MX photos from underground mx

[mxrider34]

I was having trouble with lighting today, cloudy then sun for a second then dark clouds again. Heres a few shots I got with my new 80-200 f28


Open for criticism good or bad!!!

note- these are some of the top amateur riders in the world.. i was stoked to show up and be able to ride with/ shoot these riders.



Kyle Regal buried

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Brandon Mays

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Rife

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Not sure

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Going too fast to get good focus

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[mxrider34]

Chad Johnson- 2008 Arenacross Champion

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[Nikoshooter]

Wow, great captures! I have never even watched motocross; looks like I am missing a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing!
George

 

[DJ Dunzie]

Also not an MX shooter of any note (have only tried it once) but I liked the set... good punch, nice variety of angles, good action... what's not to like?

 

[DRGSin]

My fave sport, nice shooting!

 

[bspeed]

I like how the lighting works here, but may I ask, and suggest;
Some dodging on the rider's face and body ?

and the asking is do you have a dodge/burn layer setup ? I am a photoshop ignoramus,
but was taught to create an action that:

is a 50% gray fill layer, overlay mode. making it an action creates the layer to dodge and burn on.

 

[mxrider34]

I know some of the colors are off and dark, I dont have photoshop so most of these are straight from the camera, I only edited 2 of them in Iphoto. I need photoshop baaad!

 

[Jewson]

Try shooting with some slower shutter speeds . . for me the pics are from great angles but tend to look at bit static. . .

Have a look at some of the pics posted by DRGSin (George) . . . He posts some of the best MX/SX pics that Ive seen, He can advise you better than me . .

 

[bvonarx]

Try shooting with some slower shutter speeds . . for me the pics are from great angles but tend to look at bit static. . .

Have a look at some of the pics posted by DRGSin (George) . . . He posts some of the best MX/SX pics that Ive seen, He can advise you better than me . .

That Repli-cast web page needs a link to your home page!

 

[bucky919]

Nice!!

I can't wait for the motocross season to get started here, but it will be awhile yet...

 

[nipprdog]

I know some of the colors are off and dark, I dont have photoshop so most of these are straight from the camera, I only edited 2 of them in Iphoto. I need photoshop baaad!

Get Photoshop Elements. It'll do what you need for 1/10th the price. :wink:

Nice shots, but I agree with Jason. You need some 'blur'. I shoot most of my MX at 1/160- 1/250, with fill flash. And I pan, to blur the background, since using flash, the DOF is too great due to the lower shutter speeds;

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And, no, that's not the real RC.

 

[cajun angel]

WOW! I can almost hear the hum of those bikes, not to mention the dirt in my face! Beautiful shootin! I have the 80-200 and absolutely love it! Though I don't shoot the races, I enjoy shooting the bikers having a good ol' time down at Waco Eagles here in TX. Keep those photos comin! Oh, da hubby rides a KX250.

 

[jebster]

Great shots...love the action!
Jeff

 

[cvitanic]

Is it my monitor, or the images are underexposed ? (The first one is the only I see with the right exposure)