Motorcycle Track day (Dialup beware)

[BBJ]

Hi All, well had a club down from Adelaide at our track for the weekend and so i was at home again, thats my #2 home and well here is some pics from the weekend.





Cheers
John
BBJ

[waspo]

Wow Johnny, me likey alot!! Love how close and sharp these shots are. Did you use the Sigma for them? What roughly was your exif?
Cheers, Jase.

[sirhc55]

John - you should contact some of the major magazines. With pictures like yours you could make a lot of money. Excellent

[BBJ]

Thanks Chris, well yeh it is hard to get a look in with most i think, but oneday i might get a break who knows.

Jase here is the exif.
sigma 70-200 f2.8
FL 165m
F/6.3
shutter 1/320
metering spot
exposure shutter priority
exposure comp -03
damn wish i could copy and paste the exif info.LOL
I see we have some artifacts from smug in the pics mine dont look like that.
Cheers

[waspo]

Thanks mate! Did you get around to trying out 'Single area' focus?

[BBJ]

Mate i have always used this method, and tell everyone who trys this sport to use it.
I dont like dynamic and learnt that a long time ago, so i keep my settings the same as i know what works best.

[waspo]

Great John, this is something I have to try too. Thanks again.
Cheers, Jase.

[BBJ]

No Probs mate, yes had a couple of stacks today and as always they do when i am not at that corner or up at the car.
Oh well made a few bucks for the day so that was good,more $$ for the camera fund.LOL

[Jeff]

Thanks for the shots,I always look forward to seeing them and the information that you pass on.
Jeff

[robw25]

bbj
great pics ..as usual .. will they improve with the d2x ? ( can they )

cheers rob

[BBJ]

Thanks Jeff, and well Rob mate i am starting to lean away from D2x now and waiting off i think seen the D200 on Ken Rockwells site and well i know i normally like to rush at times but i think i might ride this one out a bit and wait and see what happens.

I am not sure i can improve a lot on my shots but i am after more MP and maybe some more reach and i think i will just about have what i want.
Friend with the Nikon 300 f2.8 wants a bit too much for his lens as it is an older ED and i think the Sigma 120-300 f2.8 would be the better deal there and well i do read a lot on dpr about the d2x, but yeh will wait and see what goes.

Where i lack is photoshop skills, local bloke here who does what i do also knows his way around photoshop very well and makes his pics look great, but also charges for it as well, where mine are kind of plane but they dont have his price tag either. He is after big bucks, if i sell i sell if i dont i had lots of fun . But i do get a lot of orders so i guess they are ok for what i do.

D70 lacks fast focussing speed and well i can live with the frame rate but if i could change these would be the things i would change, now the D200 is spose to be 3fps at 12.3 meg and 5fps at high speed crop at 6.8 so will have to see what it focus like.

Anyhow my only addiction is i tend to take too many damn pics since i got my Xdrive.
Cheers

[Jonesy]

Mate, as always you have come up with the goods again. Very Nice pics and good to see you there!...
Many thanks for the play with the 80-400VR. I managed to get a couple of nice shots, but gotta get in some more practise!

Many thanks for the camera tips as well. Its so much better to have it explained to you in a situation rather than try and read a Manual and apply it!

Cheers Mate
Jonesy

[kipper]

BBJ I'd look at investing in a 300 F2.8 AFS-II maybe second hand if you can't afford new. You should be able to pick up around the $3k mark. Then get a D200 whenever they decide to come out