Ice Racing

[aubintbay]

I went out to the ice races today to try my luck at some more action photos. I think a few turned out not too bad. A little sun would have been nice to help bring out more colour but not today.
Any critiqueing is always welcome. Hope you enjoy.

[asnow]

Nice catches. I like the spray of the snow\ice from the tires. I also like how the tracks in the ice provide leading lines to the cars.
The only small critique I have is I find the trucks in the background a bit distracting, especially when they are partially cut off.

[Bambi]

that's not racing, that's a typical canadian highway this winter!!!

I like the spray of snow.

[Andrew]

Very good shots of a unique sport. I can see the action in the wheels and it's really strong in #3. Do you happen to have any shots in the corners with just a bit longer exposure so the drift is more visual?

[XPWizard]

Nice Aub.
It's tuff on a heavy overcase day to get any contrast.

[aubintbay]

Thanks to all for the nice comments.
Asnow... I agree. in editing I cropped to leave some of the tracks in to give the viewer an idea of the controlled slide around the corners but totally forgot about cropping out the other trucks etc. in the background
Andrew....sorry bud!....no longer exposures. I shot all these in aperture mode and let the camera do the rest. I considered adding a little exposure comp due to the snow but it was such a dark overcast day I just went without it.
Weather permitting races are on again next weekend tho.

[Richard]

Cool series, I'd love to have ago at shooting stuff like this!!

I hope you don't mind, I had a quick go at at edit, to brighten it up a bit.

[aubintbay]

Don't mind at all Richard! Nice edit. Nor would I mind setting you up with some of the ice/snow to give you a chance at this!

[MoinMoin]

Very cool shots! I like the spraying snow here!

[Iguanasan]

This is a cool series and you have some wonderful shots. It's a shame they are a little underexposed and that the white balance is off a bit. Are you shooting RAW or JPG?

Oh, and I couldn't resist a quick edit in Picasa of one of these since you don't mind