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8 Opinions have been expressed on “A weekend in the Tankwa Karoo”. What is your opinion?

1. Jan Niederhumer commented:

   29 March 2011 at 2:27 pm

   Ooh just noticed I posted the wrong version of the first pic, will post it when I get home
2. mike harvey commented:

   30 March 2011 at 7:03 am

   so far looking good that part of the world does not have to much colour too,top one would have being better i think if we had some light on the face.
   • Jan Niederhumer commented:

     31 March 2011 at 1:14 pm

     Agreed, I have reworked a copy of the image with more exposure on the face thoguh the helmet and goggles them selves are a really dark matte black which doesn’t help to much.

     will post it when I get a few minutes of peace at home
3. Pikkie commented:

   30 March 2011 at 7:45 am

   Hi Jan, think have a great record of the event here. photos are good in showing some interesting angles and perspective on the environment. I like the fact that they are not simply pics of riders, but mostly well composed shots with artistic flair. Mike is right on the light on the face – not always possible but one should look for a position where the biker rides sort of into the sun (like the second and third pics) and you can shoot with the sun to get some exposure in the face area.
   • Jan Niederhumer commented:

     31 March 2011 at 1:13 pm

     I got to thinking while I was doing some post processing and two ideas came to mind, one I want a light board or reflector to bounce more light at targets… thoguh in this case I would need an assistant or remote control.

     the second with regards to getting good composure while shooting fast (really fast) moving subjects on Ai servo mode I’d like to have programmable hot switches on the left hand side of the camera body so that i can change the focus point in a split second from one side to the other.

     One of the tricks I learn with this shoot was to shoot to the right by 1 or more stop in order to try grab as much of the detail as I can without blowing out highlights
4. Jan Niederhumer commented:

   31 March 2011 at 10:57 am

   Shew been so crazy busy with work I haven’t had a chance to post the updated ones.

   the rest of the album (480 pics) is up here for any one thats interested

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/janniederhumer/sets/72157626238546333/

   Looking like I may have my first published photos from these
5. Kieta commented:

   31 March 2011 at 1:07 pm

   I think your pics are great!
   Full of action and a person gets a real feel for the surrounding area.
   Agree with Pikkie about your artistic flair.
   • Jan Niederhumer commented:

     31 March 2011 at 1:14 pm

     Thanks you =]