British Superbike Test Day - Snetterton

[monkeyhanger]

Images removed.

Edited by MonkeyHanger on Monday 31st March 18:35

[Trackside]

Nice pics, Geoff. I'm obviously so out of touch with BSB as I had no idea Shaky was riding for Paul Denning . I take he's taken over from JR now he's retired? Bet that was a bit chilly at Snett today!

[monkeyhanger]

Trackside said:

Nice pics, Geoff. I'm obviously so out of touch with BSB as I had no idea Shaky was riding for Paul Denning . I take he's taken over from JR now he's retired? Bet that was a bit chilly at Snett today!

Yep, he's back for 2006 after last year's MotoGP excursions...
The test was actually Saturday / Sunday, i was there on Saturday but you're spot on, it was absoloutely freezing.

Quite an enjoyable day though and the first time i've shot bikes.

[F.M]

fantastic shots...The BsB scene still drops jaws...

[bad_roo]

Cracking focus on this one. Were you relying on autofocus or prefocusing and clicking onto manual?

>> Edited by bad_roo on Tuesday 21st March 12:10

[Ian_H]

Nice I do like the 1st one, it always amazed me that they are so quick to try and get back on once they have binned it nutters the lot of them

[poah]

whats the exif data on the wheelie shot?

[monkeyhanger]

bad_roo said:

Cracking focus on this one. Were you relying on autofocus or prefocusing and clicking onto manual?

A bit of both...

Pre-focus on a previous bike as it passed, then let the 20D + 100-400L do the finishing touches.

I always set the focus to the * button on the back of the camera and leave the shutter release purely to handle the exposure.

Poah, i'll post up the EXIF in a couple of hours, just stopped off at home on the way back to the office.


Thanks for the comments peeps

[monkeyhanger]

Exif Data...

1st Wheelie Shot (Redbull)

Shutter Priority, 180mm, 1/320th Sec, f8 @ ISO 400. 20D+100-400L, Mode2 IS.

2nd Wheelie Shot (HM Plant)

Shutter Priority 285mm, 1/400th Sec, f8 @ ISO 400. 20D+100-400L, Mode2 IS.

Both hand-held.