Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[Larry Colen]

Mark Roberts wrote:

It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
like.

http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/


Nice set, too bad you were on the wrong side of the track wall.

Passing on a critique I got about my attempts at race photography, a bit 
more variety in the shutter speed would have been nice. I have no 
complaints about the technical quality, but they start to all look the 
same.  Of course there's a difference between when you have to get a 
decent shot every time, and it doesn't matter if you blow a bunch of 
shots in the quest to get a great shot.




No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.


I guess that means you need to spend more time practicing at the local 
races.




Still a fun weekend.



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Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[ann sanfedele]

I like that tower shot :-) nice geometry.

...  don't really think it is fair to say anything about the others since
I just find the whole thing of motorcycle racing, car racing,airplane 
shows cringe-producing.

I'm such a girl.

ann


On 4/30/2017 12:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
like.

http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/

Equipment was the K-1 and K-5 for bodies, the K-1 being used with the
FA*300/2.8 and a Sigma EX 1.4x teleconverter. The K-5 was used with
the DA 12-24 and the DA-L 55-300.

Things I learned:

It's much easier shooting these events when you have press
credentials. Bob Capa was right: If your pictures aren't good enough
you aren't close enough.

It's much harder shooting these events when you have press
credentials. It's work. You can't stop and enjoy the race. And you
have a shedload of images to sort through, edit and upload on a short
deadline.

Always have your gear organized well before the event. I meant to take
the Pentax F 1.7x teleconverter but grabbed the Sigma by mistake. I
could have used the extra reach of the 1.7x and I think the Pentax is
a little sharper. The Pentax is definitely faster focusing (I can
actually notice a difference between the faster bikes/riders and the
slower ones because the slower ones are more likely to be in focus!)

No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.

Still a fun weekend.
  



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Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[David J Brooks]

Excellent gallery there Mark/. Love the tight shoyts of the 5 and 6
group in the corners.

Dave

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Mark Roberts
 wrote:
> It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
> release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
> throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
> rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
> like.
>
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/
>
> Equipment was the K-1 and K-5 for bodies, the K-1 being used with the
> FA*300/2.8 and a Sigma EX 1.4x teleconverter. The K-5 was used with
> the DA 12-24 and the DA-L 55-300.
>
> Things I learned:
>
> It's much easier shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. Bob Capa was right: If your pictures aren't good enough
> you aren't close enough.
>
> It's much harder shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. It's work. You can't stop and enjoy the race. And you
> have a shedload of images to sort through, edit and upload on a short
> deadline.
>
> Always have your gear organized well before the event. I meant to take
> the Pentax F 1.7x teleconverter but grabbed the Sigma by mistake. I
> could have used the extra reach of the 1.7x and I think the Pentax is
> a little sharper. The Pentax is definitely faster focusing (I can
> actually notice a difference between the faster bikes/riders and the
> slower ones because the slower ones are more likely to be in focus!)
>
> No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
> Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
> out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
> if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
> qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
> helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.
>
> Still a fun weekend.
>
> --
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> www.robertstech.com
>
>
>
>
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Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[Paul Stenquist]

Some excellent shots, all nicely rendered. Obviously a longer lens would have 
been useful, and of course a long zoom can be a great asset in a venue like 
this. 

A friend who covered it for Autoweek said the PR crew ran a shuttle for the 
press so photogs could change location. That's a huge plus. (I recall having to 
sprint from turn 1 at Indy to turn 4 so I could meet my bosses requirement for 
a variety of shots.) 

Paul via phone

> On Apr 30, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
> 
> It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
> release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
> throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
> rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
> like.
> 
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/
> 
> Equipment was the K-1 and K-5 for bodies, the K-1 being used with the
> FA*300/2.8 and a Sigma EX 1.4x teleconverter. The K-5 was used with
> the DA 12-24 and the DA-L 55-300.
> 
> Things I learned:
> 
> It's much easier shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. Bob Capa was right: If your pictures aren't good enough
> you aren't close enough. 
> 
> It's much harder shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. It's work. You can't stop and enjoy the race. And you
> have a shedload of images to sort through, edit and upload on a short
> deadline.
> 
> Always have your gear organized well before the event. I meant to take
> the Pentax F 1.7x teleconverter but grabbed the Sigma by mistake. I
> could have used the extra reach of the 1.7x and I think the Pentax is
> a little sharper. The Pentax is definitely faster focusing (I can
> actually notice a difference between the faster bikes/riders and the
> slower ones because the slower ones are more likely to be in focus!)
> 
> No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
> Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
> out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
> if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
> qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
> helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.
> 
> Still a fun weekend.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
> www.robertstech.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[Steve Cottrell]

On 30/4/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:

>It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
>release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
>throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
>rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
>like.
>
>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/

Circuit of the Americas. Excellent! Love the wheelie pic. Would love to
be there for the F1 race soon. As would Ceeb ;-)

Nice work mate

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Re: GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Geat images, and you have well documented the event!4

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Mark Roberts 
wrote:

> It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
> release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
> throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
> rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
> like.
>
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/
>
> Equipment was the K-1 and K-5 for bodies, the K-1 being used with the
> FA*300/2.8 and a Sigma EX 1.4x teleconverter. The K-5 was used with
> the DA 12-24 and the DA-L 55-300.
>
> Things I learned:
>
> It's much easier shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. Bob Capa was right: If your pictures aren't good enough
> you aren't close enough.
>
> It's much harder shooting these events when you have press
> credentials. It's work. You can't stop and enjoy the race. And you
> have a shedload of images to sort through, edit and upload on a short
> deadline.
>
> Always have your gear organized well before the event. I meant to take
> the Pentax F 1.7x teleconverter but grabbed the Sigma by mistake. I
> could have used the extra reach of the 1.7x and I think the Pentax is
> a little sharper. The Pentax is definitely faster focusing (I can
> actually notice a difference between the faster bikes/riders and the
> slower ones because the slower ones are more likely to be in focus!)
>
> No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
> Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
> out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
> if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
> qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
> helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.
>
> Still a fun weekend.
>
> --
> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
> www.robertstech.com
>
>
>
>
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GESO: MotoGP in Austin, TX

[Mark Roberts]

It's been a busy week with the end of the semester coinciding with the
release of the PDML Photo Annual, so it's taken me a long time to
throw together a gallery of photos from last week's race. It's a bit
rough and hurried but it should give you an idea of what the event was
like.

http://www.robertstech.com/temp/AustinMotoGP2017/

Equipment was the K-1 and K-5 for bodies, the K-1 being used with the
FA*300/2.8 and a Sigma EX 1.4x teleconverter. The K-5 was used with
the DA 12-24 and the DA-L 55-300.

Things I learned:

It's much easier shooting these events when you have press
credentials. Bob Capa was right: If your pictures aren't good enough
you aren't close enough. 

It's much harder shooting these events when you have press
credentials. It's work. You can't stop and enjoy the race. And you
have a shedload of images to sort through, edit and upload on a short
deadline.

Always have your gear organized well before the event. I meant to take
the Pentax F 1.7x teleconverter but grabbed the Sigma by mistake. I
could have used the extra reach of the 1.7x and I think the Pentax is
a little sharper. The Pentax is definitely faster focusing (I can
actually notice a difference between the faster bikes/riders and the
slower ones because the slower ones are more likely to be in focus!)

No matter how good your gear is this kind of photography takes skill.
Practice is vital for this kind of work and I very much noticed how
out of practice I am. My race day photos would have been much better
if I'd bought a three day pass and photographed all the practice and
qualifying sessions first – just a couple of days practice would have
helped me get back a lot of my motorsports photography technique.

Still a fun weekend.
 
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