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About Me Member General Digital Photographer echo6326/Male/Australia Recent Activity Deviant for 3 Years
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A Helicopter chasing a Rally car - Quit Forest Rally 2009

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Working all the time

Sat Oct 31, 2009, 1:00 AM
I recently got a promotion at work,
i have moved across from imaging (sitting at a computer all day) to photographer, i have also gone full time, so i am spending more time out taking photos, but work owns the images, so i cant post them here.

I havent updated my journal in a long time, simply as i havent had anything to write, i have been to some great events though.
Targa West, watching Steve Jones take the Nissan GTR to a second victory (yes i know it was a different car, after a prang at targa tasmania)
Safari Rally, standing out in the forest, getting covered in dust.
Supertrucks meet at Barbagallo, a great day of racing, and managed to get some shots i am really happy with.

will hopefully update a bit more regularly in future too




All photographs appearing on this Section of Deviantart were produced by and are the property of Echo63/JBC Photography
They are protected by Australian Copyright Laws, and are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the written permission of Echo63/JBC Photography. Copyright JBC Photography 2009

***This means that you cannot use them, even if you credit me - you will get a bill however**

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  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Dropkick Murphys "Cadence to Arms"
  • Reading: What the duck
  • Playing: colin mcrae rally
  • Drinking: Gatorade

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  • Current Residence: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Earth
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: as big as possible - XXL minimum
  • Interests: Knives, Flashlights, photography, Motorsport
  • Favourite movie: The Italian Job (the old version with real minis, not BMW's with mini badges)
  • Favourite band or musician: Guns and Roses, ACDC, Frenzal Rhomb, Nofx
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock, Punk, Ska
  • Favourite artist: David Strassman, the guy takes puppets and ventriloquism to a whole new level
  • Favourite poet or writer: Thomas Harris
  • Favourite photographer: Ichiro Nagata, Shelby Chan,Reinhard Klein and the McKlein rally crew, Robyn Feaver and Easton Chang
  • Favourite style of art: Motorsport and Automotive Photography
  • Operating System: OSX - Snow Leopard
  • MP3 player of choice: 4gb Ipod Mini/Itunes/Blackberry bold depending on where i am
  • Shell of choice: im not a teddy im a turtle - but i swapped my shell for fur - Ted E Bare
  • Wallpaper of choice: One of my pictures, it changes every minute
  • Skin of choice: my own, unmarked skin
  • Favourite game: Grand Turismo 4, and Need for speed underground
  • Favourite gaming platform: Playstation 2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Brian (from Family Guy)
  • Personal Quote: Power is nothing without control
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon, Mac, Sigma, Wacom. support by Velbon, Slik and Manfrotto

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:iconhateclaw:
=Hateclaw May 21, 2009, 1:32:55 AM
damn... i love your pictures --> watch :P

sorry for all this favin' , but your work is really really good

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~echo63 May 21, 2009, 5:25:43 AM
thanks :)

you got some cool stuff in your gallery too (i really like the AK)
wish we could own stuff like that here (even an airsoft one would be fun)

can still collect knives though (50sumthing spyderco's and counting)

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I tried Nude Photography once,
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=Hateclaw May 21, 2009, 6:53:47 AM
my ak is a real one, but disarmed, and the ammunition is also disarmed, fired and just headed with a new projectile...
the gun laws in germany are verry hard
i like knives, too

thanks for your comments

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*noodle3-d Apr 27, 2009, 4:07:34 AM
Really super photography! ^^

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~echo63 Apr 27, 2009, 4:15:21 AM
thanks

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I tried Nude Photography once,
People kept pointing and laughing so i gave up
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~Enhancer Mar 8, 2009, 2:19:26 AM
Wonderful gallery, you're an accomplished photographer. You take the pictures I wish I could.
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~echo63 Mar 8, 2009, 3:16:23 PM
thank you
practice is the only thing separating my work from anyone elses.

i have been shooting motorsport for three years now, getting to as many events as i can, shooting till there is nothing left, or i have no card space left. I am now an image bender/photographic assistant, and go to the track to relax, i treat it like a game of golf, trying to get that one perfect shot, a hole in one.
sometimes i get one, or even three or four (they are the pics that appear here) but i do throw a lot of images away, from the 600 i shot saturday, only 200 meet my standards for sale, but im only really happy with 10 or so.
whenever you look at a photographers work, remember you are only seeing the very best they have (although my gallery goes back a few years and you can see the evolution)

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I tried Nude Photography once,
People kept pointing and laughing so i gave up
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Mood: Yearning *AM32GD Feb 6, 2009, 3:14:45 AM
thank u for adding me to ur watch

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~andyrogerson Nov 14, 2008, 4:31:01 PM
Hi Ben,

I'll be doing a lot of photography of motorsport not too far into the future and would like some advice. I've got some camera setting noted in my head (shutter speed: 1/100 or less; ISO 100-200; aperture: approx. f10) but would like to know whether any filters are used and any gear needed on location.

Thanks! :)

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~echo63 Nov 15, 2008, 6:16:35 PM
i generally use Shutter Priority (TV on canon Sv on nikon)
i generally change shutter speed depending on the lens im using, where im using it, and how steady i am holding the camera, i generally use speeds from 1/30 to 1/400 most of the time i am around the 1/125 - 1/250 range though.

ISO - use whatever iso you need to, yesterday was a arvo/night meet, so i used 100 during the day, 400 as it was getting dark, and 1600/3200 when it was dark

I use a monopod when im shooting, generally just to take the weight of the lens/camera i am using, even a 70-200 gets heavy after an hour or so
I sometimes use a polarising filter, although they eat 1-2 stops of light so they are only really any good in full sun

hope this helps

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I tried Nude Photography once,
People kept pointing and laughing so i gave up
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~andyrogerson Nov 16, 2008, 2:31:51 PM
Thanks very much! I was between Program, Shutter priority, and Manual modes. I've found there are no real ISO noise problems on the 450D so I'll probably go for ISO 100 (or if things go cloudy then auto 100-400).

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"It is time I stood aside for a less experienced and less able man"

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~echo63 Nov 16, 2008, 5:20:23 PM
no worries, glad i could help

just a few basic rules of thumb

tyre blur looks nice on cars, at minimum, try and keep your shutter speed around the same as the cars speed (1/320 for 300kph etc) also, with longer lenses (200mm + try and keep your shutter speed around the same as your focal length to avoid camera shake (300mm = 1/300 etc)

i know these two seem to be at odds with each other, but the aim is to try and keep your shutter speed low enough to get the wheels/background slightly blurred (or a lot blurred) whilst being able to follow the vehicle and keep the camera steady enough to get sharp images.
i generally start shooting around 1/250 for 10mins of practice/qualifying to get me warmed up, then i start dropping the shutter speed, every 3-5 shots i will have a look, and see how im going, if more than half are to soft to be useable, i wind the shutter speed up a bit, if they are still good, i drop it a little till i find that sweet spot, where i can get good results

one last thing, straight on or 3/4 shots need a higher shutter speed than side on pans, pans work best if you snap the shutter as the car is travelling past you at 90 degrees, much outside that and the front or back start to get blurred


there is some good tutorials on the canon digital forum
Motorsport talk subforum [link]
Motorsports hints tips and tutorials [link]
Motorsports photo sharing section [link]
this forum is a great resource for canon owners, you can pick the most stupid, obscure question, post it on the forum, and they will try and help you.
also try [link] its an aussie motorsport photgraphy forum. we have a few members from around the world, but most of us are in australia. Its a friendly bunch of people who love motorsport and taking photos of it

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I tried Nude Photography once,
People kept pointing and laughing so i gave up
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~andyrogerson Nov 17, 2008, 9:17:07 AM
yeah, I heard that to avoid camera shake you have to keep the shutter speed around the same as the focal length (www.photoanswers.co.uk - I have a subscription). I might use a UV filter instead of a polarising filter. Partly because the 450D's colour saturation isn't too astonishing, and partly because of the price.

Thanks again for the tips and links ;) :wave:

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*svarci Jul 13, 2008, 3:26:25 PM
Thanks for the :+fav:s!
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~echo63 Jul 14, 2008, 2:40:20 AM
no worries, you do great work, and i only favorite stuff that i think is better than mine

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I tried Nude Photography once,
People kept pointing and laughing so i gave up
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~Niechwiadowicz Jul 13, 2008, 9:49:33 AM
thx for comments :)

visit rallyfoto.com :)

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