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p.1 #1 · Road America AMA 09

Figured I would share a few pics from the AMA weekend at road america. The weather as usual sucked so the lighting was a bit tough for my rented 400 5.6 lense experiment but it did better then expected. I used a canon 40D body for all pics.

1. Ben Bostrom exiting turn 1. I love the head on wheelie over the curb shots you can get from a bigger zoom. Im used to a 70 -200 normally

Jul 02, 2009 at 04:59 PM

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2. Jake Holden leaving the bus stop chicane

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:01 PM

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3. One of my favorites of the weekend. Geoff May launches down the hill to turn 3, I liked the background from this angle.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:03 PM

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4. Geoff's kind of a wheelie guy I guess! Here he is on his cooldown lap in qualifying.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:04 PM

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5. Larry Pegram and Matt Mladin battle it out in the damp on saturday. Here they are coming up to 13 after canada corner

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:05 PM

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6. These two were all but stuck together on Sunday in a fun to watch race. I think they are both using the throttle here.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:06 PM

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7. Chris Peris got his first AMA win on saturday in the Daytona class.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:07 PM

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8. Fellow cheesehead rookie Blake Young having an impressive first superbike season.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:09 PM

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9. Zemke likes to get sideways a lot. Here he is backing it into the bus stop on the backside of the course.

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Jul 02, 2009 at 05:10 PM

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p.1 #10 · Road America AMA 09

10. Matt Mladin getting it right for the drive down to 3

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:12 PM

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p.1 #11 · Road America AMA 09

All in all I got some decent keepers but some were on the softer side for my taste. Maybe some year the lighting will cooperate a bit. Until then, I'll keep on practicing.

Jul 02, 2009 at 05:14 PM

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p.1 #12 · Road America AMA 09

you got some good shots, I liked #2 the most, that is a really good shot IMO. I prefer to see the color of racing vehicles, being that they are so brightly liveried, B&W just doesn't do much for me.

Jul 02, 2009 at 06:03 PM

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p.1 #13 · Road America AMA 09

Cool pictures, loving the head-on wheelies as well!

I do agree that bright-colored liveries work better, though, overall, good work!

I'm guessing that tracking is easier on the camera with longer focal-lengths, was that your experience as well?

Jul 04, 2009 at 08:22 AM

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p.1 #14 · Road America AMA 09

i like bw with these images....just add more contrast to them.

the colors ONLY work best if the lighting it great.

Jul 04, 2009 at 07:55 PM

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p.1 #15 · Road America AMA 09

The tracking is only easier if you have the line of sight far enough down track. Most of the shots the bikes come into view fairly qucikly like the ones wheeling down the hill so it can be tough at times. I like the B&W's, and agree the colors are awesome but you do need the light for it, which most of the weekend I didnt have.

Jul 06, 2009 at 06:21 PM


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