PDA

View Full Version : Tonight's speedway... includes crashes...

gmen
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 17:43
An eventful evening at the track, including a couple of tumbles with the riders involved fortunately walking away unscathed. Here are the pics...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt001.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt002.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt003.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt004.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt005.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt006.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt007.jpg

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/bt008.jpg
blinking8s
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 19:06
nice! i dig the last one a lot
IndyJeff
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 19:15
Good shots Gmen, I liked #4 and the last one best. Motorcycles are about the hardest to shoot, at least I found them hard for catching crashes at the peak moment.

In that last one it looks like they are running together, just not sure which one is in the side car LOL
csondagar
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 19:32
Great captures. I particular like #7 - synchronized skidding of motorcycle!
pcasciola
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 19:53
Excellent shots as always. I love the variety of sports you cover, and you shoot them all very well.
PaCiFiSt
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:00
Excellant job. I wish there was a motorcycle track near bye me.
Dealau
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 20:41
Great pix

What are the settings you are using to get these results and what was the lighting like. Is there much post production on these photos to get the vivid colour or is it straight from the gun.

thanks
tbfoto
18th of May 2005 (Wed), 21:14
Very nice job! I think I like #4 because of the look on the guy's faces in the background...as if to say....OH...that has to hurt! Great shots.


Tom
gmen
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 03:16
Great pix
What are the settings you are using to get these results and what was the lighting like. Is there much post production on these photos to get the vivid colour or is it straight from the gun.
thanks
Cheers Dealau... The event started at 7.45pm, so the light was OK to begin with but dwindled fairly rapidly after the first few races. These shots are pretty much straight out of the camera - a little bit of contrast added here and there, some cropping, resized and sharpened for the web - so very little post production really (which is just how I like it!)
sixshot
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 03:30
Great action shots with some nice - is nice the right word - crashes.
Rob612
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 03:51
#4 and #5 IMHO would be better with a more OOF background, but I can imagine that the time to "think" is practically zero, so these get my vote also.

The others are just spectacular ! Congratulations.
Croasdail
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 09:41
As always - DOF is perfect keeping attention on the subject.... I could learn a dang lot from you...
PhotosGuy
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 20:26
Great action shots! Keeps you on your toes, I'll bet! ;-)
RbrtPtikLeoSeny
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 20:49
All I can say is.... WOW! Amazing shots, I love how well you captured the crashes, and especially the shots with all three bikers lined up like that. Great stuff!
TommySharp
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 23:33
Any clues on what camera setup you're using?
mrclark321
19th of May 2005 (Thu), 23:35
Wow...great shots

Dan
ProAc_Fan
20th of May 2005 (Fri), 00:01
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Image Date: 2005:05:18 20:24:42
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 135.0mm
CCD Width: 6.56mm
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 1000
White Balance: Auto
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
gmen
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 01:24
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Image Date: 2005:05:18 20:24:42
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 135.0mm
CCD Width: 6.56mm
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 1000
White Balance: Auto
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
*lol* Yep, that would be about right for some of 'em! The last shot is at 300mm...
Simon Harrison
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 01:27
Excellent shots Gmen! Used to go and watch the Speedway as a child, and these shots brought quite a few memories back.

Cheers,

Simon.
flapsmcgee
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 04:46
Nice shots Gmen all are great but one thing that stands out for me,after having seen some of your other work,is how pin sharp they are.

Once again great work
BigRed450
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 09:00
Excellent captures gmen... Thanks for sharing.
3oh6
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 13:28
hahaha, thats the stuff gavin. these are awesome!!! looks like the light is there to let you do what you wish instead of what you can get. its only been a couple months and it looks like you have that speedway covered, good on you mate. i am a bit envious as it doesn't look like i picked anything up this summer to shoot so i will be takin it easy til the fall...i will be living vicariously through the shots on the forums and you know i will be checkin in on your work G. keep up that great work kid http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif
cmM
23rd of May 2005 (Mon), 21:49
very nice shots
Speedway is a very cool sport. Too bad there are no tracks on this continent :confused:
gmen
25th of May 2005 (Wed), 01:37
hahaha, thats the stuff gavin. these are awesome!!! looks like the light is there to let you do what you wish instead of what you can get. its only been a couple months and it looks like you have that speedway covered, good on you mate. i am a bit envious as it doesn't look like i picked anything up this summer to shoot so i will be takin it easy til the fall...i will be living vicariously through the shots on the forums and you know i will be checkin in on your work G. keep up that great work kid http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif http://images.zeroforum.com/smile/emthup.gif
Cheers 3oh6! I've been enjoying myself... particularly now that there is half an hour or so of good light... I'm sure you'll find something to shoot during the summer! You never know what's round the corner!