MX From Glen Helen

[ryant35]

I was shooting a short course event on the other track that ended early so I went over to shoot the bikes for a little while. It was my first time shooting these guys.


http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_0883.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_0718.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_0707.jpg

[bizkit642]

My try a little bit faster shutter

[GDUB312]

I agree, but some cool shots with the sand.

[ryant35]

A slow shutter speed is the idea when panning. The only parts of the image that I want are sharp. #1 I was shooting the second rider, so he is sharp.

[canonnoob]

ryan they look great... nice work.. #2 and #3 could use some contrast.. but I like them...

use the 70-200 2.8 for these?

[ryant35]

ryan they look great... nice work.. #2 and #3 could use some contrast.. but I like them...

use the 70-200 2.8 for these?

Yes it was the 70-200 2.8.

And I forgot that I did put those through Photoshop before I uploaded them.

[aram535]

This is excellent. Nice panning. What f-stop where you using? I wonder if increasing it would get you their heads in focus or the head is moving so much its going to blur no matter what.

[ryant35]

F/10-14 with Tv at around 1/125 - 1/250.

[aram535]

Yeah that's about as far as you could have pushed it with DOF and still get the SS you wanted. The more I see them the more I like them.

[zoomlenz4u]

I love these. I shoot offroad races at Baja and in so cal, and I have never shot short coarse races. panning gives you a great sense of speed. Using faster shutter speeds to stop the action only gives you a portaight of speed.

[MX-ActionShots]

Nice Panning shots! Any jump shots?

[ryant35]

Nice Panning shots! Any jump shots?


Yeah nothing great, just a bike in the air. I'll post some when I get home, I don't have any with me. I like panning in the air with trucks but these guys just get too high, there is no background just blue sky.