Post your cycling photos here!

these are nice, good action in most of them!

Michiel>=-

Dutch ITT championship

Shutter speed too fast. You want to pan at about 1/250s or lower to give sense of speed.

I know how to pan. These pics i didn't want to pan, don't know why you think of that.

More track racing at Alkek.


Powering out a flying lap for Keirin seeding

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One from a local circuit race

Bicycle Racing - Intelligentsia Cup

I hadn't shot a bicycle race since the Canon AE-1 was a new film camera. That, um, was a while ago, and I was more often on the course racing than I was shooting in those days.

This past Saturday, the Intelligentsia Professional Cycling Series came to our town. I knew a couple months back to ask for the day off so I could shoot the event. The weather couldn't have been more perfect; no wind, 77 degrees F, blue sky peppered with clouds and it was dry. The day would be a long one (12+ hours of shooting) and I was carrying a fair bit of gear. But it was totally worth it.


I need to work on my panning skills. Landscapes don't offer too much opportunity for this type of shooting. My hit rate was about 3 percent. A few turned out.

All very nice, tack-sharp - esp. the second one ! Good composition choices too!

looks to me that you had a great day of shooting!

well done

TustinMike wrote in post #18072804
All very nice, tack-sharp - esp. the second one ! Good composition choices too!

camarillo wrote in post #18073016
looks to me that you had a great day of shooting!
well done

Thanks so much!

The panning shots are good. There are some technical issues with the shots. Your ISO is too high, as high as 4000?? A bit grainy for a condition which won't require more than ISO 600. Were you using any of the Auto modes? Try manual settings. With cyclists and their colorful jerseys, sometimes, a brighter and whiter jerseys would throw off your metering. Shades and patches of sunlight would also throw off your metering if using any of the Auto modes.

TooManyShots wrote in post #18073505
The panning shots are good. There are some technical issues with the shots. Your ISO is too high, as high as 4000?? A bit grainy for a condition which won't require more than ISO 600. Were you using any of the Auto modes? Try manual settings. With cyclists and their colorful jerseys, sometimes, a brighter and whiter jerseys would throw off your metering. Shades and patches of sunlight would also throw off your metering if using any of the Auto modes.

Thanks! Good info. That was the first sports anything I've shot in more than a decade. I'll try lowering the ISO's next time. Some of those later shots in that gallery were near 8pm; light was very scarce. The panning shots were ISO 50.

Local timetrial.

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