"March in Motion"
March 20th 2009
Welcome back after a 2 month absence. Not really a vacation but more like a set of circumstances beyond my control with the January race rescheduled to a Sunday that I had other plans for and in February some family came to town for a short vacation and I played host. So today was my first day back behind the lens at Kahuku and what a day it was with the winds whipping up the dust and twisting more than one EZ-Up into a shredded tangle of canvass and aluminum. For the first time in many moons I actually got dust on the sensor of one of my cameras which you might notice in some of the posted images. I wonder what the other photographers who were out there found when they looked at their images.
As the title says, March was about "motion" and I shot a majority of the images today in a style that some will appreciate and some will not. Rather than traditional pin point stop action shots these show blur and motion. Hopefully you will find something about interesting about them.
On the subject of cameras and taking sports/action photos, quite a few people have been asking for tips and advice for buying cameras and lenses and how to work these new fangled contraptions. If you fall into one of these categories rest assured that there’s a place to learn and get these questions answered. I am working on setting up another Sports Photography class at UH or another suitable location to do either a single class or the normal 3 class workshop. Just keep checking the website for more news or send me an email and I’ll let you know when it happens.
So besides the wind what was happening today? Well I know that another year has passed and HMA is going to elect their new board. If you are a member and want to be more than just a spectator, or want to see something changed or stopped here’s your opportunity to get on board…literally speaking. Come to the annual board meeting and try to get elected or at the very least participate in the election.
Nothing is as constant as “change” in the motocross world and that change was again evident today as the flow of new riders into new classes left some classes almost empty and not worth running. Just 2 quads showed up which really perplexes me given the amount of quads that I know are out there. Three of the hardest hit classes seemed to be the 50’s advanced with barely a handful of riders, one of the amateur classes was woefully small and the 125 expert was just outright cancelled. On the reverse of that is the growing 50’s beginner class which had a lot of action and the Expert 250 class had a few more riders including some that had been absent for a lot of 2008. I spied some riders aboard new bikes too…who said business is bad. The real standout class in my humble opinion was the girls class. They have certainly come along way since the timid slow motion motos of the past where everyone was “lady-like”. Now they’re throwing elbows, going for the holeshots, doing doubles, bangin’ bars, stuffin’ each other in the corners and generally kicking up a lot of dust out there as they go fast. Congratulations girls you have a lot of fans now watching you dice it up out there. Check out the “powder puff” gallery online if you doubt me. Another class to watch closely is the 65’s…a 65 rider is clearing the doubles which changes everything as it was probably worth 4 seconds per lap and allowed a new rider to take that first moto. That’s big move for a young rider and will certainly make getting the holeshot much more critical for those riders not ready to make that kind of move. I’ll be watching these kids closely to see the heated battles that are sure to come as the riders skill levels rise to the next levels.
Alas another race has gone by without a featured athlete but I have a few riders in mind for the next race and hopefully they wont be shy. By the way if there are sponsored riders that need some exposure let me know and we’ll work on it.
The TT Race is next Sunday…gotta dust off the 250 and my gear and practice on Saturday, maybe see you there.
-scott
March 20th 2009
Welcome back after a 2 month absence. Not really a vacation but more like a set of circumstances beyond my control with the January race rescheduled to a Sunday that I had other plans for and in February some family came to town for a short vacation and I played host. So today was my first day back behind the lens at Kahuku and what a day it was with the winds whipping up the dust and twisting more than one EZ-Up into a shredded tangle of canvass and aluminum. For the first time in many moons I actually got dust on the sensor of one of my cameras which you might notice in some of the posted images. I wonder what the other photographers who were out there found when they looked at their images.
As the title says, March was about "motion" and I shot a majority of the images today in a style that some will appreciate and some will not. Rather than traditional pin point stop action shots these show blur and motion. Hopefully you will find something about interesting about them.
On the subject of cameras and taking sports/action photos, quite a few people have been asking for tips and advice for buying cameras and lenses and how to work these new fangled contraptions. If you fall into one of these categories rest assured that there’s a place to learn and get these questions answered. I am working on setting up another Sports Photography class at UH or another suitable location to do either a single class or the normal 3 class workshop. Just keep checking the website for more news or send me an email and I’ll let you know when it happens.
So besides the wind what was happening today? Well I know that another year has passed and HMA is going to elect their new board. If you are a member and want to be more than just a spectator, or want to see something changed or stopped here’s your opportunity to get on board…literally speaking. Come to the annual board meeting and try to get elected or at the very least participate in the election.
Nothing is as constant as “change” in the motocross world and that change was again evident today as the flow of new riders into new classes left some classes almost empty and not worth running. Just 2 quads showed up which really perplexes me given the amount of quads that I know are out there. Three of the hardest hit classes seemed to be the 50’s advanced with barely a handful of riders, one of the amateur classes was woefully small and the 125 expert was just outright cancelled. On the reverse of that is the growing 50’s beginner class which had a lot of action and the Expert 250 class had a few more riders including some that had been absent for a lot of 2008. I spied some riders aboard new bikes too…who said business is bad. The real standout class in my humble opinion was the girls class. They have certainly come along way since the timid slow motion motos of the past where everyone was “lady-like”. Now they’re throwing elbows, going for the holeshots, doing doubles, bangin’ bars, stuffin’ each other in the corners and generally kicking up a lot of dust out there as they go fast. Congratulations girls you have a lot of fans now watching you dice it up out there. Check out the “powder puff” gallery online if you doubt me. Another class to watch closely is the 65’s…a 65 rider is clearing the doubles which changes everything as it was probably worth 4 seconds per lap and allowed a new rider to take that first moto. That’s big move for a young rider and will certainly make getting the holeshot much more critical for those riders not ready to make that kind of move. I’ll be watching these kids closely to see the heated battles that are sure to come as the riders skill levels rise to the next levels.
Alas another race has gone by without a featured athlete but I have a few riders in mind for the next race and hopefully they wont be shy. By the way if there are sponsored riders that need some exposure let me know and we’ll work on it.
The TT Race is next Sunday…gotta dust off the 250 and my gear and practice on Saturday, maybe see you there.
-scott
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