Finally managed to sort thru the roughly 2300 photos from the MotoGP races at Summit Point Motorsports Park on the 4th and 5th of July.

These are just a small sample of the shots... All shot with the K10D and the BIGMA...

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More and larger copies available at Motorsports - CSS/ASRA Summit Point - 4-5 July 09

Mike

[Just12hvFun]

These really are GORGEOUS

I really love the Bigma

But I admire your skills more

I'll be looking at these for a long long time

[fractal]

Nice shots you have there Mike.

Good timing with the bike that is a ball of fire! Was that bloke ok?

[kkoether]

Great shots you have there. I also enjoy shooting Boat Racing and Auto Racing.

Shutter crack is great while your shooting but then comes the job of sorting through all of them. I shot over 1800 shots at the Madison Regatta a couple of weeks ago. They can be viewed at:

Madison 2009 Friday pictures by kkoether61 - Photobucket

Madison 2009 Saturday pictures by kkoether61 - Photobucket

Madison 2009 Sunday pictures by kkoether61 - Photobucket

Really great work Mike. Did you borrow someones Canon?

[Rener]

very very nice shots Mike, the facial expression of the rider on #17 frame was well captured. Thanks for sharing.

cheers,

Rene

[Marc Langille]

Sweet shots Mike - really great panning shots. I am hoping that person I know and his buds will eventually rent the track in the coming months!!!

That rider's expression of victory is top shelf!!! Well done!

Regards,
Marc

[imtheguy]

Wowsa Mike, impressive front cover stuff if I was an editor. I really like your vantage point for the first 2 shots and a third right after the crash and burn pic. Plus, what a great keeper in the expression you caught on that rider.

Vrrrrmmmm.......

[JMR]

Very good shots, Mike. Ar the first two panned? Sure looks like it.

JMR

[xjjohnno]

Neat collection there Mike, hope the bloke who had the off is ok.

[bnishanth]

Good panning shots. Excellent capture on that fiery expression from Ducati bloke

Cheers
Nish

[paulyrichard]

Your images are fantastic, but the close-up ones of the riders are too tightly cropped and central in the image. Its fundamental that you should always leave room in front of the rider so that he has space to move into, so to speak.

[LeDave]

WOW! awesome shots man, Especially the second to last one. That's wonderful.

[MRRiley]

These really are GORGEOUS I really love the Bigma But I admire your skills more I'll be looking at these for a long long time

Thanks...The BIGMA is a great lens and I've had a fair amoutn of practice.

Nice shots you have there Mike. Good timing with the bike that is a ball of fire! Was that bloke ok?

Thanks Carl... yeah, SHE was ok, she did tell me the next day that her butt was black and blue.

Great shots you have there. I also enjoy shooting Boat Racing and Auto Racing.

Shutter crack is great while your shooting but then comes the job of sorting through all of them. I shot over 1800 shots at the Madison Regatta a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks Keith... Yeah, my shutter finger was darn near worn out though. LOL Btw, you do a really nice job on your Regatta racing. Those guys look tougher to pan on than the bikes (Note to self... Try to find a regatta to shoot)

Really great work Mike. Did you borrow someones Canon?

Shhhhhh Gary! No one was supposed to noticed the hacked EXIF. Glad you liked em.

very very nice shots Mike, the facial expression of the rider on #17 frame was well captured. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Rene. Yeah it was a victory lap and he noticed me shooting and decided to ham it up. He was in a turn and was paying so much attention to me that he damn near ran off the track. LOL

[MRRiley]

Sweet shots Mike - really great panning shots. ... That rider's expression of victory is top shelf!!! Well done!

Regards,
Marc

Thanks Marc. The panning shots are my favorites. They really show the speed. and the BIGMA is surprisingly easy to pan with...

Wowsa Mike, impressive front cover stuff if I was an editor. I really like your vantage point for the first 2 shots and a third right after the crash and burn pic. Plus, what a great keeper in the expression you caught on that rider.

Vrrrrmmmm.......

Thanks Lee (and I wish you were an editor... LOL). The shots you mention were all taken from trackside, inside of turns (thanks to media access) so I can get fairly close and still be safe. The first two are at track level and the 3rd (the one after the crash photo) was taken from the embankment (about 6' above the track).

Very good shots, Mike. Ar the first two panned? Sure looks like it.

JMR

Yep JMR... Panned with the BIGMA at about 190mm, 1/180sec, f9.5 (photo of #910) and f13 (photo of #128) Most of my panning on these guys is done at between 1/180sec and 1/250sec.

Neat collection there Mike, hope the bloke who had the off is ok.

Thanks John... Yeah, all SHE did was bruise her backside.

Good panning shots. Excellent capture on that fiery expression from Ducati bloke
Cheers
Nish

Thanks Nish... Yeah he was showing off so much he almost ran off the track. LOL