm feeling brave (or I'm using a lens with IS) I'll go as far as 1/60th of a second, but usually I find myself hanging around 1/100th.

Mrs has a 1D, what lens would you recommend for motorsport?

Depends on your budget, but the 70-200mm f/4L IS is great for motorsports (image stabilization makes things much easier). if you're looking for a little more reach, try the 300mm f/4L IS or 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS.

[bubba]

Awesome! Will make the mrs read the above

[Levi_]

Awesome! Will make the mrs read the above

Great! if she has any other questions, feel free to ask.

[bubba]

Cheers!

[bcozican]

email sent ... i was number 24 team mate 13 - both had yellow numbers

Bubba ! please note I stay on the track most times now hence no more requests for indicators ! LOL

[bubba]

Bubba ! please note I stay on the track most times now hence no more requests for indicators ! LOL

Good thing I didn't get that container full of indicators in then

[TM7GTR]

amazing shots, love your work Only thing i dont like is how that owner put flames on his skyline

[ssjTitan]

I didn't think the rain would last very long, so I stood there trying to wait it out. Needless to say, both my camera and I got very wet. Thank god for weather sealing!

For the panning shots, get a decently long lens (150mm or more) set your camera to Tv (shutter speed priority mode) then set your shutter speed to somewhere around 1/150th of a second. Set your cameras focusing mode to continuous/sports/servo and then as the cars drive past, pick a spot on the car (I usually use a headlight or door mirror) and try to pan with the car keeping a focus point over that part of the car. Then, pick and choose your shots (don't just machine gun for the whole pass or your camera will probably struggle to get good focus and you'll find it hard to track the motion smoothly).

When I'm feeling brave (or I'm using a lens with IS) I'll go as far as 1/60th of a second, but usually I find myself hanging around 1/100th.

Awesome, Ill give that a try next time

Yeah I know the rain was nuts, im just glad my jacket kept the water back. Other wise my camera would be ruined haha.

[dan_the_man]

Oh great stuff, glad you like them!

I should really make the effort to come along to some more events, it's been ages since I've done anything with SAUWA!

too busy doing weddings eh?

[bubba]

Awesome, Ill give that a try next time

Yeah I know the rain was nuts, im just glad my jacket kept the water back. Other wise my camera would be ruined haha.

The mrs has a "raincoat" for her camera, she tried using it to protect against paint spray but it's too hot in summer so she only pulls it out when it's going to rain.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I'll try my best to come down and shoot a few pics, maybe even do a video.

Sounds good