PHOTOS PLEASE

Post by **ToxicBug** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:19 pm

Wow, that is an amazing capture!

Post by **Dave** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:30 pm

I've never ridden a bike before, but I can imagine the wind sheer is hard to deal with at that speed. Did you straighten it or did you manage to get it right in the cam?

Post by **FanaticX** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:52 pm

This is not the first time I've taken photos like this, but it is the first with a fully manual mechanical camera. Prior to getting on the road I preset the focus + exposure, wrap it around my neck, practice holding it in the right place since I won't be able to compose with my helmet on. Brace the camera on my chest to stabilize and snap. That's about it. It may look scary but a bike is usually very stable at high speeds and won't sway much since momentum is carrying it forward. For this shot I got up to about 130km/h before letting go the gas to take the photo.

Here are the 3 shots I took. The middle one is the one that came out just about perfect.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:31 pm

[quote="FanaticX"][/quote]

sex

Post by **Dave** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:42 pm

The swaying and momentum were what I was wondering about. I was trying to figure out if you had that much time to perfectly compose a shot going that fast

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:49 pm

FanaticX wrote:Something a little different today. A transport photo presented from my POV. This is what I see everyday during my commute around the city, except there are no cars ahead of me today.

Taken at over 100km/h hands-free down the highway..the things I would do for photography...

Again, shot in colour (Fuji NPH400) and converted to B&W in photoshop.

fucking hell :icon14:
what makes this extra good is the underlying fact that its not made by a $1400/hour photographist

Post by **saturn** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:00 am

Well, he might charge that, but it's a damn good pic anyway.

Post by **FanaticX** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:56 am

I might get picked out for small jobs here and there plus sell a print now and then but I am by no means a working photographer. Over the course of 4 years I've freelanced in Korea I might have made a grand total of 3000 measly dollars...maybe. Photography is an obsession more than anything. I never enjoyed shooting what people tell me to shoot nor liked working on their time table. This is the reason why I may never be a full-time working pro relying on photography as a main source of income. Either way I've still got a long way to go and so much more to learn which is the reason why I don't get bored with it.

Post by **FanaticX** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:16 pm

A few oldies from this year's world cup fever...

Dem Koreans are nutz about football, especially after a good showing in 2002. Check out the crowds...it's 4am and the game was televised...

Inside the staduim

Outside the stadium

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:06 pm

GET WINNING GOAL

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:26 pm

FanaticX wrote:Something a little different today. A transport photo presented from my POV. This is what I see everyday during my commute around the city, except there are no cars ahead of me today.

Taken at over 100km/h hands-free down the highway..the things I would do for photography...

Again, shot in colour (Fuji NPH400) and converted to B&W in photoshop.

Umm, got a higher res version of that? 1280x1024 or something? pwetty please?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:19 pm

FanaticX wrote:Something a little different today. A transport photo presented from my POV. This is what I see everyday during my commute around the city, except there are no cars ahead of me today.

Taken at over 100km/h hands-free down the highway..the things I would do for photography...

Again, shot in colour (Fuji NPH400) and converted to B&W in photoshop.

Those mirrors are huge.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:39 pm

Those are a little better than typical from-the-crowd pics, FX

I like the two outside of the stadium more, especially because they go against what most sports photos look like--outside the stadium and not of people playing. The problem with sports photography is it's too conventional and full of ridiculous safe shots. You'd never see that photo on interweb forums dedicated to shooting sports.

Post by **saturn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:01 am

Crazy koreans, they only love Starcraft/WOW more.

Post by **HateFactor** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:48 am

You mean "Coreans"...

Post by **ToxicBug** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:15 am

Very nice pics FanaticX, I like the last one a lot. Shows the magnitude of the crowd and gives it an uncanny feel with those huge screens.

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:33 am

FanaticX wrote:Something a little different today. A transport photo presented from my POV. This is what I see everyday during my commute around the city, except there are no cars ahead of me today.

Taken at over 100km/h hands-free down the highway..the things I would do for photography...

Again, shot in colour (Fuji NPH400) and converted to B&W in photoshop.

Someone at Fred Miranda took the same kind of picture but going full speed on his mountainbike in a forest.

Post by **FanaticX** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:13 pm

Where are the photos? Keep em coming guys...

Anyways..here's a tribute to Gursky. I think I can make a decent 40x30" print of it.

C A R S

Post by **ToxicBug** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:56 pm

Is that in Korea? Thats really amazing.

Post by **saturn** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:45 pm

I give you...ONE car

Post by **saturn** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:52 pm

Obligatory autumn photo

Post by **Don Carlos** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:17 pm

Nice Sat

Post by **Dave** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:15 pm

All I have are sports photos

Coin toss stare down

Trying to get hit with a volleyball

Trying to get hit with a basketball--I ALMOST had her eye between her fingers

I missed the focus on this one and didn't really hit anything on the other side, but I still like it

Post by **ToxicBug** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:35 pm

Looks like the 24-70 is wicked even wide open. Nice shots, Dave.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:32 am

Well, I sharpen a lot of them. No lens is really going to be sharp at f/2.8 when you need a lot depth of field to create sharp subjects. I'd probably need at least f/5.6 to give that last one enough DoF to look right.