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Location
I took this photo at the Villeneuve Airport during the Edmonton Airshow. Between shows they scheduled two fellas to show off some serious stunts on their bikes. I think this part was more entertaining than the rest of the airshow.Time
This photo was taken around noon, so there was plenty of sunlight to light up the bikes. The area crowded up quit quickly, so trying to worm my to get a good angle took some patience and plenty of apologies for stepped on toes.Lighting
Since it was broad daylight, no additional lighting was necessary.Equipment
This was shot on a Nikon 7200 with a 70-200 mm f2.8 lens. Hand held.Inspiration
The bikes didn't really seem to fit in at an airshow, but once I got close enough and zoomed in enough to crop out everything except the bike, it made the biker look as though he really was flying. An airshow is all inclusive, I suppose; if it makes it off the ground, it must, therefore, be in the air!Editing
The primary changes made to the photo in post-processing in Lightroom was cranking up the clarity and pulling the shadows out to really get the gritty textures on the bike and rider to pop, as well as pulling the texture in the clouds out more to make a more dynamic backdrop. Once completed, I switched to black and white and utilized the duo-tone feature. The shadows are actually blue and the highlights are yellow. It just felt more bad ass to me.In my camera bag
I pack the D7200 and a D7000 for a second body. I haven't sold my soul to full frames yet. My two primary lenses are a 17-55 2.8 and the 70-200 2.8. I keep a couple flashes with me as well, just in case: an sb 910 and an sb 700. For other sporting events I like to rent a 200-400 2.8. That's a beauty of a lens, but with an ugly price tag.Feedback
Shoot jpeg so you can fire fast without having to wait for the buffer to load your raw images. Since there was such a high contrast between subject and background (and the background is pretty neutral anyway), I shot with a crazy fast shutter speed, so I didn't need to worry too much about tracking the subject and trying to keep the lens still. However, if the bike were racing on the ground, shoot with a very slow shutter speed to get some wicked blur in the background.
