Last week, I shot up a poll on mountain biking photography asking how involved your process is on capturing the action on the trail. With camera technology taking huge leaps in recent years (especially with video and small HD camcorders), I was interested to see how many of you guys are using photography to capture pictures on the trail.
Results: Mountain Biking Photography
From the results of those that voted, it looks like roughly 75% of you have cameras packed when you hit the trail. 25% of the total vote actually carry the heavy equipment with you on the trail.
As camera equipment continues to become better, lighter and more affordable, I think we are going to continue to see these numbers rise. Nice DSLR’s that can capture great action shots in low light situations used to be a piece of equipment reserved for those ready to drop as much on a camera as they do their bike, but…with time…that is starting to come down dramatically and the quality we have on lower end DSLR’s is better than we had out of the high end stuff just several years ago.
My Action Shots from This Week
As you guys already know, our weekly rides started back up this week, so I brought along my D300s and the Sigma 10-20/f4 super wide lens to capture some of the action. Here are some shots I got in utilizing the 7 FPS and 3D motion focus tracking.
If you want some tips and tricks on how to shoot mountain biking pictures, check out this 3 part guest post series by Keith Pytlinski (who also took the picture in this article).
- How To Shoot Mountain Bike Photography – Part 1
- How To Shoot Mountain Bike Photography – Part 2
- How To Shoot Mountain Bike Photography – Part 3
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