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heres a couple of shots from the superbikes at mallala on the weekend, i've recently bought a second hand 300 2.8 afs, which i struggled with overexposure in the back grounds as you can see buy the shot of russell hollands face, very good weekend for light but there was quite a few clouds around, what do you think?

Razor sharp

Fantastic shots you've posted here mate.

About the overexposure, which metering are you using?

These are very good.
How did you come by 300 2.8,i never see the advertised.

Jeff

Fantastic! All of them!

#3 is just, well I can't put words to it, this is a fabulous shot, the angle, the attitude, the closeness to the surface. I love it!

Well done! That 300 f2.8 certainly does a nice job, obviously you helped a little bit

thanks guys

as for the 300 2.8 i walked past one of the camera shops here in adelaide and saw it in the window and seeing it was across the road from work i walked past a couple a times a week dreaming until i had enough coin to take it, well worth it as well.

as for metering kyle, i was using spot metering on saturday which is when i took that shot, i noticed when i got home, so changed it on sunday back to matrix which helped and noticed it when using iso200 so stuck with iso 100 for the rest of the day, just something i am going to have to over come.

Did you score the VR version of the lens?

I found that average (nikons matrix) metering gives me the best balance between highlights and shadows these days...

no vr, i'm not made of money, its secondhand about 5 years old

Great shots..I'd personally crop a little tighter on #1 and #3....but you've nailed the action. Congrats

1 and 3 are rippers. well done, and well done on the purchase, buy the looks of those shots you would have to be thinkinh money well spent!

Nice. I'm looking to get back on two wheels and #3 has me about to go out and buy a sports bike instead of the more practical machines I've been looking at... Top shot.

Man I'd love to be able to lean a bike that far!

well done....12&3 are crackers I dont mind 4also

All great shots, 3 is my pick though, very nice

Number 3 screams magazine cover.

thanks all for the kind words, i must say out of those 4 number 3 is my favourite, even so i used it as a desktop at work, had to take it of because i kept staring at it.

heres a couple of others

You guys on here with your bike shots have got me keen to give it a go

Never seen bikes before but hangin' to...

got me keen to give it a go

i enjoy shooting bikes more then cars of late, i think its more of a challenge, the superbikes accelartion is unbelievable to the see in real life. if you get the chance get out there and check it out.

I'm planning to see the V8's at ECR in a few months, which will also be a first for me, do bikes race there on the same weekend?

2 birds, 1 stone, would be great...

Pehpsi wrote:I'm planning to see the V8's at ECR in a few months, which will also be a first for me, do bikes race there on the same weekend?

2 birds, 1 stone, would be great...

No they dont

Can't win them all i guess

Just have to plan to see both

Can't win them all i guess

Just have to plan to see both

Round 8 of the Superbikes are at ECR on the 17th to 19th of August, back in the early 90s the superbikes used to be a support act for the v8s

Thanks mate, i'll chuck it in my calendar for sure.

Bike are definately better to shoot than cars, IMHO. I find them much more of a challenge than cars.