Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: > >> Stephen Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Buncha cool shots! Of the ones here, >>> >>> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2004ama/midohio/6/ >>> >>>I especially liked the one captioned "One of the reasons >>>why photographers love Mid-Ohio..." > >This is where the bike comes off the suspension as you straighten up, the >bike floats for a split second while changing your lean angle 150-160 >degrees, and then down hard on the suspension again. A heart-catching >dowsey-doe!
Yes, and as one racer learned, you have to be very careful to stay on line. There are a lot of bumps in there (due to those damned car racers!) and if you drift a bit wide into one of the bumpy sections you'll give your suspension more than it can possibly handle. I saw one guy lose the front end this way and get himself an ambulance ride. >Done right, it's so smooth it almost seems simple... Heh, heh, heh... > >> I never realized how much *I* liked that shot until I saw it on the web >> site. One of the disadvantages of having to work very quickly is you >> don't have time to stop and appreciate the results until much later. BTW: I didn't even keep the original of that shot. Although it looks fine on the web it wasn't sharp enough for prints. (The lighting hoovers, too.) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
