Classic MX Racing

[NordieBoy]

Some shots from todays Christmas Classic MX meet.
The track had a weeks worth of rain in 3 hours the other day but had drained and the conditions were perfect.

#1
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-113918.jpg

#2
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-124223.jpg

#3
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-125112.jpg

#4
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-125230.jpg

#5
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-130020.jpg

#6
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-130044.jpg

#7
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-130449.jpg

#8 Just trying a 1/50th pan.
http://potn.nelson.geek.nz/20061203-131144.jpg

Enjoy.

[Wazza]

Some great shots Fran, my personal favourites are 5 and 7, for being sharpest, or good composition. Great sense of speed in all, just a shame about sensor dust. Effects us all.

Keep it up :)

[Obey]

Nice shots. I cant wait to try to shoot MX next year. I think a tighter crop on a few of them would make them much better

[NordieBoy]

Thanks guys :)
Sensor dust?
It's only the new fangled cameras that have a problem with sensor dust.

Tighter crop :confused:
These were cropped as tight as I dared without loosing any "story" associated :cool:

[Obey]

hope you dont mind, heres my take on a few:
http://obeypictures.net/animal/mx1.jpg
http://obeypictures.net/animal/mx2.jpg
http://obeypictures.net/animal/mx3.jpg

[NordieBoy]

Too cramped.
I like a bit of space for them to ride into.

For the newspaper maybe cropped closer like that.

[Mike Reynolds]

great job love that old stuff

[Tassied]

Hi there Nordie,

Liked them all, but that 1/50th pan is some nice work.

[NordieBoy]

I'm quite pleased with the 1/50th pan myself :D
She was only doing about 15-20kph around that corner so I thought I'd better do something to show speed...

1/50th, f16, ISO100, 116mm
Normally I couldn't get that result shooting something stationary at those settings.
100% crop.

[forsaken]

great shots Fran


looks like you had fun

[NordieBoy]

And if my brother had been less busy I'd have had fun riding as well :rolleyes:

[YFZ_52]

Nice shots! I love the old-school bikes!!!

[squashed]

All great shots Fran, and those bikes bring back some memories.

[dod]

I'm quite pleased with the 1/50th pan myself :D.

Good reason to be, nice series :)

[Choderboy]

Nice series.
I also prefer them with some "room to ride into"
I have ridden the RM , PE Suzukis and owned 2 of the Honda XL500s so brings back memories for me.

[NordieBoy]

I have ridden the RM , PE Suzukis and owned 2 of the Honda XL500s so brings back memories for me.

Thanks.

That's why I take the photos :D

[barP]

sweet! number 4 is the one that would be in a magazine, and numbers 1 and 7 are also pretty bueno.

wp.