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Semmonka
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 02:10
Took these week ago. It was really nice day, -9C, sun was shining, no wind, excellent day for shooting.
After 2 serious accident involving many drivers the race was stopped as it was getting too dark. Nothing serious really, broken femur, concussion...

C&C wanted

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HTTP://www.vk-photography.net/images/IMG_9246.jpg

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HTTP://www.vk-photography.net/images/IMG_9284.jpg

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petris
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 02:21
Nice, i like #5 low angle shot.
Tessa
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 02:48
Nice work, good sense of speed and beautiful light. #5 and 7 are my favourites (though I would crop #7 just a bit from the top to get rid of the people in the background).
Semmonka
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 07:14
Thanks for the comments.
Tessa, I really appreciate your criticism but if I crop it even more, it will get too tight for my taste.
I agree with you that people on BG does not look that great so I should have used clone tool to fix that problem ;)
Tessa
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 13:37
...if I crop it even more, it will get too tight for my taste.
You're right, my bad ;)

PS! What lens did you use?
Semmonka
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 15:03
You're right, my bad ;)

PS! What lens did you use?

I shot these with 100-400. I normally use 70-200 for sports but I needed extra reach so took that pump action with me :D
Cyclop
9th of March 2009 (Mon), 20:35
Nice photos! Colors are very vibrant. For the ice-racing, don't they use spikes and/or protruding nails on the the motorcycle tires for better traction?
Swiss Toni
10th of March 2009 (Tue), 04:09
A great set of images, 3 & 5 really stand out for me although 5 could do with a little more shadow detail imo.

Were there any jumps or is it more like speedway?
Semmonka
10th of March 2009 (Tue), 11:59
Nice photos! Colors are very vibrant. For the ice-racing, don't they use spikes and/or protruding nails on the the motorcycle tires for better traction?
Thanks. They sure do use spikes for extra grip. Here is one more shot. Can you do that angle on ice without spikes? ;)

A great set of images, 3 & 5 really stand out for me although 5 could do with a little more shadow detail imo.

Were there any jumps or is it more like speedway?
Cheers.
The track was flat but not an oval shape. Jumps would be cool but maybe they are too dangerous as they use very long and sharp spikes on tires. If I remember right drivers are allowed to use max 1" long spikes.
You dont want anybody to drive over you with tires like that :D
This happens when somebody drives on you if you fall http://www.quadracingfinland.com/files/imgs/Marko/IMG_0580.jpg

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KevB
12th of March 2009 (Thu), 07:36
Great shots No3 gets my vote. :D
jimken61
12th of March 2009 (Thu), 22:05
Great images, 3 and 5 are my favorites. I bet the spiked tires can create some serious ouch!!