M38A1
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Had an opportunity to go shoot the Thursday night bicycle racing series at The Driveway in Austin last night. Never shot bicycle races before so I figured 'why not'? I got there and the action was already in play. Not knowing how long the races really were or how much of the track was being used I opted to hang kind of close to the start finish area.
Using what I learned from shooting motorcycles, and a beautiful setting evening sun I tried to keep the sun on the side of the cyclists to avoid shadows which gave a warm feeling to the shots instead of deep shadows. Finding good corners with the sunlight was a challenge too.
My take away is, they are fast and kind of hard to shoot. When in packs, you can almost rule out full bike shots of individual riders as you'll never get the front wheel or back wheel out of a shot. They ride that close to one another. I shot most at 1/500th or dropped down to 1/320th with the flash and had decent results I think. I know I can do better, but for sure - a good learning experience.
Full gallery HERE
A few from the night....
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Using what I learned from shooting motorcycles, and a beautiful setting evening sun I tried to keep the sun on the side of the cyclists to avoid shadows which gave a warm feeling to the shots instead of deep shadows. Finding good corners with the sunlight was a challenge too.
My take away is, they are fast and kind of hard to shoot. When in packs, you can almost rule out full bike shots of individual riders as you'll never get the front wheel or back wheel out of a shot. They ride that close to one another. I shot most at 1/500th or dropped down to 1/320th with the flash and had decent results I think. I know I can do better, but for sure - a good learning experience.
Full gallery HERE
A few from the night....
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
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