eat my dirt

[urbansickness]

well, after this thread (http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=46642) which was my first attempt at this sort of photogtaphy.

Taking onboard the advice i went back today to the bike park to try again, i hope you think they are an improvement.

They have a slight watermark now because they are on bike sites

Enjoy and please be honest with me as im want to perfect this :)

i know theres a few, but i like them all :(

1.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc32.jpg

2.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc26.jpg

3.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc21.jpg

4.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc14.jpg

5.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc11.jpg

6.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/andy-cky/porc1.jpg

[BRASH]

Good composition and angles but they are all a bit over exposed and out of focus. A bit more practice with the focus on panning and maybe a slightly higher F stop will help.

[macky799]

Looks like some good shots there only thing i would say is some of the sky is blown and the water marks stop you from viewing the picture properly:shrug:

[sportysnaps]

They're looking better then the last lot - you're in closer and they are more dramatic - the low view point works well - keep an eye on exposure (over) and focusing (soft) - maybe take your exposure from the rider's face - this would be a good place to focus on as well - single point focus?

For me #3 is the best -clean background - good exposure - sharp

#2 nearly there - a bit tight on the helmet - background maybe a bit busy for some

#5 nearly there - you can blame the rider for this one - missed their pose!

Good effort - keep them coming

[Freester]

Yep definitely an improvement on your first submission. The composition is a lot better. But they are out of focus. Looking at the EXIF what camera mode are you using - it says normal (is that full auto program?). Also your are using ISO400 - with the sun today you could have probably got away with a slightly lower ISO, wider aperture and faster shutter.

I am no expert but if I was trying to do these sort of shots I would use single (centre) AF point selection in AI Servo mode. Use a the Shutter priority mode and try and up the shutter speed a bit from what you were using in the shots above.

Keep at it. You're getting there...

[urbansickness]

thanks for the comments.

it was on priority mode, single point centre focus, partial metering, AI servo.

i was struggling with getting correct exposure on the rider which was causing the over explosed sky, but correct sky meant a dark rider, this was mainly due to the direction of the sun and angle i was shooting at.

[sportysnaps]

was struggling with getting correct exposure on the rider which was causing the over explosed sky, but correct sky meant a dark rider, this was mainly due to the direction of the sun and angle i was shooting at.
which is why you need fill in flash, to lift the shadows but expose the sky correctly

[urbansickness]

which is why you need fill in flash, to lift the shadows but expose the sky correctly

i dont have a flashgun only the built in flash, i did try using that, but it didnt seem to work:(