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Ben03 · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: Photo techniques...

Get the most out of photographing the bike sesh!

Whatever tips and ideas you have discovered/read about that have enhanced your biking photography, post them up!

eg: If you are standing inside a berm want the most extreme shot, have the camera above rider height for max effect! (Being below the rider gives the impression he/she isn't leaning in as much) A wide-angle gives a huge benifit here Cool

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Heffers · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:

simple one that i'm sure you do anyway.

but take a shot or two before your up, check your iso, wb and whatever settings your camara has are right for the light conditions, save getting those saturated shots.
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JAW · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

Never be afraid to try something different/abstract. The best photos often are the ones you weren't really intending to be anything special!
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abruce · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

Flash Blur: due to the nice "inverse square" law (that states an object twice the distance from the flash/light will recieve a quarter of the illumination) flash travels in straight lines and the light-fall of is very severe.
On any flash gun (even ones made 40 years ago, metz, pentax etc..) there is a distance scale... looking at the table (on older flashes) or LCD (on newer flashes) you can set the flash so the light falls-off just behind where the subject will be...
SO guesstimate that the cyclist will be about 4 foot away, set the flash so it goes about 4foot away - either by changing the flash power settings (on auto settings) or by changing the aperture (on manual settings).

Set your shutter speed to a relatively slow speed (30th or 8th of a second is more then enough when photographing fast guys on bikes)

Now, with the slow shutter speed you will get a quality motion blur, BUT the flash will illuminate the biker and the power of the flash theoretically should burn itself onto the film/sensor to the extent that the biker will appear frozen with a blurred background (as the background is not lit by the flash).

I'd estimate that with most cameras and flashes this means using a small aperture of about f.16 to f.22 and a shutter speed of about 1/8th of a second. Obviosly ISO, flash guide power and incandescent light all effect, but thts a rough guide.

NOTE: this can only be properly performed with an off-camera flash, as on-camera flashes give no control over the flash distance and power.

ENJOY!
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Ben03 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

Good stuff buddy that's the kind of stuff we're looking for. Keep em coming Cool

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