I'm not taking cameras to Brands so will be plugging my Motorsport Photography Learning Business (LOL
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Even though it's skim of the surface detail that I've put in those 'lessons', there's still a lot to think about. You'll start to see why after photographing a race, I couldn't tell you who's won. That's how I knew I'd been doing my job "properly". If I was concentrating on all the different aspects of the photography (which there are loads of eventualities to consider with bike racing), I didn't have time to register who's leading etc.
My advice on the lessons is to take one and digest and put into practice the info before moving on to the next one otherwise you'll be out with your camera and brain and they'll both be more like a rubik cube than useful tools.. as they'll be bamboozled with stuff.
So to recap........
Bike's coming towards you at 160mph sideways.
Shutter priority or Aperture?
Is there enough light, do I need to change the ISO?
Do I rely on the camera or should I go Manual and overide everything?
RAW or Jpeg?
Where am I going to put the sideways bike in the viewfinder?
Do I need to change the focus zone?
What's that in the back of the shot.....Shlt......it's a yellow ambulance, I don't want that?
Where do I lock on, I need that logo on his visor pin-sharp?
........Cr@p... it's starting to rain
Sound of brain exploding...............