Once a year MOTOCROSS - Advice/Help

jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
edited May 23, 2011 in Sports
Okay once a year I shoot Motocross when it comes to Hangtown...Probably need to do it more often.
Question shutter speed and appreture using a long lens say 300mm or 70-200mm 2.8 what gives the best pictures?
So I shot some pics at a slow shutter speed and I like the blurr in the tires though the body isn't clear either 1/200th of a second, not much difference at 300th. There is a difference around 600-800th of a second and then again +1,000th. When over 800th the tire motion starts to disappear. What is considered the perfect setting if you of course can get there?
Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
Thanks for your imput.
1/160th f7.1
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320th f5
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3200th f4
R0D6796-X3.jpg

1/1000th f2.8
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So maybe the pictures are to random to really give an answer.
Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.
No flash I am sure that will or would add another dimension.
Thanks for looking.
Heck after looking at them on this post maybe they all are okay in there own way or maybe I am just out in the dark?

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  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    I would not consider myself an expert by any means......With that said I have a 70-200 f2.8 sigma, and I usually either shoot in aperture priority at like f3.5-f4 which usually gives me a shutter speed of over 1500 as long as the light is good and then ill also switch to shutter priority and shoot at like 320 while panning and that gives nice blur in the wheels but still keeps the rider and bike in crisp focus.


    I think all your shots look really good, just depends on what look your going for.
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    f4 1/2000
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    f4 1/3200
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    f13 1/320
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    f10 1/400
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    ....how come i can only post one photo at a time and when i resize they look blurry???
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    QuadRacer041 wrote: »
    I would not consider myself an expert by any means......With that said I have a 70-200 f2.8 sigma, and I usually either shoot in aperture priority at like f3.5-f4 which usually gives me a shutter speed of over 1500 as long as the light is good and then ill also switch to shutter priority and shoot at like 320 while panning and that gives nice blur in the wheels but still keeps the rider and bike in crisp focus.


    I think all your shots look really good, just depends on what look your going for.

    Thanks for the reply I guess the real answer falls in the question just depends on what your looking for. Crisp images that show the action and the detail and I am sure there is a balancing act that must be played. To strive for the perfect photo I guess really exists in the eye of the beholder?
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2011
    I figured it out, linked it right from my SM page, lol duh!

    DSC0794-L.jpg
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2011
    QuadRacer041 wrote: »
    I figured it out, linked it right from my SM page, lol duh!

    DSC0794-L.jpg
    The pictures look great the PROOF in the center doesn't do anything for it.
  • LRussoPhotoLRussoPhoto Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2011
    jimqjr wrote: »
    The pictures look great the PROOF in the center doesn't do anything for it.


    Thank you, that means alot. I'm new at this and it makes all the reading and trying to learn this stuff worth it when your peers like your work.
    Yea, sorry about the proof thing, I just linked it from my smugmug page. Don't want the racers stealing, lol.
    D300s D90
    Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8

    http://LouRusso.SmugMug.com
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited May 23, 2011
    QuadRacer041 wrote: »
    ....how come i can only post one photo at a time and when i resize they look blurry???

    Because you're using an attachment and attachments are limited to one per page and they're size limited as well (which is why they're blurry).
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
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