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Steve5D · Oct 18, 2013

I went do to the "Fall Cycle Scene" at Daytona International Speedway today. It's part of "Biketoberfest".

Other than some drag races, I've never shot motorcycle racing before. It was a little difficult to get different vantage points but, for a first go-round, I'm pretty happy with what I came away with.

A sampling:

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spang1mw · Oct 18, 2013

Very nice job! They look great!

Steve5D · Oct 19, 2013

Thank you! Thankyouverymuch!

The_Traveler · Oct 19, 2013

they all look the same.

mishele · Oct 19, 2013

The_Traveler said:
they all look the same.

MSnowy · Oct 19, 2013

Nice set

Steve5D · Oct 19, 2013

The_Traveler said:
they all look the same.

Let's review:

It was a little difficult to get different vantage points...

The_Traveler · Oct 19, 2013

Steve5D said:
I went do to the "Fall Cycle Scene" at Daytona International Speedway today. It's part of "Biketoberfest".

Other than some drag races, I've never shot motorcycle racing before. It was a little difficult to get different vantage points but, for a first go-round, I'm pretty happy with what I came away with.

A sampling:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Just thought I would keep these as a souvenir

The_Traveler · Oct 19, 2013

Oh, Steve, did you ask the mods to delete my comment?

No matter
I said what everyone thinks

mishele · Oct 19, 2013

Lew, move along before I have to get out my whip. :heart:

vintagesnaps · Oct 19, 2013

You got some nice shots, sharp with good color. The only things I might think about is cropping the top of #1 to get rid of that edge of the background above the blue railing; and unfortunately with #6 the black helmet blends into the black background but I'm not sure what you could have done except maybe get him another time around when he's in front of a different part of the background (had that been possible).

These type photos would be good if pictures of individual participants were needed, which is sometimes the case in sports from my experience. (Or even of the various sponsors' names, I've done some of that for marketing purposes for a team.)

imagemaker46 · Oct 19, 2013

Good series of images and as far as them all looking the same, being good is being consistent.

Steve5D · Oct 19, 2013

Thanks!

Like I said, for having never shot motorcycle racing before (save for drags out at PIR in Portland), I'm happy with the results.

Now that I'm living in St. Augustine, I'll be making my way down there more often to shoot. There's a whole lot more that goes on there besides the Daytona 500...