MotoGP Laguna Seca 2008

[pez1]

OK guys, the first shot taken up in the corkscrew showing the entire field during the MotoGP race on lap 1 ----

that photo just got bought by CYCLE WORLD MAGAZINE to run as their opening 2 page spread for the motogp coverage from Laguna Seca. It will be available OCT 1st and is the NOVEMBER issue. SWEET!

If you are wild about the shot, I am selling a very limited number of prints, 2 sizes, roughly 8 x 24 and 12 x 36 - I am waiting for the lab to get them done for me. Please email me off list for pricing, I don;t think it appropriate to discuss prices openly, it might not even be appropriate to offer things for sale on the forum? I don;t know. Anyways, I cropped it down a bit so the blue sky is cut off the top just above the clouds left side. The folks who have seen it like it this way.

Sweet! Congrats, I missed this thread somehow. I love MotoGP! Great photos- Cycle World is at the top of the heap in circulation, I think.

 

[clee27]

Whoa! way cool! nice and clean! And awesome cropping!

 

[yamadak13]

Great shots. Don't you love the bright colors on the bikes? I missed Laguna this year. Made it in 05 & 07. I crashed and broke my foot heading to cannery row and was on pain killers for the race last year
Was a great race this year though. Did you get any pics of Rossi off roading the corkscrew?

 

[polymoog]

Great pics, and appropriate use of fish eye lense! Know some people who sometimes overuse the fish eye ...

I have never seen a bike road race but it looks like a great event to take pics of. Did you happen to take any motion pictures ie where you follow the rider and the background is blurry, would love to see some if so.

 

[Bevel Heaven]

Polymoog, please do a search on myself for other posts as I have posted up several different races I shot with a few nice slow shudder speed panning shots included.

In reality, the mags do not buy stuff where you get a headache looking at it because everything is so blurry, no matter how clear the bike/rider is.

I try to just get the wheel spin shown, and maybe a bit of blur in the background - but not too artsy fartsy. Noone buys it.

 

[DadeCountyAnthony]

Spectacular job :thumbup: Those images are nice and crisp.

 

[durden]

I love what you did with the fish eye on the corkscrew! very cool.

 

[photo28]

Oh jeez- I didnt realize the motorcycles lean that far over, the guys knee is almost touching the track..
Nice Job!

 

[Crazydad]

Oh jeez- I didnt realize the motorcycles lean that far over, the guys knee is almost touching the track..
Nice Job!

Actually they use their knee pads as lean angle indicators to know how far they are leaning. By the end of the race the pads are worn down enough to need replacing.

Dragging your knee through a turn is quite a thrill!

 

[yamadak13]

Dragging your knee through a turn is quite a thrill!

I'll second that

 

[TarHeelDan2001]

Congrats on getting published. Love the first pic of Rossi, although it wouldn't break my heart if he never won another race.

For anyone that's never seen MotoGP in person, GO. I went to Laguna a couple years ago and I went to Indy this year (yes, in the monsoon). It's always awesome.

Shot this one of Collin Edwards through a chain link fence...

 

[baggedon22s]

very nice!!

 

[Bevel Heaven]

TarHeeDan, it is I think better to start a new thread if you want to post your own photos and I would appreciate it if you deleted out your picture, even though it is nice, and start your own thread.

That said, here is a foto of the 2 page spread in Cycle World [nov 2008 issue] featuring my corkscrew shot in the RACEWATCH section.

Hope you guys like it.

 

[keybq]

that is amazing

 

[TUX424]

congratz on the article