Mountain Biking for the first time

I went up to the mountains with some new friends to shoot them on their bikes. I know nothing about mountain biking and had no clue what I was in for. The climb up was 30 minutes with all my gear to include two tripods and two flashes. The climb sucked.

The climb may have sucked by the pictures dont these are nice like the eyes in the first one and the jump of the last one well done mate

Well done!! I really like them all. The last one with the fisheye is very well done. Only nit I have is the shadow running right up the center. I was admiring it and my eye caught it. Doesn't at all take away from a nice set of captures though.

Love the last one!

Nice shots, I like the last one

Jack

After the walk. you got some good shots well worth the effort.
Like 1 and 2 the best, as you can see the riders face and eyes. The third could be cropped tighter, or could be better upright.
Sorry have to say, not a fan of the fourth picture as the rider and bike is always to small and always will be, how ever other people do and thats great.

They are really good shots and really seem to capture the energy & excitement - well done!

Good shots, espcecially for shooting mtb for the first time. I was thinking that was Pacifica. I haven't ridden there yet (have only seen photos), but it looks fun.

I like the last shot, but it would have been better if his wheels were blurred. What shutter speed did you take that at? If the flashes on the first three were a bit less strong, they would look more natural.

gkwood wrote in post #4750102
The climb may have sucked by the pictures dont these are nice like the eyes in the first one and the jump of the last one well done mate

Please use some punctuation.

Thanks for the kind words, guys. Yes, these were taken in Pacifica. I don't recall the shutter speed but I will definitely head out and play around with slower speeds next time. I was just busy trying to get decent exposures.

I'm also not a fan of my angle for the last shot. I want to change lenses and reshoot there. The fisheye just doesn't work too well...at least I didn't make it work.

These are very good for a first try at MTB. The fisheye can be made to work, but I would have tried getting in closer for the fish shot. Regardless, it sounds like you're intending on another outing which will be good - by the end of your third trip out you should be hooked and putting a deposit on a new bike!

I have a Giant STP. I did the whole trip on my hardtail and was dying for a full suspension.

totally worth the climb :P great pictures good use of the flashes

SurfKahakai wrote in post #4847208
I have a Giant STP. I did the whole trip on my hardtail and was dying for a full suspension.

Ah of course, then in that case, you are not really new to MTB photography You may have never been out for a shoot before, but being a rider yourself you know what the other riders will be doing, where they will be, and what makes a good MTB pic

As I said before, though, these are all very good shots

Ps... Green 08 Turner DHR? Looks very very nice.

Very nicely done. The lighting looks very good and I'd be very interested in hearing how you arranged the strobes. I think the last one hd to be done that way to convey the size of the stepdown. Unfortunately with that fisheye, you'd have to be in harms way to capture more of it. I like it as is.