BMX and MTB Photos... critique..

[mikejl29]

Hey guys... I have some recent BMX and Mountain Bike photos online.. go check them out and tell me what you think. Gear was as follows:

Nikon D100
28-70 f2.8 AFS
2x Vivitar 285's (One attatched to camera, other as a slave)
ISO 400, exposures around 1/200 @ f2.8, WB-Cloudy -1

http://www.loserlabeled.com/bmx/Photos/march28

Thoughts on the photos?

[muzz16]

the tabletop?.. is cool, good timing underexposed a bit but meh should really be nailing those exposures with a D100 tut tut...get a fish for that baby then shoot some backflips

[Skate or Try]

reshoot on a nicer day, that'll sort those underexposures out

[mikejl29]

Yeah I know they are underexposed a bit. I also want to keep the ISO as low as possible. I was shooting 1/200 at f2.8 with both flashes on full power. I guess I need some Quantum T2's or X2's or something. The sky was already rediculously blown out. I need some barebulb flashes and pocket wizards or something. If you feel like purchasing them for me be my guest. This was the only day I met up with all of these guys and somehow I managed to miss a guy attempting a backflip on that hip. I hate it when riders dont tell me what they are thinking.

I am picking up a D70 and a 10.5mm fisheye when I go to Canada in June. I already have the money for it.

[muzz16]

how does higher iso on digi change the image it'd be stupid if it came up with a digital grain?...meh ah well good good on the d70 are you giving up on film?

[mikejl29]

Well... after getting into 800 and 1600 there is a lot more grain in images aswell as noise. Well the D100 is split with my dad so the D70 will become just mine... and the Nikon F4s that I have will be used to shoot sequences when I need them.

[Ephieboy14]

not bad
I liked it

[Ztreet-Sk8]

Awesome pics show me some more when you get some.....

[tryhard_skater]

good pics man. keep the other-than-skate photos coming

[mikejl29]

http://www.loserlabeled.com/bmx

Theres been a shitload of updates with photos this week. I've been riding and taking as many pictures as possible. I think I've taken about 400 shots this week.

[sk8er6792]

nice pics. but i wouldn't no i cant take pics for _____.
( add your own words)

[muzz16]

pandas?

[sk8er6792]

ill give you a word bank
A. money
B my life
C pooppy
D porno

[mikejl29]

So before you guys ruin my thread....

[sk8er6792]

sorry i been doin that all day but nice pics

[muzz16]

sorry mike...:(

[mikejl29]

I just want some ideas and critiques dude.

[sk8er6792]

oh i think your doin great keep 'em posted

[muzz16]

i got nothing on them apart from whats already been said on SP.com just like new angles and shit... exposures are pretty solid .. have you shot much skate stuff lately or is it all about the bikes with mike

[Blind Sheppard]

Maybe a few more angles, i'm not really sure, i'd just like to see the size of the gap which there doing the tricks over.

[sk8er6792]

yeah angles and perspective of the extremeness of the gaps

[sk8er6792]

yeah angles and perspective of the extremeness of the gaps. once agian nice pics

[mikejl29]

I despise side angles unless they are done with a proper fisheye. Seeing as I don't yet have the 10.5mm but I certainly will by June... I'm not shooting them. I haven't shot skateboarding in ages. I pretty much have the choice to ride/film/photograph bmx with my friends ranging in age from 14-19.... or I can skate on my own... tough decision man.

[sk8er6792]

well in june make a new post with the cool new pics

[Ramp]