A Night at the Dogs

[Dark Star]

These were taken at Hall Green Dog Track Birmingham - not tried anything like these before - comments appreciated thanks :)

Presenting them as 2:1 Panos as it seemed to suit the action.

Taken with my 40D + Canon 75-200 f4

1)

http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/dogs-1.jpg

2)

http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/dogs-2.jpg

3)

http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/dogs-3.jpg

4)

http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/dogs-7.jpg

5)

http://www.darkstarimages.co.uk/general/dogs-4.jpg

[rh1944]

Excellent - the best use of panos I have seen to date. How did you capture the action?

[Dark Star]

Thanks Russell - these are quite heavily cropped but I was simply standing at the bend with the 40D on continuous shooting plus AI servo focusing. They move at one heck of a speed those doggies!

[InaGlo]

Good stuff John :thumbs:
Having worked the track for the best part of 3 years I know only too well the speeds these little rockets are capable of, and how difficult it must have been not to get too much busy bg in there.

If I were being picky, from a personal point of view Id prefer a tighter crop along the top of the pics, just takes out some of the clutter for me.

Kudos to you for trying something so different :clap:
The only pics I have from my track days are of me lifting the brutes on the winning stand, think its time I went back with the cam myself.

[rh1944]

Thanks Russell - these are quite heavily cropped but I was simply standing at the bend with the 40D on continuous shooting plus AI servo focusing. They move at one heck of a speed those doggies!

Thanks for that. The smaller things get the faster they seem to move and their changes of direction more frantic. Well done.

[Dark Star]

Good stuff John :thumbs:
Having worked the track for the best part of 3 years I know only too well the speeds these little rockets are capable of, and how difficult it must have been not to get too much busy bg in there.

If I were being picky, from a personal point of view Id prefer a tighter crop along the top of the pics, just takes out some of the clutter for me.

Kudos to you for trying something so different :clap:
The only pics I have from my track days are of me lifting the brutes on the winning stand, think its time I went back with the cam myself.

Cheers Glo - I was going for the 2:1 ratio so a bit of clutter snuck in ;)

I came away £26 down btw :( That'll teach me :D

[bully74uk]

Look at the expression in the brown dogs face in the last pic. Evil :D

[RobertP]

Wish you'd leave the exif in!

Good lens that! ;)

You did well to get the shutter fast enough to freeze the action like that. Where's the shot with all of them airborne like some in #3? :)

[Dark Star]

I post the exifs in a bit Rob - I still envy your big one :D

[hampshire3321]

Look at the expression in the brown dogs face in the last pic. Evil :D

Is it just me who'd prefer to see little jockies (perhaps tedy bear jockies?!?!) on the back of the dogs?

.......... Ill get me coat!!

[tigerimages]

Great pics.

[Dark Star]

Thanks tigerimages and great idea hampshire :D

[cowboy]

cracking set.

[Dark Star]

Thanks cowboy :D