Racing is racing, right?

[ronlane]

I've been to the track (dirt and road course) and photographed Motorcycles before so is it really different photographing a bicycle race? Yeah, while they aren't as fast as their two wheeled motorized friends, they are still challenging to get a good shot.

1) Went for a different perspective here, on top of a parking garage shooting down on the peloton.


2) Panning from the outside corner of the turn.


3) Same location, turn 1 of the closed course.


4) Panning from in front of the riders is so much harder.

 

[tirediron]

Nice set Ron; great work on the panning!

 

[ronlane]

Nice set Ron; great work on the panning!

Thanks John. Was working the shutter speeds from 1/60 to 1/200 of a second trying to get different amounts of blur and motion. BTW, 1/60 of a second is very hard to pan with the subject coming more at you than from side to side.

 

[waday]

Very nice, Ron!

 

[tirediron]

Nice set Ron; great work on the panning!

Thanks John. Was working the shutter speeds from 1/60 to 1/200 of a second trying to get different amounts of blur and motion. BTW, 1/60 of a second is very hard to pan with the subject coming more at you than from side to side.

I'd think so.

 

[ronlane]

Very nice, Ron!

Thanks Wade.

 

[Shafty]

Brilliants, I love number 4.

 

[ronlane]

Brilliants, I love number 4.

Thanks @Shafty. I have been debating that one. I like the colors but I wonder if it would look better in b&w.

 

[ronlane]

Here is #4 in b&w

 

[Shafty]

Brilliants, I love number 4.

Thanks @Shafty. I have been debating that one. I like the colors but I wonder if it would look better in b&w.

I'm torn, the colours in the first one really pop but then the b&w has this old school feel to it.