Teretonga pics

[dipshit]

Some photos from the first national points round at Teretonga over the weekend...

http://www.Kiwipo.Racing.photoshare.co.nz

Was my first time at trying to photograph road bike racing. It was a fun challenge!

[Number One]

Some good shots in there specially for a first time go at bike racing pics.

Well done I'm sure of the racers will be happy

[EJK]

How do you take that kind of photo? The movement blur. Do you point the camera and follow the bike during the short shutter time?

[dipshit]

How do you take that kind of photo? The movement blur. Do you point the camera and follow the bike during the short shutter time?

Yep, basically. It's called panning. Keep following the bike in the viewfinder and keep pressing the shutter button at the same time. Take heaps because only half of them will come out okay. (if you are lucky)

[fatzx10r]

nice to meet ya down at teretonga, and some good photos you snapped there too

[Sully60]

Yep, basically. It's called panning. Keep following the bike in the viewfinder and keep pressing the shutter button at the same time. Take heaps because only half of them will come out okay. (if you are lucky)

You can even make a bucket look fast with that technique
Are you presetting the focus and trying to hit that point when panning through the arc, or is that just my numpty way of doing things?
Nice shots dipshit, are you heading to Levels get some more?

[EJK]

Yep, basically. It's called panning. Keep following the bike in the viewfinder and keep pressing the shutter button at the same time. Take heaps because only half of them will come out okay. (if you are lucky)

Thanks for the tip. Hmmm I'm beginning to like this photography stuff...

And yea very nice shots you got there.

[dipshit]

nice to meet ya down at teretonga, and some good photos you snapped there too

Likewise. And thanks for the cold one.!

[sosman]

Awesome pics!

[dipshit]

Are you presetting the focus and trying to hit that point when panning through the arc, or is that just my numpty way of doing things?

I myself was letting the autofocus earn its keep. (it was working overtime!)

are you heading to Levels get some more?

I would like to but will be working a nightshift Saturday night (7pm to 7am)... so see how much sleep I can get and how I feel on Sunday.

[HRT]

What camera/lens out of curiosity?

[dipshit]

What camera/lens out of curiosity?

A Canon 350D DSLR with a Sigma 70-300 APO zoom.

[Pussy]

Pearler first effort there, Dipshit! Bllody awesome shots

[prettybillie]

Those are wicked!!!!!