Finally, a pic of me!

[clmintie]

Gave Sophie the Canon to play with at Ardy and this is the result.. Pretty cool pic eh? (I may be biased.. :rolleyes: )

[oldskool]

Gave Sophie the Canon to play with at Ardy and this is the result.. Pretty cool pic eh? (I may be biased.. :rolleyes: )
oi, waddya doin ridin Grace's KX?
:2thumbsup neat pic Sophie

[AllanB]

Gave Sophie the Canon to play with

Did she enjoy playing with your Canon?
:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:

[noobi]

Did she enjoy playing with your Canon?
:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:

see what happens when road bikers post in the off road forum?

[MidnightMike]

Nice shot!

[flyingcr250]

yea those dodgey tarmac twats.:nono:

[krad_nz]

Jesus, those on-road types should stick to their own forum.

Mint pic, bout time you had your moment in the spot light. He's pretty quick too. Well compare to me on a MX track :P

[kiwifruit]

Feeling fine, dancing the columbine, looking good and I knew that you would

[clmintie]

oi, waddya doin ridin Grace's KX?


Hehehehehee, she's still happy with the 85..... Can't stand by and watch a nice 125 shivering with antici.........pation now, can we?..............

[vr4king]

Jeez you look huge on that bike..........mint pic though
My wife just got new canon camera i wanna know what settings to use to get those mint high speed pics

Shes got an EOS450D

[clmintie]

File name
IMG_0166.CR2
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time
1/04/2009 17:35:11
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/200Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F9.0
Metering Modes
Centerweighted average metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length
55.0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Daylight
AF mode
AI Servo AF
Picture Style
Standard

[4stroke]

see what happens when road bikers post in the off road forum?

i recon, bunch of homos!:Oi:

[vr4king]

Cheers mate the ISO speed seems slow but im a noob at this photo thing so i guess youd know more

[CHOPPA]

Theres a pic on here you posted up from years ago with you wearing the spider web fox image gears, your style on the bike is identical to 20yrs ago :)

[clmintie]

Cheers mate the ISO speed seems slow but im a noob at this photo thing so i guess youd know more

It's all in the panning...... There were many failed shots...... I like the pics to have 'movement' the slower shutter speed lets the wheels blur. Having said that, I didn't have anything to do with the shot, I gave her the camera with the settings all over the place, so she had to experiment.

[vr4king]

Yeah I prefer to "stop" the object ie no blurred wheels would a higher iso speed do that

Ive been experimenting with faster shutter speeds so far

[clmintie]

Theres a pic on here you posted up from years ago with you wearing the spider web fox image gears, your style on the bike is identical to 20yrs ago :)

Haha, yeah, but a lot slower and fragile.............

[oldguy]

yea those dodgey tarmac twats.:nono:


i recon, bunch of homos!:Oi:

play nice guys I,m a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:

Hey clmintie your girls are going to show you up, one with her riding go Grace, and now Sophie with her photog skills. go girls:2thumbsup

[noobi]

play nice guys I'm a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:


not at all, but your a hybrid, both an on and off road rider

p.s. i think you met my dad at the MR ride on the weekend

[Hemex]

Did she enjoy playing with your Canon?
:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:


Perhaps she is sick of his water pistol ... ??

Benefit of the doubt that you'll don't know the relationship between clmintie and Sophie/Grace... But you should stay the fuck on the On-road section and provide your worthless dribble there, where some may be interested...

[Hemex]

play nice guys I,m a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:

Hey clmintie your girls are going to show you up, one with her riding go Grace, and now Sophie with her photog skills. go girls:2thumbsup

You belong to the crew on both sides of the 'fence' mate...you spend enough time on here to know the details of the off road folk....unlike some..

[oldguy]

not at all, but your a hybrid, both an on and off road rider

p.s. i think you met my dad at the MR ride on the weekend

Saw you guys in the morning trying to cross that swamp/drain spotted the Dirt Dev. shirts recognize oldskool. saw you and your dad, thought ah that must be reckless and his son.
Just before heading out on me second loop, thought Id come across and say hi, your dad said you guys had gone to get something to eat. I felt silly when I asked him if he was Reckless.

[oldguy]

You belong to the crew on both sides of the 'fence' mate...you spend enough time on here to know the details of the off road folk....unlike some.. Im a bit like clmintie, we take pic's, were never in them, thou that pic of me in my sig. was taken at Ardmore, another clmintiepix, took the wrong bike haha.

[noobi]

Saw you guys in the morning trying to cross that swamp/drain spotted the Dirt Dev. shirts recognize oldskool. saw you and your dad, thought ah that must be reckless and his son.
Just before heading out on me second loop, thought Id come across and say hi, your dad said you guys had gone to get something to eat. I felt silly when I asked him if he was Reckless.

dont be, they both ride KTMs, must be the same lol
at least you came over and said something most of the time ill see someone with a shirt and i know theyll see me but they just seem to ignore me?
most of the time i go over and introduce my self, but only you and cheese have ever come to say gidday, might see you at the next ride a?

[SpikedPunch]

Geez, what are you gonna do when she gets big enough for the 125? Buy 'her' a 450? :p

[4stroke]

play nice guys I,m a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:

Hey clmintie your girls are going to show you up, one with her riding go Grace, and now Sophie with her photog skills. go girls:2thumbsup

nar all good mate, its just the ones who come in here and post shit with dirty minds. i dont think theres any need for silly stuff like that.

[Buddy L]

I have just been reading the manual for my camera, and i have learn't more features about the camera then what i thought it had.
ill try some longer expousers next time im at the beach hitting the sand dunes i think.

[B0000M]

nar all good mate, its just the ones who come in here and post shit with dirty minds. i dont think theres any need for silly stuff like that.

theres nothing wrong with dirty minds imo, but if you're going to post dirty comments in relation to people, know the people you're trying to joke about... otherwise it gets like this instance...and the last time..... and its just wrong.

[cheese]

Yeah and its not the first time tarmac twats have come in with a 1 liner and not realised how insuling they are. Love that line BTW!! Bling sent!

No wonder Phil is reluctant to let Grace and Sophie on here.

[fergie]

Nice pic, will look good framed.
my 2 cents worth re roadies... there are heaps of forum members who ride off and on road me included,it;s a great big world out there with vastly different interests and likes/dislikes. each to his own etc,let's not get into a off versus on road war, there are big dickheads and posers in both camps! the simple truth is they are all riding bikes!we all know the feeling of opening up that throttle or cranking over into a corner. so be nice,have fun. phew! that's my longest post ever!:laugh:

[takitimu]

I have just been reading the manual for my camera, and i have learn't more features about the camera then what i thought it had.
ill try some longer expousers next time im at the beach hitting the sand dunes i think.

My read is you pick a spot on the rider with high contrast, mid chest is good with shirt designs, track for 1/2 a second then fire the shutter, keeping tracking of course, if you want to practise try something like a 3 second exposure & try & get that right, oh elbows up & shoot out breath out ( just like target shooting really ).

P.S. Sweet pic clmintie, soph did you proud.

[CHOPPA]

play nice guys I,m a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:

Hey clmintie your girls are going to show you up, one with her riding go Grace, and now Sophie with her photog skills. go girls:2thumbsup

There just jealous cause they know us 'road riders' will smoke them even on the dirt! :Pokey::bleh::nono::whistle:

[barty5]

There just jealous cause they know us 'road riders' will smoke them even on the dirt! :Pokey::bleh::nono::whistle:

well in your case yes think next time ill bring the pw80 for you to ride.

[theblacksmith]

Did she enjoy playing with your Canon?
:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:

You've left something behind in this thread AllanB-
Namely a VERY BAD IMPRESSION!:nono:
It might pay you to get to know some of the good people on here before posting rubbish like that.


Cool pic by the way clmintie.

[crfchick]

That is an awesome shot!!

[OnCam]

just some tips for the 450d, for sport riding photos

the shutter priority (TV) mode is probably your best bet with action shots

use the iso on 100-200 if your outside an its sunny or just leave on auto

bring the shutter down to 100 if you want to capture sense of speed, along with panning (following moving object) you will create fixed image of the bike but blurred background

if you want object and background completely fixed (can see the spokes) up the shutter speed to 500+

use the focusing mode (AI SERVO) which allows you to follow the bike while its moving with finger half pressed.. this keeps it in focus as it comes towards you etc.. then fully shutter when desired.. keep panning (following the bike) and try to keep same speed as the object.

keep practising.. you will get blurry ones out of focus at times

[Sammikins]

well in your case yes think next time ill bring the pw80 for you to ride.

Too much power to handle even there methinks. Just give 'em a 10 speed.

[CHOPPA]

Too much power to handle even there methinks. Just give 'em a 10 speed.

As long as its down hill i think ill still be fine :lol:

[barty5]

As long as its down hill i think ill still be fine :lol:

It ill need to be the barrel is sitting behind my desk waiting for me to get new piston kit for it.:2thumbsup

[vr4king]

just some tips for the 450d, for sport riding photos

the shutter priority (TV) mode is probably your best bet with action shots

use the iso on 100-200 if your outside an its sunny or just leave on auto

bring the shutter down to 100 if you want to capture sense of speed, along with panning (following moving object) you will create fixed image of the bike but blurred background

if you want object and background completely fixed (can see the spokes) up the shutter speed to 500+

use the focusing mode (AI SERVO) which allows you to follow the bike while its moving with finger half pressed.. this keeps it in focus as it comes towards you etc.. then fully shutter when desired.. keep panning (following the bike) and try to keep same speed as the object.

keep practising.. you will get blurry ones out of focus at times

Wicked cheers mate i do like to see the spokes I been trying to shoot jetsking too and want to capture the water drops if possible that would look trick

[clmintie]

play nice guys I,m a blacktop rider and I love it. don't tar me with the same brush.
I post in the offroad forum, are you saying my posts are crap or gay.:Offtopic:

Hey clmintie your girls are going to show you up, one with her riding go Grace, and now Sophie with her photog skills. go girls:2thumbsup

No one's more 'one of us' that you oldguy....

Thanks for the PM s.....

This really isn't about road/off road, it's about the visitors to off road not realising that because trail riders don't need a drivers licence, there are many kids here (not mine though.... :no: ) which makes this section more family orientated. I do visit the 'adult' sections of KB and enjoy the banter, but try to only post what I would say in person.... (and I have to be careful what I say, cause after years of on and off road racing, I can't run fast..... :done: )

and... I'm sooo looking forward to the day I can't keep up with my daughters, both on bikes and with camera. At this rate it won't be long... :2thumbsup

[clmintie]

Geez, what are you gonna do when she gets big enough for the 125? Buy 'her' a 450? :p

Hmmmmm.... Hadn't thought that far ahead... I'd be pretty keen to try electric, I've had quite a lot to do with high powered miniature brushless motors/controllers.... Imagine instant HP and torque from stand still and no-one knowing your tearing up their back yard.....

450 you say.....ummm....

Wonders off muttering to self.........

[thecharmed01]

Wicked cheers mate i do like to see the spokes I been trying to shoot jetsking too and want to capture the water drops if possible that would look trick

Hrmmm, would this be the same vr4king that married spannar? LOL
If so, heeelllloooooooooo and hello to your lovely wifey.
If not....move along, nothing to see here.
:scooter:


I do a lot of action shots and am looking forward to trying out my hand at MX pics.
I have done thousands of Freestyle BMX shots (Vert, Street and Dirt), a handful of Freestyle MX shots (Planet X & X-Air) Skateboarding Pics and Car racing pics.
Will be a nice addition to the repertoire if I can lock down some good MX pics.

I tend to go for high ISO and high shutter speeds especially in daylight as I find that I like the details that I get.
Cant use a high ISO in low light or you end up with images that are grainy and yuck. Hard to clean up even in Lightroom/Photoshop. The so called 'noise reduction' software doesnt help much either.
Bright sunlight and a good circular polariser make for some clear and colourful images that often convert to B&W well.
I have a camera with a manual zoom (LOVE it) and AF and I stick to Program Mode mostly. Sometimes Manual if things arent working out for me in P.
I try to get my best shots in daylight as I go for clarity and try to make it obvious what the subject is doing..... Sometimes (when I am in the mood) I get all arty, but then I get yelled at for it when the boys see the shots - seems they prefer to know whats going on LOL

I've made notes on this though as that first photo is really cool!
Props to her for getting such a good shot!

[clmintie]

Ok, so we went to Harrisville today and while I was hooning around in the "B" group with Grace, Sophie was putting her new skills with the camera to good use. This pic is totally her own work, she had to change virtually every setting in the camera to get it and apart from a tiny bit of brightening, it's as shot... I am such a proud dad... She also zoomed around the mini track in the "A"s and is loving it.... I'm on a major high.. (Drug free, but for a little Merlot.....)

[thecharmed01]

Good photo!!!!!!
Great work Sophie!!!

[puddy]

yea those dodgey tarmac twats.:nono:
Nah nah! YOU guys are obviously the dodgy ones. That's why all the semi-normal (stress SEMI ) MX riders are leaving the dirt in their droves and putting road/race tyres on thier bikes and calling them motards (motorcycle retards?:rolleyes: ). The prosecution rests!:clap:P.S. Nice pic!

[DEATH_INC.]

There just jealous cause they know us 'road riders' will smoke them even on the dirt! :Pokey::bleh::nono::whistle:
Mebbe we should set something up....you and me repping the road guys and get a couple of dirt guys, and do a bit of a on/off road challenge like the old race of champions series :dodge:
BTW nice pic,looks great.

[CHOPPA]

Mebbe we should set something up....you and me repping the road guys and get a couple of dirt guys, and do a bit of a on/off road challenge like the old race of champions series :dodge:
BTW nice pic,looks great.

I put that post up to try get some bites but no one really took the bait! haha

[Aslan]

nice pic - from an adventure rider lurking in the off road section - cheers :clap:

[vr4king]

Well I swapped the bike out for the camera today,This is the best shots i think hehehehe

[noobi]

thats a really cool photo :clap:
makes you look pro!

[Midget200]

That's such a cool photo! She's a photographer in the making. Can't believe you guys are staying at home this weekend when the Jolly Roosta's on! You'd get some great photos when 'men' start thinking they can get up the big old hill that KTM Boy's found! The girl's would love it!

[clmintie]

That's such a cool photo! She's a photographer in the making. Can't believe you guys are staying at home this weekend when the Jolly Roosta's on! You'd get some great photos when 'men' start thinking they can get up the big old hill that KTM Boy's found! The girl's would love it!


We're not staying home, we're going to the Maize paddock scramble. I'm on call for work 24/7 for the next two weeks and have to stay in cell phone range. I've organised a fellow worker to cover for me if there's a call out, but I have to vet the calls.

We went to Ardmore on Sunday for the "Trackmax" series, it was sooo cool, three rounds of racing, that finished at 2, then the track, which was in brilliant condition was left open until everyone had had enough.. (about 4). Very cool day......at the end of the day, when only a handful were still riding, Grace put in about twenty laps on the 125, I had to prise it off her...... Still a bit big for her, but I guess I won't have it for much longer......pic below taken by Sophie.....

[kezzafish]

crikey she looks more in control than me lol... 2 fingers over the clutch and all. Go you good thing