Supercross came to town

Went to Indy on Saturday for my second annual Supercross shoot. I prefer to shoot during practice, since the small amount of people allows me to sit where ever I want. I like to sit down near the bottom row, and pan the riders as they fly over.

this year's trip was different in that I rented a D80 to try out. (trying to figure out if I want to get a D80 for a second body, or just grab another D50 while I can. not sure if its's worth twice the cost.:wink: )

the only problem I had was with the RCA Dome. practice is from 12:30-2:30. each group of riders comes out for two seperate practice sessions. but they didn't open the outside gates until 12:30! not 12:00, like last year. by the time I got in, I missd the first practice session of the pros.      

anyway, here are some pics;

these were with the D80 and my 80-200 2.8
ISO 400
1/160
f2.8

NIKON D80    ---    105mm    f/2.8    1/160s    ISO 400

NIKON D80    ---    125mm    f/2.8    1/160s    ISO 400

NIKON D80    ---    135mm    f/2.8    1/200s    ISO 400

NIKON D80    ---    125mm    f/2.8    1/160s    ISO 400

NIKON D80    ---    145mm    f/2.8    1/200s    ISO 400

these were with my D50 and 50 1.8
ISO 400
1/320
f2.2

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.0    1/250s   

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

 

thanks, Ed. I've been wondering where your Orlando pics were. that race was one of the best ever.

 

thanks, Gale. one of the reasons I like to pan some shots, is to blur the busy background.

the next day, I went to an outdoor MX. I'll post some of those in a few days.

 

thanks. it's Michael Byrne. he was Stewart's team mate last year, but switched to Suzuki this year. here's a shot of them a little closer to each other;

NIKON D50    ---    50mm    f/2.2    1/320s   

RC's final supercross of his career was the previous week at Orlando.

 

Thanks, Mark.

 

Thanks. it'll be few days, but I'll post some of the outdoor shots from Sunday's MX.