UK Motocross Practice

Had another go at the weekend 20D with 70 to 200 2.8L IS in AI Focus with centre AF point selected.

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Two and three stand out because of the clean background. Nice work.

Great job of keeping the action in the shots with the wheels turning.

You cannot believe how many MX pics are shot and stop everything dead in its tracks.
Kenny G: MX tracks these days seem to be very hard to find clean backgrounds as they are all built in tight confines, compared to 25 yrs ago when land use issues were much different.

Thankyou for the comments KennyG and Bosscat, Im lucky enough the track i go to is just down the road from where i live and is very open apart from one side which runs by the M1 motorway.The owners allow me to go anywhere on track which is great but still have problems sometimes with the light as there are some jumps which are lit well in the morning and others later in the day.Just got my public liability insurance etc sorted out and am now going to enquire to see if i can get trackside access at Silverstone for one of the club events if i can as its just up the road from me.

My favorites are actually #3 & #4 but, hey, that's coming from my motocross (the two-wheel variety) background.

I like standing at the back of a turn, taking pictures of the riders coming right into the camera. All the better if other riders are in the same shot. Also, if the track has turns with some loam, there is nothing better than a shot of the rider kicking up a big roost exiting the turn. Great from the front or the rear!
With "motocross" tracks turning more and more into "supercross" ones, IMO, too many photographers focus on jump shots. I like the above, first-turn pictures and those in the pits showing what all goes on behind the scenes.

Take care.
HrcRacing