In contrast to the frozen action images, I started panning the subject in order to show motion and speed, but when using a lower shutter speed, unfortunately we then have a small aperture with huge depth of focus… panning hides what would have been an in-focus background, and therefore would be very difficult to separate the subject from the…Read More

When I first started shooting sport & action, I was completely focused on the world we don’t normally see with the naked eye, the close up, sharp frozen images… I hadn’t learnt how to show the speed and movement by motion blur… but if cropped close enough the stationary frozen front wheel is not as prominent…
1/1250th sec & f6.3 ISO 250…Read More

Who said a wide focal length cannot be used for action photography? I thought since the previous image was taken with a 300mm; I would go to the opposite end. Here I used a 14-24 f2.8 lens at 14mm. I wanted to tell a story, where the whole event and all the officials (don’t forget the guy with the rake) were all showing their interest in the…Read More

Fixed focal length lenses require planning… as the subject placement is more difficult than when using a zoom lens. Late afternoon sun showing texture and depth in the background, so I selected a spot where the rider would fill the frame (remember it’s a fixed 300mm so your legs are the zoom) and I waited for a rider with high contrasting…Read More

Track Cycling very often has restricted access … To separate the subject from the background is a conflict – open the aperture for shallow depth of field, and that will speed up the shutter and freeze the action, I therefore chose to pan in order to blur the background (that otherwise would have been in focus) and also needed to show movement…Read More

I spent a lot of time trying to capture motion in one frame, and forgot about the background images, the stationary images that show motion.. Understanding the sport is vital, and although these images are still, the emotions are enormous, and the concentration is immense.
ISO 200, f2.8 @ 500th sec. I needed to try and seperate the subject from…Read More

A collection (possibly a slide show) of Mono Conversion Track Cycling Images… testing how the DPC Platform works.

Well… her we go.. learning how to navigate and upload images… thought to try out with a few images shot for “The Bubbly Bar” @ The Village Stables Market. Have to admit I had to drink each set up to ensure the champagne was fresh and full of bubbles.. The shoot did get a lot more complicated as time went on … oops.