RedBull X-Fighters @ The Singapore Flyer

[ortega]

Shooting something i don't usually shoot
It was fun and challenging, really low light and fast action that require a fast shutter speed

[ortega]

came prepared with a D700 and a 200-400 f4 VR to shoot from afar
going against my old timer method of pre focusing, i decided to put the AF system to the test
and to my surprise, in near total darkness the AF system was able to get it almost 90% of the time

here are some of my humble shots

[ortega]

i did not use a flash, so the light actually came from other photographers








the long awaited back flip!

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[luntut]

u caught the backflip!!!!

i went there wanting to catch one, but came back empty handed...

good catch!!

[ortega]

amazing show!

[noelmac]

Yeah, saw you with your big gun!

[ortega]

Originally Posted by luntut u caught the backflip!!!! i went there wanting to catch one, but came back empty handed... good catch!!

thanks, it very challenging to get any shots at all, good shots from you too

[JacePhoto]

Interesting. Any wide angle picture to show how far he jumped from the ground? Thanks.

[ortega]

Originally Posted by JacePhoto Interesting. Any wide angle picture to show how far he jumped from the ground? Thanks.

not from me, look in the other threads in this gallery
i saw some nice WA shots

[JacePhoto]

Hi Ortega,

Just out of curiosity. The distance must be quite far away. Why not put the lens on infinity?

[etegration]

Originally Posted by ortega thanks, it very challenging to get any shots at all, good shots from you too

as it was a night event, the lights were more or less a "no choice" i guess but it really spoilt quite a lot of pano shots for me too. pumping the ISO dont help either. Hope there's a day event around the region since singapore is the first leg...

[ortega]

Originally Posted by JacePhoto Hi Ortega, Just out of curiosity. The distance must be quite far away. Why not put the lens on infinity?

good point but due to the expect shallow DOF that f4 gives plus the telephoto that i was using, i decided to test out the AF system of this setup

usually i shoot pre focused with more DOF.

[hairyharry]

very pixelated. what happened? is it caused by the high iso of cropped?

[ortega]

Originally Posted by hairyharry very pixelated. what happened? is it caused by the high iso of cropped?

you mean noise? the noise only appears on certain parts, those under exposed areas (non black) right?

[agape01]

Let me guess, at least ISO 12500 right?