New user (trials shots)

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Hi All

After a barren winter, the annual 2 day trial kicks off the local motor sport season propper!

Here's a couple of pics from yesterdays session. Trials are amazing, the skill needed to navigate these sections is very impressive.

[f1nut]

Nice photos you have there. Do you have anymore.

1DmkIIn/70-200L f2.8 IS/50mmf1.2 (no more will ever be needed)


Thats a brave thing to say??.

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Hi F1 Nut.

Cheers, here are a couple more from the day.

There are a few more on my site www.mbpixel.com

The 70-200 and 50mm cover anything I do locally. I bought the 50mm because the 2.8 wasn't quite fast enough for some indoor velodrome stuff I was doing, otherwise I may have just stuck with the 70-200.

The less lens, the easier the choice :)

[NordieBoy]

Nice shots.
Welcome to the site.

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Cheers NordieBoy,

I have only recently discovered this site, and am very impressed.

[Steve O Chap]

Very cool shots!

[varanus]

nice shots

[widowmaker]

Very nice shots! I especially like the two first ones. A lot of action in those two. what settings did you use for them?

[crayfish13]

Nice shots really like all of them!

[gsgary]

Nice shots, I shoot a bit of trials but i don't think i have posted any on here, i think its quite hard to get good shots of trials
Hope you don't mind here's 2 of mine what do you think, and welcome onboard this is a good site

http://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/127510986-M.jpg

http://gsgary.smugmug.com/photos/127511049-M.jpg

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Hi Widowmaker,

Shot details for the first two were 1/500 (TV) f7.1 exposure compensation -2/3 (sunny day) @160mm

Second shots 1/800 (TV) f2.8 exposure compensation +1/3 (cloudy)

The impressive bit for me was the fearless way he tackled the rock sections, a tumble here would hurt!!

This is the first time I have shot trials, I think it is a good subject, a good mix of colours, backgrounds and skill.

Just watched the WSB, and they said James Toseland came from a trials background. I think if you are good at trials, you will be good at lots of motor sport.

[www.mbpixel.com]

Nice shots, I shot a bit of trials but i don't think i have posted any on here, i think its quite hard to get good shoots of trials
Hope you don't mind here's 2 of mine what do you think, and welcome onboard this is a good site

Hi Mate

I like the first of yours, great concentration on the face. Not many motorsports give the chance to get the riders expressions in, which is another bonus.

Yes I like this forum. I'm not sure how long it has been around but is very good.

[petrolhead]

Did trials myself many years ago. I was useless and spent most of my time eating dirt :)

Nice pics tho

[Mike Reynolds]

Welcome to the board and I must say these are some good shots keep on posting!

[varanus]

there are some of my own here http://pwmotorsports.fotopic.net/c1194114.html I find very often with trials I need to use a shorter lens if I tried to use the 70-200 most of the time i wouldnt be able to get the rider and bike in the shot but that may be somthing to do with the local courses being a bit tight on space.
Sure was some nice scenery in yours

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Hi Mike,

Cheers for the comments, I'll certainly keep posting shots.

Varanus, cheers for sharing your shots, I like image 2111, clear air over that rock looks good.

I had one or two problems with the lens, none of the shots I took are cropped, and I lost one or two due to bits out of the shot. I put my 50mm on later in the day, but I preferred the 70-200 on the rocks.

The guy from our local paper had a short zoom on one camera and a 70-200 on the other, good idea, but sods law if I tried it, i'd slip on the rocks and smash all my gear :lol:

[varanus]

Hi Mike,

Cheers for the comments, I'll certainly keep posting shots.

Varanus, cheers for sharing your shots, I like image 2111, clear air over that rock looks good.

I had one or two problems with the lens, none of the shots I took are cropped, and I lost one or two due to bits out of the shot. I put my 50mm on later in the day, but I preferred the 70-200 on the rocks.

The guy from our local paper had a short zoom on one camera and a 70-200 on the other, good idea, but sods law if I tried it, i'd slip on the rocks and smash all my gear :lol:

Thanks these days its been more moto x than trials but soon more trials and i intend to have a wide lens on the 5d and a tele on the 30d so will let you know how i find it i think for the majority of the trials ive coverd the ideal lens would prob be 24-70