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Fluked out and landed my self a shoot with a professional Biker

isdillyisdilly Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
edited April 5, 2013 in Sports
Hey guys,

Last month, while I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand I fluked out and landed my self a photo shoot with professional rider Steve Romaniuk. He was at my hostel and needed a photographer, looking to promote his biggest sponsor Vampt. Not only promote the sponsor, we were also looking for shots that could tell a bit of the story of biking in Chiang Mai (much more visibile through out the album).

The only gear (at the time) I had suitable for shooting was a Nikon D300s and a 50mm 1.4. I had the Sigma 18-200mm with me as well, but the aperture on that lens was to small to give me the light needed for a shutter speed fast enough. Leaving me with the trouble of trying to shoot high speed action on a fixed 50mm. Not so fun, however the Sigma isn't sharp enough for the intended photo applications anyways!

I have a gallery of 30 or so photos available on my smugmug from the day of shooting. But it would be great if I could get your thoughts on these shots. It was my first, but definitely not my last time shooting biking. And as always, I'm looking to improve!

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    bluesman grahambluesman graham Registered Users Posts: 254 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2013
    Hi Dylan,
    congrats on picking up the gig!.

    I haven't shot or competed in Downhill M Bking for a very long time!( 3 to 4" of travel on the bikes was really Pro stuff!!), but with your permission I've recropped a couple of images as I'd like to see them?. good luck with the project. Kind regards Graham

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    #2 To me needed the faller in focus to work!



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    Graham.

    C&C most welcome

    Nikon D3s,D3, D2hs x2 Nikkor 70-200 2.8, Nikkor 24-70 2.8, Nikkor AF-SII 300 2.8, Nikkor 1.4 & 1.7 converters etc.

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    isdillyisdilly Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited April 3, 2013
    Dig the refocus on number 1! I don't think I cropped that shot at all originally.

    #2 I wish at a 1.4 aperture I could have the depth of field to get them both in focus, but I had to go with the hopes of him nailing the hit and not falling when manually focusing the shot. Was a bit bummed when I saw him blurred! But for steves sake, it makes him pop a little more... Maybe this shot?


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    #3 took these close ups on the helmet for a less artsy view. Thoughts?


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    Ps. These days, 4-6 inches of travel on bikes is no big deal. Steve Romaniuk is a big name rider, but since the shoot is all the way in Thailand, we were Rodin on old beat rental kona stinkys!
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    isdillyisdilly Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited April 3, 2013
    On second look I find the crop on #1 loses the feel of speed in the rider, as the banked corner and some dust is cropped out. Thoughts??
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    jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2013
    isdilly wrote: »
    On second look I find the crop on #1 loses the feel of speed in the rider, as the banked corner and some dust is cropped out. Thoughts??

    I like the crop better. The photo doesn't convey much speed either way because the shutter speed is too high so the spokes and tires are frozen.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
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    isdillyisdilly Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited April 4, 2013
    Appreciate the thoughts! I'll be keeping this in mind!
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    bike21bike21 Registered Users Posts: 836 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2013
    Way rad! I've been watching Steve since he was a junior! Congrats on the gig, he seems like a great guy.
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    isdillyisdilly Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited April 5, 2013
    He is a great guy! A super easy guy to work with. Stay tuned at Capturingendlesstravel.com for a full story on how the photo shoot came up and went down! Should have it finished in a few days :D
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