Hill Climb Crash and Burns

2whlrcr2whlrcr Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
edited June 10, 2009 in Sports
A few from an event I shot this past weekend...

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  • PhotosbychuckPhotosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2009
    Cool Shots

    Laughing.gif...looks like he is waving at the camera in #2.
    My favs are 5 & 6.

    Take Care,
    Chuck
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  • BCSPhotoguyBCSPhotoguy Registered Users Posts: 265 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2009
    Nicely done! Looks like you were quite close in a few!? What kind of lens would you use for this? Only seen it on tv - but i would not want to be anywhere near those things when the riders let go!!Laughing.gif!!!
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  • beetle8beetle8 Registered Users Posts: 677 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2009
    #5 looks like he's got a long way down, looks like a bruising sport.
  • Blaze Z BlazeBlaze Z Blaze Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited June 9, 2009
    #5 is my favorite.. YEEE HAW!
  • 2whlrcr2whlrcr Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2009
    Nicely done! Looks like you were quite close in a few!? What kind of lens would you use for this? Only seen it on tv - but i would not want to be anywhere near those things when the riders let go!!Laughing.gif!!!


    Yea, I'm way too close. Normally stand right outside of the course boundary. I usually have at least one or two close calls, where I have to scramble. Plus the hill is very steep and torn up, so you don't always have good footing. Easy to fall, while trying to run backwards. I have tried standing further back, but the problem becomes getting foreground trash in the photo. I can usually tell if the guy is under control or not, but bikes can go shooting off in any direction, in a split second. And the fast guys are doing the hill in under 5 seconds, so they are moving fast. It's not for the faint of heart.

    I shoot with a combination of a 2.8 IS 70-200L which gives me some room, or a 2.8 28-55mm for tighter shots close to the top.
  • dsm02cdsm02c Registered Users Posts: 18 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2009
    awesome stuff. you have some large stones to stand on that hill with those guys coming at you...
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