B&W flat track Derby shots

shot last saturday at a local derby bout. mostly used my 7D with 17-55. Used my 580exII in the second half, pointed straight up with a flip-it as a big bounce card.

i love shooting these now, i'll def. be shooting the next one I can. my fiance competes in them, so i'll be there rooting her and her team on anyhow

i was shooting a little wide this night, mostly because i need a better long focal length lens, but I also like giving some context to the charectors, as well as room to move into the frame. I was pretty much shooting from the suicide seats around the track the whole time.

C&C always welcome

1. f/3.2 @ 55 mm, 1/200, ISO 3200

Awesome. I too shoot Derby. In fact we have a Bout tonight. This season I switched to using my 85 1.8 almost exclusively. It's perfect.

thanks. yeah, i'd love to get that lens but just haven't been able to afford it. its first on my must buy list though.

have fun tonight and post some shots

It's too bad there's so much happening behind the main subject in focus.. I get lost in them, especially the third one.

DHMN wrote in post #10393001
It's too bad there's so much happening behind the main subject in focus.. I get lost in them, especially the third one.

hmm, interesting, thanks for your comment! even more reason to get some faster (& longer) glass

i ended up pulling the trigger and buying the 85/1.8

used it almost exclusively at the last bout. i'll try to get some photos up soon.
my flash died though, so i shot this last bout without it.
boy was that tough for me, it's pretty dark and they are moving pretty quick!

I should have panned more, but for some reason I didn't..

here's a few with the 85 on the 7D, all f/2:

5. 1/320, ISO 2500

not that the 50D was a complete slouch:

9. 1/250, ISO 2000