Team UKRM race pics (Oulton 10-04-2004)

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Salad Dodger

I think that's a very personal question; don't you?

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Only 200mm at the long end. Mind you this is increased to 320mm by the 1.6x
focal magnication effect caused by my digital SLR's sensor being smaller
than a 35mm film frame.

I've got a 1.4x extender too but found I didn't need it at Oulton.

Longer lenses are on my Christmas list - but they're all silly money.

 

So the 75-300 on Linda's Canon should be plenty, then?

<checks brownie point balance>

Bugger!
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..63642../..15196.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:11 Pts: 190 Miles: 580

 

Heh.
Yes, the 75-300 should be fine. I've got that lens too - it's a bit slow (in
terms of maximum aperture being f/5.6 at the long end) so you'll need to
stick some fairly fast film in (400-800ISO) or hope for a bright sunny day.
You might already know that there's a rule of thumb for knowing the slowest
shutter speed at which you can hand-hold (as opposed to tripod mount) the
camera at various focal lengths.
Basically it's shutter-speed = 1/focal length - so at 300mm your
slowest shutter speed might be 1/250th or 1/350th (there not being a
1/300th speed). With practice you can use slower shutter speeds but for
fast moving motorbikes 1/250th or 1/350th is slow enough not to freeze the
wheels/spokes/background but fast enough to give you a fighting chance of
having a blur-free bike & rider.

I've noticed on some of my side-on bike photos that the back of the bike is
sharp and the front is blurred - which is odd since both the front and back
are at the same focal distance - but this is explained by the front diving
on hard braking - the movement causing the blur is vertical rather than
horizontal.

What sort of body[1] does Linda have?

[1] camera!

 

They're some bloody good photos, mate!

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| Wik -UKRMHRC#10- 2003 R1150GSA -DC#1 -'FOT#0 'FOF #39 - BOD#12 BOB#12
|# You don't believe me | "Experience is the worst teacher.
|That the scenery | It always gives the test first
|Could be a cold-blooded killer. | and the instruction afterward."
***** human response from wik at blueyonder dot co dot uk *****

 

Thanks Wik - and a catch-all 'thank-you' to everyone else who has commented
& encouraged me recently.
I've still got loads to learn but your collective encouragement &
complements are just what I need as a dive headlong into photography for a
living. It beats being EKS - but doesn't pay as well.

 

Canon EOS50

I'm stuck with a poor old OM-10.

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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..63642../..15196.../..3157./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:11 Pts: 190 Miles: 580

 

That's a nice camera - I've done a couple of weddings with my mate's EOS50
(my own rather feeble EOS500 becoming my backup body)

Well, if you know your way around it you'll be fine.
I should imagine there are plenty of used long lenses around for it eh?

Why don't you rent out one of the Wing's panniers to a large family of
illegal immigrants and buy a decent digital SLR with the proceeds?

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Bootfall match photography involves taking a leaf out of the pros book
and sitting on your arse next to the goal with a long lens on one camera
and a medium lens on the other, just waiting for a shot. In a decent
match, shots will come, but you use a lot of film and throw a lot away.
Obviously, this is less of a concern these digital days. Thermos flask
is compulsory, as is a crony from the other paper.

Track photography involves getting in and around the action; long lenses
are useful but a desire to become one with the track is important.

You've got the most important thing and all you have to do is develop it
further - you've got the eye for a pic. It's amazing how many folk
don't.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

^^
"was"

but I agree. Looks^Hed like a proper racer owned by people who
know what they are doing.

 

Sorby wrote:

Superb shots Sorby.

 

Paul Corfield

It would have been funnier if Paul Carmichael would ask. ;-)

ITYM looked

 

I'm not mad on the colour myself but the stickers look good.

Which digital camera have you got?

 

And again and again, and again! from what I gather about your reputation
Champ ;o)

 

Much as I hate to intrude upon your little flirtfest here.
I feel obligated to point out that whilst Mr C was swanning
off to the hospital for a quick lie down. Our spanner men were
actually in no small part responsible for ressurecting the bike
to a rideable state that very afternoon.

--
Alex
BMW R1150GS
DIAABTCOD#3 MSWF#4 UKRMFBC#6 Ibw#35 BOB#8
http://www.team-ukrm.co.uk
Windy's "little soldier"

 

I can see a rush of orders for *massive* UKRM stickers.

Those tiddly things he's been peddling to date are are *so* last year.

Perhaps on rideouts people can ride in strict order and carry a *humungous*
letter U, K, R or M each!
On a big rideout we'll go for the full UK.REC.MOTORCYCLES

... or if Ginge is with present...


U K.REC.MOTORCYCLES

 

An extremely admirable feat.

BTW, if you'd like an even greater challenge - I've got a battered old cm125
in boxes all over the garage floor....;o)

Steph.
(the currently bikeless cheeky bitch)

 

LOL.

 

Sort of back of jacket size...

*SNORT*

 

Now, if I had a garage, I'd bite your arm off with an
offer like that. But havne't got a garage, and justifying
rebuilding a cm125 on the kitchen floor might be tricky...