A few MX race pics from Sunday

ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
edited May 27, 2009 in Sports
The last race of a series that I've been shooting and the worst pics I've shot in awhile. The sky was ever changing all day so I could never get a good setting and stick with it. Oh well, here are a few of my favs and no need to bash as I've already admitted that I missed the mark on most of these.


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  • j-boj-bo Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    One word: Flash

    Okay more than one word. IMO, these types of days is where shooting in manual are difficult and shooting in Av mode...with that one word above, might have garnered a little better results without the settings frustration.

    But..I don't see anything to complain about anyway. Nice stuff Russ. thumb.gif
  • codiac2600codiac2600 Registered Users Posts: 329 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Missed the mark? Where?

    This stuff is as good as I see in the mags most of the time so I wouldn't beat yourself up on it.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    You're too hard on yourself. Flat light but still technically good.

    I get that trying to shoot surfers in Norcal where most of the time it's foggy. I tried upping the in cam sat and vivid... But not truly happy getting contrast tween wet suits and black water & no pop.

    anybody have suggestions I'm all ears..

    Nice shots
    Rags
  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    j-bo wrote:
    One word: Flash

    Okay more than one word. IMO, these types of days is where shooting in manual are difficult and shooting in Av mode...with that one word above, might have garnered a little better results without the settings frustration.

    But..I don't see anything to complain about anyway. Nice stuff Russ. thumb.gif

    I did use flash pretty much all day. I had a bit when my flash batteries died and I couldn't get to my car and those pics were really blahhh. I sent those pics to the bin!! I don't understand how some people love cloudy days.
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  • BCSPhotoguyBCSPhotoguy Registered Users Posts: 265 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Erbeman wrote:
    I don't understand how some people love cloudy days.

    I would rather have some cloud then the days I have yellow plastics GLOWING from the blazing sun!Laughing.gif! I see your point here -but the shots are good! Your just used to being spoiled with stadium lights! HA!! rolleyes1.gif
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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Wow! Some of your worst??? Can't wait to see your best stuff! thumb.gif

    Great comps on these.....good eye. thumb.gif
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  • nipprdognipprdog Registered Users Posts: 660 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    Erbeman wrote:
    I don't understand how some people love cloudy days.

    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Originally Posted by Erbeman
    I wouldn't have said to do anything but since you want us to nitpick, the only and only small detail that I see that could have been made a little better with some post process is to use a light amount of burn on the plastic fenders or number plates that have alot of direct sunlight. Burn tool will take some of the glare away and saturate the color a tad. But that is just nitpicking like I said.



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    I'll take clouds any day. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
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  • amadeusamadeus Registered Users Posts: 2,125 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2009
    yo.

    do you know what the shutter would have been on this one?

    I like these a lot.

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  • rmwphotormwphoto Registered Users Posts: 129 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2009
    Great Shots!!
    I think these pics are awesome
    I like a little bit of cloud that way i don't get burnt to a crisp lol.
    I end up just using TV on my camera and make sure the light is
    behind me seems to be working fine for me.
    I shoot certian corners in the morning and other corners on the
    track in the afternoon.
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  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2009
    Thanks guys. I'm not in love with these but I guess as long as others like them, that's what matters.

    Amadeus, for that particular pic my settings were 640 shutter speed, 4.5 aperature at ISO 200.
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  • j-boj-bo Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2009
    Oh.. reason I said flash is because the photo info doesn't show flash was used, and there are some heavy shadows/blackout areas....

    Maybe I looked at all the non-flash ones.. rolleyes1.gif

    Good stuff though. thumb.gif
  • ErbemanErbeman Registered Users Posts: 926 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2009
    j-bo wrote:
    Oh.. reason I said flash is because the photo info doesn't show flash was used, and there are some heavy shadows/blackout areas....

    Maybe I looked at all the non-flash ones.. rolleyes1.gif

    Good stuff though. thumb.gif

    No, I don't know why by my flash never registers for some reason.
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