!st cycling of the year - Strasburg PA

MichaelKirk

Saturday was my first Cycling race of the year. All week they were calling for rain so I pick up the new ThinkTank Hydo rain cover.....ended up being dry and sunny! I was actually looking forward to a rainy day, just for a bit more dramatic image look. I was of course a bit rusty and didn't have a complete flow of my equipment, but the year is early with plenty of time to get my rhythm back.
I wanted to try some new things out and experiment a bit.....I wanted to work on my exposure and lighting on some "on the fly" sports portraits. Wasn't worrying about poses or anything at this race, just getting comfortable with the results of lighting & exposure. (I was shooting with a Nikon D300/D200 combo.)
#1
Cat 3 mens race winner Richard Schweizer (unatached). Goes to show you you don't need to be on a team or sponsored by anyone to win!
Shooting into the sun the best I can.


#2


#3
Here I was experimenting with White Balance and using gels on the flash.


#4
Here during the the Jr.s race the smallest rider is pulling the lead group.


#5
...again just experimenting with lighting...still not there, but it's a start.


#6
Stephan Kincaid riding for the Rite Aid Pro Cycling team leading the Peloton thru a corner - Stephan finished 5th in the Pro 1/2/3 field


#7



Here are a few examples of my "Sportraits On The Fly"
These were shot using the 17-55 and one SB800 of camera attached with the SC-29 cable. Flash was gelled with a 1/2 CTO and snooted.






Complete race day photo galleries if interested:
http://www.mlkimages.com/2008%20Sports/444761

Michael

Icebear

#4's a hoot! He's not doing them a whole heck of a lot of good is he??