Quote Originally Posted by GB1 View Post
Welcome Buzzaro.

I'm betting that taking photographs of biking's a bit like doing the same with running: you have to look for unusual moments, like them flinging a water cup, etc. Another idea is to zoom in and get expressions: I see you doing this on the middle shot, but perhaps it could be even closer in. Another idea is to pan with the subject with a slower shutter speed (this takes practice) or perhaps purposely shooting a slow enough shutter where they blur a little? Just brainstorming

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I thought about slowing the shutter speed and panning to create the blurred effect. Of course I didn't think of that until I was driving home. I was trying to blur the background with DOF and wide aperture. That made focus critical. I found it was difficult with fast moving subjects. Also, with this approach I needed a fast shutter speed to prevent overexposure. It's strange, it all happens really fast and you just have to know how to be ready. On paper, I don't really know anything more about taking pictures than before that day, yet it feels like I do.