downhillbiker
23-04-2007, 00:33
Well,
The last two weekends have been a busy time for me, seeing as there have been two top-flight mountain bike races at Innerleithen, which is down the road from where I live, in the Scottish Borders - I was taking photos at both, and as ever, had a great time - the end result was a stack of 527 edited photos, which I've just finished tweaking.
I genuinely feel that my D200 has improved my bike photography over my D70. I find it much more intuitive to use, it feels more responsive, and it just seems to work better in every way. I also feel like I'm a better percentage of good shots, and I'm spending a lot less time in PS too.
Anyway, here's a few favourites from this weekend, as I already posted a few from last weekend. If any of the people on here have access to a DH race, I STRONGLY recommend you go to it and take some photos - it's visually spectacular, very accessible for photographers, and has potential for a lot of experimentation with lighting, exposure etc.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468978579/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/468978579_500d3c6db7.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0048-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468965984/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/468965984_06b30bb630.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0054-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469006535/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/469006535_d5f5f2b1ca.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0083-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468980414/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/468980414_37d7bd16e7.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0013-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469027393/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/469027393_9ae2290b98.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0027-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469025303/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/469025303_82da9cf56b.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0013-01" /></a>
Now I'm going to bed... I wonder if my left eye will take longer going to sleep, seeing as it's been shut pretty much all day anyway...
The last two weekends have been a busy time for me, seeing as there have been two top-flight mountain bike races at Innerleithen, which is down the road from where I live, in the Scottish Borders - I was taking photos at both, and as ever, had a great time - the end result was a stack of 527 edited photos, which I've just finished tweaking.
I genuinely feel that my D200 has improved my bike photography over my D70. I find it much more intuitive to use, it feels more responsive, and it just seems to work better in every way. I also feel like I'm a better percentage of good shots, and I'm spending a lot less time in PS too.
Anyway, here's a few favourites from this weekend, as I already posted a few from last weekend. If any of the people on here have access to a DH race, I STRONGLY recommend you go to it and take some photos - it's visually spectacular, very accessible for photographers, and has potential for a lot of experimentation with lighting, exposure etc.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468978579/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/468978579_500d3c6db7.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0048-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468965984/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/468965984_06b30bb630.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0054-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469006535/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/469006535_d5f5f2b1ca.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0083-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/468980414/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/468980414_37d7bd16e7.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0013-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469027393/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/469027393_9ae2290b98.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0027-01" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frighten/469025303/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/469025303_82da9cf56b.jpg" width="335" height="500" alt="DSC_0013-01" /></a>
Now I'm going to bed... I wonder if my left eye will take longer going to sleep, seeing as it's been shut pretty much all day anyway...