Saturday night, I went to see my nephew race at the local BMX track and of course, I took some photos. I'm not accustomed to shooting sports, much less sports at night, so it was a great chance to experiment and learn.
Here's what I found worked best:
I had a flash on a monopod and had my assistant (sister) hold it over the fence as close to the track as possible. The flash was set at 1/2 power and I adjusted the exposure by having her move closer or further to the spot where I wanted to shoot he riders. I know, pretty low-tech, but it works and it's easy. The camera was at ISO400, f2.8 for 1/125 sec. at 200mm. That's it, easy. Try it out and write how it works in the comments below.
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Fun shots! Was that at the track by Tyrone Square Mall? I was there a couple weeks ago on a Thursday night open practice session. I was trying to get my flash closer like you said you did but was using the wireless mode (Nikon CLS) and trying to hold it myself and missing the moment. Looks like I was on the right track (hah) though and you nailed it.
I ended up getting one good shot with the flash on hotshoe.
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