I had an opportunity to act as the pit crew for a friend who was competing in the Dirty Kanza 200 mile gravel road endurance race through the unmaintained Flint Hills of Kansas. My friend completed it in 13hrs and 49 minutes, and secured 19th place out of 680+ entrants.
It was a great experience.
Acting as the pit crew, I was mostly camped out at the checkpoints without much opportunity on the route. However, I took some shots and have realized that cycling provides its own set of challenges for composition, focus, and timing.
Any thoughts for settings or other techniques, depending upon venue? Below are a few submissions, and a shot of the unmaintained parts of the 200 mile course.
Best Regards,
Scott
PS. my monitor is a bit screwy, and it appears most are underexposed.
While I'm still always learning, panning is a great alternative. Showing the motion in the wheels and background gives the viewer the best feel they can get of the speed.
I also like to do shallow dof shots, which I've seen few do well. Especially on hill climbs when you can get the grimace on the face of a rider (also helps that they're going a bit slower up hill). Good luck!
Shot my first race last month and I must say the race director would have been happy with these. The one thing he said about mine and I noticed in one of yours (#4) is he didn't want wheels cut off on bikes or legs cut off on runners. Its hard when you've been sitting low all day. All in all.... Nice work!
