ya got some nice ones, and you got some dull ones. the best ones are the ones where you can tell the car is completely in the air. you need to find a vantage point that will allow you to really grab the moments. for example, if you were on a ladder shooting them eye-level while they are in the air coming off a jump. or finding a place where you can shoot up to really put them up in the air. what you don't want is a lot of standing eye-level perspectives.
also, shoot for motion. as matt mentioned, find a slower shutter and pan them through the jumps and landings. depending on available light, you might be anywhere from 1/125 to 1/400 (i don't think these guys are going to be going fast enough to get any blur if the shutter's any faster).
two more things to consider: 1) ditto the background comment. be mindful of what's back there. sometime, you have no choice, but when you do, you owe it to yourself to do something about it. 2) also, try shooting tighter. fill the frame with the subject. not all the time, but at least some of the time.
these are definitely high energy opportunities--grab that energy, let us taste the dirt ;-) |
