Highway 9, July 2, 2012

PorradaVFR

PorradaVFR

The Temptations of Christ
Took advantage of the wife and kids being out of town and the nice day to take some shots on highway 9. Everytime I try to capture riders I appreciate what Dito, Joe, Jesus etc. pull off - it's damn hard to frame a nice shot while (trying) to track a passing bike let alone get a GOOD pic with all the varying light. Toss in the heat, bugs and two CHPs giving you the stink eye and I'll leave it to the pros. :laughing

I don't know any of these rider, just folks that passed by.

Enjoy!

Album
 
OLeary

OLeary

Well-known member
SUNDAY WAS BONKERS.

Too many cops, moron weekend drivers, the works.

As far as your shooting goes there are a couple of things you can do to help your pan and exposure. Locking your legs and arms and rotating your torso allows for a good smooth pan that keeps the subject sharp. As far as changing light conditions go, lock your exposure to something managable and keep it there. Once youve found some settings that dont completely blow tweak to suit your needs. (ie shutter speed is 1/200 iso 100 and aperture is f4. You want more motion blur, up the aperture to f8 and keep everything else the same)

I dont really know your skill level so I may be giving advice where none is needed. If however you want some help with shooting you can post here or PM me. I used to shoot a bunch of stuff in college and car/action photography was always a passion.
 
DannoXYZ

DannoXYZ

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Hey, that album looks awesome, great work!!!

Also helps to set your camera to auto-bracket exposure. I'll typically do 3 shots with -1/3rd,0,+1/3rd settings. If there's plenty of light for quick shutter, I'll bracket 5 shots in a row starting at -2/3rd. On modern SLR with little shutter-lag, the entire 5-shot sequence can be done in less than 1/2 second and your subject wouldn't have moved very much if you're panning.
 
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PorradaVFR

PorradaVFR

The Temptations of Christ
DannoXYZ said:
Hey, that album looks awesome, great work!!!

Also helps to set your camera to auto-bracket exposure. I'll typically do 3 shots with -1/3rd,0,+1/3rd settings. If there's plenty of light for quick shutter, I'll bracket 5 shots in a row starting at -2/3rd. On modern SLR with little shutter-lag, the entire 5-shot sequence can be done in less than 1/2 second and your subject wouldn't have moved very much if you're panning.
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I have the entry-level Nikon DSLR (D3000) which doesn't have that feature, but I have taken some classes and am trying to put into practice whatever knowledge I've gained such as it is. :teeth

What I struggled most with was panning smoothly and in time with the riders while trying to time them coming into view and composing a decent shot. Clearly practice helps work out most of those kinks. Thanks for the input! :thumbup
 
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