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05/23/2006 07:52:53 PM · #1 |
Hi Everyone!
I need some assistance. I have been asked to shoot a friend's Ducatti (Ninja/motorcycle) race this Friday. I am interested in doing it, especially for the leads; however, I have never shot anything so fast moving before. Also, it will be hot and in the heat of the day; lighting will likely be harsh. Does anyone have any suggestions on what mode to shoot in, ISO speed, apperature speeds etc? These bikes will be going very fast. They particularly want shots of coming around the corners when the bike is almost laying on the ground.
I have the Digital Rebel XT... but I am fairly new to this... I need some assistance, though I know some of this may be trial and error. |
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05/23/2006 07:59:06 PM · #2 |
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=327998
something like that?
I don't have any experience but you can see the setting there, nothing your camera can't do |
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05/23/2006 08:02:48 PM · #3 |
| i'm no pro but you should try to shoot shutter priority and play with the speeds a little the slower the speed the more the tires and background blur- the higher the speed the more you freeze everything it takes some time watch for the lag time also-if your shooting with a big zoom try not to zoom in too tight till you get used to the lag |
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05/23/2006 08:07:49 PM · #4 |
You have no lenses listed in your profile so we don't know what you will be using--
I'm assuming you have some sort of tele-photo.
I would also practice "panning" before your shoot, that effect looks nice with bikes..
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05/23/2006 09:55:40 PM · #5 |
Harsh daylight you may want to use a polarized filter. Will you have just one pass or more than one chance to catch the action? If you have more than one pass I would go both high and low aps and pan some shots to get a variety of effects. Also will you have any sort of vantage point or will you be level with the riders? Shots from below the center mass of the bike and rider are nice as are shots well above the bike looking down (if you can park close climb on the hood of your car). If you have an opportunity go buy a couple of motorbike mags and get a feel for what looks good in print. Also check the net for sites relating to bike racing and see the different angles and variety of shots taken by other pros. Good luck and make sure you post some so we can see how you did.
Nick |
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05/24/2006 10:31:40 PM · #6 |
I've shot quite a bit of auto racing, which is similar enough to give you a few ideas.
I usually start w/ my camera on auto settings and then change things after I see what the camera wants to do. I simply don't know enough about what setting will be right on my own yet, starting on auto allows me to find a starting point and then play from there.
Panning is usually pretty important. If you hold still, the action will be moving past you so fast that they will be too blurred to look good. Sometimes varying your pan speed can give you interesting stuff. Pan as fast as they come by and you get blurred background/still bikes. Pan a little slow and you get both blurred.
Try slowing your shutter speed down just a little to blur the wheels. If you pan w/ them and use a high shutter speed (such as what the camera would try to do), they tend to lose the sense of action and just look like a picture of someone parked on the track (well, except bikes will be leaning and cars don't lean).
Take plenty of memory or have a way to offload your shots to a hard drive so you can empty your card. It is best w/ racing shots to shoot plennnnnty of shots. You will be surprised at some you though looked good are not so good and some you thought sucked are really interesting.
Move around quite a bit too to get different angles, turns, parts of the course. 100 shots of bikes at roughly the same angle going into the same turn will get old.
Is this on a professional race course and if so, will you have press access to the hot side of the fence? This changes your possibilities a bit. Some tracks you really cannot get very good shots from the fan side of the fence, others you can (such as Laguna Seca).
Lastly, be careful and have fun. Its easy to get lulled by the excitement and stop paying attention to the potential dangers. Shoot lots of shots and keep perusing what you have shot throughout the day so you can adjust settings. You should get some good stuff.
Message edited by author 2006-05-24 22:32:37. |
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