Dirtbikes (my first photo post)

[trishaw]

Hope I'm doing this right...

 

[jfrabat]

Here is my advice (and I am not that good, so take it with a grain of salt):

1. When framing the shot, try to catch the bikes either coming at you, or parallel to you for a more striking shot
2. Also, when photographing a moving object (car, bike, person, animal, etc.), you should place the object to one side so that when you look at the pic, there is some room in the frame for them to move into
3. Focus seems off; try panning to get the subjects in focus
4. Not sure on this one, but overall image looks red. Could be the dirt is really clay, though, as the blue in the sky and the green bike seem OK...

The most important thing (geting out and experimenting) you are already doing. Now try to shoot from different angles, with different appertures, ISO and shutter speeds... Hope this helps!

 

[trishaw]

I welcome any advice, Thank you! I'm starting to have quite a few of "dirt bike" pics, but, I still feel like they're out of my "comfort zone."
You're right, the dirt is red clay.

 

[imagemaker46]

Work on the big basics first, focus, shutter speed, composition. This is out of focus, and it looks like you should have been shooting at a higher shutter speed, to stop the bikes over 500th of a second. People coming at you and not going away is usually best. although there are are times when you can make some nice images with people moving away, this one would have been ok if you of stopped the action and not centered the bikes quite as much. Just practice shooting.

 

[EIngerson]

Not sure what your settings were, but my advice is put your camera in AV, set the ISO to 400, Aperature to F4 or lower. Make sure your auto focus is set to spot focus and AI servo. Some great shots of jumping come when they are just coming off the lip of the jump for riders that aren't very experienced. Also corner shots, when the rider is making their transition from brakes to throttle (kicking up some roost) set your focal point so the bike is framed in the image nice and the face/helmet and goggles are the focal point.


IMG_5549-1 by Ingerson"PCD", on Flickr


Now by Ingerson"PCD", on Flickr

 

[trishaw]

Thank you for the advice! I'm making notes and will try some more.

Great shots, Eric!

 

[EIngerson]

No problem and thank you right back. Motocross is what got me into photography. Have fun and keep shooting.

 

[morganza]

Here is my advice (and I am not that good, so take it with a grain of salt):

1. When framing the shot, try to catch the bikes either coming at you, or parallel to you for a more striking shot
2. Also, when photographing a moving object (car, bike, person, animal, etc.), you should place the object to one side so that when you look at the pic, there is some room in the frame for them to move into
3. Focus seems off; try panning to get the subjects in focus
4. Not sure on this one, but overall image looks red. Could be the dirt is really clay, though, as the blue in the sky and the green bike seem OK...

The most important thing (geting out and experimenting) you are already doing. Now try to shoot from different angles, with different appertures, ISO and shutter speeds... Hope this helps!

To be honest, I couldn't have said it better myself.