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At the end of the 2011 season, I discontinued my motorsports photography (along with my own racing), mostly because of cost and time issues. I sold my 300mm f/2.8 and my 600mm f/4, and sold my 1D Mark 4 and bought a 5D Mark 3.

The racing club I shot for previously (at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah) found themselves without a regular photographer this season, and asked me if I wanted to come back and shoot some more. I told them that I really didn't have the same gear setup as before, but that I'd help them out for the first couple of rounds of the season. I wasn't sure what to expect from the 5D Mark 3. It certainly has an amazing AF system, though it doesn't shoot at 10 FPS like the 1D did.

I really didn't think my 70-200 f/2.8 IS II would get me close enough to the action, even with my 1.4x and 2x TC's, so I rented a 300 f/2.8 for the weekend - one of my all-time favorite lenses. I must say that I came away really impressed with the capability of the 5D Mark 3 as well!

April and May have always been my favorite time of year to shoot at Miller, for obvious reasons. The backdrops are really quite stunning. Here are some examples from this past weekend:

1
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A4556-Edit-Edit.jpg

2
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A2971.jpg

3
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A3777.jpg

4
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A4386.jpg

5
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A3437.jpg

6
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A4999.jpg

7
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A3703.jpg

8
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A4584.jpg

9
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A3471-Edit.jpg

10
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/9F2A3137.jpg

11 (most of the above were from Sunday - you can see that Saturday's weather was a little different!)
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/BlogPhotos/MoM_2013_1/bw-3.jpg



Apr 24, 2013 at 09:09 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


#11 to me is awesome. Wish for a little tighter crop to eliminat the line on the left and person standing on the right.

There is a killer background in some of the pictures. The mountains with snow is just spectacular.



Apr 24, 2013 at 09:41 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Killer shots! Nice to see another motorcyclist here. I'd love to share some of mine as well-is there a specific board for cars/autos/racing etc? What do you ride?


Apr 24, 2013 at 10:33 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Eco_3 wrote:
Killer shots! Nice to see another motorcyclist here. I'd love to share some of mine as well-is there a specific board for cars/autos/racing etc? What do you ride?



Click "New topic" and post your shots right here...would love to see them

Jefferson



Apr 24, 2013 at 10:46 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Great shots bwhip62... hope you get back to shooting regular again


Apr 24, 2013 at 10:51 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


wow, that first one is a wall hanger for sure...art in racing photography. Nice set. What a great setting/back drop...beats the trailers and red dirt hills we have here!


Apr 24, 2013 at 11:50 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Eco_3 wrote:
Killer shots! Nice to see another motorcyclist here. I'd love to share some of mine as well-is there a specific board for cars/autos/racing etc? What do you ride?

Thanks! My current ride is a 2010 Ducati Multistrada. I've owned and raced a bunch of different bikes over the years - most recently an Aprilia RSV-4R, a bunch of different Ducatis and Hondas.



Apr 24, 2013 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Great presentation, #1 really set the mood in a great way. A beautiful place to be. I like the a last one a lot too. Looks like that place is a great place for landscape and sports pictures. The only one I don't really like is #9, I don't like to see the backs.


Apr 24, 2013 at 02:55 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


These are great. Enjoyed them.


Apr 24, 2013 at 07:50 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.


Apr 24, 2013 at 09:45 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Nice comeback...........spectacular everything!


Apr 24, 2013 at 10:25 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Thanks very much! A few more:

12
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A3100.jpg

13
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/Favorites/content/images/large/9F2A4614.jpg

14
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/BlogPhotos/MoM_2013_1/9F2A4464.jpg

15
http://www.latebraker.com/galleries/MoM_2013/9F2A3343-Edit-Edit.jpg



Apr 25, 2013 at 10:39 AM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


@bwhip62 Fantastic shots! I need to stop riding and start shooting more. I'm inspired.


Apr 25, 2013 at 12:08 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Fantastic images....love em...

I shoot a lot of Motorsport, Action Sport/Football ,.Ive got a 1D4 & a 7d,...thinking about buying a new body ,...
FPS aside....do you think the 5D3 is a worthy body as a 2nd body to my 1D4 ??

Ive found my 7D a bit hit n miss but the 1D4 is awsome....dont think I can justify a 1DX at this stage...

Al



Apr 25, 2013 at 06:09 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Angry wrote:
Fantastic images....love em...

I shoot a lot of Motorsport, Action Sport/Football ,.Ive got a 1D4 & a 7d,...thinking about buying a new body ,...
FPS aside....do you think the 5D3 is a worthy body as a 2nd body to my 1D4 ??

Ive found my 7D a bit hit n miss but the 1D4 is awsome....dont think I can justify a 1DX at this stage...

Al

I think it'd be a brilliant second, I really found it to be quite outstanding. The only other consideration which may be an issue (or may not) is the full-frame sensor vs. a crop sensor. Wasn't an issue for me at all.



Apr 25, 2013 at 06:49 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Theres just something about the guys mask in #13 that makes me really like that photo a lot.


Apr 25, 2013 at 06:58 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Spectacular!


Apr 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Fabulous!


Apr 26, 2013 at 11:10 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Wow! Is an under statement!



Apr 26, 2013 at 06:54 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Motorcycle Roadracing Amidst Spectacular Scenery


Really enjoyable set. You did a top notch job capturing these.

Thanks for sharing.

Guy



Apr 26, 2013 at 07:20 PM
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