Night MX Jump

mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
edited August 8, 2006 in Sports
Night motocross racing. :)

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Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
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  • KennyKenny Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    Great shot...
    Nice shot Bill... I'm assuming these were taken with a flash (either on camera or placed somewhere nearby). Do you find the flash interferes with the riders? Do they mind the flash going off?

    Cheers,
    Kenny
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  • nokout3839nokout3839 Registered Users Posts: 75 Big grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    mercphoto wrote:
    Night motocross racing. :)

    Is that the same night where pastrama (I think that right) pulled a double backflip? Saw it on the news, then i picked up my jaw off the floor!!!

    All care but no responsibility

  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    Kenny wrote:
    Nice shot Bill... I'm assuming these were taken with a flash (either on camera or placed somewhere nearby). Do you find the flash interferes with the riders? Do they mind the flash going off?

    1D Mark II with a 580EX attached and a Canon external battery pack. I'm always amazed that the riders do not mind the flash, and I've asked a lot of riders.
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
    A former sports shooter
    Follow me at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjurasz/
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    nokout3839 wrote:
    Is that the same night where pastrama (I think that right) pulled a double backflip? Saw it on the news, then i picked up my jaw off the floor!!!
    No, local race, strickly amateur. It was a benefit race for an injured rider (bad injury, but recovering well). Luckily nobody got injured too bad during the benefit race for the injured rider. :)
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
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  • xtnomadxtnomad Registered Users Posts: 340 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    Is that Three Palms? If so i was there. Rod headscratch.gif
    xtnomad :wink
  • CharlaCharla Registered Users Posts: 238 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2006
    mercphoto wrote:
    1D Mark II with a 580EX attached and a Canon external battery pack. I'm always amazed that the riders do not mind the flash, and I've asked a lot of riders.

    Do the riders mention if they even notice the flash? I wonder if it is noticable under the stadium lighting on the track. Their intense focus probably helps too.

    Very cool shot.

    Charla
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2006
    Charla wrote:
    Do the riders mention if they even notice the flash?

    Ummm..... I did say "I've asked a lot of riders"... :shrug
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
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  • CharlaCharla Registered Users Posts: 238 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2006
    mercphoto wrote:
    Ummm..... I did say "I've asked a lot of riders"... :shrug

    Sorry maybe not a very clearly worded question.

    You said the riders did not mind the flash going off which means to me that they see it and are not bothered. What I was actually wondering was if they even see the flash at all, considering that the track must be pretty brightly lit to be able to race at night.

    Just curious.
    Charla
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2006
    Charla wrote:
    You said the riders did not mind the flash going off which means to me that they see it and are not bothered. What I was actually wondering was if they even see the flash at all, considering that the track must be pretty brightly lit to be able to race at night.
    Aha. You'd be surprised how poorly lit the tracks are for night racing. Normally my ambient exposure might be as much as two stops underexposed, maybe a bit less. I had a devil of a time photographing at night with a 20D but the 1D Mark II has made a big difference. That is how little light there is. So they definitely see the flash. But its so brief that it doesn't bother them. I also don't use hi-speed synch at night shooting, so the flash burst truly is very brief. Though bright!
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
    A former sports shooter
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