I shot the 2009 Highland Fling for Cycle-Photos.com on the weeknd of the 7th – 8th of November. I really love these MTB evens; the people are nice and relaxed, you’re out in the bush, and you’ve got 2,000 acres of toilet with no queues.
I used the Elinchrom Ranger Quadrafor the first time on an [...]

I spent the first weekend in September in Mount Stromlo, Canberra, covering the UCI world Mountain Bike Championships. I drove down with Murray on the Thursday afternoon so get the Accreditations, then we shot Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I shot the 2009 Go Natural Multisport yesterday, and for it’s versitility, I used my 28-300. On a day where I had to move quite a bit and carry a variety of set-ups, the 28-300 really excelled.

I needed to be able to shoot cyclist, Kayakers, and Runners with the smallest set up possible. This lens, [...]

Today’s goals were to test some mountain bike set-ups and remote flash set-ups. I am hoping to put in a good display at the MTB world champs in September with both stills and video snippets.
VIDEO TESTS
The main test here was sound. I am using the JCV 3CCD HD camcorder because of its compact size, but [...]

Yet another of the shots I’ve always wanted to do. A little cliche, but hey. It’s a part of my little elements project, this is, of course, fire.

This video will give you an idea of the setup used. Not all the secrets are here, like how to light the match, but that’s for you [...]