What Took You So Long
What Took You So Long To Come To MX ? These shots are close to perfect. #1 is magazine worthy in my book. Your #1 shot makes me want to find that sweet spot in the track that we as photogs are always looking for and just waiting to catch.
Number 3 is just about perfect! Good job. Number 2 I think has too much downhill tilt to it. Number 1 is very nice with the flying mud.
One thing I've found out shooting MX is the overly artistic shots don't sell as well. This is a bummer because I really like taking photos like that. I get the feeling you do, too. Jump shots rule. Next would be mud shots. Next is probably corner shots, especially with the inside-leg out. Last has got to be the panning shots. I find that odd, but look at the MX magazines and you'll find most the shoots appear to have fast shutters. Not much blur, but lots of detail in exchange.
If you do jumps, get your flash. And the flash also helps with the mud (mud is wet, and therefore somewhat reflective).
Jumps were hard, I found after the event that the images really lack depth if you do not include the dirt in the picture
Its nice to have ground, so that the riders can tell how far up they are. One thing I found useful is to grab a wide-angle (increased depth of field helps), such as my 24-70/2.8. And flash (you are shooting, primarily, up into bright sky).
These are pretty right on. Good tight crop, a bit of motion blur. I'd sort them
as 2,1,3 and I agree with you on the airshot. Not much there--I mean it's
nice but as you say, not much context.
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What Took You So Long To Come To MX ? These shots are close to perfect.
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Number 3 is just about perfect! Good job. Number 2 I think has too much downhill tilt to it. Number 1 is very nice with the flying mud.
One thing I've found out shooting MX is the overly artistic shots don't sell as well. This is a bummer because I really like taking photos like that. I get the feeling you do, too. Jump shots rule. Next would be mud shots. Next is probably corner shots, especially with the inside-leg out. Last has got to be the panning shots. I find that odd, but look at the MX magazines and you'll find most the shoots appear to have fast shutters. Not much blur, but lots of detail in exchange.
If you do jumps, get your flash. And the flash also helps with the mud (mud is wet, and therefore somewhat reflective).
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as 2,1,3 and I agree with you on the airshot. Not much there--I mean it's
nice but as you say, not much context.