 By Steve Outing on 10/18/2007 I'm noticing more and more "machine-gun" shutter photos posted to the site. Can someone who's been doing this offer some tips on how this is done? Is tripod and burst mode on your camera, then Photoshop overlays, enough? Or ...? Example: |
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Machine-gun action photos: how?
Forum: Advice
Tags: cameras photography
What's the best MTBing camera?
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By Steve Outing on 5/9/2007 I want to take better mountain biking photographs. What camera is best? Here's the deal: I have a Nikon digital SLR. I'd *love* to take it with me on the trail, but it's just too big. I know I could take some great shots with it, but it's just impractical to take it on most rides. So I stuff my tiny Casio Exilim in one of my front MTB shorts pockets. I hardly notice it's there, and I can pull it out quickly. But the photos are mediocre, and with only the LCD and no viewfinder, I find it to be next to worthless for framing a shot when it's bright out. And it's only got a 3X zoom. I know Yann will have some suggestions. He rides with his camera on his chest, ready to shoot anytime. But his camera shoots higher quality than the Exilim, though it's not as compact. |
Forum: Equipment Corner
Tags: cameras photography
You -- in the 2008 IMBA calendar?
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By Steve Outing on 4/11/2007 on Steve Outing's blog
I don't know about you, but I love getting my annual IMBA calendar. My 2007 copy is on the wall directly above my computer monitor, to facilitate singletrack daydreams (when I should be working). IMBA has announced that it's seeking photo submissions from amateur and pro shooters for the 2008 calendar. It occurs to me that YourMTB.com has seen some GREAT, IMBA-calendar-worthy photography over the last year. If you've got a great MTB shot -- or posted one to YourMTB.com in the last year -- and have a high-resolution version of it, give it a shot. There's no payment involved (it's your contribution to IMBA), but wouldn't it be cool to have your work displayed above my monitor next year?! :) |
MTBers can jump! - a contest
Here at YourMTB.com world headquarters (a.k.a., the Enthusiast Group), we get to hang out with the Jump King. That's Yann Ropars, who is director of business development, a skilled mountain biker, and a superb -- and quirky -- photographer. If you ever go for a ride with Yann, don't expect to keep your feet on the ground. At some point during the day, he'll make you jump in the air for his camera. Check out his jumping photo collection here. Yann wants the whole world to jump. (Really.) And that means YOU! So to humor Yann (and because it sounds like great fun), we're asking you and your friends to jump in the air next time you hit the trails on your bikes. And post a photo in our new Jumping Mountain Bikers photo gallery. (We're NOT talking about jumping your bike -- we mean jumping with your feet!) We'll pick out the best photo submitted by a YourMTB.com member on or before April 30 and award some biking-related goodies. (We're still assembling the winner's booty, but it'll include stuff like a YourMTB t-shirt, a cool t-shirt from LiveYourPassionGear.com, a box of Clif Bars, some Kodia Solstix wild salmon jerky, etc.)
As to what it will take to win, it's not just about the jumping, of course. Mountain bikers go to some incredibly scenic places, so the background is super important to a good jumping-people picture. Yann also points out that you don't have to jump very high to get a spectacular photo -- just bend your knees as you jump up, which gives the illusion that you're higher than you really are. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: YourMTB.com cannot be held responsible should you injure yourself taking a photo for this website. Be careful out there when jumping! It's not our fault if you stub a toe while jumping, or jump too close to a cliff and fall off!! (No Jackass-like stunts, please.) ... So jump safe! ... (Official contest rules.) OK, get jumping! |
Tags: jumping photography
Yann's jumping tips
Yann Ropars is a photographic star when it comes to taking pictures of people jumping. You too can take great jumping photos. Just follow Yann's advice: Content of the image: Scenery is very important. Look for an area that has nice or unsual scenery to take the photo. 50% of the picture is about the background and context ... 50% is about the subject (jumping people). How to take the picture: Ask other people to jump and take the picture yourself, or put the camera in self-timer mode so you can jump, too. (Since most cameras don't support multi-image burst mode with the self-timer, it can take several attempts to get a good shot.) |
Walker interviews photo wiz Yann Ropars
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By walker on 3/12/2007 on walker's blog
If you've logged on to the site in the last couple of months, you most certainly have noticed the photographic skill of Yann Ropars, otherwise known as "Quasimoto." (Yann also happens to serve as director of business development for The Enthusiast Group, publisher of YourMTB.com.) I sat down with him and picked his brain about what goes into the making of a great photograph, and how anybody with a camera can start taking stellar MTB pics right now! Check it out: You can see all of Yann's MTB photographs (that he's posted to YourMTB.com) here. |
Goodbye, Moab guy! ... Check out the new user mastheads
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By Steve Outing on 1/30/2007 on Steve Outing's blog You should notice something different about YourMTB.com as of today. We've retired "Moab guy" from the "masthead" graphic on top of all pages on the site! He's been around too long, and we've been meaning to replace him with some of the best photos from YourMTB members. So, now as you click around YourMTB.com, you'll see various member photos show up in the masthead graphic. This fits much better with the core mission of YourMTB.com, which is to showcase and share YOUR stuff with the MTB world. For those whose photos end up as a masthead graphic, we'll send you a YourMTB t-shirt as a thank you and reward for your great image. Think one of your photos would look good in the masthead? Send me a note. ... I can't guarantee it'll end up there, however. The image has to work well when cropped for the horizontal space allotted. To see all the new masthead graphics, click your browser's Reload button a few times and new ones will load. Or go to this page, where we've placed all of them. |
Tags: photography Misc.
Some mighty fine MTB photography
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By Steve Outing on 6/22/2006 on Steve Outing's blog I've been poking around on Flickr, the great photo sharing service owned by Yahoo!, lately, and have spotted some really great mountain biking photography. One photographer I'm especially impressed with is formulaphoto (a.k.a., Canadian Warwick Patterson). He recently shot an outstanding set of photos at the 2006 Sea Otter Classic Mountain Bike Race in Monterey, California. Check out these Patterson photos from that event: |
Send us your best Ansel...
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By walker on 5/12/2006 on walker's blog
I bet you have scores of cool mountain biking photos. I bet you share them with your friends. Well, I'd like to see them, too. Here is a homework assignment: Next week try to put on your Ansel Adams hat and take the best scenic picture you can of you and your bike, or your friend and their bike. Send it to us and we'll post it on yourmtb.com. I look forward to seeing you in the woods, the city, the forest, whatever is Ansel Adams to you... |
Tags: General photography
