Tulsa Tough Cycling Race

Pretty cool event this year. Toyota United decided to come and dominate the nights I went they went 1-2-3 and 1-2-3-4-5 in the Men's pro races, but it was still exciting with other racers sprinting to the front for lap premiums. Really put the xti and bigma through a test with this one the AF lagged a bit with things this fast this close. Fairly difficult conditions with bright sun but, Tell me what you think.

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52 views no comments, are they bad or just uninspiring?

They look ok. Bit soft for my liking but 2nd photo with a tighter crop would look alright.

In the middle of the day your better off switching to a shorter lens and using flash.

I like 2 and 5....better comp. on 5 by moving him a little to the left

These look good, a couple (especially 1 and 3) are overexposed.

Dan-o wrote in post #5667381
In the middle of the day your better off switching to a shorter lens and using flash.

^^^^^ Yep. ... Most of the pics are a bit too tight to give proper context to the shot. Cycling shots often benefit from a composition that allows the primary subject to be viewed in a manner that allows the viewer to feel a sense of the action by virtue of the other cyclists. If the pictures are too tight, they tend to feel static. In this regard, the last 2 images are best. In the first 3 images, too much of the bike is out of the frame resulting in very static images. As Dan-o pointed out, a shorter lens would have allowed a wider AOV.

I really like the composition in the first three and the 6th photos. The light definitely looks like it made things tough.