Tobers
Prominent Member
My 2nd go at bike photography, the first being Brands a few weeks back which got me into Fast Bikes mag which was very pleasing (though they miscredited me which wasnt).
This time round I was primarily trying to get my panning sorted out, and working out what shutter speed to go for. Tricky business, but I found 1/250th seemed to work quite well. Sometimes I went to 1/30th but that gave me a really poor hit rate. Getting the pan centered on the rider is really tough and takes a lot of practice which I haven't had.
Lots of photographers there too, including many behind the fence with some really rather superb kit, some of whom I'm sure we've seen on here already. One of the pros was lucky enough to be at the bottom of Melbourne Loop as the first BSB race started and he got the whole Guintoli crash beautifully captured, flames and all. Shot of the day for sure. Bizarrely I'd gone to the end of the back straight having recalled a similar dramatic crash at a MotoGP a few years back when it was still the 500cc GP, where someone ran into the back of someone else (Scwantz?) and caught their front brake lever. This gave 100% max front brake effectively pinging the rider up in the air as the bike somersaulted. Nothing as dramatic for me, but this one chap chose the right spot yesterday for sure.
So here's a few pics. Apologies again for the copyright logo which is there due to rights holder's regulations which cant be infringed by accredited togs.
#1 Tom Grant squeezing his rear tyre into the tarmac.
#2 Patrick McDougall grinding the track away.
#3 Maxxis ladies. Somehow my camera slipped down a bit from their faces.
#4 The KTM RC8s definitely sound the best of the lot
#5 Camier wins 1st race
#6 Plater managed to stay on for once
#7 Ellison leading race 2 with a looooowwww shutter - 1/50th I think. Pure luck to get the rider sharp. You're not seeing the 15 others that were all blurry. Still - you make your own luck I guess.
#8 And lastly, a different sort of shot that I quite like.
The jury is still out on how enjoyable I'm finding this sort of photography. There's something a little lacklustre about it compared to pro rugby, but I do love the pictures that come out at the end of the day. Plus you've got to walk miles and miles - I was knackered at the end of the day. Still learning though and seeing as I actually really enjoy bike racing I cant complain.
Cheers
Tobers
This time round I was primarily trying to get my panning sorted out, and working out what shutter speed to go for. Tricky business, but I found 1/250th seemed to work quite well. Sometimes I went to 1/30th but that gave me a really poor hit rate. Getting the pan centered on the rider is really tough and takes a lot of practice which I haven't had.
Lots of photographers there too, including many behind the fence with some really rather superb kit, some of whom I'm sure we've seen on here already. One of the pros was lucky enough to be at the bottom of Melbourne Loop as the first BSB race started and he got the whole Guintoli crash beautifully captured, flames and all. Shot of the day for sure. Bizarrely I'd gone to the end of the back straight having recalled a similar dramatic crash at a MotoGP a few years back when it was still the 500cc GP, where someone ran into the back of someone else (Scwantz?) and caught their front brake lever. This gave 100% max front brake effectively pinging the rider up in the air as the bike somersaulted. Nothing as dramatic for me, but this one chap chose the right spot yesterday for sure.
So here's a few pics. Apologies again for the copyright logo which is there due to rights holder's regulations which cant be infringed by accredited togs.
#1 Tom Grant squeezing his rear tyre into the tarmac.
#2 Patrick McDougall grinding the track away.
#3 Maxxis ladies. Somehow my camera slipped down a bit from their faces.
#4 The KTM RC8s definitely sound the best of the lot
#5 Camier wins 1st race
#6 Plater managed to stay on for once
#7 Ellison leading race 2 with a looooowwww shutter - 1/50th I think. Pure luck to get the rider sharp. You're not seeing the 15 others that were all blurry. Still - you make your own luck I guess.
#8 And lastly, a different sort of shot that I quite like.
The jury is still out on how enjoyable I'm finding this sort of photography. There's something a little lacklustre about it compared to pro rugby, but I do love the pictures that come out at the end of the day. Plus you've got to walk miles and miles - I was knackered at the end of the day. Still learning though and seeing as I actually really enjoy bike racing I cant complain.
Cheers
Tobers