This was my second day of trying to get some shots on a mountain bike group ride. Most of the shots came during a break where we played around on a "skinny" which is nothing more than a tree/log that is narrow enough to be a challenge to ride the length of. This was around 6:45 in the evening in a wooded area so lighting was interesting. I used my only fast auto focus lens a DA40.
My first time trying this I used Av and the shutter speed was too slow with the camera choosing. This time I shot in shutter priority mode at 1/180s. I also had in my mind I needed to do a better job showing the obstacles. Specifically the scale of them.
These three as a series really do something none of my individual shots showed.
The one that really stands out though is this
I am disappointed I didn't get more in the frame at the bottom. I'm not sure if I would not have cropped it to the same spot if I did. It's one of those things I will never know. So do you think this one works without seeing what lies ahead?
I took a pretty good spill after taking this group of shots. I landed pretty hard with my camera in my backpack, then my bike landed on me. I bet that would have made for an interesting picture. I ended up with some cuts and scrapes and the camera didn't seem to be affected.
Next time I will experiment with a lower perspective to see how that works, focus on keeping where people are going in frame, and I might even try not to get hurt.
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