So..

[ravage3000]

What's wrong with these? Other than missing 2 wheels. Pick away, Pap's.

[Pappy]

Lookin great on this end Mark!

[ravage3000]

Originally posted by Pappy
Lookin great on this end Mark!

C'mon, pick away. I'm dieing to know. And since I have your attention, is there any tips or tricks to 300mm?

[Pappy]

There really isnt much to pick apart....

The reds are a tad hot

#1 is ever so slightly underexposed, but easily fixed

The subject matter is little flat in the first two


You've made a marked improvement and it shows!

No tricks to the 300, just learn to stabilize it (if its a 2.8 then you already know its heavy!)

Now you need to get back to some of the action shots you used to post and apply what you know now. You always had some great action and now you are zeroing in on good... techincal aspects of teh photography. Get the two together and look out!

[Pappy]

Here ...maybe I can show it better then I can say it.

These are slight tweaks and all done in less then a minute. Some of this stuff you arent going to get with just the out of camera shot, thats why we have such great editing software.

Are you running a calibrated monitor now?

[Pappy]

[Pappy]

I know i'd like some nice soft evening light All I have been getting is bright mid day harsh or gloomy storm light

[ravage3000]

So what are these slight tweaks? I need more explanation. The edited samples you put are great help.
No to the calibrated monitor. For me it's not worth the expense. I have Lightroom 2 also.
"The subject matter is little flat in the first two". Boring? Explain.

[Pappy]

If you are using lightroom, then just read about online...brightness, contrast, saturation etc

If you are serious about your work, you will sooner or later have to make investments and working on a calibrated monitor is a huge step in getting things right in your post work. I can instantly see color shifts, over saturation, tints etc that those without a calibrated monitor will usually miss.

Yes..boring/flat/doesnt make the action jump off the screen. Trying to catch the riders doing something helps a ton in a spot where there really isnt action (jump/turns etc)

In this shot, it would be flat as well if Upperman had't made his body position the way it is as he sets up for a corner. With some bike riders its extremely hard as they have no style or are being captured in a spot that doesnt lend itself to anything that shows action.

[meankfx]

hey pappy what kind of lens did u use for that shot?