Superbikes - back to back and really tight!

F45F45 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
edited May 10, 2007 in Sports
Hey there Sharpshooters,

AMA Superbike racing took place on back to back weekends at Barber Motorsports Park and California Speedway making for a very busy couple of weeks. I decided to shoot some really tight angles this time to avoid the endless concrete barriers and apparent invasion of little orange cones!!

Here's a mix of some of my favorites from both events. Enjoy and critique at will...any and all comments are greatly appreciated as always!

Website has been updated too!
http://www.christophersedgwick.com



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Thanks for taking a peek!
Cheers,

Chris Sedg. :cool
www.christophersedgwick.com

Comments

  • bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2007
    Great shots. Especially the wreck. Were those guys ok? It looks like he is about to get run over by a few bikes.

    So did you enjoy your trip down to my neck of the woods?

    I've only been to Barbers a couple of times for a local Porche club use of the track.
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2007
    #1 and #5 thumb.gif I assume you had track access?
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  • SitterSSitterS Registered Users Posts: 586 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2007
    Hey I am a woman and what do I know about these kinds of shots but I have to tell you whether I know anything or not I think they are awesome!!!thumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • digitalpinsdigitalpins Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2007
    WOW those are all awesome shots my favorites are 1, 2 & 3

    Really great photosclap.gif
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  • tcsphototcsphoto Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2007
    My votes are 4,7 & 8, great color. It was a beautiful weekend for racing.
    Tom (tcsphoto)

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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2007
    brilliant pics thumb.gif
  • F45F45 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2007
    Thank you all for the kind feedback...I appreciate it very much!

    Bham, the riders were all fine. In fact if you check out my website you'll see a few more from immediately after the accident showing the riders helping each other untangle their bikes; plus there are pics of James Chance's end-over-end crash at Barber which resulted in a deep flesh tear in his hand but all things considered...he walked himself to the ambulance and was doing well later that afternoon! ...and yes I did enjoy being in "your neck of the woods". Barber Motorsports Park is beautiful iloveyou.gif

    TristanP, thank you Sir! and yes..full media creds!

    Cheers everyone!
    Here are a couple more to show that not all shots were of individual riders...
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    Cheers,

    Chris Sedg. :cool
    www.christophersedgwick.com

  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2007
    Always a pleasure to view your shots. Very nice. thumb.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,942 moderator
    edited May 8, 2007
    6&7 are my two favorites. The action is nice and tight. Even the group shot
    looks great (and it's nice and tight).
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • OzimaxOzimax Registered Users Posts: 9 Big grins
    edited May 8, 2007
    These are awesome motorcycle images, top drawer, clear, sharp, colourful and the crops are wonderful. Very enjoyable stuff indeed. I am enjoying this site (only discovered it last night).

    Ozi.
  • F45F45 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    Thanks Ozimax and welcome aboard!!

    You'll find that there are tons of great images posted on this forum and that the forum members are very willing to help and offer advice.
    One of the best sites on the internets (rolleyes1.gif old joke!)
    Ozimax wrote:
    ...and the crops are wonderful.
    Regarding my own images; I don't crop anything because I'm extremely critical (of my work) and feel that if its not done right in the camera then it gets deleted!
    Cheers,

    Chris Sedg. :cool
    www.christophersedgwick.com

  • Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    waaay too many bikes without pilots in that one shot eek7.gif ...great colours throughout and I think we can see your self-critique coming through in the quality that you're posting. Some sharp stuff, well composed. Thanks!

    VI
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2007
    tight makes right, that's what I say.
    Looks good, good timing on the crash shot
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