Best Dakar shot ever?

[Yellow Pig]

No contest:



or possibly:

[kellymac530]

Those are both still press shots...way too clean of bikes, riders, tires even still have tire shine on them.

I would definately agree, a real race shot is ideally the best.
I guess I did not neccesarily mean that my photo was "the best ever"...I just thought it was bitchen. I am sure there were LOTS of run throughs and many high speed clicks to get that one just so, But that also means Coma just kept rippin that berm time after time...I would love to see that entire sequence or even video of that shoot.

That one shot Laramie posted of Coma on the Repsol 690 from the 2009 Dakar looks like it is a real race photo taken during the race. Alot of dust everwhere and gray/blueish tires mean there has been so good sand time on them...

All great shots of ANY Dakar bike in action for me....big bores, 690s, 450s...I just love the long distance rally and the adventure that is still in that race. Running it in SA is better than not running it at all. Africa was the better though for me. That spirit of danger really added to it. NOT that I LIKED seeing anyone get serously hurt or even die...I hate that, breaks my heart to loose anyone bold enough to race there, but that danger did make it exciting and intriguing.

[DesertSurfer]

Originally Posted by yellow pig

no contest:



or possibly:

+1

[laramie LC4]

for those of you who don't know, the holy grail of ktm images can be found here.....www.ktmimages.com

pics from all the way back to 2003 for all event, models, anything they did.

your welcome,
laramie

[bomose]

Or possibly this one.Although, again, not a race shot.

[RoundOz]

What an amazing resource! What a great database! Obviously built by people who love what they do and are proud of their work.

[tQUOTE=laramie LC4;20350216]for those of you who don't know, the holy grail of ktm images can be found here.....www.ktmimages.com

pics from all the way back to 2003 for all event, models, anything they did.

your welcome,
laramie [/QUOTE]

[FakeName]

Originally Posted by HeatXfer

FakeName & kellymac530

Hey guys, love the technical analysis & commentary: I really enjoy an 'inside' view.

On the other hand I do think set-up shots are less impressive than "true" action photography. That said, I don't discount the photographer or the rider's skills and talent, it's just more impressive (to me) when it's organic.

Not me.

It's different. I look at the difference between picture TAKING and picture MAKING. Both can be great, but I'm a picture MAKER. I'd be bored to tears going out ot a race and trying to "get good pictures" in conditions that are not under my control. I can do it- I'm good at what I do. But I can't "speak as loudly" as I can when I choose my lighting and my composition.

The image in question was clearly "made". And I certainly take your point that it's not "organic". But it really grabs the viewer- I had a silent self-laugh when it was posted, as I'd analyzed it earlier and wondered if anyone noticed it's unnatural look.

Not, in any way, deriding the abilities of race shooters- they're good. But I loved the combination of styles in that shot.