Downhill MTB

[v4forlife]

So, I originally started taking pictures when I skated (inline) and that is where my love of it came in, as well as my first use of flash. I stopped that a while ago, but today went back to a similar shooting style, downhill mountain biking. Both are hard to focus on, both need a faster than normal flash sync speed, and both look pretty similar in the composition and lighting styles.
These are from a local free ride park, and to be honest, I'm not terribly happy with them. Because of my restricted sync speed to 1/250 of a second, none of them are actually sharp, which is hugely frustrating.
Shot with a mix of Nikon d800 and D3 with a mix of a 24-70 2.8 and a 70-200 2.8.



Tidworth Freeride by Wil Collins, on Flickr

Tidworth Freeride by Wil Collins, on Flickr

Tidworth Freeride by Wil Collins, on Flickr

Tidworth Freeride by Wil Collins, on Flickr

Tidworth Freeride by Wil Collins, on Flickr

 

[D-B-J]

Are you using pocketwizards? Why can't you use their High Speed Sync??


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[v4forlife]

Nope. Cant afford them at the moment, and I usually shoot motorsport, which doesn't need flash, or if it does, the vehicles are stationary. I'm using some basic Hahnel Tx/Rx