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mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
edited February 15, 2005 in The Big Picture
For those that shoot sports speculatively (I'm doing motocross and kart racing), do you ever get half-way through the second day of the weekend and ask "what can I possibly shoot next"? I did that this afternoon. I'm pretty sure I got every kart a few times. Various angles. Slow shutter, fast shutter. I got to the point I couldn't think what else to do, so I left. I have no on-site viewing to man, had already talked to racers, etc.

What do you guys do when you can't think what you haven't shot yet?
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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    For those that shoot sports speculatively (I'm doing motocross and kart racing), do you ever get half-way through the second day of the weekend and ask "what can I possibly shoot next"? I did that this afternoon. I'm pretty sure I got every kart a few times. Various angles. Slow shutter, fast shutter. I got to the point I couldn't think what else to do, so I left. I have no on-site viewing to man, had already talked to racers, etc.

    What do you guys do when you can't think what you haven't shot yet?

    how about the people? are they important? the pits? the mechanics? the after race celebration, or sorrow? just some thoughts...
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    ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    I find action photography so demanding that shooting candids in between is really relaxing. Also with that big fast lens, you get great candids with great selective focus and lots of bokah. And usually the spectators are so involved with watching the game or race that they pay no attention to you.
    If not now, when?
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    BodwickBodwick Registered Users Posts: 396 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Hassle the mechanics
    mercphoto wrote:
    For those that shoot sports speculatively (I'm doing motocross and kart racing), do you ever get half-way through the second day of the weekend and ask "what can I possibly shoot next"? I did that this afternoon. I'm pretty sure I got every kart a few times. Various angles. Slow shutter, fast shutter. I got to the point I couldn't think what else to do, so I left. I have no on-site viewing to man, had already talked to racers, etc.

    What do you guys do when you can't think what you haven't shot yet?

    Hang around and hassle busy mechanics, ask a few questions and get them to stop work for a few shots. rolleyes1.gif
    If they happen to not speak English you can spend even longer trying to spark up a conversation...

    All good fun and passes some time untill something interesting happens like say a fire or an accident.....rolleyes1.gif



    On a more adult note.....

    As mentioned, have a look around for some of the more candid shots that happen in the background at events.



    And after that go back and hassle the mechanics some more.... :uhoh

    Bod...
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    mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Good ideas
    Yeah, I should walk the pits with the camera. I did do some of that. Wasn't sure if they were any good or not. It would probably help me to get an eye for street photography.

    I was rather happy with this shot:
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    I would be too. It's a good one. Nice compo and depth of field.
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    ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    Why not enter that one in the FM WA?
    If not now, when?
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    mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2005
    rutt wrote:
    Why not enter that one in the FM WA?

    Not familiar with "FM WA".
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
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    ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    Not familiar with "FM WA".
    Check out http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/26

    www.fredmiranda.com is an older photo sharing site then smugmug and attracts a lot of professionals. A lot of the work there is very very good. The challenges (they call them Assignments, Weekly and Monthly, thus WA) feature extremely tough competition. I'd say it's at least as hard to be a finalist for one of these as it is to win a dgrin challenge. This week's theme is cars. Why not enter this yours? You have until tonight, I think.
    If not now, when?
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    mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited February 14, 2005
    rutt wrote:
    Check out http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/26

    www.fredmiranda.com is an older photo sharing site then smugmug and attracts a lot of professionals. A lot of the work there is very very good. The challenges (they call them Assignments, Weekly and Monthly, thus WA) feature extremely tough competition. I'd say it's at least as hard to be a finalist for one of these as it is to win a dgrin challenge. This week's theme is cars. Why not enter this yours? You have until tonight, I think.

    Will do so tonight. Thanks. Is this Kodak POTD worthy as well? Thinking of sending that in.
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
    A former sports shooter
    Follow me at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjurasz/
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    ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 15, 2005
    Sure, submit to Kodak. Why not? The worst thing that can happen is that you never hear from them. I'm living proof that you can submit a lot of shots and not ruin your chances of eventually getting one picked.
    If not now, when?
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