X-Fest 2013

Some images from X-Fest at Santapod yesterday. Not as extensive as last year but the weather conditions were great. Used small flash unit to lighten the faces etc

Bikes and Scooters at Santapod

XFest at Santapod today was an extravaganza of wheeled stunts from the microscooters through BMX bikes, motorbikes to jet powered racers. As I was collecting Phil on my way back from Birmingham, I only had my G12 compact - not the ideal camera for the task but eventually got the hang of predicting where the bike etc would be after the shutter lag.

Grasstrack Racing

We went to the Grasstrack racing at Wood Walton near Huntingdon today. It was very cold standing on a drafty plateau and the racing was delayed by two hours but enjoyable once it got going. Today the veterans and Juniors put on a great show with lots of flying soil to add to the drama. I tried some slow shutterspeed panning as well as action shots with 1/1600 sec shutterspeed.

Bikes and Railings

Not a very original idea bt enjoyed bikes and shadows in a sunny Cambridge.

Bikes at Clare

Sunshine after the snow.