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http://www.facebook.com/digitalcameraworldAction photography calls for fast reflexes and faster shutter
speeds. Niall Hampton decamps to a cycle track deep in
the forest to witness some mid-air ballet on mountain bikes
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his month, we’re focusing on action photography
with a difference: a mountain bike track that
offers its riders thrills and the occasional spill.
With gloomy prolonged downpours forecast, we
called in a pair of Godox AD200Pro
pocket flash units. The weather might
not have beaten us, but we did have
to proceed with a single participant
on the day. Fortunately, two regular
Chicksands riders, Finley Davies
(@ finley201 2davies) and Kate Howser
(@ kate_dirtyrides_mtb_apparel) gave
up their free time to tackle the jumps,
drops and slaloms – all we had to do
was capture them clearly in the act.
Read on to see what berms, no-footers,
tuck-no-handers and backflips look like.
http://www.chicksandsbikepark.co.ukChicksands Bike Park, Bedfordshire
Our readerMatt Ray
Camera: Sony Alpha 7R III
Location: LondonAdventure writer Matt always takes his camera with him,
whether he’s mountain biking in the Highlands, snowboarding
in the Alps or climbing in the Rockies. He enjoys taking pictures
of action sports athletes in their elements and also shoots
landscapes and wildlife. If Matt’s learned one thing about
shooting outdoor action, it’s that it always rains at some point.
So he wasn’t fazed when the skies over Bedfordshire opened up- you can survive the wrong weather as long as you’ve got the
right kit, which includes weather-sealed lenses for his A7R III.
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