form, function, graffiti, cars, food and sometimes travel
Home » photos, transpo

Pan and Zoom at MotoGP

Submitted by Reign Fatlace on July 16, 2009 – 1:38 pm4 Comments

I was excited to shoot Laguna Seca. Since it was my first event w/ a DSLR, my goal at was to get three action shots, where I could see some crisp stickers, spinning rims and blurry backgrounds. I’m happy with four, so I’m stoked! I brought my Canon Rebel XSi, 50mm and 18-55mm lenses. Then I also shot with one of Mark’s long lenses and Prashant’s wide angle. These photos were taken from the Red Bull building more than a hundred yards from the track. Shooting the bikes at top speed from that far was a challenge. Definitely a fun and learning experience. After reading the panning post on F/Stop, I’ll try longer exposures. Catching some drifting is on my to do list!

Not that much blur here, but I’ll take it!
IMG_8843 copy

The next shots fit my criteria for decent blur and crisp stickers.
IMG_8801 copy

IMG_8815 copy

IMG_8806 copy

4 Comments »

  • fongstarr says:
    July 16, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Dope Ron! Always wanted to do some panning shots since I see it a lot on this site.

  • eight2178 says:
    July 16, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    …100 yards away?
    good stuff.

  • Reign Fatlace says:
    July 17, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Thanks y’all!

    Jason, do it! You have mad skill.

    Scott, I think that was the range. They might have been closer than 100 when they were right in front of us. Hella fast on the straight though!

  • andy says:
    July 25, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Nice pics Ron. Ive been following Jose’s advice on F/STOP about panning and have just been practicing in downtown SF. I need to work on my keeping my hands more steady, its tough. Keep it up man.