The new D2H on order, expect it will make these types of shots easier and quicker. Up to 44 images in buffer and 8 fps will capture some nice stuff.

Turn 9 at Portland International Raceway



Great idea Baldy, looking forward to another great site!

Deacon :

oh man, this is some great action. really really nice.

Originally Posted by Deacon The new D2H on order, expect it will make these types of shots easier and quicker. Up to 44 images in buffer and 8 fps will capture some nice stuff. Turn 9 at Portland International Raceway Great idea Baldy, looking forward to another great site! Deacon :

Here's the finest action shot I've ever seen. I dare you to top it....

Originally Posted by Baldy Here's the finest action shot I've ever seen. I dare you to top it....

I'd say "holy cow!" but that would be too obvious. Mine is a bit more sedate:



Marc

Wow, that's pretty good, Marc. Is that Mean Joe Green doing the rushing? Nice that the 70-200 of yours on a 10D is actually more like 320... Man I love that lens.

Originally Posted by Baldy Here's the finest action shot I've ever seen. I dare you to top it....

Not trying to be sick, but given the enormity of the event, this one might be a topper.



There are a bunch of WTC explosion shots here that are terrrible yet beautiful.

I hadn't seen this one before.

Originally Posted by wxwax I hadn't seen this one before.

wow! absolutely brilliant shot. never seen it before.

From a local head race.

Originally Posted by Baldy Here's the finest action shot I've ever seen. I dare you to top it....

So were you running and shooting and praying when you took this one?

Me? I'd be doing all that plus some :eh:

8fps is really nice. There is a nice series of shots here.

Whoa, that's a hard shot to take... So much action blur on the wheels and background but none on the body of the bike. What lens/shutter speed?

Originally Posted by Baldy Whoa, that's a hard shot to take... So much action blur on the wheels and background but none on the body of the bike. What lens/shutter speed?

I will have to look up the EXIF data. I do not remember the shutter speed. I was out having fun so I kept lowering the shutter speed to get the right blur. I know it was on my 1D with the 70-200. I also used the 1.4 extender some that day.

I shot some historic cars at Laguna Seca this year and used the 70-200 (no extender). I couldn't see well enough on the little LCD, even zooming up, to tell if the body was sharp enough versus having enough motion blur, so I experimented.

I dunno how to guess how fast these cars were going but they were approaching quite a hairpin, so I'd guess 60-70??

Here's 1/125:



Here's a 250th (doesn't look as good imo):



By the time it was 1/350, it was really starting to lose it. mo:



In the beginning, I had left the camera in program mode and it chose 1/1000th. Ugh. Looks like it's parked. Nice car, tho:

Originally Posted by Baldy Whoa, that's a hard shot to take... So much action blur on the wheels and background but none on the body of the bike. What lens/shutter speed?

It was shot at 1/256 sec @ f/16 with the 1.4x extender and 1.3 camera multiplier I would say about 250mm. The shot is cropped probably about 50% too. I need some big glass. I have a very long list a 400/2.8 would be great. The bikes were smokin' fast passing this spot they were tough to track.

You guys with yer fancy gear... I was at the track when Patch took his excellent tight shots of the bikes... no way I could keep up. But I was lucky enough to get this.

I wish I'd managed to capture a little more road blur on this one.

Originally Posted by kbasa I wish I'd managed to capture a little more road blur on this one.

something like this?

Originally Posted by fish something like this?

Kinda. I was hoping for a more blurred road surface and having the greenery sort of flow into a big blur. Ideally, the bike in the middle of the photo would stay relatively sharp.

This shot was taken at the IHBA MArble Falls Drag Boat Nationals at Marble Falls, Texas. The Big Trouble Top Alcohol Flatbottom is "wheelstanding" just past the start line on a 180mph pass.