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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.