It’s crazy how the world has got their knickers in a knot about swine flu… I am sitting in Dubai Airbort at the moment and there are so many people wearing face masks. This pic of the couple next to me battled through thier Burger King meal trying to eat it and not expose thier face…It’s too wierd.
I just got a new set of Alien Bees lights and took them for a little test at a cycling time trial this morning. Nedless to say… I am super stoked with the result. In hindsight I should have got the more powerfull lights but the 400w lights were still great.
For these images I used the Sun to light from the one side of the rider while my trust wife did the light work from the opposite side. I shot it with a slow shutter speed (1/60) and let the flash do the work.
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Here are some of the shots we got..
I was recentely contracted by Getty to shoot the BMX Supercross World Cup in Pietermaritzburg. It was nothing short of incredible… Riders from all corners of the globe converged on sleepy hollow, made a huge noise and shook the town alive.
Here are some pics from the event…
Aerial view of the track.. I was half hanging out of the heli to get this shot but I think it was worth it.
The Ozzies were out in full force…
Sam Willoughby dominated every heat right through to the finals.
Sifiso Nhlapo was out still nursing a serious neck injury from earlier in the year.
The current world champion Donny Robinson in lane 1 (closest)
Sam Willoughby leads in the second last burm in the final.
I was going through some archives and found a few images that I shot 4 years ago at the SA Mountain Bike Champs in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. As a photographer you sometimes learn new skills and older skills just get shelved and occasionally brought out. It’s a good idea to look at your old stuff and learn from old mistakes or pick up forgotten techniques.
These images were shot by panning with the subject and a very slow shutter speed and using second sync flash to freeze the rider. I’m glad I found these and need to use the technique more as they really create striking results..
Greg Minnaar doing waht he does best… going downhill… fast!!
Burry Stander started kicking butt from an early age
Bridgette Minnaar Stewart beat more boys than girls when she was racing.
It has been a while since I had the desire to blog but recently I have had renewed inspiration to shoot and shout out about all things photography. This blog is going to change from a blog a day mission to a view of the world through my eyes.
Trail running is becoming huge around the world. Shooting trail running is full of energy, scenic and is the epitome of why I love photography.
This image was shot at the Groenkloof Nature Reserve
