Retro Snomobiles - Oval Race

[polymoog]

Some pics from a recent oval race here in Northern Sweden, all machines are from 1985 or older but they still move pretty fast

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Camera : Nikon D80
Lens : Tamron 28-200
Filter : UV

All C&C welcome ...

 

[Trever1t]

cool shots. My old ski-doo used to haul @ZZ back in the day

 

[altitude604]

awesome shots! your first one is great as you can make eye contact with the driver too.

i love classic snowmobiles! these ones look like they've got a little more juice than the good ol' Elan 12.

 

[polymoog]

Thanks guys, yes most of these machines are anything but stock

 

[imagemaker46]

Some nice images, I prefer the tighter "in your face" shots over the wide ones, they help keep the backgrounds a lot cleaner. It's always a little tougher shooting in the snow, you did a good job with it.

 

[polymoog]

Thanks, I agree, at the moment I am really into trying to get these straight on, in your face angles, but I also try to take a variety of other shots, to capture some of the competition, so it doesn't just look like a series of high speed portraits The snow can mess you around big time if you are not careful so I always err on the side of underexposure, since that can be corrected afterwards

 

[Wozza]

Looks like a lot of fun to spectate. Love the selection of photo's. First is my fav, captured the speed and drift well. The older machines are interesting to look at too!

 

[polymoog]

Thanks

 

[Dusica]

Great shots!

 

[polymoog]

Thank you