flatland bmx

phylet wrote in post #2460555
last one is better, good sky.

i saw some german flatlanders, alot (well, some) of them are not even running a chain anymore :O

No chain? How does that work? do they get a rolling start?

Nope. They just scuff the tire and propel like a skateboard does. Flatland bikes usually come out the back of a car, session, then go back in the car. I rode pro flatland for years with a conventional bike (as pictured somewhat).

As to the shots, yes. Fill flash. Extreme angles, wide angle shots, fisheye or sever bokeh. You need extreme angles to make it work right.Get a ladder or a light standard and get up above shoot from the ground up. Anything to make it look more "out there".

Also anything with spokes/wheels demands shutter drag and some fill flash to accentuate the motion. Get the polarizer out, maybe some remote flash setup and get in his space, get some motion blur and some facial expressions. Tough, but doable with practice.

cosworth wrote in post #2460636
Nope. They just scuff the tire and propel like a skateboard does. Flatland bikes usually come out the back of a car, session, then go back in the car. I rode pro flatland for years with a conventional bike (as pictured somewhat).

As to the shots, yes. Fill flash. Extreme angles, wide angle shots, fisheye or sever bokeh. You need extreme angles to make it work right.Get a ladder or a light standard and get up above shoot from the ground up. Anything to make it look more "out there".

Also anything with spokes/wheels demands shutter drag and some fill flash to accentuate the motion. Get the polarizer out, maybe some remote flash setup and get in his space, get some motion blur and some facial expressions. Tough, but doable with practice.

Thanks for all the info. I am trying to set up another session with this guy and see if I can do some more work with the angles. I am anxious to post some new pics, anyone in San Diego area intrested in coming to the shoot feel free to contact me. The more the merrier! I will most schedule it around Jan. 20th.

Looks like someone else liked the photo.

http://www.bmxonline.c​om …5741,1573515-79-5,00.html

Thanks for all the positive comments. I never got any responses from any SD photographers interested in going to a photo shoot with this rider. Anyone interested?

The last one is OK, but watch your horizons. I wouls shave a bit off the bottom and try to get him into the "Rule of Thirds" because your close to that anyway.

If you had shot him in the left side of your frame, you could have gotten his shadow on the ground off the the right and that might have made a bland shot better. Maybe landscape to have the whole shadow in...