Some Bike Racing Pics From Today 5/4/09

[col666]

A few from a very busy KH today-

Col.

Edited April 5, 2009 by Col 666

[paul555sti]

I see the crash magnet is still working well

Great pictures as always.

[RA Dunk]

I see the crash magnet is still working well

Great pictures as always.

loool i was about to post the exact same!!

[col666]

There wasnt too many off's today, managed to capture most of them though! Couldnt believe how busy it was, if only the car racing brought such big crowds.

[st3ph3n]

Crackin shots col. Are the bikes harder to shoot than cars?

[sczscoob]

Great pics there!

[marky.t.s]

top pics Col,i havent been to a bike meet since they used to have combined car/bike meets (not on track at the same time obviously) many moons ago.

[Guest]

Crackin shots col. Are the bikes harder to shoot than cars?

They move a lot quicker than cars so probably are a bit harder to shoot! Your panning needs to be pretty much spot on. The bikes are usually running close together so trying to get them all in focus is difficult, I find it a lot more challenging than the cars but you get much better action shots.

It wasnt until I got home and looked at the pics on screen I realised my camera sensor is filthy, had to delete most of the pics as it was focusing on the dirt

[thefastone]

I'd like to do more bikes... must keep an eye on whats on...

[cullenmin]

Fantastic pics Col

Rich

[Gee Wr1]

Fantastic pics as per the norm from you Col

Differant breed those bikers, if i just slid along the tarmac or gone face 1st into the gravel the last thing i'd want to do is jump on & go again. They either have big baws or lack brain cells

Col its help a noob question time now- What settings do you use when photographing cars on track or rallys? Just an approx setting somewhere i can a base setting to work from i.e shutter speeds etc.

[colzo]

Cracking pics.

[col666]

Fantastic pics as per the norm from you Col

Differant breed those bikers, if i just slid along the tarmac or gone face 1st into the gravel the last thing i'd want to do is jump on & go again. They either have big baws or lack brain cells

Col its help a noob question time now- What settings do you use when photographing cars on track or rallys? Just an approx setting somewhere i can a base setting to work from i.e shutter speeds etc.

I normally have the camera on shutter priority, ISO on auto and just mess around with the shutter speeds all the time depending on whats going on and where about on the circuit I am.

For the start of a race when theres probably going to be an incident I will have the shutter speed quite high, maybe 1/320 to ensure I get it in focus! While the racing is underway It would normally be around about 1/200 or lower if I am doing panning shots.

[Gee Wr1]

Thanks Col appreciate that it gives me a start point to work from

[markymark]

Colin You'll need to grow some B*lls & get a bike licence sometime