MotoGP Assen (Motion Blur 2) - DPChallenge Forums

07/03/2006 02:30:38 AM · #1

I so wanted to show all the shots I took but had to wait one and a half weeks before I could do so. But it was worth it, the shot I entered got a yellow ribbon. :) Thank you!
I choose one that I liked, some of the following have more blur. Could one have been red or blue? (not a serious question) :)))

Here are some more (the reds might be a bit hot, some need hue adjustment):

Full gallery: MotoGP2006

Or for easier browsing the pbase gallery: Pbase MotoGP gallery

Some of these are pretty near uncropped, some needed some more.

Hope you like them. :)

07/03/2006 09:06:49 AM · #2

American continent morning bump. :)

strangeghost

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/03/2006 09:11:56 AM · #3

Amazing shots Sander. You deserved a higher ribbon....

Ben

Canon EOS-30D

07/03/2006 09:19:50 AM · #4

That last shot is, for me, absolutely perfect. If i was voting on it, i would have given it a straight 10. No question.
Fantastic shots.

pix-al

Canon EOS-5D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

07/03/2006 09:42:33 AM · #5

Originally posted by Kerm:

That last shot is, for me, absolutely perfect. If i was voting on it, i would have given it a straight 10. No question.
Fantastic shots.

Totally agree...

That last shot is absolutely awesome! MUCH better than the yellow ribon shot IMO!

The yellow in the background of a couple of the others is a bit distracting, though I know it is hard to pan and get the shot with the correct background when these thing move so quickly!

07/03/2006 01:24:55 PM · #6

Originally posted by pix-al:

Originally posted by Kerm:
That last shot is, for me, absolutely perfect. If i was voting on it, i would have given it a straight 10. No question.
Fantastic shots.

Totally agree...

That last shot is absolutely awesome! MUCH better than the yellow ribon shot IMO!

The one with the orange KTM bike is one of the few that I shot with a shutterspeed of 1/160s, most of the others are between 1/250 and 1/400 (the yellow ribbon one was 1/250s). 1/160s makes a huge difference but I also had more failures with it, so I didn't use use it on the faster MotoGP bikes (the KTM is a still very fast 250cc twostroke).
The reason why I haven't considered to enter that one is because I had 350 keepers and worked on the MotoGP first. Started to edit the 250's a few days ago. It has also to be said that the 640px size doesn't work that well for a photo like that, the one I posted to my portfolio is 800px and that has a lot more impact imo.

Thanks for all the comments. :)

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/03/2006 01:29:48 PM · #7

These are all amazing, fantastic job. I would love to go to a MotoGP race sometime. Time to start looking for the closest one...

07/03/2006 01:32:40 PM · #8

Originally posted by SamDoe1:

These are all amazing, fantastic job. I would love to go to a MotoGP race sometime. Time to start looking for the closest one...

Laguna Seca, California in a couple of weeks time I think. But the race is sold out.

They go to much to Italy and Spain in my opinion, they should add another US race.

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/03/2006 01:36:38 PM · #9

Originally posted by Azrifel:

Laguna Seca, California in a couple of weeks time I think. But the race is sold out.

They go to much to Italy and Spain in my opinion, they should add another US race.

Haha, even if it wasn't sold out I doubt I could make it to California from Minnesota. It would be tons of fun though.

PeterC

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

07/04/2006 11:17:43 AM · #10

Not outtakes but missed opportunity, these were taken on the Saturday at Le Man did't know challenge was on as was there whole week and didn't take any shots on the Sunday.

rider

Canon EF 500mm f/4.0L IS USM

07/04/2006 11:19:30 AM · #11

all are wonderful keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SamDoe1

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

07/04/2006 11:24:58 AM · #12

Originally posted by PeterC:

Not outtakes but missed opportunity, these were taken on the Saturday at Le Man did't know challenge was on as was there whole week and didn't take any shots on the Sunday.

Left you some comments.

pix-al

Canon EOS-5D

07/04/2006 11:25:07 AM · #13

Originally posted by Azrifel:

The one with the orange KTM bike is one of the few that I shot with a shutterspeed of 1/160s, most of the others are between 1/250 and 1/400 (the yellow ribbon one was 1/250s).

C_Steve_G

Apple iPhone 12

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-135mm f/3.5-4.5

07/04/2006 11:33:09 AM · #14

Originally posted by Azrifel:

Originally posted by SamDoe1:
These are all amazing, fantastic job. I would love to go to a MotoGP race sometime. Time to start looking for the closest one...

Laguna Seca, California in a couple of weeks time I think. But the race is sold out.

Hard to imagine Laguna Seca sold out. I was able to buy a ticket on-line yesterday. Last year the claim was "sold out" yet I bought one two weeks prior, also. Oddly, they never even checked to see if I had one, but that's understandable. The traffic in was so heavy, that they couldn't have stopped every car (or bike). This year, no cars allowed (yay!), so I figure easy entrance, but I'll have my ticket handy!

Message edited by author 2006-07-04 11:44:19.

PeterC

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

07/04/2006 12:02:35 PM · #15

Originally posted by pix-al:

[quote=Azrifel]

The one with the orange KTM bike is one of the few that I shot with a shutterspeed of 1/160s, most of the others are between 1/250 and 1/400 (the yellow ribbon one was 1/250s).

I was checking the photo data actually and was surprised at how blurred your backgrounds were considering your shutter speeds!
I was doing some panning shots with cars a few weeks ago and these were around 1/60 to 1/100!

Like the shots, basically I think the speed of the Bike is whats making the difference, I found with the slower shots in corners etc 1/60 was real good but real hard to get right, but on the straight you just couldn't get the car sharp enough much under 1/160 and yet still got good blur.

07/04/2006 02:29:01 PM · #16

Originally posted by PeterC:

Not outtakes but missed opportunity, these were taken on the Saturday at Le Man did't know challenge was on as was there whole week and didn't take any shots on the Sunday.

The one with the Aston Martin is a good catch. :)

07/04/2006 02:32:59 PM · #17

Originally posted by C_Steve_G:

Hard to imagine Laguna Seca sold out. I was able to buy a ticket on-line yesterday.

Was that photo taken at the first corner entry?

Hmm, tv, people at american mc forums and ticket sites all said sold out. Well, if it is not sold out, only the better for all the fans who still want to go there. :)

Hope to see some shots from the race.