Cycling shots

jpimages

Hi all. This is my first post here. I lurked for a while and now I'm putting my foot in! Would appreciate C & C. Shots taken with 2.8/70-200 G lens. I use a Sony a900 and a700.

1. Webcor Racing

2. Fast Freddy with Rock Racing

3. Team CSC at Amgen Tour 2008


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5. Super Mario in 2008


6. The owner of Specialized having fun!

tjk60

nice colors, on #1 i would slow the shutter and pan so the spokes have some movement.

jpimages

ok, thanks for the feedback

tjk60 wrote:

nice colors, on #1 i would slow the shutter and pan so the spokes have some movement.

I will def try that next time!

Jan

jrowphoto

These are good! For #1, and perpendicular shots, I try and pan like Tim said, so the spokes have at least a little blur. #2 I would crop a bit tighter, to reduce the distracting background. For the head on or 3/4 shots, I like to use the faster shutter to freeze the action. You can try panning on 3/4 shots or in turns which is a bit harder but cool (when it turns out!). Those 3/4 head-on shots are fine with yours, and look like most magazine pics I see. I usually try to get the entire rider and bike, but that doesn't seem as popular from looking at other shooters. Hope to see more...

jpimages

Blurring

jrowphoto wrote:

These are good! For #1, and perpendicular shots, I try and pan like Tim said, so the spokes have at least a little blur. #2 I would crop a bit tighter, to reduce the distracting background. For the head on or 3/4 shots, I like to use the faster shutter to freeze the action. You can try panning on 3/4 shots or in turns which is a bit harder but cool (when it turns out!). Those 3/4 head-on shots are fine with yours, and look like most magazine pics I see. I usually try to get the entire rider and bike, but that doesn't seem as popular from looking at other shooters. Hope to see more...

Thanks for the feedback on blurring the spokes. It does seem that clients prefer the sharper images. Maybe I can keep the rider sharp and just add movement to the spokes. I did pan this rider as she came around the turn. I have to admit, I was going for a sharp image. Thanks again.