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    Quote Originally Posted by Buddy L View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguy View Post
    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.

    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
    There just jealous cause they know us 'road riders' will smoke them even on the dirt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHOPPA View Post
    There just jealous cause they know us 'road riders' will smoke them even on the dirt!
    well in your case yes think next time ill bring the pw80 for you to ride.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Did she enjoy playing with your Canon?
    You've left something behind in this thread AllanB-
    Namely a VERY BAD IMPRESSION!
    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.
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    That is an awesome shot!!

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by barty5 View Post
    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.
    "Lean like a cholo, side to side"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sammikins View Post
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by CHOPPA View Post
    As long as its down hill i think ill still be fine
    It ill need to be the barrel is sitting behind my desk waiting for me to get new piston kit for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OnCam View Post
    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
    Even on the old ones if you dont race serious and you wanna just go do the odd club day and smoke everyone on a big old 5hundy it great and if you get beaten you have a handful of excuses

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguy View Post
    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.

    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
    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.... ) 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..... )

    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpikedPunch View Post
    Geez, what are you gonna do when she gets big enough for the 125? Buy 'her' a 450?
    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.........
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    Quote Originally Posted by vr4king View Post
    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.



    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!

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    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.....)
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    Good photo!!!!!!
    Great work Sophie!!!

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