Helpful Posts: Managed to snap these guys yesterday as they put on a show at one of our local festivals. I think they are mad but they put on a good show
Comments welcomed.
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19th March 2012, 09:58 AM #1
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19th March 2012, 06:06 PM #2
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Great captures! Were the individual shots cropped from a image like the last?
I absolutely cannot imagine doing anything like those riders...
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19th March 2012, 09:04 PM #3Moderator
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I think we can agree on that. But, good on them.
Originally Posted by Karl
I think they are mad but they put on a good show
And good on you, Karl. Good work to get the exposures so good and nailing the sharpness in the shots. What shutter speed (s) were you using?
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19th March 2012, 11:49 PM #4
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Karl,
great, sharp and well composed.
I have no idea how or why people do this type of thing, but thankfully they do, allowing people like us to get our cameras out.
Great set thanks for sharing.
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20th March 2012, 12:02 AM #5
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Karl these pics rock! Makes me wanna go to our local motocross track. If I could just do 1/2 as well as you did .....
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20th March 2012, 02:05 AM #6
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Great action shots with good panning skills Karl. #4,,,I did one of those once. Not on purpose nor did it end well.
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20th March 2012, 11:37 AM #7
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Richard - none of them were cropped. I had my Sigma 18 - 250mm lens on and I set it to about 70mm (from memory) except for the last shot which I stood a bit further back and opened it up wide. Originally Posted by rpcrowe
The hard bit was trying to avoid being knocked and pushed by other spectators
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20th March 2012, 11:40 AM #8
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Donald - I had the 450D set to Tv mode and used a shutter speed of 1/500th. Unfortunately due to the slow burst rate of the camera I missed many sequences but I tried to do the best I could as I haven't done any shots before when the subject is moving so fast. Originally Posted by Donald
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20th March 2012, 11:43 AM #9
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James - thanks for that but this was the first time I have done this type of shot (it wasn't planned) so I am happy that they worked out okay and you liked them. Originally Posted by jamn4ex
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20th March 2012, 07:41 PM #10Moderator
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Hi Karl,
Good results there.
There's actually a lot to commend this sport from a photographic viewpoint; no distracting backgrounds or blocked views
That said, it'll only work this well on a 'clear blue sky' day - shooting into a bright overcast, or worse, sunlit clouds or the sun itself, would make things far less attractive. That's not to say it is easy even on a good day, so has has been said; good panning skills and general technique.
Well done,
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