After arriving one month early, then on a day when nothing was happening, I finally struck lucky on Sunday where there was a full afternoon of leaping bikes to enjoy. The riders are not only insane, they must be very fit; because races last for up to one hour, which is a long time to spend bouncing around with a face full of mud.
The mud and the dust removed the colour from the bikes and riders, making their photos rather sombre; but here are few anyway:
I had taken my drone a month ago to get a shot of the track…….
….but decided to leave it at home for the main event; the prospect of Spike’s flying machine crashing into a bunch of riders in front of millions of TV viewers was not worth the risk. But one of the TV stations had a big drone covering the action:
Once again the E-M1 demonstrated that it was capable of capturing moving targets. I took the Panasonic 100-300mm lens, but only one of the above are shot with it; the rest were using the Panasonic 35-100mm F2.8 which Kevin left with me to “keep in storage” until he returns to Thailand; but I thought it best to bring it out for a play in case the focus ring seized up or something. Thanks Kevin.
Comments 🔗
2014-03-11| Jason saysLike you needed to mention the 35-100?
2014-03-11| Spike saysIt’s nice, but I am waiting for the Olympus 40-150mm.
2014-03-12| Kevin saysNice to know I won’t have to worry about my ring seizing up while I’m away and I know it’s in good hands cheers Spike you know you’re more than welcome.