Pictures of sport mecanic

[alex2k]

Hi,

I am a french user of D70, i like take a picture of sport mecanic, what do you think about my picture?

ps : sorry for my english ! if the pictures are too big, tell me !

[Atorie]

Bonjour Alex, welcom au forum,

C'est une excellente première poteau avec les deux
photographies parfaitement capturées. La seconde est mon favori. Bon
travail !
(This in an excellent first post with both shots perfectly captured. The second one is my favourite. Good work!)

[alex2k]

Hi,
thanks for your comments !

Ducati for the third capture.

[Atorie]

Où ceux-ci ont été pris ?
(Where were these taken?)

[alex2k]

Theses shot were taken near paris, Circuit Carole !

[Atorie]

Alex, I just went to your website and It is excellent both in design and contents! What lenses do you use at the tracks?

[alex2k]

Thanks for my website, its just a script and i put my picture on ^^,
most pictures were taken with the D70, nikon 70-200vr + TC17 like the ducati here, the 2 others were taken with the D70, nikon 300mm AFS II + TC17.
I have the 300mm since 2 week, its fantastic !

[kipper]

Alex, awesome. I'm considering selling off my 70-200VR to get the 300MM F2.8 AFS-II. It seems like a great lens.

[alex2k]

The 70-200vr is excellent, but the 300 F/2.8 + TC17 for take a pictures on sport mecanic is fabulous.
Look, its a convert raw to jpeg, no modification with photoshop etc.

Full size, full manuel.

http://alex2k5.free.fr/fullsize/DSC_0143.jpg
http://alex2k5.free.fr/fullsize/DSC_0147.jpg

[kipper]

I agree the 70-200VR is a good lens, and works well for sports photography. I've used it at the Australian Formula One with TC17IIE. However it doesn't cut it for nature and that's what I'm into now

Plus if I get the 300MM F2.8 on top of this other lens I'm planning on getting would do for both sports and nature.

[alex2k]

Good choice kipper

[BBJ]

Alex, as a bike fan as well and i also take a lot of pics of bikes i too like Darryl am looking at this lens as well, although a friend i know has an older version so i am waiting to see if i can pick that up at a good price.
Your shots are great i gues with the reach you can get good corner shots like this.
Well done.
Cheers
John
BBJ

[kipper]

BBJ how much are you looking at spending on the lens. I've seen a few here and overseas go for around $3k.

Not sure if they were the AFS-I or AFS-II

[alex2k]

Thanks bbj,

If you can found the 300mm AFS, I or II for a good price, go for it if you can !

[Paul]

Hi alex2k,
Welcome to the Aussie D70 Users!
I love the 1st due to the heat dissapation coming of the exhaust pipes at the rear of the picture!
Nice bit of knee sliding as well.
très bon!

[alex2k]

Thanks Paul for your comment !

[Willy wombat]

Welcome Alex - these images are wonderfull. The first two are marvelous!

[hame]

Wow.. fantastic pics. the bike and rider are very sharp with the slightly blured background sets it off .. well done mate!!

[alex2k]

thanks willy !

2 others

[Slider]

Hi Alex, great shots. Love teh first one, Knee on the deck and heat haze from the exhaust. Very nice.

[MCWB]

Alex: welcome to D70users.com!

These are fantastic shots, sharp as! Excellent work, looking forward to more of your posts!

[alex2k]

Thanks for all comments

As you want for others shots

yesterday with the end afternoon light.

[Rick]

Alex2k,

Great bike shots I can't remember seeing any better, #2 and the second last one do it for me.

Post more shots of bikes or anything else, you seem to have the nack required to get the good ones.

Rick

[KerryPierce]

Excellent shots, Alex. Very nicely done!

[sirhc55]

photographies superbes particulièrement le ducati

Sharp - sharp - sharp

[ozimax]

Nice stuff here Alex old chap, I canna speaka da french I'm sorry, but your Engrish looks pretty good to me!

The bike shots are sensational, with amazing colour, I agree with the comment about the heat haze, now if only they were Kawasaki's, I would be real happy!

Keep them coming,

Max

[alex2k]

Thanks for all comments !

Kawazaki ? no pb but I can't have the heat haze, i will search on my archive

[alex2k]

Honda cb 500 with little heat haze

[Atorie]

Alex, I think you should give up your day job... unless it's already is photographic motorsport.

[alex2k]

hi atorie,
if my translation is fine, the photographic motorsport isn't my job, i am administrator network

[Atorie]

Vous l'avez traduit correctement. Je proposais que vous devriez renoncer à votre travail actuel et prendre la photographie.
(You did translate it correctly. I was suggesting that you should give up your current job and take up photography.)

[ipv6ready]

Ever tried selling your photos??? Sports Magazine.

Don't know but have some GP Moto broshures and your shots are better

[alex2k]

Thanks for your comments,

I never trying to sell my photos, i learn every day when i take a picture, maybe one day !

3 weeks ago, i was the potographer for Ducati day.

[BBJ]

Hi Alex, as i said these are great shots and i too am a bike lover, i dont have a 300mm f2.8 lens yet but working on it i think i seen some your pics taken with the Canon 1ds. Here is a few that i do, as i spend a lot of time at the track as well.



Just a few i take a lot of pics and enjoy it, and i am off to the Moto GP here in Australia in october so looking forward to it.
Cheers

[alex2k]

great shot !

Some picture on my website was taken with the Canon 1dmark2 + 400mm F/2.8 and TC14 for testing, juste 6 pictures, here the pictures from the D70, ducati's with the 70-200vr + TC17, the others with my 300mm + TC17 !

Here the 70-200 + TC 17



Here the 300mm + TC17

[robboh]

Alex. Awesome shots. You and BBJ will get on well

Question for either of you or BBJ.

When you are panning and the vehicle is coming towards you, as well as around the corner, eg on a 45deg angle to where you are standing. Do you pan following the path of the vehicle, or do you just pan left to right??

I was having some problems with doing some panning where some cars were ALMOST coming towards me head-on (say around 30deg to left side), then round a 100deg lefthand corner and then almost perpendicular to me on their right side as they were coming out of the corner. I couldnt figure out how I should be panning at various spots through the corner! Hope ya can understand what Im trying to ask and can help

[tcsphoto]

Fantastic shots, Alex. I like to take photos of motorsport events too, but mine still have a ways to go to be as good as yours.

[BBJ]

Robboh,i follow the bike of course in some cases you dont need to pan if it coming towards you like on a head on. If i have this happen like if they are doing a wheelie i quickly up my shutter speed as you dont need a slow shutter speed to show motion. But in all cases i will pan and follow the bike till i have taken the shot, because storage is not a problem for me i can take lots of shots.

[robboh]

Robboh,i follow the bike of course in some cases you dont need to pan if it coming towards you like on a head on. If i have this happen like if they are doing a wheelie i quickly up my shutter speed as you dont need a slow shutter speed to show motion. But in all cases i will pan and follow the bike till i have taken the shot, because storage is not a problem for me i can take lots of shots.

Thanks mate. Hmm, sounds like was doing it right then. I should have mentioned that I was also up on top of a barrier wall, so the car was a bit below me. Felt really weird to be panning to the left and down, then stopping the downwards and then off to the right.

[BBJ]

OH Robboh, i dont use a monopod either i find they restrict me a bit and well i think they should be used like a fishing holster around the waist and sit the monopod leg in it and shoot instead of having it on the ground.

But i do all my shots handheld, i got a biggggg body to move around and can handle holding the lens all day. Shutter speeds for me is between 160 to 300 faster in coming straight at you. Spot metering and single area focussing.
Cheers

[alex2k]

hi,

For the ducati pictures i was on the track, for other i am behind the barrier hall.
Now i work with the focus manuel and expo manuel, generally at 1/320, 1/250, 1/400, 1/500 and 1/640, it is different according to the pilots and that i want to doing. I shoot with the measure spot balanced.

ps : sorry for my english ^^

[Hudo]

Hi John,

Love the way you have those pics framed up.

Mark

[alex2k]

Hi,

last shot before my holiday for 2 weeks
see you later !

[BBJ]

Ok Alex great shots mate keep it up and have a good time on holidays.

[alex2k]

Picture of the day, juste one

[redline]

some nice work there mate,
BBJ what do you think of the 300 af f/2.8 for 2750$? i was thinking of getting it or just get the f/4 version for 500$ and get a new body?

[alex2k]

hi,

buy it, i bought my 300mm 3200euros "resale", next year i think i will buy the D2x..
buy before best optics and after better body !

[alex2k]

Hi,
i am disapointed, what do you think about this picture ?

[alex2k]

hi,
other pics, do you like this pictures, its the first time that i do that, few people say me they doesn't like, and you ?
thanks !