Tonight I shot the Gene Romero West Coast Flat Track Series race at Perris Speedway.

I’ve never shot flat track, and honestly, had never heard of it until a few months ago. But, racing is racing for the most part. And as I’ve told a lot of my friends or photographers I’ve met starting out… you need to be confident enough to walk into a place knowing that you’ll make great images.
Now, I’ve never shot this sport… but I knew I’d be able to come back with something decent.

These are just a few quick examples of what I shot tonight. Very lightly edited before sharing them with you guys online. I’ve been experimenting a lot with what shutter speeds I can hand-hold and track at, at various ISO’s and f/stops. Tonight was expecially interesting because it was, well, night.

Overall I’m happy with my images. I have a lot of great motion blur and some really interesting shots overall.

I would have liked to use my strobe a bit more, however I didn’t feel it was appropriate to blind the riders while they race… and honestly, I’m not sure what the rules stated about using strobes on the track… Maybe next time.

Anyway, check back later this weekend as I’ll be updating my portfolio with some of my new race stuff.

Good night everyone!