Changing position to get a clean background

[gsgary]

I was shooting a hill climb last Sunday, and thought i would take some shots to show beginner sports shooters that by moving a few meters can make a big difference to the background

Move forward and to the right

 

[Silvius Brabo]

Yeah good stuff man, it also makes it much better without that distracting out of focus foreground

 

[Destin]

Nice man, that is something that takes a while to sink in thats for sure. I'm just starting to really remember to do it all the time. It's so easy to forget about.

On another note, cycling is one of my favorite sports to shoot because the facial expressions really tend to show alot of pain and emotion. I've never shot a road race before though, I'm a mountain bike racer so I shoot in the woods. Mud covered riders make way better photos. Roadies are too clean

 

[gsgary]

Nice man, that is something that takes a while to sink in thats for sure. I'm just starting to really remember to do it all the time. It's so easy to forget about.

On another note, cycling is one of my favorite sports to shoot because the facial expressions really tend to show alot of pain and emotion. I've never shot a road race before though, I'm a mountain bike racer so I shoot in the woods. Mud covered riders make way better photos. Roadies are too clean

I hope these make up for it, not shot CycleX for years

 

[Destin]

I hope these make up for it, not shot CycleX for years

Haha your getting warmer. The tires are still a tad too narrow for my taste none the less, cross racing looks fun and ive always wanted to try it. I'd much prefer to be on the bike than behind the camera, but only on of them makes me money, because my last name isn't armstrong.

Here are a couple mountain biking shots I've taken:

 

[Derrel]

I was shooting a hill climb last Sunday, and thought i would take some shots to show beginner sports shooters that by moving a few meters can make a big difference to the background

Move forward and to the right

Good post G!!!!

 

[gsgary]

Cheers :thumbup: