Motorcycles - first year of DSLR

Rab

As the title says, i've just completed my first year of photography and DSLR.
I've been a fan of Andrews Wheelers work for some time and after getting an unexpected bonus brought my first DSLR and decided to give it a go myself.

Mixed results and a steep learning curve but i'm hooked, here's a selection of my 2008 season in British and World superbikes from Brands Hatch and Donington:

Thanks for looking, C&C is more than welcome.

1. Nori Haga (going through Muggers crud)



2. Steve Plater



3. The late great Craig Jones R.I.P.



4. rumble


5. Cal 'on it'


6. Biaggi & Checa into the British rain



7. rain dancing




8. say hello to Troy Bayliss



9. into the shade



10. above Tom Sykes

Arvan

huh first year with dslr?? I think these photos are pro quality. . Im not a sports photog but gees they are good indeed! And to do all this amazing work in a year is even more amazing!

What gear did you cash in to? ( curious )

Anyway this is an amazing post! be proud!

GO Checa GOOOOOO!

clemensphoto's

Excellent stop action.

Rab

thanks for the kind words Arvan, that put a smile on my face.

I started the year with a Nikon D40 with an 80-200mm, then after 8 months upgraded to a D200 and 70-300mm. The shots above were with the D200, i'm in the process of uploading shots to my site and will put up a couple from the D40 later....

Rab

these are some taken with the D40 - my first few outings with a camera in June/July

My local track, Mallory Park



into lake esses Mallory



exit lake esses



into the Bombhole Snetterton



A lonely Spies Old Hairpin MotoGP Donington Park



still lonely through Schwantz Curve



tried out slower shutter panning (one of the few not deleted) Marco Milandri Dunlop Bridge Donington Park

Pamani

sweet shots, i hope i can get some clean shots at Miller for WSBK this year and Laguna Seca for GP.

NomadRip

Love that first shot of Mallory in your 2nd pic post. Good stuff

Erbeman

Great shots brother

Ed911

Very good...so you like the 70-300 VR. I like the last pic in your first post best. Very nice work...thanks for sharing.

Shootin1st

Great shots! Brings back too many fun memories.

xtnomad

Good work. I just need to make it back to the local track this year. :cry

maczippy

Hey there...

Just some thoughts, the Haga shot would've been better if you could see where the dust and dirt was coming from, even half a wheel but more would've been better, as it stands it almost looks like it's shot through a fence...

Remember sometimes less is more even if you really like the shot it might not tickle others..

Try not to crop into shapes. If you have to crop in post (and it happens and there's nothing wrong with it IMO) try to keep a similar ratio of 2:3 or 4:3 as int he second batch you're keeping the subject in the centre which doesn't excite. For me I'm less worried about having a space to go vs just having "space"..

For example I like the "Lonely" Spies shot..if you could've got yourself a little more left and managed to squeeze in that second corner in the top of the frame you'd have some flow from top to bottom.

There a couple of nice shots in the first batch too, but watch your backgrounds...and try and tell a story

Andrew