While trying to avoid the inevitable early season burnout that comes with a new season of drag racing at the Perth Motoplex, I decided to shoot the recent Nostalgia Drags (the day after the drag racing season opener) almost entirely by GoPro. This was also a good chance to test out the hardware and see if it could be incorporated into my regular gear.
All shots in this blog were taken with a GoPro Hero3 Black and processed in Lightroom before uploading.
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2400 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1250 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1600 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1500 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1600 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2700 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
All shots in this blog were taken with a GoPro Hero3 Black and processed in Lightroom before uploading.
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2400 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1250 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1600 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1500 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/1600 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUciGiCXiClI_bcKJuAYZd4nbmWLT9XgLdARTCZtFj9H2nBkh7UrZwtXsO9_bSZa0LtODe17peVCR5AWIYDZYcFi6WzXL9nZlybsZ8HAsjDsad2C1sAfLod_whH7kf5ocvxwmi1Iz3UA/s912/20131027-G0101716.jpg)
Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3000 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2700 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/3200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
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Hero3-Black Edition - 1/2200 @ f/2.8, 2.77 mm
Approximate location: Perth Motorplex, Kwinana Beach, Western Australia