WERA Cycle Jam at Road Atlanta

[Darren Pierson]

Well, I drove an auto up there to shoot and there were autos there:rolleyes:

1st time shooting cycles on purpose. They were odd to get used to; they fill the frame in a strange way. They stop faster, lean more and are gone. Despite the fact it was 600F, I came away tired but happy. Fire away.

#1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/3684457429_ca7671a828_o.jpg

#2

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3682661193_c6e5888e56_o.jpg

#3

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3683473310_dca85556a6_o.jpg

#4

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3683470552_91b6ea0438_o.jpg

#5

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3685267514_a943e3b6a1_o.jpg

#6

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3682655923_526c5f839c_o.jpg

#7

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3665622759_9e36be9cf0_o.jpg

#8

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3684457011_a9a9168d4a_o.jpg

[Steve Stein]

Darren,

Bikes are a bit different. I haven't shot much of them, but it's fun trying new things. You got some nice motion blur going on 1 and 8 but 2 and 5 are way too fast of shutter speed. Great capture on 7 and maybe crop some of the foreground out so the remaining rider looking back is more prominent.

I think some of these are a bit underexposed. #5 and 8 there isn't much separation and looked a little plugged in the shadows.

[Darren Pierson]

Steve,

Thanks for the comments! Yeah, the wheelie shot was a sister kisser. He had lifted the front off the ground over the checkers for the 2 laps prior and I had one with decent blur and one toasted. I figured he would go all out for the final and jacked up the shutter to make sure I nailed it. #5 I like stopped dead with shallow DOF.

The crash is cropped pretty heavily already, I was shooting really wide pans when it happened. Guy looking back cut him off. it was either the cool down or recon lap, don't remember. Rider #61 probably got a bitchfest from WERA. I lightened the shadows a bit on #5 & #8, but I think the darks were getting crushed in the ProPhoto, to sRGB, to Flickr conversion.

Thanks man! Happy shooting!

-D

[Steve Stein]

Yeah, the wheelie shot. When I was at the AMA practice at Infineon earlier this year I was practicing slow pans when one of the riders pulled an unexpected wheelie when I was panning on him. I think he saw the camera and decided to give me a money shot. Of course I was practicing at some crazy low speed and I missed most of the shot. Live and learn.

Shooting bikes is an art. Mike, Todd and others here have it down. Me, still a WIP, as with cars in motion.

[Dany Flageole]

I love #7 for the turned head

[Darren Pierson]

Thanks! He was the guy who dumped the Aprilia rider.