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[C&C] Mountainbike racing

  • 16-06-2009 1:16pm
    #1
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I took these at the XC NPS race organised by MAD Mtb club at Three Rock (great event, thanks). Using a 450D with Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.5 and built-in flash.

    Found it interesting, my first time shooting a race, was a challenge to juggle shutter speed / composition / use of flash / lighting - was bright and sunny but obviously darker in the forest. Shot most at high ISO (1600) and many using flash. Was able to move around a fair bit between groups of riders.
    I'm trying to get the exposure right (with flash) so that i get detail of both rider and background.

    Would appreciate any comments - on these 3 in particular, or on the set they link to.

    #1 : 3625337387_ecb09e9585.jpg

    #2 : 3625262659_f0f0c44862.jpg

    #3 : 3626187628_7921b0a862.jpg


Comments

  • #2
    Mr. Grieves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Mr. Grieves


    It's pretty dark in those forests, particulary in summer, so I think you had the right idea using flash. You managed well with the exposures. I'd say no 1 is the strongest because you got up close. They all lack a feeling of speed in my mind though.

    You can use the darkness to your advantage and choose a slow shutter speed to blur the background while using the flash to freeze the rider. I took the shot below using the same lens as you and the pop-up flash on a 400d (also at Three Rock).

    3090580698_6f9ff036a8.jpg

    Takes a bit of experimentation to balance the exposure as you say. Going close to the rider with low-power flash worked for me. Using Tv at 1/25 s would be where i'd start for this kind of thing.


  • #3
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭silverside


    thanks - never thought of using slower shutter speed - will play around next time as yours looks good. Think most of mine were 1/100 or 1/200 as wanted to have lens almost wide open.


  • #4
    Dodgykeeper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Dodgykeeper


    Some nice pics there, would like to give this a go how would I find out when these events are on!


  • #5
    .Longshanks.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭.Longshanks.


    Dodgykeeper wrote: »
    Some nice pics there, would like to give this a go how would I find out when these events are on!

    +1


  • #6
    silverside
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭silverside


    Here's the calendar, there are lots of races on : http://www.irishxcmtb.com/calendar/

    It's a friendly bunch. you can wander round the course (once you're sensible) and people always like seeing shots of themselves.

    thanks for the compliments - some feedback I got elsewhere was to shoot RAW, expose for the highlights, and postprocess in LightRoom (was having blown-out skies in the bright sunlight).


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